The fire service is one of the most dynamic employers in the country. This CRC program is designed to provide the student with updated skills and knowledge necessary to complete and successfully apply for fire service positions. The curriculum serves as an in-service program as well as a pre-employment program for students seeking employment or advancement in the profession of fire prevention.

Student Learning Outcomes

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

🗸 PSLO #1: Comprehend the qualifications for entry-level skills, the discipline and evaluation process, fire service structure, history, and culture for the field of fire prevention.

🗸 PSLO #2: Identify and comprehend laws, regulations, codes, standards and the regulatory and advisory organizations that influence fire prevention operations.

🗸 PSLO #3: Analyze and determine the causes of fire, extinguishing agents, stages of fire, fire development, and methods of heat transfer.

🗸 PSLO #4: Identify and describe the common types of building construction and conditions associated with structural collapse.

🗸 PSLO #5: Differentiate between fire detection and fire suppression systems.

Career Information

Fire Inspector, Fire Investigator, Plans Examiner, Building Inspector, Fire Prevention Specialist/Officer, Public Education Specialist/Officer, Manager, or Firefighter Some Career Opportunities may require more than two years of college study. Classes beyond the associate degree may be required to fulfill some career opportunities for preparation for transfer to a university program.

This Associate of Arts degree program is designed to provide skills in film production, digital cinema, and television through the preparation of projects for viewing on campus, cable TV, the Internet and new technologies. Given the expansion of new media distribution opportunities and the production convergence of High-Definition video and film, students will gain a broad exposure to visual storytelling in a professional environment, including dramatic narrative, documentary and experimental styles. This option can lead to entry-level jobs in the film industry, post-production, television, new media, business and industry. Some of the courses in this major also transfer to a four-year university program. Please see a counselor for more information.

Highlights include:

🗸 Practical experience working with school equipment on productions for viewing on campus, on cable TV and the Internet.
🗸 Working in teams to build projects using a professional approach.
🗸 State-of-the-art digital computer lab for graphics and non-linear editing, including Apple's Final Cut Pro, DVD production, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe After Effects.
🗸 Internship opportunities are working in local independent filmmakers, post-production facilities and at local television stations.
🗸 Industry guest speakers provide real-world examples of how to be successful in the film industry.

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:

🗸 Write in clear, concise English. (PSLO-1)

🗸 Research critically, filter the results and present them in a cogent manner. (PSLO-2)

🗸 Resolve and execute standard pre-production skills including planning, script, script breakdown, budgeting, storyboard creation, and crew and equipment selection. (PSLO-3)

🗸 Utilize basic field production equipment correctly, safely and creatively, including cameras, lights and audio. (PSLO-4)

🗸 Operate essential post-production equipment for audio and film/video editing and distribution in a variety of contemporary and emerging methods. (PSLO-5)

🗸 Analyze, interpret, and exercise critical judgment in the evaluation of media productions. (PSLO-6)

🗸 Demonstrate through projects that with the power of a communicator, comes moral and ethical responsibility. (PSLO-7)

🗸 Demonstrate a hands-on ability to perform the professional level critical thinking needed for successful teamwork in media employment. (PSLO-8)

Career Information

Camera Operator; Cinematographer; Director of Photography; Lighting Director; Computer Graphic Artist; Non-Linear Video Editor; Audio Engineer; Broadcast Technician; Gaffer; Production Coordinator; Production Assistant; TV, Film, DVD, or Internet Producer/Director; Personal or Corporate Video. 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.

Film and Media Studies is designed to develop critical thinking and screenwriting skills while fostering a humanistic and social scientific understanding of the media. Students combine hands-on courses in scriptwriting, with critical studies of the visual media as an art form and social force. This major is particularly encouraged for students who intend to transfer to university film and media programs or pursue careers that demand a high level of visual literacy, analytic and writing skills. The production of digital film and broadcast television are taught through the Radio, Television and Film production programs.

Highlights include:

🗸 State-of-the-art 32-station computer lab for graphics and non-linear editing including Apple's Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects.
🗸 Hand-on courses in film and video production and editing
🗸 Screening room with rear screen projector and advanced sound system

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:

🗸 Analyze, interpret, and exercise critical judgment in the evaluation of film and media forms and cultures. (SLO-1)

🗸 Recognize, articulate, and judge the visual, verbal, and audio conventions through which images, words, and sounds make meaning in film and media texts. (SLO-2)

🗸 Write clear, concise, and well-developed analyses of film and media texts. (SLO-3)

🗸 Demonstrate an understanding of the professional, technical, and formal choices that realize, develop, or challenge existing practices and traditions in film. (SLO-4)

🗸 Determine what type of information is needed for a research question, problem, or issue and identify, evaluate and effectively apply this information in scholarly or visual projects. (SLO-5)

🗸 Articulate the history, development, genre, and movements of the film medium and recognize the contributions of national, minority, diasporic, and subaltern filmmakers. (SLO-6)

🗸 Explain the processes, current structure, and ethical norms of American media. (SLO-7)

🗸 Evaluate research on and popular claims of the media's social, political, and individual effects. (SLO-8)

🗸 Produce videos that demonstrate an understanding of camera coverage, frame composition and mise-en-scene, camera perspective and blocking, editorial rhythm, pace, structure and style. (SLO-9)

Career Information

Director, Entertainment Writer or Editor, Producer, Screenwriter, Script Supervisor, Story Editor 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 to prepare for transfer to a university program.

This degree combines broad-based electronic and telecommunications training with specialty areas such as robotics, fiber optics, programmable interface controllers (PICs), and stamp micro-controllers.
This degree provides students with the knowledge to successfully enter a variety of electronics and telecommunication careers. Working closely with our industry partners and contacts ensures our curriculum is relevant and meets the current and future needs of the Electronics and Telecommunications Industry. American River College is an official test site of the National Association of Radio and Telecommunication Engineers (NARTE) for the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) General Radio Telephone License. Obtaining the Associate of Science degree and the certificate improves the opportunities for quality employment and career advancement.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ design and build several of the most common circuits used in electronics technology.
✔ calculate the mathematical relationships among voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, inductance, reactance, frequency, and phase angle as they relate to electronic circuits.
✔ analyze aviation, marine, and commercial communication systems that are covered in the FCC General Class Radiotelephone license examination.
✔ analyze operating and defective electronic circuits by interpreting data from a variety of test and measurement equipment.
✔ differentiate and diagram schematic symbols used in electronic and electrical industrial applications.
✔ use common hand tools in the mechanical installation of copper and fiber optic cabling used in sophisticated communication systems.
✔ research and interpret basic electronic components using manufacturers' data manuals, library resources, and the Internet.
✔ evaluate electrical parameters using various types of test and measurement equipment used in the analysis of power supply, amplifier, and general electronic circuits.

This degree covers the theory, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and certification of biomedical equipment used in hospitals, medical device manufacturers, or other service organizations. It includes an in-depth study of frequently used medical equipment.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ evaluate the data from basic preventive maintenance tests on the following equipment: multi-parameter physiological monitor, electrocardiogram (ECG) machine, blood pressure monitor, defibrillator, pulse oximeter, infusion pump, and electrosurgical unit.
✔ distinguish and list various medical imaging technologies.
✔ set up standard electrical measurement tools and differentiate the uses for calibration and troubleshooting of medical equipment.
✔ set up the following equipment: multi-parameter physiological monitor, ECG machine, blood pressure monitor, defibrillator, pulse oximeter, infusion pump, and electrosurgical unit.
✔ categorize biopotentials and electrodes as they relate to basic human anatomy and physiology systems.
✔ associate the applicable regulation with the regulating organizations.
✔ list and compare the different types of bioelectric amplifiers, signal processing circuits, and isolation circuits.
✔ compare and contrast the protocols for working in the operating room and special care units in the hospital.

This is a multidisciplinary program designed for students planning to teach in the elementary school setting. The coursework provides students with foundational knowledge necessary for transfer to a teacher preparation program at a four year college or university and career success as educators, including courses covering pedagogy, professional knowledge, and discipline specific subject matter.

Further education at the university level will be necessary to fulfill the requirements for a teaching credential authorizing service in California public schools.

Required preparation for a bachelor’s degree in this major can vary widely, so it is critical that students planning to transfer to a four year college or university meet with a counselor.

Students completing the program have the ability to work in before and after school programs and as instructional assistants in elementary and middle schools. Upon completing the required university level work, students can be employed as an elementary or middle school teacher.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ identify the requirements and expectations of the teaching profession.
✔ integrate the attitudes, actions, dispositions, and behaviors required of a professional educator into a teaching skill set.
✔ apply knowledge of child development and learning theories to assess the characteristics of teaching practices and learning conditions.
✔ examine and apply culturally relevant, anti-bias, and equity-based teaching practices in educational settings.
✔ clarify and articulate professional goals as an educator.
✔ build a knowledge base in a number of general education topics necessary for teaching multiple subjects in the elementary school setting.
✔ apply analytical reading, writing, research, and critical thinking skills to gain knowledge and teach it to others.

The Associate in Arts degree in Economics for Transfer provides students with a major that fulfills the general requirements of the California State University for transfer. Students with this degree will receive priority admission with junior status to the California State University system. The Associate in Arts degree in Economics for Transfer (AA-T) may be obtained by the completion of 60 transferable, semester units with a minimum 2.0 GPA, including (a) the major or area of emphasis described in the Required Program outlined below (earning a C (or "P") or better in these courses) and (b) either the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University General Education Breadth Requirements.

Students interested in transferring to a CSU campus to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Economics should meet with a counselor to confirm the courses required for lower-division preparation in the major.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ explain terms and concepts used in macroeconomics and microeconomics.
✔ evaluate models to explore consequences of economic policy proposals for households and businesses.
✔ evaluate economic models to explore the consequences of macroeconomic events and the probable consequences of macroeconomic policy proposals for the whole economy.
✔ solve problems requiring the application of economics, statistics, and mathematics.
✔ apply accounting and economic concepts and principles in making decisions about firm operations.

This program provides a foundation for in-depth early childhood teacher preparation both through strong general education and through introductory studies in child development and in early childhood curriculum and pedagogy. Topics include an introduction to the profession, observation techniques, age-appropriate curriculum, the child in the context of family and culture, and health and safety practices for early childhood educators.
Upon completion of this degree, students possess the competencies required to work as a teacher in both private and public early care and education settings, serving infants through preschool-age children. Additionally, the individual can work as a teacher in before-and-after school programs, serving school-age children.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ synthesize child development research with principles and practices for early childhood teaching to create early learning environments that are respectful, supportive, and challenging for all children, from infancy through adolescence.
✔ design inclusive, culturally and linguistically appropriate learning environments, based on child development, child observations, family information, and knowledge of culturally diverse child rearing practices.
✔ incorporate strategies for building respectful, reciprocal family and community relationships in order to support families with their children’s development and learning.
✔ assess children's learning through observation, documentation, and interpretation, using results to guide curriculum and teaching strategies.
✔ recommend developmentally appropriate and culturally relevant approaches to teaching and learning that include respectful, supportive relationships with children and families, and curriculum that supports foundational skills and concepts in language, math, science, art, and social relationships.
✔ demonstrate practices that maintain standards of health, nutrition, and safety in early childhood settings.
✔ apply ethical standards of behavior accepted by the profession of early childhood education.

The Associate in Science degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE) for Transfer 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 early childhood education. Additionally, this degree exposes students to the core principles and practices of the field in order to build a foundation for their future personal, academic, or vocational paths.

The degree is designed to facilitate students’ successful transfer to certain California State University (CSU) campuses that prepare them for advanced study in a variety of graduate programs, as well as a variety of careers such as teaching, Child Development Specialist, Program Directors, and Child Life Specialists. With a BA in ECE/Child Development, students are eligible for the Master Teacher and Site Supervisor levels of the CA Child Development Permit, using the Alternative Qualifications category.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ synthesize child development research with principles and practices for early childhood teaching to create early learning environments that are respectful, supportive, and challenging for all children, from infancy through adolescence.
✔ design inclusive, culturally and linguistically appropriate learning environments, based on child development, child observations, family information and knowledge of culturally diverse child rearing practices.
✔ incorporate strategies for building respectful, reciprocal family and community relationships in order to support families with their children’s development and learning.
✔ assess children's learning through observation, documentation, and interpretation, using results to guide curriculum and teaching strategies.
✔ recommend developmentally appropriate and culturally relevant approaches to teaching and learning that include respectful, supportive relationships with children and families, and curriculum that support foundational skills and concepts in language, math, science, art, and social relationships.
✔ demonstrate practices that maintain standards of health, nutrition, and safety in group care early childhood settings.
✔ apply ethical standards of behavior accepted by the profession of early childhood education.

This degree provides training in diesel technology. Topics include an introduction to diesel technology, diesel engine repair, basic hydraulic principles of diesel technology, diesel brake systems, and diesel power trains.
This degree prepares the students as diesel technicians in the following areas of specialty: brakes, engine repair, hydraulics, and electrical.

Student Learning Outcomes
✔ identify and properly utilize shop equipment and chemicals used in the diesel repair environment including hazardous waste disposal.
✔ apply proper techniques for complete engine removal, disassembly, cleaning, and reassembly of diesel engine.
✔ identify and explain brake system components, as well as application of proper technique for removal and repair of diesel brake system components.
✔ select and use proper test equipment to evaluate electrical systems, including voltmeters, ammeters, and ohmmeters.
✔ identify and explain diesel power train components and their functions to assist in diagnosis of drive train failure.