Aries teaches beyond conveying the information required to pass industry endorsed certification tests. Aries curricula prepares students for a successful career in the IT workforce, teaching valuable troubleshooting, research and technical skills. All of the courses are well-designed and are useful for students desiring to enter the IT arena.

Students gain knowledge and experience in working with server operating systems, typical software applications, and diagnosing and troubleshooting; power supplies, motherboard components, RAM, expansion cards, printers, monitors, networking equipment, and other computer hardware in non-vender-specific environments. The following courses are offered:

• Basic Systems Operation and Application [2nd grading period] - This course provides the knowledge and skills to identify, install, configure and upgrade computer operating systems, as well as safety and preventive maintenance procedures. Also included will be specific terminology, categories and principles of computer operating systems and diagnosing and troubleshooting common operating system malfunctions.

• Computer Construction [3rd grading period]- This course provides the knowledge and skills to identify, install, configure and upgrade microcomputer modeling and peripherals, safety and preventive maintenance procedures. Also included are specific terminology, categories and principles of motherboard, procedures and memory in microcomputer systems. Diagnosing and troubleshooting common model and system malfunctions networking concepts are also included.

Automotive Technology

DCT is open only to high school seniors working and attending school. This is a student-friendly class. If students do what is reasonably expected of them — attend class and maintain regular work hours — they'll have no trouble. They are given a privilege of not attending traditional class for one-half of the school day. To keep this privilege, students must play by the rules. Once a week they will attend class at the South Branch Career and Technical Center. A minimum of 15 hours of work per week is required. SBCTC has a very specific attendance policy. Failure to adhere to these rules will take away the student's choice to leave school and work.

• Accounting Principles II - This course provides students with the opportunity to develop advanced knowledge of accounting procedures and techniques utilized in problem solving and in making financial decisions and analysis. Students study the advance principles, concepts and practices of the accounting cycle that includes financial statements, banking, payroll, partnerships, corporation, cost of accounting, inventory and tax accounting.

• Introduction to Business and Marketing - Introduction to Business and Marketing introduces students to the world of business and helps them prepare for the economic roles of consumer, worker and citizen. This course also serves as a background for other business courses students may take in high school and in college, assists them with consumer decision making, prepares them for future employment, and helps them effectively fulfill their responsibilities as a citizen.

The Certified Nursing Assistant class (CNA) will be offered to high school juniors, seniors and Post-Secondary Adults. This program will be offered as a 1-year program. This class will give students an opportunity to explore and understand medical careers and will better enable them to develop entry-level skills in their chosen health field. Seniors will be given first priority in this program.