Las Positas College offers Degrees and Certificate programs in Computer Science that prepare students for direct job entry and/ or preparation for transfer to a four-year university. These programs cover a wide range of computer related professions that include programming, systems analysis, data processing, computer research and data management. Students will learn to direct computer operations by writing detailed instructions in computer languages to solve a variety of problems in business, government, and science. These include information acquisition, processing storage, and transmission, using computers and computer peripherals.

Principal areas of study within computer science include computer systems and networks; database systems; human factors; numerical analysis; programming languages; software engineering and theory of computing.

The Las Positas Computer Science program offers courses that lead to a Certificate of Achievement in Artificial Intelligence. The certificate prepares students for direct job entry into areas such as artificial intelligence programming, machine learning engineering, and business intelligence development. This certificate also prepares students with the theoretical knowledge of artificial knowledge to ensure quick adaptation to emerging artificial intelligence technologies.

Program Learning Outcomes:

- Upon completion of the Certificate of Achievement in Artificial Intelligence, students will be able to analyze a problem, determine which artificial intelligence algorithms are viable and develop an appropriate solution.

-  Upon completion of the Certificate of Achievement in Artificial Intelligence, students will be able to use existing artificial intelligence and machine learning programming libraries on a data set to create a valid model that justifies their design decisions.

Careers Opportunities:

Artificial intelligence programmer, machine learning engineer, data scientist, and business intelligence developer.