Best Trade Schools in Lexington

College for Technical Education is a division of Employment Solutions, Inc., that serves clients in Lexington. It offers vocational education programs covering cosmetology, building trades, and early childhood education. The college stays abreast of evolving industry trends through its relationships with Central Kentucky employers. It was established as the Center for Training and Employment in 1997. It received accreditation from the Council on Occupational Education in 2006. It aims to understand the needs of students in relation to their chosen professions.

KY Healthcare Training has been offering trade courses to students in the Lexington area since 2007. The school has a program for people who want to become state-registered nurse aides who provide non-invasive bedside care in a hospital or care center under the supervision of a registered nurse. Students can also enroll in courses to become certified EKG or phlebotomy technicians. In addition, KY Healthcare Training has a 135-hour program for people who want to become certified clinical medical assistants.

Serving Lexington, Medical Career & Technical College specializes in providing programs for students looking to start careers in the medical field. Its dental assistant program's curriculum includes courses on physiology, anatomy, and medical terminology and a dental assistant externship with an Expanded Duty Dental Assistant. The school also offers a medical assistant program, which allows students to become phlebotomy-certified. It also provides courses for students looking to pursue medical massage therapy. It maintains small class sizes, allowing it to provide individualized education.

Established in 2008, Paul Mitchell The School Lexington helps students prepare for their chosen careers in the beauty industry by offering a cosmetology program that comes with three levels: core, adaptive, and creative. The program includes theory fundamentals and hands-on training in hair coloring, manicure and pedicure, and haircutting. It also provides a teacher training program for stylists who want to teach others. The first Paul Mitchell Schools was co-founded in 2001 by John Paul Dejoria, who also co-founded the Paul Mitchell brand in 1980.

The Institute of Dental Technology is a continuing education provider that caters to students in Lexington and nearby areas planning to pursue a career in the dental industry. It offers a 16-week dental assistant training that allows one to be employed at general dentistry offices or orthodontists', endodontists', and periodontists' offices. Approved by the Kentucky Board of Dentistry for Radiation Safety and X-ray Technique, the school also offers a 12-hour course on this skill in preparation for the radiation health and safety examination.

The Medical Institute of Kentucky provides courses for students in Lexington and the surrounding communities. Its clinical medical assistant program, which lasts for 16 weeks and is conducted online and in-house, involves courses on medical terminology, infection control, anatomy, and clinical objectives. This course caters to students looking to become assistants in offices of health practitioners such as chiropractors, physicians, and podiatrists. The institution also offers dental and medical administrative assistant programs in addition to phlebotomy and pharmacy technician courses.