The curriculum will prepare licensed cosmetologists who want to become cosmetology instructors. Upon successful completion of this program, COSM 150 and COSM 151 (600 hours), a student will be eligible to take the California State Board Instructors Examination for licensure as an instructor.

Students must hold a valid State of California Cosmetology license to enroll in this program. Continuous enrollment until completion of the program is required.

Students will be responsible, during the first week of school, to pay for their tuition, books, CD-ROM, cosmetology supplies and a black lab coat.

A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.

This Certificate of Achievement is not eligible as a major for an Associate Degree.

The Cosmetology Certificate of Achievement is a comprehensive curriculum that prepares students for the Cosmetology Certificate of Achievement is a comprehensive curriculum that prepares students for the California State Board of Cosmetology Exam and a wide range of careers in the beauty industry. The curriculum offers theoretical and practical disciplines as well as interactive demonstrations and hands-on applications that train students to become creative professionals and gain entry-level employment as cosmetologists, nail technicians, aestheticians, salon managers or small business owners.

The program requires a minimum of 1,600 hours and will take approximately one year to complete with a full-time commitment. All students will start in the Intro to Cosmetology class, which is an introductory course that teaches basic cosmetology principles and techniques. The program costs approximately $4,000, with $2,000 of the total cost required during the first week of the program. The $2,000 includes tuition, kit, books, uniforms, and other school-related materials. Students must have the cosmetology kit, books, and uniforms within the first week of the Intro to Cosmetology class. According to State Board regulation, students must have proof of 10th-grade high school completion to enroll in the program.

After completion of Intro to Cosmetology with a passing grade of C or above, students can take Haircutting, Hair Color, Hair Styling, Chemical Texture, Skin Care, Nail Care, State Board, and Professional Development classes, which concentrate on specific topics of the cosmetology field. All classes must be passed with a C or above grade or must be retaken for a passing grade to complete the program. Each class will be offered twice per semester, every 8 weeks. Students will have the flexibility of part-time or full-time commitment to the program. A full-time commitment is strongly recommended, as students will be able to finish the program and become licensed in approximately 1 year. COSM 109 Salon lab class is a 4-week class offered for students who have completed and passed the rest of the classes but have not reached the required State Board hours. Students must register for the Salon class to accumulate the required hours by working on clients in a salon setting. Once students have successfully passed all classes and completed the 1,600-hour program, they will receive a Certificate of Achievement and be able to take the State of California Cosmetology Exam to become licensed cosmetologists.

A student who is dropped from the program for unsafe or inappropriate conduct, or excessive absences twice is not eligible to re-enroll except upon approval of the college Petitions Committee. Students who have acquired 300 or fewer hours in another cosmetology program may be admitted to the program subject to the availability of space.

A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.

Program Outcomes

- Enhance conversational abilities and build confidence to communicate with clients from different cultural backgrounds.

- Evaluate client needs and select appropriate techniques and products to achieve desired results.

- Use current technology effectively to keep up with trends in the beauty industry.

- Work effectively as a team member in a diverse environment.

- Demonstrate customer service skills, self-growth, and personal development to remain current with industry standards.

The curriculum prepares students to seek employment as construction inspectors. The focus is on the responsibility and duties of construction inspectors to verify that construction projects comply with the architect’s plans, and local, state and international code requirements. Instruction is offered in all phases of inspections, from pre-grading and site preparation to the buildings’ final inspection. Upon completion, students can apply to become Assistant Inspectors. Students with qualifying field experience can apply to become full inspectors.

A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.

Program Outcomes

- Identify the training/educational requirements and describe the role of the construction inspector.

- Describe and explain residential print reading and interpret the use of related local, state and international building codes used for construction.

- Explain the purpose and intent of the building, grading, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, zoning, electrical, legal requirements and the code enforcement process.

- Understand the methods, materials and the process of construction inspections from site preparation to the final building inspection.

This Cisco Networking Academy’s Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Routing and Switching curriculum provide students with the necessary skills to seek entry to mid-level employment in the field of Information Technology. Instruction includes planning and implementing enterprise routing and switching solutions on Cisco routers and switches in complex enterprise routed and switched networking environments.

An Occupational Skills Certificate is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.

Program Outcomes

- Apply advanced IP addressing and routing technology solutions to plan and implement scalable and secure enterprise routing solutions on complex enterprise routed networks.

- Apply switching technology solutions to plan and implement scalable and secure enterprise switching solutions on complex enterprise switched networks.

- Apply routing and switching technology solutions to plan and perform regular maintenance and network troubleshooting on complex enterprise routed and switched networks.

This Cisco Networking Academy’s Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) curriculum provides students with the necessary skills to seek entry-level employment in the field of Information Technology. Instruction includes training in installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Cisco routers and switches in a small to enterprise routed and switched networking environment.

An Occupational Skills Certificate is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.

Program Outcomes

- Apply IPv4 and IPv6 routing technology solutions to administer Cisco routers in routed networks.

- Apply LAN switching technology solutions to administer Cisco switches in switched networks.

- Apply WAN technology solutions to administer Cisco routers in a WAN environment.

- Apply infrastructure services, infrastructure security, and infrastructure management solutions to administer Cisco routers and switches in routed and switched networks.

This Full Stack Web Development curriculum prepares students with the necessary skills to seek entry-level employment in client-side and server-side web development. Instruction includes the development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of secure web applications using programming languages including and not limited to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, React, Angular.js, Node.js, PHP, SQL, and Python. Upon completion of coursework, students will have the foundation needed to pursue industry certifications including and not limited to Python institute’s Certified Associate in Python Programming (PCAP), CIW Advanced HTML5 and CSS3 Specialist, CIW JavaScript Specialist certification, OpenJS Node.js Application Developer, and Zend Certified PHP Engineer.

A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.

Program Outcomes

- Create user-centered websites using modern web languages and tools that comply with current web standards.

- Plan, design, develop, implement, and maintain responsive websites and applications using client-side and server-side programming languages.

This system and network administration program prepares students with the necessary skills to seek entry-level employment in the field of Information Technology to administer an enterprise network infrastructure and/or a network operating system infrastructure. Instruction includes training in installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting network devices and end devices with an emphasis on Cisco enterprise network infrastructure administration. Upon completion of coursework, students will have the foundation needed to pursue industry certifications including but not limited to CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, Cisco CCNA CyberOps, and Microsoft MCSA Windows Server or CompTIA Linux+/LPI Linux Administrator.

A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.

Program Outcomes

- Explain the key components of basic enterprise system and network administration.

- Apply skills needed to: Administer a Cisco enterprise network infrastructure for an organization of any size. Administer a network operating system infrastructure for an organization of any size.

This Software Development curriculum prepares students with the necessary skills to seek entry-level employment in software development. Instruction includes the development, testing, and maintenance of applications using programming languages including and not limited to Python, C++, Java, and SQL. Upon completion of coursework, students will have the foundation needed to pursue industry certifications including and not limited to Python institute’s Certified Associate in Python Programming (PCAP) and Certified Professional in Python Programming (PCPP), C++ Institute’s C++ Certified Associate Programmer (CPA) and C++ Certified Professional Programmer (CPP), Oracle Certified Associate (OCA) – Java SE Programmer, and Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) – Java SE Programmer.

A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.

Program Outcomes

- Analyze a problem and formulate steps required to solve that problem using a programming language.

- Design Top Down or Object Oriented algorithms to solve problems.

- Write, test, and document a program based on a Top Down or Object Oriented algorithm.

This help desk/user support program prepares students with the necessary skills to seek employment in help desk/user support in the field of Information Technology. Instruction includes training in computer hardware, software, Microsoft Windows server operating systems, and Microsoft Windows client operating systems in a networked environment with an emphasis on Local Area Networks (LANs) and network security. Upon completion of coursework, students will have the foundation needed to pursue industry certifications including and not limited to CompTIA A+, CompTIA Server+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, Cisco CCT Routing & Switching, Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate, and Microsoft Windows System Administration.

A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.

Program Outcomes

- Explain the key concepts of help desk/user support in a variety of working environments and networking technologies and techniques.

- Apply skills needed to:

1. Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot hardware and software for a computer in a networked environment.

2. Implement and support basic enterprise network technologies.

3. Implement and support basic enterprise server technologies.

4. Implement and support basic enterprise network security technologies.

This cybersecurity program prepares students with the necessary skills to seek employment in the field of Information Technology to administer enterprise network security. Instruction includes training in basic enterprise systems and network administration with an emphasis on system and network security and computer forensics. Students are exposed to a wide variety of security analysis/defensive tools, and students implement these tools. Upon completion of coursework, students will have the foundation needed to pursue industry certifications such as Python Institute Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer (PCEP), CompTIA A+, CompTIA Server+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker, Cisco CCT Routing & Switching, Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate, and Microsoft Windows System Administration or CompTIA Linux+/LPI Linux Administrator.

A Certificate of Achievement is awarded upon completion of all required courses with a grade of C or better.

Program Outcomes

- Describe basic enterprise system and network administration, security administration, and computer forensics.

- Apply skills needed to:

1. Plan, implement, and maintain enterprise network solutions.

2. Plan, implement, and maintain enterprise operating system solutions.

3. Plan, implement, and support network security solutions.

4. Conduct digital investigations that conform to accepted professional standards.