This certificate offers a program of study for students seeking jobs that require skills in technical marketing applications. It provides opportunities to combine traditional marketing theory with the technical skills needed in today's business environment. Courses address current technology-based business communications, marketing, Internet strategies, applications, and trends.
Career opportunities include titles such as social media administrator, digital marketing director, campaign specialist, marketing/events coordinator, media marketing, social media squad, Internet marketing communications, and communications and social media coordinator.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔  identify and create effective Internet marketing strategies that enhance business relationships with present and future customers.
✔  apply communication theory, effective writing techniques, and presentation skills to business situations.
✔  utilize software applications designed to present and promote business in print and visual media.
✔  devise a marketing plan using social media applications and content platforms for marketing both small and large businesses.
✔  analyze various software applications for Search Engine Optimization (SEO), analytic tools, web-building and blog applications, email marketing, and other technical marketing tools.

This Guided Pathways Milestone Certificate for Multilingual Speakers: Pathway to Computer Information Science offers advanced reading and writing skills at a post secondary level for English learners combined with introductory computer information skills. The combination of these skills can be used along their pathways to degrees, certificates, or transfer, and for use in multilingual office environments.
This certificate supports course work in a variety of computer science professions, including in multilingual work environments.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔  write formal academic essays as well as apply techniques of written communication, sentence structure, word usage, punctuation, and spelling.
✔  employ reading strategies, such as summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting and integrating outside sources into writing.
✔  analyze written communication and compose and organize paragraphs into effective documents.
✔  convey intended meaning, including accuracy in sound production, syllabification, and intonation.
✔  formulate and use a variety of interactive strategies effectively such as clarification, polite interruption, and agreement/disagreement strategies.
✔  participate in in-depth discussions effectively, take clear notes, and give oral presentations in a business environment.
✔  explain how a computer system works and differentiate between hardware and software components.
✔  explain the basic operations of networks.
✔  demonstrate the secure utilization of internet resources.
✔  demonstrate an understanding of the development and use of information systems in business.
✔  manipulate databases using database management software.
✔  build software solutions to business problems using internet technology.

The enterprise mainframe system administration certificate provides the Related Supplemental Instruction (RSI) of a structured training program to develop individuals into journey-workers in the mainframe industry.
Mainframe system administrator.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔  perform hardware-software upgrades.
✔  plan capacity.
✔  monitor systems.
✔  install an operating system.
✔  maintain system software or products running on a mainframe.
✔  perform day to day operations of the environment including change and problem management.

The Cybersecurity and Information Security Administration certificate provides the RSI of a structured training program to develop individuals into journey-workers in the information security industry.
The certificate prepares individuals for opportunities as journey-workers in the information security industry.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔  define best practices for configuring cyber defense and countermeasures.
✔  design organizational plans for securing data while maintaining the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of the information transmitted over communication networks.
✔  explain how security principles and cyber defense concepts impact organizational policies and practices.
✔  analyze security risks mitigation processes to identify, evaluate, prioritize, and prevent potential security threats.
✔  critique plans to secure and manage physical and virtual infrastructures for legal and secure cloud operations.
✔  outline legal issues that should be included within the security awareness training and education program of an organization.
✔  analyze applicable laws and policies to legally protect the organization against security incidents.
✔  determine how to address vulnerabilities and threats in cellular and mobile network technologies.
✔  prioritize and establish a disaster recovery plan for the enterprise.
✔  develop security incident response plans that align to an organization’s security goals and objectives and maintain business continuity.

This certificate prepares IT professionals to apply knowledge and experience in network security, risk management, intrusion detection, remediation, and digital forensics to safeguard infrastructure and secure data and business operations. Courses deliver proven methods for information security using software analysis techniques, web engineering, cloud management, and networking strategies to prevent, detect, and mitigate cyberattacks. This program also provides preparation for several nationally recognized, high demand certifications in the field of Cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity Engineer Cyber Operations Planner IT Security Specialist Information Security Analyst IT Privacy Analyst IT Risk Analyst Security Operations Center (SOC) Technician Information Security Auditor

Student Learning Outcomes
✔  define best practices for configuring cyber defense and countermeasures.
✔  design organizational plans for securing data and while maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) of the information transmitted over communication networks.
✔  explain how security principles and cyber defense concepts impact organizational policies and practices.
✔  analyze security risks mitigation processes to identify, evaluate, prioritize, and prevent potential security threats.
✔  critique plans to secure and manage physical and virtual infrastructures for legal and secure cloud operations.
✔  outline legal issues that should be included within the security awareness training and education program of an organization.
✔  analyze applicable laws and policies to legally protect the organization against security incident.
✔  determine how to address vulnerabilities and threats in cellular and mobile network technologies.
✔  prioritize and establish a disaster recovery plan for the enterprise.
✔  develop security incident response plans that align to an organization’s security goals and objectives and maintain business continuity.

This program provides basic cyber operations knowledge of internal and external threats to information assets, compliance requirements, risk management, disaster recovery, and computer forensics. It also provides preparation for the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) Security+ exam. It is a stackable certificate pathway to the CISS certificate and degree.
Cybersecurity Engineer Cyber Operations Planner IT Security Specialist Information Security Analyst IT Privacy Analyst IT Risk Analyst Information Security Auditor

Student Learning Outcomes
✔  describe the fundamental concepts of the cyber security discipline and use to provide system security.
✔  identify the Federal, State and Local Cyber Defense partners/structures.
✔  compare and contrast different types of standards including: laws, regulations, policies, voluntary, and framework-based standards.
✔  assess the impact of legal/regulatory standards on a given system.
✔  discuss the rules, laws, policies, and procedures that affect digital forensics.
✔  describe the steps in performing digital forensics from the initial recognition of an incident through the steps of evidence gathering, preservation and analysis, through the completion of legal proceedings.
✔  plan, organize, and perform penetration testing on a simple network.
✔  describe the role of cybersecurity in supporting and encouraging ethics, as well as where cybersecurity practices can cause ethical conflicts.
✔  evaluate the effectiveness of applications of cybersecurity in preventing crime and abuse.
✔  assess the effectiveness of a security program.
✔  develop contingency plans for various size organizations to include: business continuity, disaster recovery and incident response.
✔  evaluate responsibilities related to the handling of data as it pertains to legal, ethical and/or agency auditing issues.
✔  evaluate and categorize risk 1) with respect to technology; 2) with respect to individuals, and 3) in the enterprise, and recommend appropriate responses.

The CIS: PC Support certificate covers the use and maintenance of a microcomputer’s hardware, software and network connections in today’s business environment. Course work includes basic computer skills in configuration, use, and troubleshooting major hardware components, different operating systems, and applications in a standalone and network environment. This program covers all the objectives of the Computer Technology Industry Associates (CompTIA) A+ certification exam.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔  Identify and recognize the names, purpose, and characteristics of system components by sight or definition.
✔  Evaluate and demonstrate basic procedures for adding and removing field replaceable components for desktop computers.
✔  Analyze and demonstrate understanding for installation and troubleshooting current operating systems, applications and basic networking technology used in industry.
✔  Formulate back-up, recovery, and system protection plans for the operating system in a network environment.
✔  Develop proficiency in customer service skills to effectively diagnose and communicate microcomputer software and hardware-related problems and solutions at the user level.
✔  Configure and implement data security methods for protecting computers and networks from unauthorized access.

This certificate involves the use of the microcomputer and current, commonly used software to solve problems in a business environment. Course work includes microcomputer applications in database management, desktop publishing, electronic spreadsheets, presentation graphics, operating systems, and word processing.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔  design and manage database tables, queries and forms.
✔  produce reports for use in a typical business environment.
✔  evaluate the basic computing needs of a business by developing associated documentation and presentations.
✔  create spreadsheet formulas and manipulate business data.
✔  compose and format typical business communications documents according to industry standards.
✔  combine data from different software applications into one document.
✔  apply file management techniques in organizing computer data.

The CIS: Database Management certificate involves the study of relational database technology used in the business environment. The emphasis is on selecting the appropriate system platform for database deployment. Course work includes database system design and programming for desktop, enterprise and Internet platforms, structure query language (SQL) programming, introductory principles of modular programming, system design and problem solving, desktop operating systems, and electronic spreadsheets.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔  describe relational database technologies for desktop, enterprise and Internet platforms.
✔  explain and discuss database theory and principles.
✔  employ relational database technologies for either desktop, enterprise and Internet platforms to solve common business problems using standard database principles and practices.
✔  assess and document information system requirements.
✔  employ modular programming concepts in program development.
✔  design and code elementary programs encountered in business and government.
✔  identify interactive web publishing situations requiring database solutions.
✔  create interactive web database applications.

This certificate consists of four core Applied Apparel Studies courses. Textiles gives students an overview of appropriate fabrics to use for different applications. Premier Level Construction builds upon basic skills and adds fit, alteration, and construction of apparel. Intermediate Construction continues the understanding of fit, fabric selection, and detailed seaming techniques. Advanced Couture Construction lifts the skill level to an advanced placement. These four courses provides students the tools needed for entry-level jobs in multiple subject areas.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

✔ identify names and characteristics of various fibers and weaves.

✔ choose appropriate fabrics for different project applications.

✔ layout, cut, fit, and build garments from commercial patterns.

✔ analyze, assess, and alter commercial patterns.