The Podcasting Certificate of Completion is a noncredit certificate designed to prepare students to begin writing and producing podcasts utilizing a digital audio workstation (DAW). The emphasis is on introducing basic audio production skills and on developing strong broadcast writing skills that can be adapted to any medium. Topics include analog/digital theory, signal flow, microphones, mic techniques, mixing, equalizers, editing and recording in a DAW, writing for documentary, legal and ethical standards, hosting, interviewing, and edits pre- and post-production. Students will have individual lab time for hands-on experience. Upon completion, students will be able to create podcasts for current employers, apply for entry level jobs in broadcasting and audio technology, and start their own podcasting series. May be offered in distance-learning format.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ Compose and produce an audio feature including scripting, interviewing, recording field sounds and narration, editing, processing of audio effects, and mixing.

The Human Services General Practice Certificate of Achievement prepares students to enter the field of human services in the areas of counseling theory and practice, substance abuse treatment, human development, child welfare, cultural competence, mental health, homelessness, community safety and prevention, domestic abuse, and prevention theory.  The program prepares students by building the skills and knowledge needed to improve the overall quality of life of communities and service populations. Individual, family, and group counseling skills and theory and case management techniques are explored and developed.  Students learn to apply strength based assessment and intervention techniques for individuals, families, and communities. Students will build critical thinking and technological skills, learn effective communication skills in helping relationships, and apply concepts of equity to program development, collaboration, ethics, and professionalism.

Program Learning Outcomes

✔ Analyze the history and evolution of the human services, mental health, and drug and alcohol treatment in our society and its impact on service delivery.

✔ Discuss underlying principles and demonstrate basic skills in client engagement, counseling, problem-solving, and case management including multicultural awareness for entry-level employment in the human services.

The Management and Supervision Program is designed to provide students with comprehensive knowledge of supervisory principles and applications, knowledge of human relations, and communication skills.

The curriculum is designed to prepare students for entry level positions in management/supervision and to prepare current lead workers, first line supervisors, and middle managers for promotion to higher level positions in business, industry, government, and/or nonprofit organizations.

For the Certificate of Achievement in Management and Supervision, complete the units of coursework listed below. Consult a Los Medanos College counselor to develop your education plan.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Differentiate the different components of management and the necessary skills, including human resources, supervision, legal, ethical, social responsibilities of management.

2. Respond to critical problems faced by managers and supervisors in a diverse workplace.

3. Demonstrate the technical, problem solving, and soft skills needed of managers and supervisors.

4. Utilize effective communication skills in intercultural environments.

The Forklift, Logistics, Operations & Warehouse (FLOW) certificate features modern warehouse operations including facilities maintenance, security, materials handling, inventory management, and productivity improvement and measurement. Materials handling includes forklift driving using modern industrial training standards and includes Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations. The certificate also covers basic hazardous material handling and principles of health and safety in general industry.
Certificate of Completion Pursuant to Title 5, § 55151, students completing noncredit courses in a prescribed pathway, chaptered by the Chancellor’s Office, leading to improved employability or job opportunities, a Certificate of Completion may be awarded. A noncredit Certificate of Completion means a document confirming that a student has completed a noncredit educational program of noncredit courses that prepares students to progress in a career path or to take degree applicable credit courses.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Explain warehouse operations and service procedures.

2. Demonstrate proper use of material handling equipment.

3. Demonstrate personal and workplace safety rules and practices.

4. Solve warehouse security and safety issues.

5. Demonstrate general warehousing procedures regarding merchandise delivery.

Los Medanos College offers a degree and certificates including Basic Fire Academy. The programs are designed to provide educational opportunities for persons who are seeking employment or advancement in public or private fire protection agencies, as well as persons who are pursuing a higher degree in fire administration or fire protection engineering.

For the Certificate of Achievement in Fire Technology, complete the coursework listed below as well as the General Education requirements. Consult a Los Medanos College counselor to develop your education plan.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Be academically prepared to demonstrate the skills necessary for entry-level positions in the Fire Service.

2. Apply critical thinking to research, evaluate, analyze and synthesize Fire Service information.

3. Demonstrate through written and oral communication skills a broad knowledge of Fire technology as it applies to a career in the Fire Service.

4. Explain and interpret Fire Service Terminology.

5. Demonstrate the skills and mechanical knowledge of Fire Service tools and equipment.

Los Medanos College offers a degree and certificates including Basic Fire Academy. The programs are designed to provide educational opportunities for persons who are seeking employment or advancement in public or private fire protection agencies, as well as persons who are pursuing a higher degree in fire administration or fire protection engineering.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Be academically prepared to demonstrate the skills necessary for entry-level positions in the Fire Service.

2. Demonstrate through written and oral communication skills a broad knowledge of fire technology as it applies to a career in the Fire Service.

3. Demonstrate the skills and mechanical knowledge of Fire Service tools and equipment.

The Certificate of Achievement in Transit Electrical Technology trains students for the skills required by the technical positions which include: diagnosing operational problems in heavy industrial electrical equipment and systems and determining parts and labor required for repairs; performing preventive maintenance on electrical systems and equipment; assessing and troubleshooting electronic, electrical and mechanical yard and train control equipment problems down to the component level; installing, repairing and maintaining yard and train control equipment.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Gain entry-level or mid-level employment in the transit electrical field.

2. Troubleshoot, analyze, operate, repair, and install electrical & electronics equipment.

3. Communicate the technical status of equipment in writing and verbally; be able to work and communicate with teams.

4. Safely use electrical and electronics test equipment.

5. Demonstrate the operational concepts of equipment and technology used in the electrical or electronics field.

6. Demonstrate the skills and knowledge necessary to take and pass certification exams for career advancement in transit electrical fields.

LMC is in a unique position to offer an outstanding, up-to-date curriculum that has been designed by industry for industry. No other college in this area provides similar education and training needed to obtain these high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand jobs. The ETEC program enables students to graduate with a certificate of achievement in four semesters (two years). There are two areas of specialization: electrical technician or instrumentation technician. The electrical technician specialization is designed to train electricians to maintain complex electrical automation systems used in the manufacturing and power generation industry. The instrumentation technician specialization is designed to train instrument technicians to maintain the process measurement and control systems used in refineries, chemical plants, biotech plants, pharmaceutical plants, and water and waste treatment plants.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Gain entry-level or mid-level employment in the electrical or instrumentation field.

2. Troubleshoot, analyze, operate, repair, and install electrical systems equipment

3. Communicate the technical status of equipment in writing and verbally; be able to work and communicate with teams.

4. Safely use electrical or instrumentation test equipment.

5. Demonstrate the operational concepts of equipment and technology used in the electrical or instrumentation field.

6. Demonstrate the skills and knowledge necessary to take and pass certification exams for career advancement in electrical or instrumentation fields.

For the certificate of achievement, complete the coursework listed below. Consult a Los Medanos College counselor to develop an education plan. Courses in the first three semesters are common to both areas of specialization. In the fourth semester, the courses for each specialization vary, with the electrical technicians concentrating on the skills needed for electrical maintenance while the Instrumentation Technicians concentrate on the measurement and control of processes.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Gain entry-level or mid-level employment in the electrical or instrumentation field.

2. Troubleshoot, analyze, operate, repair, and install electrical systems equipment.

3. Communicate the technical status of equipment in writing and verbally; be able to work and communicate with teams.

4. Safely use electrical or instrumentation test equipment.

5. Demonstrate the operational concepts of equipment and technology used in the electrical or instrumentation field.

6. Demonstrate the skills and knowledge necessary to take and pass certification exams for career advancement in electrical or instrumentation fields.

A dominant cultural force, hip hop was once the product of cultural, social and political abandonment. Conservative federal and state government policies and the resulting gutting of social programs, left many urban areas — communities of color in particular — with no resources. The outcome of such policies was staggering. Even Ronald Reagan, on a visit during his 1980 Presidential campaign would describe the birth place of hip hop — the Bronx, New York — as resembling “a bombed-out city.” And yet, it was the programs of Reagan’s own intelligence agency that would flood urban centers, like the Bronx, with crack cocaine as a means to fund unsanctioned government activities. From these ashes, however, a culture would emerge that would give voice and power to these very communities and birth a billion-dollar industry.

The Certificate of Achievement in Hip Hop Studies at Los Medanos College offers students an interdisciplinary approach to studying the global rise and reign of hip hop culture. The program explores the intersectionality of hip hop, particularly how hip hop culture celebrates and amplifies voices to address social justice, politics, gender and sexuality. Through a rigorous interdisciplinary study, students will interrogate systems of oppression that helped create hip hop culture while also studying the music itself, including foundations in music theory and lyrical analysis. The course sequence is such that students take courses from as many as six disciplines, including Music, Ethnic Studies, English, and Social Sciences. Encompassing several college departments, the certificate provides students with the sense of the richness, complexity and
vitality of hip hop culture.

The certificate requires 18 units of lower division work. Students have the option of completing all 18 units in a single semester or spreading them out across Summer, Fall and Spring semesters, as well as Winter cyber session. All 18 units fulfill general education course requirements for both the CSU-GE and IGETC.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Read, write and discuss primary and secondary texts about hip hop.

2. Analyze hip hop as a form of oppositional culture — one that demonstrates distrust, anger, resistance, and critique of a racist and discriminatory society, particularly as it relates to Black and Latinx populations.

3. Examine the ethical and moral implications inherent in hip hop music, culture and economy.