​​The Developmentally Appropriate Discipline & Behavior Guidance for the Young Child Certificate is designed for early childhood educators, teachers, parents, community stakeholders, and caregivers who work with children from birth to eight years of age. Based on current brain research, child development, and developmentally appropriate practices, this certificate provides a foundation for developmentally appropriate discipline and guidance practices for young children. The certificate curriculum integrates all domains of learning (social, emotional, physical, cultural and cognitive) and aligns to research-based teaching strategies and practices in the discipline and guidance of young children. This certification program has been specifically designed for the adult learner who desires to positively change the lives of children through developmentally appropriate teaching, discipline, and guidance practices in the classroom

Learning Outcome(s):

✓ Develop skills to understand neurodiversity, how the brain functions, and how the environment and learning can be managed to encourage appropriate classroom behaviors.

✓ Analyze developmentally appropriate teaching practices grounded in current brain research, human, child and brains development known to be best practice in the field of education.

✓ Apply the principles and tools of brain-based learning strategies to teach new ways of approaching learning while working with groups of young children.

Heavy-duty chassis service is designed to prepare the student for employment in the trucking industry. Within this certificate, there will be an emphasis on the serviceability of suspension, steering, air brakes, and chassis components. This program of study will also help prepare the student for national ASEs T3 Drive Train, T4 Brakes, and T5 Suspension and Steering certification.

The certificate curriculum in transport refrigeration is designed to prepare students to enter the field as apprentices or helper service technicians. The coursework provides training in the service, repair, and troubleshooting techniques of Carrier Transicold and Thermo King truck and trailer refrigeration units. The coursework is made up of lectures and lab performances on current production units, covering the refrigeration and electrical systems used to control the unit's operation and maintain the desired product temperature to protect the consumer’s health. Employment opportunities for men and women exist in this rapidly expanding field.

The certificate curriculum in medium/heavy truck service is designed to successfully prepare students to enter the medium and heavy-duty transportation industry as an apprentice or technician helper, or provide supplementary knowledge for equipment operators and truck drivers. The program provides lectures and lab activities related towards heavy-duty vehicle engines, steering and suspension components, brakes, electrical, and preventative maintenance inspections. Those working in the industry will be able to improve their competencies in each subject area.  Employment opportunities exist for trained men and women in a rapidly expanding field.

The Catering and Special Events Certificate of Achievement is designed to prepare students for a wide variety of employment opportunities within catering operations such as catering managers, catering chefs and head cooks, catering cooks, and catering business owners. In addition, the program also offers coursework for professional improvement. Students will be provided with the essential skills of sanitation, foundational cooking and baking, operations, and production to reach their career goals and to be competitive in the marketplace. Students are required to follow Culinary Department dress standards.

Cisco is the worldwide leader in Information Technology (IT), networking, and cybersecurity solutions. Cisco controls 60% of the network routing computers; its nearest competitors have single-digit market penetration. This certificate comprises two tuition-free classes that prepare students for Cisco's first two Academy 7.0 industrial certificates. The first course prepares students for the Cisco Certified Network Associate 1 (CCNA 1) exam. The second course prepares students for the Cisco Certified Network Associate 2 (CCNA 2) exam, which is the following certificate on installing, configuring, operating, and troubleshooting small and medium-sized Cisco networks. Upon completing these courses and earning the Cisco certifications, students have many opportunities in high employment potential computer networking fields.

The Business Leadership Certificate of Achievement program is designed to increase the ability to succeed in a highly competitive work environment. It adds to and/or enhances leadership skills. The program develops leadership skills needed for success in business careers through effective communications, problem-solving, decision making, motivation, and teamwork strategies, and managing resources and meetings. Some jobs that apply the skills developed in completing this certificate include administrative assistants, first-line supervisory assistants, administrative support workers, operations management assistants, facilities managers, project management assistants, and other decision-making roles.

The Business Education Foundations Certificate of Achievement provides students with the core of courses that constitute foundational business knowledge and skills for the various associates degrees offered in Business as well as for transfer to a bachelor’s or other advanced degree program.

The jobs for which this certificate prepares students include entry level office clerks, accounting assistants, production assistants, office assistants, recreation assistants, audio and video equipment assistants, billing and posting clerks, assistants to administrative services managers, construction managers, cost estimators, general and operations managers, industrial production managers, management analysts, sales managers, social and community service managers, transportation, storage, and distribution managers, other managers,  and many others across a wide range of industries.

Completion of the Business Communications Certificate prepares students to use effective workplace communications, written and oral. Effective documents, reports, and other written communications, internal and external, print and electronic, are emphasized. Students will learn to work effectively in today’s business environments and management structures. They will use effective human relations techniques for team or project management. Students learn to communicate clearly, use effective interpersonal skills, and apply listening skills, all for the business environment. While innumerable occupations require communications skills, occupations specific to communications include, but are not limited to, corporate communications specialists, assistants, and managers; media and communication specialists, assistants and managers; public relations assistants and managers; strategic communications assistants; sales and marketing coordinators, specialists, assistants, and managers; copywriters; content specialists; office assistants; event planners and consultants; fundraising specialists and assistants; and supervisors.

The Business Communication Skills low-unit certificate prepares students to use effective workplace communications, written and oral. Effective documents, reports, and other written communications, internal and external, print and electronic, are emphasized. Students learn to communicate clearly, use effective interpersonal skills, and apply listening skills, all for the business environment. While countless occupations require communications skills, occupations specific to communications include, but are not limited to, Media and Communication workers, Public Relations Assistants, Sales and Marketing Assistants, Office Assistants, Event Planners, Dispatchers, Fundraising Specialists, and Supervisors.