The College Student Success noncredit certificate is designed to support new students in acquiring the skills, resources, and information necessary for academic success at Diablo Valley College. In two required certificate classes, students will evaluate educational options, explore requirements for different educational and career pathways, and develop skills for college success. Completion of this certificate prepares students for a successful educational journey.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ compare and contrast career paths including training and educational preparation.

✔ identify an interest area and the requirements of Diablo Valley College (DVC) certificate programs, associate degrees, and associate degrees for transfer.

✔ evaluate, compare, and contrast the different structures of public and private higher education: California Community Colleges, California State University (CSU), University of California (UC), and private/independent colleges and universities (in- and out-of-state).

✔ develop an educational plan to achieve their academic and career goal.

✔ apply effective personal management strategies, study skills, and internal psychological resources that support academic and career success.

✔ identify and access external resources (such as student services departments and programs, instructional departments, academic support services, or off-campus supports etc.) to support academic success.

✔ demonstrate knowledge about how to successfully navigate college policies and procedures.

These courses in English as a Second Language develop and expand intermediate to advanced listening and speaking skills for non-native English speaking students. These courses have an academic focus.

Program Learning Outcomes

🗸 Distinguish between main and supporting ideas.
🗸 Comprehend and restate information from conversations and lectures.
🗸 Take notes from academic lectures and other everyday sources.
🗸 Give a well-organized presentation.

These courses in English as a Second Language develop and expand low advanced-level English skills with an academic focus for non-native English speaking students.

Program Learning Outcomes

🗸 Develop writing fluency and analyze writing for coherence, unity and completeness
🗸 Use various rhetorical modes
🗸 Read academic passages and unadapted novels
🗸 Increase reading speed and comprehension

These courses in English as a Second Language develop and expand high intermediate-level English skills with an academic focus for non-native English speaking students.

Program Learning Outcomes

🗸 Demonstrate writing process skills including outlining
🗸 Identify independent and dependent clauses and compose more complex sentences
🗸 Read and analyze 60-page short novels
🗸 Demonstrate library and dictionary skills

These courses in English as a Second Language develop and expand intermediate to advanced listening and speaking skills for non-native English speaking students. These courses have an academic focus.

Program Learning Outcomes

🗸 Distinguish between main and supporting ideas
🗸 Comprehend and restate information from conversations and lectures
🗸 Take notes from academic lectures and other everyday sources
🗸 Give a well-organized presentation

These courses in English as a Second Language develop and expand intermediate to advanced pronunciation skills for non-native English speaking students.

Program Learning Outcomes

🗸 Distinguish the characteristics of vowels and produce them within words, phrases and discourse.
🗸 Demonstrate intelligibility by practicing stress and rhythmic patterns in English.
🗸 Determine speaker intention by pitch and intonation.
🗸 Emphasize their point by use of prominence.

These courses in English as a Second Language develop and expand low advanced-level English skills with an academic focus for non-native English speaking students.

Program Learning Outcomes

🗸 Develop writing fluency and analyze writing for coherence, unity and completeness.
🗸 Use various rhetorical modes.
🗸 Read academic passages and unadapted novels.
🗸 Increase reading speed and comprehension.

These courses in English as a Second Language develop and expand high intermediate-level English skills with an academic focus for non-native English speaking students.

Program Learning Outcomes

🗸 Demonstrate writing process skills including outlining.
🗸 Identify independent and dependent clauses and compose more complex sentences.
🗸 Read and analyze 60-page short novels.
🗸 Demonstrate library and dictionary skills.

These courses in English as a Second Language develop and expand intermediate-level English skills with an academic focus for non-native English speaking students.

Program Learning Outcomes

🗸 Write an 8 to 10 sentence narrative or descriptive paragraph with a minimum of grammatical or punctuation errors.
🗸 Employ skimming, scanning, predicting and previewing skills to enhance reading abilities.
🗸 Develop vocabulary-building techniques.

Welding Technology Program provides an extensive background in cutting and welding processes, such as Oxyacetylene Cutting and Welding, Plasma Cutting, Carbon Arc Cutting, Shielded Metal Arc Welding,  Flux Core, MIG and TIG.  Welding include structural metal fabricator, pipe and steamfitter, welding inspector, and welding engineer.  Welders who can qualify in these specialty areas such as TIG, Pipe Welding, and the welding of stainless steel and aluminum are always in demand.  Many artists also learn to specialize in metalwork by taking welding courses. The certificate program includes training for beginning, intermediate, and advanced Welders. All students should consult a counselor.

Program Learning Outcomes

🗸 Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to work safely in the welding industry.
🗸 Identify the difference between ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
🗸 Interpret blueprints and identify welding symbols.