This program is designed for those who wish to progress from entry-level positions to positions of responsibility in business and management. Topics include organizational behavior and human relations, supervision, and human resource management.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

✔ analyze real or potential business problems and research, develop, evaluate, and test possible solutions using creativity, critical thinking, and technology skills.

✔ compare, judge, and evaluate a variety of current management philosophies when applied to business management situations.

✔ demonstrate individual responsibility, personal integrity, respect, and leadership skills and abilities that are effective in managing diverse people and cultures

✔ develop effective oral and written communication skills that can be applied in various business settings.

✔ comprehend, apply, and evaluate standards of ethical behavior in various business situations.

✔ differentiate between the various career paths available in business management and develop the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare for a management career.

Designed for current and aspiring entrepreneurs, the Entrepreneurship Certificate will help students gain the knowledge, insights, and confidence to launch or grow their entrepreneurial venture. Through the application of business concepts, students will develop professional competencies necessary for small business ownership, learn to identify and evaluate opportunities, develop strategies, learn the basics of entrepreneurial finance, create a business plan and a marketing plan, and prepare to launch their product or service, either as a physical brick and mortar business, or as a virtual, online business.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

✔ create alternatives and analyze solutions for an entrepreneurial venture.

✔ assess ethical decision-making strategies and explain the importance of ethics and social responsibility in an entrepreneurial venture.

✔ distinguish the four functions of management: planning, organizing, directing, and controlling in the context of launching a business.

✔ design a marketing plan for an entrepreneurial venture.

✔ build a well-crafted business plan.

✔ analyze data and prepare financial statements for a start-up.

✔ formulate their entrepreneurial vision and present it for potential venture funding.

The Business Information Worker Certificate is designed to prepare students for entry-level office and administrative support in a variety of organizations.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

✔ identify and analyze business problems and opportunities and formulate recommendations for courses of action.

✔ analyze business situations and determine appropriate methods to deliver negative and positive messages.

✔ describe how a computer works including identification of the various hardware components.

✔ create, save, and access files and folders; illustrate an understanding in using file management utilities.

✔ construct and modify solutions for personal, educational, or business needs applying use of office workplace computer applications.

✔ construct projects efficiently generating solutions using various workplace computer applications.

✔ demonstrate the use of electronic mail (e-mail), using attachments and uploading and downloading files and folders, including extracting data.

The Field Ecology Certificate program provides the training and education necessary to succeed in government agencies, private businesses, and non-profits that provide field ecology services. The certificate provides the opportunity to learn ecological field methods including identification of flora and fauna, quantitative assessment methods, wetland delineations, regulatory processes, restoration ecology, and geographic information systems. In addition to field methods, students will receive education in general ecological principles.

Two pathways to obtain the certificate exist for this program (students will choose only one of these pathways). Both pathways require the same core courses and only vary in their elective components. Pathway 1 is oriented toward students pursuing their Associate in Science degree in Biology and allows use of either BIOL 412 (Plant Biology) or BIOL 422 (Animal Biology) to partially meet unit requirements for elective courses in the program. Pathway 2 is oriented toward students not pursuing their Biology degree; and unit requirements for elective courses are entirely obtained from the list of elective courses in the program.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

✔ describe the basic principles of ecology, particularly in the context of field oriented biology.

✔ identify flora and fauna of the region.

✔ assess ecosystem evaluation methods and demonstrate competence in ecosystem analysis methodologies.

✔ examine the regulatory processes and agencies involved with environmental regulations at the local, state, and federal levels.

✔ apply the evolutionary process to its role in ecosystems.

✔ collect biological and ecological data during field work opportunities.

✔ record data in a field notebook and on data sheets.

✔ operate equipment used for the field work component of the program (e.g. nets and other collecting equipment for fishery surveys, nets and sorting trays associated with benthic macro invertebrate surveys for rapid bioassessment, and soil extraction tools for assessment of wetland hydric soils.)

✔ analyze data collected during field experiments and investigations (e.g. fishery data collected from captured species, percentages of cover of native and non-native plant species from an experimental vegetation plot, determination of water quality characteristics based on sensitivities of benthic macro invertebrate taxonomic units).

✔ formulate strategies and methodologies for data collection in various field situations.

Sacramento City College offers a one-year certificate program organized to offer aspiring pilots all the academic ground instruction required for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Private and Commercial pilot certificates with an Instrument rating, and the Ground Instructor certificate with Advanced and Instrument ratings.

Students will also study large commercial aircraft systems.

During the course of the program the student will qualify to take the written portions of the FAA Private, Instrument, Commercial Pilot, Basic and Advanced Ground Instructor and the Certified Flight Instructor Instrument examinations. Examinations are given at FAA-authorized locations not related to the college. Each exam is given on a PASS/FAIL basis, and costs between $150 and $165. Results of the exams are valid for 2 years after the date of examination.

No actual flight training is available through Sacramento City College.

This is an intensive, broad-based aviation program that brings participants with little or no aviation knowledge up to a knowledge level required by working aviation professionals. The program is taught in cohorts, with 12 to 15 credit units per semester.

All required courses must be passed with a grade of "C" or better.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

✔ demonstrate the knowledge and skills to qualify for the written portions of the Federal Aviation Administration examinations for pilot and instructor.

✔ perform navigational pre-flight planning.

✔ assemble and analyze terminal and en-route weather data.

✔ calculate departure, en-route, and arrival performance data.

✔ assess risk factors to aircraft operations and apply the appropriate safety and communications protocols to mitigate the risks.

Sacramento City College maintains a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorized 14 CFR Part 65 Aircraft Dispatcher (AD) Program. Our one-year certificate and two-year degree programs are designed to meet the needs of students who desire the technical training in order to qualify for the written, oral, and practical tests for the FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Certificate.

This is an intensive aviation program that brings participants with little or no aviation knowledge up to a knowledge level required by working aviation professionals. The program is taught in a two-semester sequenced learning cohort, with 12-15 credit units per semester.

All required courses must be passed with a grade of "C" or better.

In the final semester, students will be required to take the FAA Aeronautical Knowledge Test for Aircraft Dispatcher (ADX written). Students must be 21 years of age to take the exam. This exam is given on a PASS/FAIL basis by testing centers authorized by the FAA but not affiliated with Sacramento City College. Costs for the exam currently range from $150-$165.

Students who successfully complete the FAA written exam, and who receive an Aircraft Dispatcher program Certificate of Completion, are eligible to take the FAA Practical Exam. In accordance with FAA regulations, the authorization to take the exam is valid for 90 days after completion of the ATCAD 310 Aircraft Dispatcher Operations course. Sacramento City College normally makes arrangements to have an FAA Dispatch Examiner present at the college within that window. Costs for the Dispatch Practical Exam range from $600 to $1000.

Upon passing the FAA Practical Exam, graduates aged 23 years or more are certificated to perform the duties of an aircraft dispatcher for a 14 CFR Part 121 Air Carrier. Those who have not reached age 23 are issued an FAA Letter of Competency which may be presented to any FAA Flight Standards Office for issuance of the Aircraft Dispatcher certificate on or after their 23rd birthday.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

✔ perform the required duties of an Aircraft Dispatcher, as outlined by the Federal Aviation Administration.

✔ demonstrate a readiness to take the oral and practical examinations for the Federal Aviation Administration's aircraft dispatcher certificate.

✔ apply concepts learned such as weather analysis, large aircraft systems, regulations, and human factors to practical Aircraft Dispatcher problems.

The Pre-Health Occupations Certificate of Achievement consists of general education and prerequisite coursework for students preparing to enter nursing and allied health programs. Opportunities for career exploration are provided, as well as skill development in professionalism and cultural competency. The certificate program is designed to help students develop self-advocacy skills and a strong academic foundation necessary to study in a health occupations program. Upon successful completion of this coursework, students achieve recognition in the form of a certificate. Completion of the certificate does not guarantee enrollment in any health occupation programs.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

✔ describe career options in the healthcare field and their related educational pathways.

✔ demonstrate basic academic strategies for success in health programs.

✔ demonstrate ability to read and understand basic medical terminology.

✔ list all eleven body systems and describe the structure and function of each system.

✔ discuss the milestones in physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of humans from conception through the lifespan and how these relate to healthcare practice.

✔ explain general principles of psychology and the psychological factors that influence health and illness in human conditions.

✔ examine cultural factors that influence communication, compliance, and outcomes in healthcare settings and develop strategies for cultural competency.

✔ recognize the professional behavior that is required of healthcare providers.

The Health Business Certificate program is designed to provide students the opportunity to achieve a certificate that combines health science with basic administrative skills. The program prepares students for work in a variety of settings by providing a combination of necessary skills such as computer applications, keyboarding, business communication, and operating systems with basic principles of medical terminology, health systems, insurance, and project management. This program will prepare students to work at a number of entry-level positions in the insurance industry and health organizations, and serve as a springboard to other health professions.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

✔ demonstrate the connection between all stakeholders using the fundamentals of project management in health systems.

✔ manage case files and insurance forms, including interpreting medical coding systems, medical documentation, and third-party payers.

✔ apply effective written and verbal communication methods using common business computer applications.

✔ evaluate various business circumstances and apply critical thinking and evidence-based research to formulate a resolution.

✔ identify and translate medical documents, reports, documentation, and legal considerations.

✔ compare and contrast the various US health care systems and third-party payers.

✔ identify and apply legal, ethical, and professional principles to common situations encountered in health care occupations.

✔ demonstrate knowledge and proficiency with technology, including web-based applications, Microsoft Office, and other systems.

✔ incorporate understanding and application of industry knowledge and theoretical concepts from work experience sites in the development and implementation of management projects.

The Community Health Care Worker Certificate of Achievement consists of multi-disciplinary coursework to prepare individuals to work within the social service, public health, or health care workforce as Community Health Workers. This certificate program is designed to provide training in front-line public health care with an understanding of and connection to the communities served. It also provides training in facilitating patient access to health and social services to improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. Students will develop the skills to provide culturally appropriate health education and information, assist people in receiving the care they need, give informal counseling and guidance on health behaviors, and advocate for individuals and community health needs.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

✔ clarify roles, responsibilities, and scope of practice of Community Health Workers.

✔ investigate complex service delivery systems within the U.S. healthcare system and key legal responsibilities within the context of health service delivery systems.

✔ use accepted terminology to describe findings, patterns, habits, and behaviors that prevent the development and progression of common physical, mental and behavioral conditions and recommend strategies that reduce high-utilization of unnecessary healthcare services.

✔ demonstrate the ability to accurately report and document client assessments, interventions, changes in status, and outcomes in the written and electronic medical record (EMR).

✔ utilize a variety of outreach methods with individuals, groups, organizations and the community to engage with and help them learn about and use resources to improve their health and well-being.

✔ identify conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life.

✔ evaluate and inventory available community resources, including health and social services.

✔ demonstrate knowledge and proficiency with technology, including web-based applications, productivity software suite or package and electronic health record systems.

✔ communicate effectively and purposefully with clients, community members, colleagues and other professionals as demonstrated by listening carefully and communicating respectfully.

✔ demonstrate the ability to advocate and build capacity for individual and community health.

✔ incorporate professional and ethical boundaries, conflict resolution, self-care, time management, and skills for providing and receiving constructive feedback to assist in working within a professional setting.

✔ collect and synthesize information in order to understand the needs, strengths, and resources of the individuals and communities that Community Health Workers serve.

✔ utilize information collected to help plan and carry out effective programs, services and advocacy for individuals and communities.

✔ provide culturally competent care by applying knowledge of cultural beliefs, values, customs and social behavior shared by different groups of people with a common identity.

✔ educate and promote healthy behavior change by providing people with information, tools and encouragement.

✔ understand how to bridge cultural, linguistic, knowledge and literacy differences among individuals, families, communities and providers in order to tell them how to use the services of health providers and other service organizations.

✔ assess, analyze, and apply sociological and community development theory, research methods and practice.

Sacramento City College maintains a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved two-year certificate and degree program organized to train students as Airframe and Powerplant Maintenance Technicians. The program is designed to meet the needs of students who desire technical training to qualify for the Federal Aviation Administration tests.

The Aircraft Maintenance Technician Program (AMTP) is governed by regulations established by the Federal Aviation Administration. This FAA approved program fulfills all of the requirements under the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 14, Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) part 147. Completion of this program will allow the graduate to test for the FAA Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) Mechanic Certificate.

Upon successful completion of the oral, practical, and written examinations, the graduate will be certificated to work on aircraft as a technician and to supervise the work of others on such craft.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

✔ demonstrate the knowledge and skills to qualify for and pass the General portion of the FAA A&P Mechanics exam.

✔ demonstrate the knowledge and skills to qualify for and pass the Airframe portion of the FAA A&P Mechanics exam.

✔ demonstrate the knowledge and skills to qualify for and pass the Powerplant portion of the FAA A&P Mechanics exam.