This certificate offers an overview of the core skills essential to enter the music industry in careers such as artist and music facility management, concert promotion, marketing, and publishing. It also assists those who wish to pursue a career as an independent artist, set up their own record label, or manage their own career.
Typical career options include booking agent, personal manager, business manager, concert promotion, studio owner/manager, music legal services, publicity writer/public relations, tour management, music retail, music publishing and distribution, and music licensing.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ evaluate and critique recording, management, publishing, and other music industry contracts
✔ propose and employ networking skills and tools to develop contacts in the music industry
✔ compare and contrast traditional and alternative music distribution channels
✔ research merchandising considerations including design, pricing, manufacturing, and distribution
✔ create marketing and business plans
✔ describe emerging trends, models, and entrepreneurial opportunities in the music industry
✔ assess promotion tools such as radio, television, and new media, such as YouTube, social networking, and viral campaigns

This certificate is intended to provide a practical foundation in audio production skills, provide suitable preparation to begin work in the recording and sound production industry, or to serve as a foundation for further study. It also enables people currently employed in the field of audio recording and other associated fields a means to upgrade and expand their skills.
Typical career paths include post-production audio, broadcast engineer, sound effects editor, multimedia/Internet audio, professional recording studio engineer, and owner/engineer of a smaller demo production studio.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ create, arrange, and notate music using standard Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) software
✔ produce audio recordings, music mixes, and audio post-production projects using a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
✔ evaluate various formats and platforms of digital audio recording hardware and software
✔ integrate outboard signal processing equipment and plug-ins into the audio signal path for audio enhancement
✔ formulate and implement effective recording session techniques
✔ analyze the fundamental process and sequence involved in the production of digital audio

This certificate provides the core skills needed to enter a career in audio engineering. Foundational classes in the theory and art of recording are coupled with significant laboratory experiences in order to prepare the student for further study at a four-year institution or for an entry-level career position.
Typical career paths include recording engineer, broadcast engineer, live sound reinforcement, post-production audio, sound effects editor, multi-media/internet audio, and audio/music education.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ analyze the signal flow and understand the operation of electrical components found in a typical recording studio.
✔ set up and employ the use of mixing consoles, multi-track recorders, Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), and sound reinforcement systems.
✔ select and set up outboard signal processing hardware and software plug-ins for audio enhancement.
✔ explain music fundamentals, cross-cultural influences from diverse geographical regions, and song composition/arranging techniques.
✔ create Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) sequencing and notation projects utilizing music keyboard input devices and various software packages.
✔ design and equip a fully-functioning and acoustically-sound recording studio.
✔ formulate and implement effective musical and technical recording session techniques.

This certificate explores the inner workings of the music industry in areas such as publishing, entertainment, distribution, and music law. Course work addresses industry-specific issues such as copyright, record contracts, publishing agreements, artist management, promotion, and marketing.
Typical career options include booking agent, personal manager, business manager, concert promotion, studio owner/manager, music legal services, publicity writer/public relations, tour management, music retail, music publishing and distribution, and music licensing.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ create a music business and marketing plan
organize an artist tour, assemble a promotional packet, create a publicity campaign, and develop media, industry, and fan lists
✔ evaluate and implement recordkeeping systems for financial, employment, and tax records
✔ demonstrate a basic knowledge of music fundamentals, cross-cultural influences from diverse geographical regions, and song composition/arranging techniques
✔ analyze case problems and apply legal principles to interpret regulations, laws, and statutes related to the music industry
✔ compare the job descriptions and duties of attorneys, publishers, merchandisers, record company personnel, agents, managers, and producers
✔ assess record contract points, publisher-writer exclusive agreements, attorney-client contracts, as well as management and touring agreements

The CRC welding program is designed for students interested in seeking employment or advancing employment in welding fabrication and industrial repairs.

Current job statistics show a long-term and growing industry demand for skilled welders with very good pay for those with experience in Gas Metal Arc Welding, Shielded Metal Arc Welding and Flux Core Arc Welding talents.

Welding encompasses study in Electrical, Metallurgy, Chemistry, Physics, Design, and Mechanical Engineering.

This welding certificate can be used in conjunction with other technology areas such as:

🗸 Automotive Mechanics Technology
🗸 Building Inspection Technology
🗸 Construction Management Technology

Highlights include:

🗸 Classes for beginning and advanced welders
🗸 Welder Operator Qualification Records
🗸 Hands-on experience and opportunities for participation in student projects

Student Learning Outcomes

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

PSLO #1: Demonstrate welding skills sufficient to meet industry standards.

PSLO #2: Apply integrated knowledge with incremental skill improvement resulting in functional application of welding techniques.

PSLO #3: Interpret safety codes and regulations that pertain to the welding industry.

PSLO #4: Use proper hand, measuring and layout tools to fabricate welding projects or certification coupons.

PSLO #5: Demonstrate work attributes that contribute to personal success and contribute to the goals of the company or organization for which one is employed.

Career Information

Welding Technician; Sales; Inspection; Supervision & Management; Welding Engineering; Welding Teacher; Welding Safety Trainer; Sculpting; Home/Handicraft & Hobby; Construction; Trucking & Automotive

The Welding Fabricator Certificate specializes in up-to-date welding code and safety regulations, modern power sources and techniques, fabrication procedures with the Gas Metal Arc Welding Process and the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Process. Students will have the opportunity to meet or exceed industry standards to become employed in the welding industry.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

🗸 PSLO #1: Fabrication and Certification: Use proper hand, measuring and layout tools.

🗸 PSLO #2: Professionalism: Demonstrate work attributes that contribute to personal success and the goals of the company or organization for which one is employed.

Career Information

Job advancement and or employment in the welding industry.

The Welding Code Certificate specializes in the American Welding Society Structural Steel Welding Code (D1.1) and Seismic Welding Code (D1.8). Students have the option to select one of the three courses; Flux Core Arc Welding, Shielded Metal Arc Welding and Pipe Welding procedures as a focus course to prepare to take the Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) exam at an AWS testing site. Students may take all of the focus courses to assist with preparing for the CWI exam, but only one of the optional courses is needed to earn the certificate.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

🗸 PSLO 1: Demonstrate welding skills sufficient to meet industry standards.

🗸 PSLO 2: Identify and recall American Welding Society Structural Steel regulations pertaining to construction and or fabrication of weldments.

Career Information

Job advancement in the welding industry as a welder, quality control inspector or welding supervisor. Certified Welding Inspector Certified Welding Supervisor Certified Welding Educator

The Welding Program at Cosumnes River College specializes in welding training to meet current needs for the Welding Industry. In addition to learning technical welding skills of Shielded Metal Arc, Gas Metal Arc, Gas Tungsten Arc and Flux Core Arc Welding processes, students will be introduced to safety standards, common metal working machinery and welding practices common with the welding industry.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

🗸 Demonstrate welding skills to meet or exceed Industry Standards. PSLO #1

🗸 Understand and implement Welding Procedures and Welding Specifications to meet or exceed the Welding Code Standards. PSLO #2

🗸 Understand and implement Cal-OSHA and FED-OSHA Safety Regulations and Procedures that pertain to the Welding Industry. PSLO #3

🗸 Apply academic skills in reading, mathematics, chemistry, physics, business, communication, engineering design and concepts to welding fabrication. PSLO #4

🗸 Demonstrate work attributes that contribute to personal success and contribute to the goals of the company or organization for which one is employed. PSLO #5

Career Information

Production Shop Welder Production Field Welder Welding Fabricator Welding Safety Trainer Welding Inspector Welding Quality Control Supervisor Welding Supervisor Welding Teacher (High-School) Welding Instructor (Trade or College) Welding Sales Welding Safety Owner or Operator of a welding business Manager of a welding business

CRC's Veterinary Technology Certificate program provides students with the skills and knowledge necessary to pursue employment as an unlicensed veterinary assistant or to pursue the California Veterinary Medical Board's (VMB) alternate route to licensure as a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT). The program offers a rigorous and rewarding academic curriculum along with ample hands-on experience.

Unlicensed veterinary assistants support veterinarians and RVTs in their daily tasks. Veterinary assistants' duties include performing kennel work, assisting in the restraint and handling of animals, and performing clerical duties. There is no required credentialing exam for unlicensed veterinary assistants. RVTs are trained professionals who have passed the Veterinary Technician National Examination (VTNE) and who have subsequently obtained licensure. The CRC Veterinary Technology program is not intended to be a pre-veterinary program for students who want to pursue a doctorate degree to become a veterinarian. CRC counselors are available to help students navigate their choice of program.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

🗸 PSLO 1: Use the principles of pharmacology to assist the veterinarian in a clinical setting.

🗸 PSLO 2: Provide veterinary nursing care and surgical assistance in a clinical setting.

🗸 PSLO 3: Use the principles of radiology to assist the veterinarian in a clinical setting.

🗸 PSLO 4: Perform clinical laboratory duties within a veterinary hospital.

🗸 PSLO 5: Use the principles of veterinary dentistry to assist the veterinarian in a clinical setting.

🗸 PSLO 6: Perform clerical duties within a veterinary hospital.

🗸 PSLO 7: Provide safe, humane, and effective care for common laboratory animals used in animal research.

🗸 PSLO 8: Provide safe, humane, and effective care for birds, reptiles, amphibians, rabbits, and guinea pigs.

Career Information

Most veterinary assistants and technicians are employed in private practice, but the demand for technicians is rapidly expanding and includes new employment opportunities in human and animal health-related areas and specialties such as biomedical research, military service, food safety inspection, teaching, zoo animal and wildlife care, diagnostic laboratory support, veterinary supply sales, animal control and humane society animal care, and drug and feed company technical service and sales. (source: AVMA.org)

The Certificate in Children's Theatre focuses on building skills in puppetry, storytelling, Story Dramatization, creative drama in the classroom and other skills pertaining to children's theatre. This certificate allows the student to further their education with transferable theatre classes.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

🗸 Critique and evaluate the role of the theatre for youth and its relationship to other parts of society. SLO #1

🗸 Evaluate the historical, artistic, social, and philosophical environments in which theatre for youth exists. SLO #2

🗸 Analyze and critique dramatic literature and performance for young audiences. SLO #3

🗸 Collaborate effectively as an ensemble member of a theatre group or company. SLO #4

Career Information

Recreation leaders, teaching artists, youth group directors, and after-school drama specialists.