American Studies is the study of American culture, which includes an exploration of the arts, ideas, skills and institutions in US society.

Highlights include:

🗸 A broad foundation for a variety of career or transfer opportunities in the study of culture
🗸 Professional, student-centered, diverse and innovative staff committed to providing the best possible American Studies education
🗸 A diverse set of course offerings which allows students to select based on their interests

Note to Transfer Students:

If you are interested in transferring to a four-year college or university to pursue a bachelor’s degree in this major, it is critical that you meet with a CRC counselor to select and plan the courses for your major. Schools vary widely in terms of the required preparation. The courses that CRC requires for an Associate’s degree in this major may be different from the requirements needed for the Bachelor’s degree.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

🗸 PSLO 1: Synthesize multiple disciplines focusing on U.S. society, such as history, art appreciation, music appreciation, and philosophy to achieve cultural literacy.

🗸 PSLO 2: Practice college-level critical thinking and writing in the interdisciplinary courses within the American Studies major.

🗸 PSLO 3: Evaluate cross-cultural links between multiple disciplines focusing on U.S. society, with an emphasis on commonalities of cultural expression between different subcultures in the U.S.

🗸 PSLO 4: Develop a foundation for cultural pluralism, a rejection of previous personal prejudices, and knowledge of and comfort with others unlike themselves.

Career Information

Research; Archivist; Education; Historian; Law; Politics Some career options may require more than two years of college study. Classes beyond the associate degree may be required to fulfill some career options or for preparation for transfer to a university program.

This CRC program prepares students for employment as para-professionals with agencies such as youth group homes, youth and family services agencies, schools, probation, welfare, and mental health departments.

Highlights include:

🗸 Individual and group counseling
🗸 Interviews with employers
🗸 Employment training, including resumes, cover letters, and interviews

This degree is designed for persons who are seeking careers as youth group home workers, family welfare and health agencies workers, count or state eligibility workers, and other para-professional positions. Graduates will have a broad ranges of human service skills, including group counseling, client interviewing, communication, problem-solving, and employment.

Note to Transfer Students:

If you are interested in transferring to a four-year college or university to pursue a bachelor’s degree in this major, it is critical that you meet with a CRC counselor to select and plan the courses for your major. Schools vary widely in terms of the required preparation. The courses that CRC requires for an Associate’s degree in this major may be different from the requirements needed for the Bachelor’s degree.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

🗸 Compete for employment as paraprofessionals with agencies such as youth group homes; youth and family service agencies; schools; probation, welfare and mental health departments.

Career Information

Peer Support Group Facilitator; Youth Group Home Worker; Family, Welfare, and Health Agencies Worker; Consumer Consultant; County or State Eligibility Worker; Conflict Containment Workers

The program in Chemical Dependency Studies centers around the specific skills and abilities necessary to provide comprehensive drug and alcohol counseling. Course work include the twelve counselor core function applications in addiction screening, intake, assessment, orientation, counseling, crisis intervention, consultation, client education, client rights, confidentiality, professional ethics and reports and record keeping.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

🗸 Evaluate the components of a quality chemical dependency counseling program

🗸 Demonstrate the twelve essential counseling skills as they apply to chemical dependency and recovery processes

🗸 Utilize counseling strategies based on the examination of scientific theories of addiction

🗸 Identify the community resources used in assisting clients with addiction issues

🗸 Appraise and apply the knowledge of California Professional Codes of Ethics for Drug and Alcohol counselors

🗸 Evaluate one's own values and attitudes as they apply to ethical decision-making

🗸 Demonstrate appropriate interpersonal and social skills in interactions with a diverse population using principles of equity, justice, and inclusion

Career Information

Substance Abuse Counselor; Mental Health Social Worker; Social Worker; Child and Family Counselor; Child Protective Worker; Adult Protective Worker; Employee Assistance Counselor

A variety of professional career opportunities are available to those who wish to provide professional landscape installation and/or support services. Landscapers design, install, and maintain private and public outdoor spaces where people live, work, and play. The Sustainable Landscape Technology A.S. Degree concentrates on those courses that develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential to creating, constructing, and maintaining functional and sustainable landscapes, green spaces, and irrigation systems, as well as for careers in arboriculture, and landscape material, supply, and specialty services. The courses of this degree focus on sound horticultural science and principles, plant identification, proper soil development and management, sustainable landscape and irrigation design, water conservation, sustainable construction and landscape and turf maintenance practices, tree care, integrated pest management, licensing and certification, and horticultural business practices.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

🗸 PSLO 1: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of basic horticultural principles and practices.

🗸 PSLO 2: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of soils, soil development, soil building and preparation, and sustainable soil management.

🗸 PSLO 3: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of plant identification, selection, use, and maintenance of plant material best suited for conventional and sustainable landscapes.

🗸 PSLO 4: Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of basic landscape design principles and practices.

🗸 PSLO 5: Demonstrate proficiency in implementing sustainable landscape construction principles and practices to install landscapes and landscape systems.

🗸 PSLO 6: Demonstrate proficiency in implementing sustainable tree care, landscape maintenance, and integrated pest management principles and practices to care for and maintain landscapes and green spaces.

🗸 PSLO 7: Demonstrate proficiency in implementing the principles and practices of irrigation design and installation to design, install, and manage water-efficient irrigation systems.

Career Information

Students who complete the Sustainable Landscape Technology A.S. degree may find employment in a wide range of areas including landscape contracting, landscape construction and installation, landscape and grounds maintenance, turf management, arboriculture and tree care, parks and recreation, landscape irrigation and water management, landscape design and consulting, nurseries and garden centers, landscape pest management, horticulture materials supply and power equipment servicing, and/or in a variety of other horticultural specialties.

The Associate in Arts in History for Transfer degree provides a clearly articulated curricular track for students who wish to transfer to a CSU campus, while also serving the diverse needs of students interested in the breadth and depth of the field of history. Additionally, this degree exposes students to the core principles and practices of the study of history in order to build a foundation for their future personal, academic and professional paths.

The Associate in Arts in History for Transfer Degree (AA-T) is designed to provide a seamless transfer pathway for students interested in pursuing a History degree in the California State University (CSU) system. The required and elective coursework surveys a broad spectrum of physical geography, human geography, geospatial technologies (e.g. GIS, the Global Positioning System, remote sensing), and related disciplines. The degree is comprised of lower-division coursework typically required by CSU institutions. Students must complete a total of 60 transferable semester units with a minimum 2.0 GPA, to include either the California State University General Education Breadth pattern or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum; students must also earn a grade of C or better in all the courses for the major as described in the Required Program. Upon successful completion of the degree requirements, students will be guaranteed admission to the CSU system with junior status and will not have to repeat lower-division coursework. Students are encouraged to meet with a counselor to develop their educational plans as degree options and general education requirements vary for each university.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

🗸 PSLO #1:Analyze and describe key developments and events in United States History.

• Analyze and describe key developments and events in Western and World Histories to 1500.

• Analyze and describe key developments and events in Western and World Histories from 1500 to the present.

🗸 PSLO #2: Demonstrate an understanding of the historian's methods in reconstructing the past using primary and secondary sources.

• Identify and explain the sequence of cause and effect in history.

• Research and compose written work based on extensive research of primary and secondary source materials.

🗸 PSLO #3: Evaluate the diversity in American and world societies with particular attention on race, ethnicity, class, gender, religion, and nation.

• Appreciate the role of geography in history.

The CRC Health Information Technology A.S. degree program is designed to train health information technology professionals with the knowledge and skills to process, analyze, disseminate and maintain health information. A career as a health information technology professional offers a unique opportunity to combine an interest in health information, business, and computer information science. Employment opportunities are available in long-term care, ambulatory care, and acute care facilities; state and federal health agencies; and private industry.

HIGHLIGHTS

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of medical records and health information technicians is expected to increase by 11 percent from 2018 to 2028, faster than the average for all occupations.

🗸 The HIT A.S. Degree Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) in cooperation with the Council on Accreditation of the American Health Information Management Association

🗸 A Non-paid clinical experience at an affiliated health-related agency is required as part of this Program.

🗸 This is a fully online program

To be eligible for enrollment in the program, the student must meet the following criteria:

🗸 A grade of "C" or better in the following courses: AH 311 (formerly AH 110), AH 120, AH 124, and BIOL 100 or 102.
🗸 Completion of the HIT Application form. See the Program website for more information.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

🗸 PSLO #1: Competence in HIM data structure, contents, and information governance standards.

🗸 PSLO #2: Competency in the application of information protection: access, use, disclosure, privacy, & security.

🗸 PSLO #3: Competency in the application of informatics, analytics, and data use.

🗸 PSLO #4: Competency in the management of revenue cycle.

🗸 PSLO #5: Comprehend organizational management & leadership in relation to HIM.

Career Information

Employment Opportunities are possible in the Following Settings Ambulatory Care Long-Term Care/Rehabilitation State and Federal Health Agencies Professional Review Organizations Insurance Companies Educational Settings Consulting Firms Mental Health/Chemical Dependency Acute Care Some career options may require experience in addition to two years of college study.

This degree is designed to meet common lower-division requirements for a major in Geology.

All CRC Geology courses satisfy lower division General Education requirements for the A.A., A.S., B.A., and B.S. degrees. For transfer students earning a Baccalaureate Degree in Geology, satisfactory completion of the CRC Geology curriculum provides a solid foundation and the standard prerequisites for upper-division coursework. Geology majors planning to transfer to four-year institutions should take GEOL 300, 301, 310, and 311.

HIGHLIGHTS

🗸 Comprehensive lower-division course offerings, including a Physical Laboratory, Mineral Laboratory, and Field Course
🗸 Dynamic geologic environment near the Sierra Nevada, San Andreas Fault, and Sacramento Delta
🗸 Internships available with State of California, County of Sacramento, and Federal Land Management Agencies
🗸 A Mathematics, Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) program

Student Learning Outcomes

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

🗸 SLO 1: Understand the culture and practice of science.

🗸 2: Evaluate how nature and humans exist in various dimensions of space and time.

🗸 SLO 3: Integrate geoscience technologies and information resources.

🗸 SLO 4: Analyze critical geoscience issues facing the world today.

🗸 SLO 5: Communicate geoscience concepts and information effectively in various forms (e.g., verbal, written, graphic).

🗸 SLO 6: Assess the use and limits of natural resources.

🗸 SLO 7: Analyze the impacts of natural processes on humanity.

Career Information

Geologist (for private industry or the government); Environmental Planner or Consultant; Earth Science Educator (middle school through university); Paleontologist; Petrologist; Land Use and Natural Resource Management; Cartographer/Stratigrapher; Park Naturalist; Hydrology; GIS Specialist; Oceanographer Most career options require additional college study.

The Associate in Science in Geology for Transfer Degree (AA-T) is designed to provide a seamless transfer pathway for students interested in pursuing at least one Geology degree option in the California State University (CSU) system. Students must complete the core curriculum and electives to meet a total of 60 transferable units with a minimum 2.0 GPA, which includes the CSU General Education Breadth or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) pattern. Students must also earn a grade of C or better in all the courses for the major as described in the Required Program. Upon successful completion of the degree requirements, students will be guaranteed admission to the CSU system with junior status and will not have to repeat lower-division coursework. Students are encouraged to meet with a counselor to develop their educational plans as degree options and general education requirements vary for each university.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

🗸 Understand the culture and practice of science. (PSLO 1)

🗸 Evaluate how nature and humans exist in various dimensions of space and time. (PSLO 2)

🗸 Integrate geoscience technologies and information resources. (PSLO 3)

🗸 Analyze critical geoscience issues facing the world today. (PSLO 4)

🗸 Communicate geoscience concepts and information effectively in various forms (e.g., verbal, written, graphic). (PSLO 5)

🗸 Assess the use and limits of natural resources. (PSLO 6)

🗸 Analyze the impacts of natural processes on humanity. (PSLO 7)

Career Information

The AS-T in Geology can provide students with the foundational knowledge necessary for transfer to a 4-year Bachelor of Art or Science (BA or BS) degree program. Career opportunities for students who have earned Bachelor's degrees in Geology include but are not limited to Geologist (for private industry or the government), Environmental Planner or Consultant, Earth Science Educator (middle school through university), Paleontologist, Petrologist, Land Use and Natural Resource Management, Cartographer/Stratigrapher, Park Naturalist, Hydrologist, GIS Specialist, and Oceanographer. Some careers may require additional training.

This program is designed as introductory preparation for employment in audio engineering. Courses in the theory and practice of recording techniques are offered to give students a well-rounded foundation to begin work and/or to pursue a four-year degree.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

✔ operate music recording equipment using various music recording workflows.

✔ describe the processes involved in recording music groups in the semi-professional or home recording studio.

✔ display skills needed to conduct a professional music recording session.

✔ properly use the equipment found in recording studios to achieve successful outcomes to a variety of activities common to the music recording workflow.

✔ successfully complete projects in music mixing and audio post-production using both analog and digital platforms.

The A.A. degree in music degree provides the foundation for future performers, composers, conductors, educators, writers and researchers, and music therapists. Students will specialize in and receive training in applied music with a choice of either a General, Instrumental, or Vocal focus. Students who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university are advised to complete this course of study.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

✔ demonstrate performance ability on a chosen instrument.

✔ analyze musical scores and compositions.

✔ critique personal music performances and those of other musicians.

✔ analyze the elements of music (rhythm, melody, harmony, and form).

✔ create derivative or original music at a level appropriate to the area of specialization.

✔ compare and contrast the characteristics of various musical cultures and historical periods from the origin of music history to the present.