This program prepares students for careers in Water Conservation, and certification by the California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association as a Water Use Efficiency Practitioner.  Required courses explore drinking water distribution systems; regional water supply issues; current water consumption for residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers; common conservation practices; and effective customer education and communication.

Learning Outcomes
Evaluate past water consumption records for a variety of residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers, and formulate cost effective means to reduce water consumption for such customers.

The Certificate of Proficiency in the Wastewater/Environmental Sanitation program is designed to prepare students for careers in the environmental protection field of waste water treatment.  Subjects addressed include water quality and public health regulations, conventional wastewater treatment process operation, advanced treatment processes, and wastewater recycling and disposal.

Learning Outcomes
Evaluate past water consumption records for a variety of residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers, and formulate cost effective means to reduce water consumption for such customers.

The Certificate of Achievement in Wastewater/Environmental Sanitation program is designed to prepare students for careers in the environmental protection field of waste water treatment.  This program is also designed to enable those already working in the field to upgrade their skills.  Subjects addressed include water quality and public health regulations,  conventional wastewater treatment process operation, advanced treatment processes, and wastewater recycling and disposal.

Learning Outcomes
Evaluate wastewater treatment processes with respect to their capabilities to achieve compliance with California public health and environmental standards

The Real Estate Certificate of Completion is designed for individuals interested in careers in real estate as salespersons, brokers, and real estate industry professionals including mortgage brokers, property managers, title officers, developers and as government employees. The program is intended to meet the mandatory and elective course requirements students need to sit for the California real estate sales license exam.

The Certificate of Competency in Vocational ESL develops the English language and workplace skills of limited-English speaking students.

Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate essential workplace communication skills.

The Autonomous Systems Certificate is designed to develop the skills necessary to provide a comprehensive understanding of autonomous systems. Students seeking a certificate in Autonomous Systems may pursue careers in industries such as manufacturing, defense, agriculture, surveying, medical, automotive, power, communications and many more. In order to be well prepared for this technical field, students should complete as many courses as possible that relate to future job and career prospects. This certificate requires a total of 13-15 units.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

🗸 Design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data related to Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) air-frame assembly, external pilot controls, motor and power systems, autopilot and sensors, ground control station software, loop simulation, tune autopilot, video payload installation, and autopilot telemetry modem.

🗸 Analyze and interpret data and compare results with theoretical calculations.

Designed for employers, the Certificate of Completion in Understanding and Supporting Employees with Disabilities provides strategies to create and maintain an inclusive, equitable, and compliant  workplace successfully integrating employees with disabilities. 

Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate proactive strategies to increase disability awareness and success for all employees in the workplace.

The Certificate of Completion in Transition to Higher Learning is designed to give students with intellectual, developmental, and learning disabilities the necessary knowledge and skills to be successful in their college career and future employment. Students will become familiar with college rules and guidelines as well as demonstrate an ability to address and meet their needs.

Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate how to appropriately ask for accommodations needed in the classroom.

The Certificate of Proficiency in the School-Age Child is intended to prepare  students to meet  California Community Care Licensing requirements for positions requiring practical skills and knowledge to work with school-age children (PreK-Grade 3) in Title 22 (privately owned), Title 5 (publically funded) or religious affiliated after-school  programs, family child care homes, cruise or camp settings, or nannies. Completion of this certificate leads to a School-Age Children’s Center Permit.

Learning Outcomes
✔ Demonstrate skill and mastery in applying school-age child development themes, theories, and concepts in real/simulated school-age settings or scenarios.
✔ Develop a portfolio of developmentally appropriate school-age activities and programming including discipline strategies, health and safety, social interaction, parent communication, media influences and assessment strategies for the cognitive, psychosoci.

The Certificate of Completion in Technical Skills for Higher Learning is designed to provide students the necessary knowledge and technical skills for entry-level support employment and continuing education.

Learning Outcomes
✔ Demonstrate appropriate decision-making skills on-the-job.
✔ Demonstrate basic touch-typing proficiency.