Preparing students to go to work
Career and technical education degree, certificate, and career studies certificate programs prepare students for employment. These programs are designed to meet regional demand for technicians, paraprofessionals, and skilled craft workers, and specialized office workers in industry, business, government, and other professional fields.
These programs normally require two years or less of training beyond high school to prepare students for success in meeting the demands in business, health and medicine, industry, service, and other technical and occupational fields.
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NOTE: The curriculum sheets for the programs below are for academic year 2019 – 2020. For information on 2018 – 2019 curricula, please see the 2018 – 2019 Catalog Update 1.2.19
Degrees
- Management IT Specialization AAS====> Related Careers
- Management AAS====> Related Careers
- Early Childhood Education AAS ====> Related Careers
- Electronics Technology AAS====> Related Careers
- Electronics Technology Computer Technician Specialization AAS ====> Related Careers
- Nursing AAS====> Related Careers
- Technical Studies Industrial Technology Spec AAS This program is subject to approval by the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia (SCHEV).
Certificates
- Electronics Technology Certificate====> Related Careers
- Industrial Technology Certificate====> Related Careers
- Medical Assisting Certificate====> Related Careers
- Practical Nursing Certificate====> Related Careers
- Welding Certificate====> Related Careers
Career Studies Certificates
- Early Childhood Development CSC====> Related Careers
- Electricity CSC====> Related Careers
- Heating Ventilation and AC CSC====> Related Careers
- Long-Term Care Assistant CSC====> Related Careers
- Medical Administrative Office Specialist CSC====> Related Careers
- Medical Coding and Billing Specialist CSC====> Related Careers
- Small Business Management CSC====> Related Careers
- Welding CSC====> Related Careers
In selecting courses, students are expected to follow the curricula guides for their intended majors and specializations. Where appropriate, students may select courses from lists of approved courses to meet requirements in the degrees or certificates.
While general education courses other than those designed specifically for transfer may be used to meet portions of the general education requirements, principles published by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges require that general education courses be general in nature and not “…narrowly focused on those skills, techniques, and procedures peculiar to a particular occupation or profession.” A.A.S. degrees generally are not designed for transfer, but students can increase the transferability of selected applied degrees by substituting transfer courses where appropriate to meet program requirements.
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Career Studies Certificate in Electricity [PDF]
Certificate in Electronics [PDF]
Certificate in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning [PDF]
Certificate in Industrial Technologyy [PDF]
Career Studies Certificate in Medical Administrative Office Specialist [PDF]
Certificate in Medical Assisting [PDF]
Career Studies Certificate in Medical Coding and Billing [PDF]
Certificate in Practical Nursing [PDF]
Certificate in Small Business Administration [PDF]
Certificate in Welding [PDF]
Career Studies Certificate in Welding [PDF]