This certificate prepares students to work in the field of interior design with an emphasis on Universal Design. Multi-generational or universal design addresses the needs and abilities of people of all ages. Universal Design gives careful consideration to space planning, accessibility, security, and privacy issues, to create an environment that promotes independent living for every member of the household.
Students who have completed this certificate may work in full residential design. They may also specialize in residential kitchen and/or bath design.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ assess the client's interior space planning needs.
✔ design residences that will successfully meet the needs of most people.
✔ analyze how Universal Design is used in a floor plan.

This program covers Sacramento’s architectural heritage of more than 150 years. The students will compare and contrast various regional styles from Old Town to 21st century modern. The styles of Julia Morgan, Frank Lloyd Wright, the Greene Brothers are analyzed.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ catalogue various styles and periods of architecture in Sacramento.
✔ research some of Sacramento's vast periods and styles of architecture.
✔ locate some of Sacramento's architectural gems.
✔ distinguish specific architectural details on Sacramento structures.

This certificate provides a foundation of education and skills in the expanding field of interior design. Topics include the materials of interior design, architectural (global and regional) and furniture history, business practices, and event planning.
This certificate offers a variety of career options in residential design. Additional career opportunities are available as product designers, retailers, buyers, manufacturers' representatives, and Sacramento architectural and interiors historians.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ select the appropriate finishes and materials for commercial and residential interiors.
✔ analyze interiors that reflect the needs of the end user.
✔ design spaces that are aesthetically pleasing and that incorporate sound design principles.

This certificate provides students with expertise in the requirements for designing green and sustainable interiors.
This certificate offers additional opportunities for an interior designer specializing in green design. It helps students be more employable by demonstrating a more focused skill set.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ describe the history and development of the green movement as it applies to interior design
✔ choose appropriate materials and finishes to achieve a green and sustainable interior
✔ identify the skills that are required to apply for certification as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional and describe the process for receiving LEED certification for projects.
✔ assess the role of the interior designer as part of a team of professionals involved in creating green buildings and sustainable design

This certificate offers courses to help with event planning and design coordination careers for Interior Designers. Events from fundraisers to weddings will be addressed. Our curriculum teaches the basics of the eventscape and how to incorporate it with space planning skills.
Event and party coordinator planning and design.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ utilize learned skills for planning and design of events.
✔ design and plan events.
✔ identify and design venues for planned events.
✔ research vendors for planned events.
✔ categorize elements required to execute a planned and designed event.

This certificate provides training in designing quality living environments. It includes various courses in Gerontology and Interior Design and covers how to successfully, safely, effectively, and aesthetically design interiors for all ages and abilities.
Our aging population is requiring more specialized design for long-term independence. This certificate offers opportunities in careers for both gerontology and interior design.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ evaluate interior environments and design changes in their function.
✔ categorize specific expectations and desires in terms of the client's needs.
✔ design environments for all ages and abilities.
✔ design interiors that reflect the needs of the client.

This certificate provides a foundation of education and skills in the expanding field of interior design. It focuses on the fundamentals of both residential and commercial design. A variety of topics taught for this certificate include space planning, building and Life-Safety codes, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and architectural and furniture history. This certificate includes an internship within the interior design industry.
This certificate offers a variety of career options, including residential design by itself or with a specialty of home office and home theater design. It also offers commercial design opportunities, which include space planning, hospitality (restaurant, hotel, cruise ship) design, set design, and historical and adaptive re-use design. Additional career opportunities are available as product designers, retailers, buyers, manufacturers' representatives, and facilities managers.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ categorize building types and occupancy classifications.
✔ create construction and presentation drawings that meet California building codes.
✔ appraise the client's needs and plans with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Life-Safety codes and Universal/Barrier-Free Design.
✔ distinguish historical periods and styles of architecture and interior design.
✔ identify sales proposals.
✔ select textiles for the appropriate end use.

This certificate is designed for students planning to transfer to a California State University (CSU) or University of California (UC) campus. It ensures that the student has met the lower division General Education/Breadth requirements for all CSU and UC campuses.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ explain the values of a culture as expressed through its art or language.
✔ demonstrate effective expository and persuasive writing skills.
✔ develop a reasoned solution to a problem.
✔ evaluate new and accepted ideas about the natural universe using testable methodology.
✔ evaluate the methods of inquiry and evidence used in the behavioral and social sciences.

This certificate is designed for students planning to transfer to a California State University (CSU) campus. Completion of this certificate ensures that the student has met the lower division General Education requirements for all CSU campuses.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ explain the values of a culture as expressed through its art or language.
✔ demonstrate effective expository and persuasive writing skills.
✔ develop a reasoned solution to a problem.
✔ evaluate new and accepted ideas about the natural universe using testable methodology.
✔ evaluate the methods of inquiry and evidence used in the behavioral and social sciences.

The certificate in Human Services centers around the broad array of entry level skills and abilities effectively used in social service delivery systems. Coursework includes the twelve helper core function applications in client screening, intake, assessment, orientation, counseling, consultation, client's rights, confidentiality, crisis intervention, client's education, professional ethics, and reports and record keeping.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ define the functions of social service delivery systems.
✔ analyze public policy issues, complexities and controversies affecting social service agencies and their clients.
✔ integrate different theoretical approaches in working with clients.
✔ identify the community resources used in assisting clients.
✔ appraise and apply the knowledge of existing California professional codes of ethics for the helping professions.
✔ describe the application of clients' rights in the social service delivery system.
✔ evaluate one's own values and attitudes as they apply to ethical decision making.
✔ demonstrate appropriate interpersonal and social skills in interactions with a diverse population using principles of equity, social justice, and inclusion.