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Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

The one year certificate in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration is designed to prepare students for careers in this trade.  Students will develop skills for servicing, repairing, and installing air conditioning and refrigeration equipment and residential duct systems.  All candidates for the Technical Certificate in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration will be required to pass the American Refrigeration Institute's Industrial Competency Exam (I.C.E.) in residential air conditioning as well as the Air Conditioning Contractors of America's Type II certification for the Environmental Protection Agency.  Students wishing to enter this program should discuss their career objectives with an advisor to ensure this is the appropriate track for them.  (see course catalog for actual course and hour breakdown)

 

Automotive Service Technology

The certificate in Automotive Service Technology is designed to prepare students for careers in this trade.  Students will be provided with the basic fundamentals and skills necessary to enter the field of automotive mechanics.  Students have an opportunity to explore many phases of mechanics, pneumatics, hydraulics, and electricity.  The course instruction is designed so the student will receive maximum benefits, basic fundamentals and sound shop practices.  This is an eighteen month program.  Students wishing to enter this program should discuss their career objectives with an advisor to ensure this is the appropriate track for them.  (see course catalog for actual course and hour breakdown)

 

Computer Aided Drafting & Design Technology

The one year certificate in Computer Aided Drafting and Design Technology is designed to prepare students for careers in this trade.  Students are trained in this program to perform the duties in a modern drafting department.  The format training contains technical knowledge and applications of this knowledge.  Mechanical drafting deals with components that are used in constructing various types of mechanical units and parts.  Students wishing to enter this program should discuss their career objectives with an advisor to ensure this is the appropriate track for them.  (see course catalog for actual course and hour breakdown)

 

Early Childhood Education

The one year certificate in Early Childhood Education is designed to prepare students for professions in child care.  The training in this program combines classroom instruction with practical experience in various child care settings.  Training for the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential is also available.  Students earning this certificate are qualified for work in day care centers or preschools.  Students wishing to enter this program should discuss their career objectives with an advisor to ensure this is the appropriate track for them.  (see course catalog for actual course and hour breakdown)

 

Welding

The one year certificate in Welding is designed for students wishing to learn the methods of welding and become proficient in the field and enter the workforce utilizing skills and abilities learned in this program.  Students are familiarized with the different methods of joining pieces of metal by applying heat and/or pressure to produce a permanent bond.  Courses taught in this program include elements of the welder's course recommended by the American Welding Society.  Students wishing to enter this program should discuss their career objectives with an advisor to ensure this is the appropriate program for them.  (see course catalog for actual course and hour breakdown)

 

 

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