Certificate Programs are designed to prepare skilled craftsmen to meet the needs
created by technological advancement and to provide related areas of study which
equip students with the ability to develop an understanding of the American free
enterprise system and an appreciation for a broader social outlook.
The Occupational Program is designed to prepare students for initial employment,
retraining for new skills, or for advancement within a given vocation. Most
certificate programs at the College are one year in length. However, any one of
the certificate curricula may be pursued on a part-time basis with the
understanding that it will require more than one year to complete the program.
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
In order that the diploma and certificate curricula will contain a requisite
increment of general education to satisfy the policy established by the State
Board for Community Colleges and still allow for maximum institutional and
individual flexibility, the following guidelines will apply:
1. Fifteen to twenty (15-20) percent of the credit-hour requirements should
include courses in general education, exclusive of specialized courses in the
major field, or supporting technical and theory courses in related fields. These
courses should be selected from the following:
| Communication Skills | Humanities |
| Health, Physical Education | Orientation |
| or Recreation | Social Science |
| Mathematics | Laboratory Sciences |
2. In satisfying the above requirement, repetition of a discipline is not encouraged; the maximum number of courses allowable from any discipline should be two.