The Certificate of Proficiency in Accounting allows students to learn the basics of accounting which will qualify them to apply for entry-level bookkeeping positions with potential for advancement as they gain work experience, while still pursuing higher education in the field.

Career Opportunities

Entry-level bookkeeping positions.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the program will be able to:

- Analyze data in order to prepare common business and personal financial reports.

- Analyze a business situation and recommend a solution or plan for improvement.

The Advanced Certificate of Achievement in Biotechnology prepares students for biotechnology technician and research assistant positions in industry and academic research laboratories. The certificate is designed for students who have completed the Certificate of Achievement in Biotechnology and want to progress in their education and training so that they can either enter the workforce directly or transfer to a 4-year institution. The certificate also has been designed for students who have completed degrees in chemistry or biology, and for professionals in the industry and research laboratories, who desire more up-to-date laboratory training.

Career Opportunities

Technician and research assistant positions in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, State and Federal laboratories and academic and private research laboratories.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and facility with standard laboratory methods and procedures, advanced techniques common to immunology and/or genetics laboratories, laboratory mathematics, tissue culture, proper handling and disposal of hazardous materials and good laboratory practices.

2. Demonstrate an ability to maintain a neat and readable scientific notebook, record data accurately, create and label appropriately tables and graphs, interpret results and troubleshoot errors.

3. Demonstrate an ability to work independently and as a member of a team, to read and interpret protocols accurately, and to use the information provided in scientific papers when necessary.

4. Demonstrate an ability to write a scientific paper and present data in an oral presentation.

5. Demonstrate knowledge and facility with concepts in chemistry and biology as they relate to biotechnology and the ethical concerns associated with stem cells and recombinant DNA technologies.

The Certificate of Achievement prepares students for entry-level laboratory assistant positions in biotechnology-related industries and academic laboratories. It is designed for students who are starting out in STEM, including recent high school graduates, students who are re-tooling or changing majors, and students proceeding to 4-year institutions who may want to work in a laboratory as they complete their studies.

Career Opportunities

Entry-level laboratory assistant positions in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries and academic research laboratories.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and facility with standard laboratory methods and procedures, laboratory mathematics, proper handling and disposal of hazardous materials and good laboratory practices.

2. Demonstrate an ability to maintain a neat and readable scientific notebook, record data accurately, create and label appropriately tables and graphs and interpret results correctly.

3. Demonstrate an ability to work independently and as a member of a team and to read and interpret protocols and standard operating procedures accurately.

4. Demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts in chemistry and biology as they relate to biotechnology and the ethical concerns associated with recombinant DNA technologies.

Berkeley City College’s Art: Figure Studies Certificate of Achievement provides students with a strong foundation in both traditional and contemporary approaches to the figure. Students who complete the Certificate of Achievement in Art: Figure Studies can obtain entry-level jobs in Illustration, Multimedia, Gaming, Mobile Technology, and other industries that rely on creating and rendering the figure.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the program will be able to:

✓ Assemble a portfolio of strong drawings, paintings, sculptures, or digital media featuring the human figure that demonstrates skill and understanding of techniques in various media.

✓ Assemble a portfolio of strong drawings, paintings, sculptures, or digital media featuring the human figure that combines personal style and technical skills to create a provocative, insightful, and inventive composition that integrates the figure with its environment.

✓ Produce drawings in various media reflecting an understanding of anatomical function, surface depiction, skeletal and muscle attachments, proportion, and physicality particular to the human form.

✓ Write a visual analysis/ critique of their own and others’ art of the figure based on both form and content and its relation to a historical and global context.

The Art Department offers both an Associate in Arts Degree and Certificates of Achievement programs. Various required and elective courses focus on individual creative development and provide a broad range of classroom and studio experiences. Art courses fulfill requirements for transfer or prepare students for careers requiring competency in visual media.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the program will be able to:

- Communicate and problem-solve in at least two media.

- Write a visual analysis/critique of their own and others’ art based on both form and content and their relations to a global context.

- Recall and summarize key movements in the history of art and contemporary art on a global scale and understand and articulate how this legacy influences their artwork.

- Assemble a portfolio of strong artwork which collectively demonstrates skill, understanding of techniques in a given medium, originality, thoughtfulness, and personal expression.

The Yoga: 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Skills Certificate fulfills the requirements of the Yoga Alliance 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) which serves as the minimum credential required by many employers of yoga teachers. This program covers yoga techniques including postures, breathing exercises, and meditation; teaching methodology, anatomy and physiology, philosophy, business aspects of yoga, and ethics.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

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

1. Demonstrate correct technique in yoga practices including asanas (postures), pranayamas (breathing practices), and meditation.
2. Develop a personal teaching style that includes effective class management, communication, and addresses multi-level needs and special populations within a group setting.
3. Apply principles of human anatomy, physiology and energy anatomy to yoga practices.
4. Analyze yoga philosophy, values and ethics through yogic texts, and incorporate them into yoga practices.
5. Design and execute, as a lead teacher or assistant, safe and effective yoga sequences and classes.

The Wine Studies: Wine Marketing Certificate of Achievement prepares students with skills such as constructing a wine marketing plan, applying management and business principles to wine marketing, describing wine distribution methods and wine markets, calculating prices in markets, and basic knowledge of retail wine sales.

In addition, the wine core classes give students a thorough understanding of winemaking procedures, principles of wine tasting and analysis, computer programs used in wineries, and knowledge of wines produced locally, regionally, and internationally.

This program prepares students to pursue a variety of possible wine industry jobs that range from Sales Representative, Direct Sales Manager, and Regional Sales Manager to Wine Advising Sales, Fine Wine Sales Representative, Consumer Direct Sales Representative and Manager, Public Relations and Marketing Coordinator, and Wine Merchandiser.

For students interested in an Associate degree, a Wine Studies: Wine and Marketing major is available.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

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

1. Demonstrate knowledge of skills such as constructing a wine marketing plan, applying management and business principles to wine marketing; and
2. Describe wine distribution methods and wine markets, calculation of pricing in markets, and basic knowledge of global retail wine sales.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of the wine industry including product evaluation and basic enology concepts.

The Wine Studies: Wine Hospitality and Direct Marketing Certificate of Achievement prepares students with skills such as serving wine according to professional standards, planning and effectively publicizing wine industry events, selling wine direct to consumers, and effectively using social media.

In addition, the wine core classes give students a thorough understanding of winemaking procedures, principles of wine tasting and analysis, computer programs used in wineries, and knowledge of wines produced locally, regionally, and internationally.

The Wine Hospitality and Direct Marketing certificate prepares students for specific job opportunities that include wine consultant, server, tasting room representative, wine sales specialist, wine educator, wine club administrator, and winery and restaurant event staff.

Please see the Agriculture and Natural Resource Department website for more information.

For students interested in an Associate degree, a Wine Studies: Wine Evaluation and Service major is available.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

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

1. Demonstrate knowledge of skills such as serving wine according to professional standards including an understanding of wine evaluation; and
2. Demonstrate the skills required for planning an effective publicity program for a wine industry event; and
3. Discuss wine regions and characteristics of grape varieties suited to specific regions; and
4. Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of the wine industry including basic enology and business concepts.

The Wine Studies: Wine Cellar Worker certificate of achievement teaches students, through hands-on experience, the theory and practices used in the production of wine, including basic grape growing practices and vineyard decisions, steps in the winemaking process from harvest to bottling, basic wine lab analyses, and use of winery production equipment. Students can also get a general background in the wines of Sonoma County and the world. The Wine Cellar Worker certificate can be completed in one year.

The Wine Cellar Worker concentration prepares students for entry-level positions as wine cellar workers. If students later choose to advance in responsibility to jobs such as assistant winemaker or wine laboratory technician, they can take the classes required for the Enology certificate or major. The Wine Cellar Worker and Enology concentrations differ primarily in the chemistry and wine lab classes required for the Enology certificate.

For students interested in the Wine Studies: Wine Cellar Worker AS degree, please see SRJC's majors website.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

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

1. Execute all tasks required of an entry-level wine cellar worker.
2. Describe the reason for winemaking procedures that are executed by a cellar worker.

The Wine Studies: Enology Certificate of Achievement emphasis, the study of winemaking, offers students an intense, hands-on, experience in fall and spring winery operations and an essential introduction to chemistry, organic chemistry, and wine lab analysis. Santa Rosa Junior College’s Enology concentration is an interdisciplinary academic/occupational program between the College’s outstanding Chemistry and Agriculture/Natural Resources Departments.

The Enology emphasis prepares students for entry-level positions as winery laboratory assistants, cellar masters, assistant winemakers, winery education directors, wine quality control specialists, and sensory evaluation personnel.

For students interested in an Associate degree, a Wine Studies: Enology major is available.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

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

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of winemaking and wine cellar practices including product evaluation; and
2. Demonstrate knowledge of general chemistry principles, wine microbiology fundamentals, and wine laboratory techniques; and
3. Demonstrate practices of wine analysis methods during cellaring operations.