The Adult Ed: Tax Preparation Certificate is a two-course sequence covering basic tax law and tax preparation. The certificate is designed to prepare students to file personal federal and state tax returns for clients and/or volunteer for the free tax preparation program EarnIt! KeepIt! SaveIt! Students will learn how to: navigate the IRS website to find information, prepare and file federal and state tax returns using MyFreeTaxes and TaxSlayer, renew or apply for a new Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), make payments to the IRS and track the status of a refund.

Program Student Learning Outcomes
✔ Demonstrate a basic knowledge of tax law.
✔ Complete and file state and federal income tax forms electronically.

The Academic Preparedness Career Development Mathematics Certificate prepares students with the basic math skills needed to ensure academic success in future courses and the workplace. This certificate also focuses on developing the requisite level of mathematical skills needed to matriculate to future courses.

This certificate will provide a comprehensive overview of multimedia storytelling principles using sound and video to give context and depth to news stories, entertainment, education, fundraising drives, and marketing campaigns to engage users in compelling ways across different platforms.

Requirements for Certificate of Accomplishment

a) Complete satisfactorily the courses listed for the particular certificate.
b) Complete at least 50% of the required units at Ohlone College.
c) Maintain a 2.0 grade point average.

Student Learning Outcomes

🗸 Demonstrate the ability to organize ideas, ask questions, express opinions, and construct narratives.
🗸 Use research-proven building blocks of storytelling to drive emotional connections with target audiences.
🗸 Develop a strategic plan for using storytelling within social impact work.
🗸 Create a portfolio of stories for personal and professional use.
🗸 Demonstrate an understanding of new ways of storytelling via social media, podcasting, and other digital platforms.

The Academic Preparedness Career Development English Certificate prepares students with the English writing and reading comprehension skills needed to ensure academic success in college level courses. This certificate focuses on developing the requisite level of essay writing and reading comprehension needed for prospective employment or matriculate to future courses.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:

✔ Write a college level essay.
✔ Read and respond to college level texts.
✔ Create college level written responses to college level texts, such as novels, memoirs, essays, and other sources.

The Santa Rosa Junior College Paralegal Studies Certificate is a program for students seeking employment in the legal field and in business. The curriculum blends an understanding of legal theory and practical skills, based on actual paralegal job responsibilities. Classes are taught by practicing attorneys and paralegals primarily online in either synchronous or asynchronous formats. The guiding principles of the program are two-fold: to offer a curriculum that teaches the practical applications of legal theory and to advance the paralegal profession by offering a rigorous course of study that develops resourceful legal problem solvers. By completing this program, students will have met the educational requirements for paralegals as stated in the California Business and Professions Code, commencing with section 6450.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Locate statutes and case law by researching legal issues;
✔ Compose legal documents and complete mandated legal court forms;
✔ Apply learned critical thinking and analytical skills to client matters;
✔ Compile and organize materials efficiently for trials;
✔ Interview witnesses and conduct investigations on the behalf of clients; and
✔ Complete specific, substantive tasks as delegated by the supervising attorney.

The Hospitality Management: Meeting and Event Planning Certificate offers students the opportunity to expand their skills and knowledge in a growing industry that includes meeting, wedding, and conference planning, in addition to hosting and organizing various special events.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Describe effective customer service and be able to meet and exceed guest expectations in any hospitality industry environment through the concept of anticipating a guest’s needs.
Demonstrate the knowledge needed to be a supervisor and the ability to use management skills resulting in an ethical and productive work environment, as well as describe an ongoing personal professional development plan.
Identify specific job titles within the hospitality, food service, and tourism industries and describe the responsibilities of the positions as well as the outlook for future job growth.
Demonstrate the ability to use various technologies, systems, and computer applications for the hospitality industry.
Analyze the interdependence of various tourism sectors on a local, national, and global scale when faced with industry issues.

he Hospitality Management certificate of achievement provides a solid base of world-class customer service training, supervisory skills and industry-specific topics. The classes are tailored to meet the needs of enrolled students while teaching the latest trends in the hospitality industry. In addition to the skills and knowledge of working in a hotel, this program provides the student with the expertise to guide tourists to the many tourist attractions including restaurants, wineries, historical sites, arts, culture, events and activities of Sonoma County.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

✔ Demonstrate analytical, quantitative, and computer skills necessary to work in the hospitality field;
✔ Apply necessary skills required for managing the complex human interactions and communication that takes place in the hospitality industry; and
✔ Demonstrate the ability to effectively provide customer service to clients.

The Business Management Certificate of Achievement is designed for students who are or will be working in a supervisory capacity. The coursework provides students with a broad foundation of information related to current supervisory issues, as well as the ability to practice with "hands-on" experiences. Students learn how to deal with employee issues in topics such as human resource management, mediation of conflict, and interviewing. Students learn to work with peers, through such classes as Effective Decision-Making, Managing Workgroups, and Managerial Leadership. Having completed the coursework, students are prepared for a range of issues dealing with managing people and building teams within an organization. Possible job titles include: Retail Store Manager, Restaurant Manager, and Manufacturing Supervisor.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Apply necessary skills required for managing the complex human interactions and employee performance issues required of supervisors and managers;
Demonstrate analytical, quantitative, and decision-making skills necessary to manage a complex organizational setting;
Demonstrate communication and presentation skills, both in written and oral formats, required of supervisors and managers; and
Recognize and apply appropriate management and leadership principles needed to efficiently and effectively meet objectives in a diverse and fast-changing organizational setting.

The Certificate of Achievement in Public and Nonprofit Administration provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to lead and manage people, programs, and organizations in the governmental and nonprofit sectors. In addition to analytical and communications skills relevant to the management professions, students focus on areas of public management, public budgeting and finance, and nonprofit studies.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students completing this program will be able to:
✔ To lead and manage in public governance
✔ To participate in and contribute to the policy process
✔To articulate and apply a public values perspective
✔ To communicate and interact productively with a diverse and changing workforce and citizenry
✔ Engage diverse stakeholders and facilitate civil civic discourse, community participation, and public-private cooperation

Courses for the Deaf Education Certificate of Achievement are designed to provide students with the necessary knowledge and background information on the educational needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Historical perspectives and contemporary trends associated with educating deaf and hard-of-hearing children are discussed. The focus of these courses is to provide deaf and hard-of-hearing students with opportunities to compare and contrast classroom learning with their own personal experiences with the deaf education system. As ASL fluency is required to be considered for employment at schools for the deaf, all courses in this program are taught in American Sign Language. A Certificate of Achievement in Deaf Education is awarded to students who complete all six courses in the program as required by the State of California for employment as a cottage counselor at a school for the deaf.

Requirements for Certificate of Achievement

a) Complete Major Field courses.
b) Complete at least six units at Ohlone College.
c) Maintain a 2.0 grade point average in Major Field courses.

Student Learning Outcomes

🗸 List strengths and weaknesses of various communication methods currently used with deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
🗸 Compare and contrast differing philosophies regarding language options for use with deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
🗸 Identify educational placements for deaf and hard-of-hearing children and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each.