The Intermediate English as a Second Language Program equips students with listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills needed for success at the high intermediate level of the college’s ESL program. Career/Transfer Opportunities: With the ability to speak and write English at the intermediate level, students can improve their employability, enter the Mission College credit ESL courses, and explore pathways to higher education.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ Demonstrate the listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills necessary for success in the 960-level ESL program.

The High Intermediate English as a Second Language Program equips students with listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills for success in the advanced level of the college’s ESL program. Career/Transfer Opportunities: With the ability to speak and write English at the high intermediate level, students can improve their employability, enter the Mission College credit ESL courses, and explore pathways to higher education.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ Demonstrate the listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar skills necessary for success in the 970-level ESL program.

The High-Beginning English as a Second Language Program equips students with listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills for success in the low-intermediate level of the college’s credit ESL program.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ Students will demonstrate the listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills necessary for success in the 940-level ESL program.

The Mission College Foundations of Behavioral Health Work Certificate of Completion is a collaborative, innovative track of coursework that works towards training students to provide services to historically disenfranchised community members. Students will learn the basics of Behavioral Sciences with foundational courses in rehabilitation and recovery, promoting independent lifestyles, and how to create cooperative relationships within the community.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ Develop specific culturally competent outreach and engagement strategies for special populations.

✔ Describe the capacity of an individual to improve and grow, given the opportunity and resources available.

The Certificate of Achievement Food Service and Restaurant Management is designed to provide students with the foundation that will encourage them to engage effectively and immediately in a career ladder leading to entry-level supervisory and/or manager trainee positions within the food service and hospitality industries. 

Career/Transfer Opportunities: Career opportunities include the following: restaurant supervisor, front desk supervisor, kitchen manager, guest services supervisor, catering and social events manager, housekeeping supervisor, inventory supervisor, and attractions supervisor.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ Demonstrate proficiency in effectively leading a diverse staff to meet and exceed guest expectations of service.

✔ Clearly communicate and effectively execute the transactional workplace concepts of supervision and management.

✔ Generate and analyze summary operating documents, and be able to make effective operating decisions based upon such.

✔ Direct a diverse staff towards meeting the established operational objectives in hospitality organizations.

✔ Define the concept of “service” and train others to meet and exceed guest expectations, in any hospitality industry environment

✔ Describe and analyze the interrelationships between menu development, food purchasing, cost control, and be able to make profitable operational decisions based upon said relationships.

✔ Perform necessary food and labor calculations; profit and loss statement development and analysis; periodic and perpetual inventory summaries and calculations.

✔ Express significance of the transactional nature of supervision and management, and be able to communicate a clear understanding of common management tenants and terms; effective practices; operational principles and procedures.

The Fitness and Health Certificate at Mission College is designed to provide an in-depth study and practical application of the current standards and foundational skills of assessment, fitness testing, program design, implementation and evaluation of fitness and exercise programs as well as nutrition, mental health management and behavior modification techniques. This certificate is aimed at helping students who are seeking careers or additional training in the fitness and health industry. Therefore, in addition to learning the academic, foundational principles of fitness and health in the traditional classroom, students will also engage in hands-on learning and teaching techniques, which will aid them in being prepared to work in the field. This program also helps to prepare students to sit for nationally recognized fitness and health certification exams from organizations such as: American Council on Exercise (ACE), National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), and National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). 

Career/Transfer Opportunities: Students will enroll in UC and CSU transferable courses and have the skills and knowledge to pursue a career in the following: personal training, group fitness instructing, health or wellness coaching, weight management consulting, and fitness entrepreneurship.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ Exhibit an understanding of the impact of training on the major systems of the human body and apply industry best practices to develop safe and effective training programs.

✔ Demonstrate the ability to conduct safe, motivational and effective individual and group exercise training programs.

✔ Demonstrate knowledge of learned content by successfully passing exams from certifying agencies.

Fire Prevention is a dynamic public safety profession that requires a wide and ever-changing range of knowledge and skills. Areas of necessary knowledge include safety, fire behavior and suppression, rescue, emergency medical service delivery and operations, hazardous materials, building construction, detection and signaling systems and the incident command system. This program focuses on preparing the student for their first career in the fire prevention bureau. This program includes educational opportunities for those employed within the fire service, as well as those within volunteer fire agencies. Courses include those required for transfer to four-year colleges, those required to meet eligibility requirements for employment, and those required for incentive salary increases and promotions. Fire Prevention Interns will be required to complete 10-14 hours paid employment per week at a fire agency, Monday through Friday during normal business hours. Interns may be assigned to 2 different agencies. Internships may have eligibility requirements that vary according to agency. 

Career/Transfer Opportunities: Career opportunities include the following: fire inspector, fire investigator, fire prevention specialist, fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, hazardous materials, and community education.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ Students will utilize the Uniform Fire Code requirements and regulations when performing fire inspections.

✔ Explain how to determine Occupancy Classifications & Load

✔ Explain how Site Access & Emergency Access affect life safety

✔ Describe how to complete a Hood and Duct Inspection

✔ Describe the types of Fire Suppression Systems

✔ Identify the responsibility, authority and process for fire prevention inspections and fire cause determination

✔ Identify how to Determine the Operational Readiness of a Fire Detection and Alarm systems

✔ Describe the consequences of severe wildland fire conditions on unmitigated wildland urban interface areas.

✔ Identify the history of fire in the wildland urban interface environment.

✔ Achieve eligibility for certification on the State Fire Training Certification Tracks as a Fire Inspector I (Educational Requirements) from California State Fire

✔ Training through the completion of FPT301 - Fire Inspector 1A, FPT302 - Fire Inspector 1B, FPT303 - Fire Inspector 1C, FPT304 - Fire Inspector 1D.

✔ Demonstrate knowledge of building components, fire suppression systems, hazardous materials classifications, fire behavior and combustion, and rescue tec

This Certificate of Achievement is designed to prepare an individual for the entry level position as a Firefighter/EMT. The certification is two-fold; once certified as an EMT, employment can be gained in the emergency medical field until the completion of the Firefighter 1 Academy. When both certifications are met they are prepared for the entry level position as a Firefighter/EMT The EMT training program is designed to prepare individuals to render pre-hospital basic life support at the scene of an emergency, during transport of the sick and injured, or during inter-facility transfer within an organized EMS system. This course meets all the theory requirements for certification as an Emergency Medical Technician-I as specified in the regulations approved by the State of California Emergency Medical Services Authority in July, 2017. 

Students must also successfully complete FPT 065L and FPT 065C concurrently with FPT 065 to be eligible for certification. The Firefighter 1 Academy provides the skills and knowledge needed for the entry level Professional or Volunteer Fire Fighter to perform his/her duties safely, effectively, and competently. The curriculum is based on the 2013 edition of NFPA 1001 Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, the 2012 edition of NFPA 1051 Standard for Wildland Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, and the 2008 edition of NFPA 472 Standard for Competence of Responders to Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Incidents. This certification is required to become a Professional or Volunteer Firefighter/EMT, and includes instruction on basic firefighting skills, laws and regulations affecting the fire service. Starting in 2013, State of California Fire Training requires that both Volunteer and Professional Fire Fighters complete a Fire Fighter 1 Academy. This has created an increase in demand. 

The course provides the student with knowledge and skills to safely perform, under minimal supervision, essential and advanced fire ground tasks, basic rescue, basic fire prevention and fire investigation task and to use, inspect, and maintain firefighting and rescue equipment. This curriculum provides the minimum required training required by the State of California Fire Training in the field of fire technology as it relates to firefighters. 

Career/Transfer Opportunities: Students are eligible for entry-level positions in fire protection and emergency response agencies

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ Analyze the causes of fire, determine extinguishing agents and methods of extinguishment, differentiate the stages of fire, and compare methods of heat transfer.

✔ Students will be prepared for entry-level employment as a professional and competent Emergency Medical Technologist and meet the needs of the local health care community.

✔ Students will be prepared for entry-level employment as a professional and competent Fire Fighter and meet the requirements for Firefighter 1 Certification from California State Fire Training

✔ Students will be prepared for entry-level employment as a professional and competent Emergency Medical Technician and meet the needs of the local health care community.

The English as a Second Language Grammar & Editing Program equips students with grammar, writing and editing skills for success at the high intermediate to advanced levels of the college’s credit ESL program and other educational pathways. 

Career/Transfer Opportunities: With the ability to speak and write English at the high-intermediate to advanced levels, students can improve their employability, enter the Mission College credit ESL courses, and explore pathways to higher education.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ Demonstrate grammar, writing and editing skills necessary for success in the 960-970 level credit ESL program.

The English for Child Development Certificate of Proficiency equips students with essential English language skills to communicate at the high-intermediate level with and about children. Students develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills as well as competencies in the areas of parenting and child development.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ Respond adequately to spoken language appropriate for Intermediate level to high-intermediate learners and use common and academic vocabulary and structures to listen and speak with and about young children, focusing on their needs and development

✔ Read and write in English at an intermediate to high-intermediate level to communicate effectively about children's needs and development.