The Screen Performance certificate program is designed for those who want to pursue an acting career in film, television, commercials, and digital media. Students hone their performance, auditioning, and improvisation skills and have ample opportunity to perform in front of the camera and learn the practical business skills needed to succeed in the entertainment industry.

Learning Outcome(s):

✓ Use the artistic and technical processes involved in on-screen acting to create believable characters.
✓ Apply performance techniques in preparing and performing characters for the screen.
✓ Demonstrate experience in performing on-screen characters in various styles of television and cinema production.

The Certificate of Proficiency in Infant/Toddler meets the minimum requirements for beginning early learning professionals employed or seeking employment as teachers and/or aides in privately owned and church affiliated (Title 22) or publicly funded (Title 5) programs serving infants and toddlers. This certificate is also recommended for licensed Family Day Care Providers or Nannies.

Learning Outcomes
✔ Demonstrate skill and mastery of child development theories and proficiency in application in a simulated/real infant/toddler setting or scenario.
✔ Develop a portfolio of developmentally appropriate activities, programming, and assessment strategies for infants and toddlers in the cognitive, psychosocial, and biosocial domains.

The Performance Emphasis certificate program and pathway is designed to prepare the student to work as an actor in the theatrical and onscreen performance field. Students learn the techniques involved in creating a character for performance, auditioning, and improvisation for both stage and screen.

Learning Outcome(s):

✓ Demonstrate experience in performing characters in stage and screen productions.
✓ Define the interaction between script, actor, and audience.
✓ Apply techniques for gaining employment as a performer in the entertainment industry

The Certificate of Proficiency in Human Resource Management is designed to prepare students for various management positions in business, government, and public organizations; to aid existing managers in upgrading their skills; and to assist employees for promotion to management/supervision positions.

Learning Outcomes
Prepare for employment in the human resources field.

The home health aide (HHA) program prepares individuals who already hold their Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) to become Certified Home Health Aides. This course provides an overview of the requirements to transition from CNA to HHA. Instruction builds and expands on the CNA training with increased focus and experience in the areas of patient needs, personal care services, nutrition, cleaning and care in the home. Successful students will be eligible to complete their California Home Health Aide (HHA) Certification.

Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate how to perform administrative and patient care duties.

The Musical Theatre Teaching certificate program and pathway is designed to prepare the student for performance and pedagogy competency in the field of musical theater with an emphasis on music.

Learning Outcome(s):

✓ Utilize the performance and pedagogical skills required to obtain employment as a musical theatre performer and instructor.
✓ Employ analytical skills through written and verbal script and score analysis.
✓ Assess professional work ethic in musical theatre performance and provide feedback of vocal techniques.

The Certificate of Completion in Home-Based Business is designed to give students the necessary knowledge and skills to plan, develop, and operate a home-based business. The business operator utilizes the understanding of business concepts, strategies, and technology to shape ideas into opportunities supported by research, data, and business models. Effectively utilizing web and business applications is essential to sustaining the long-term growth of the business.

Learning Outcomes
✔ Develop a home-based business.
✔ Demonstrate proficiency in using business and web applications.

The Certificate of Competency in High School Equivalency Test (HiSet) provides individualized prescriptive instruction in preparation for a High School equivalency exam. Covers test taking strategies and the essentials of reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies.

Learning Outcomes
✔ Demonstrate foundational knowledge and comprehension of the natural sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and humanities
✔ Demonstrate proficiency in the core math concepts from arithmetic through geometry.
✔ Demonstrate effective written communication skills.

The Certificate of Competency in High School Equivalency Test (HiSet) provides individualized prescriptive instruction in preparation for a High School equivalency exam. Covers test taking strategies and the essentials of reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies. 

Learning Outcomes
✔ Demonstrate foundational knowledge and comprehension of the natural sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and humanities.
✔ Demonstrate proficiency in the core math concepts from arithmetic through geometry.
✔ Demonstrate effective written communication skills.

This program provides students with the basic foundation of knowledge and skills to become a healthcare support worker. Designed for students who want to pursue a career in the healthcare field, this program will provide a comprehensive overview of the many types of healthcare occupations as well as the academic and clinical requirements necessary to successfully enter those occupations.

Learning Outcomes
Identify the academic and clinical requirements to become a healthcare support worker.