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Imperial Valley College
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380 E. Aten Road
Imperial, CA 92251-0158 |
General information
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(760) 352-8320
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| Mission |
| The mission of Imperial Valley College is to foster excellence in education that challenges students of every background to develop their intellect, character, and abilities; to assist students in achieving their educational and career goals; and to be responsive to the greater community. |
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| Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students |
| Tuition and Fees | 2007-2008 | 2006-2007 | 2005-2006 |
| In-State | $ 710 | $ 802 | $ 624 |
| Out of State | $ 5,270 | $ 6,002 | $ 4,248 |
| Books and Supplies | $ 1,422 | $ 1,332 | $ 1,260 |
| On-Campus |
| Room and board | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Other Expenses | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| Off Campus |
| Room and board | $ 9,936 | $ 9,522 | $ 8,334 |
| Other Expenses | $ 4,222 | $ 4,060 | $ 3,900 |
| Off Campus w/ family |
| Other Expenses | $ 4,222 | $ 4,060 | $ 3,900 |
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Financial aid 2005-2006
Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students
| Type of Aid | Percentage of students receiving aid | Average amount of aid they received |
| Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
67% |
$ 2,992 |
| State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
73% |
$ 1,352 |
| Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) |
1% |
$ 457 |
| Loans to students |
0% |
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Imperial Valley College Associate degree Accounting | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Accounting: A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Agribusiness + Agricultural Business Operations | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Agribusiness + Agricultural Business Operations: A program that prepares individuals to manage agricultural businesses and agriculturally related operations within diversified corporations. Includes instruction in agriculture, agricultural specialization, business management, accounting, finance, marketing, planning, human resources management, and other managerial responsibilities. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Anthropology | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Anthropology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatology, human paleontology and prehistoric archeology, hominid evolution, anthropological linguistics, ethnography, ethnology, ethnohistory, socio-cultural anthropology, psychological anthropology, research methods, and applications to areas such as medicine, forensic pathology, museum studies, and international affairs. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Autobody + Collision and Repair Technology + Technician | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Autobody + Collision and Repair Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, reconstruct and finish automobile bodies, fenders, and external features. Includes instruction in structure analysis, damage repair, non-structural analysis, mechanical and electrical components, plastics and adhesives, painting and refinishing techniques, and damage analysis and estimating. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Includes instruction in brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, suspension and steering, automatic and manual transmissions and drive trains, and heating and air condition systems. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Banking and Financial Support Services | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Banking and Financial Support Services: A program that prepares individuals to perform a wide variety of customer services in banks, insurance agencies, savings and loan companies, and related enterprises. Includes instruction in communications and public relations skills, business equipment operation, and technical skills applicable to the methods and operations of specific financial or insurance services. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Biological and Physical Sciences | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Biological and Physical Sciences: A program that is either a general synthesis of one or more of the biological and physical sciences, or a specialization which draws from the biological and physical sciences. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Biology + Biological Sciences General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Biology + Biological Sciences, General: A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Business + Commerce General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Business + Commerce, General: A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Business Administration and Management General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Computer and Information Sciences General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Computer and Information Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science, or related support services. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Corrections | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Corrections: A program that prepares individuals to study the theories and principles, of correctional science and to function as professional corrections officers and other workers in public and/or private incarceration facilities. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Criminal Justice + Police Science | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Criminal Justice + Police Science: A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of police and public security officers, including patrol and investigative activities, traffic control, crowd control and public relations, witness interviewing, evidence collection and management, basic crime prevention methods, weapon and equipment operation and maintenance, report preparation and other routine law enforcement responsibilities. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Education General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Education, General: A program that focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching; the basic principles of educational psychology; the art of teaching; the planning and administration of educational activities; school safety and health issues; and the social foundations of education. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Emergency Medical Technology + Technician (EMT Paramedic) | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Emergency Medical Technology + Technician (EMT Paramedic): A program that prepares individuals, under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings and to supervise Ambulance personnel. Includes instruction in basic, intermediate, and advanced EMT procedures; emergency surgical procedures; medical triage; rescue operations; crisis scene management and personnel supervision; equipment operation and maintenance; patient stabilization, monitoring, and care; drug administration; identification and preliminary diagnosis of diseases and injuries; communication and computer operations; basic anatomy, physiology, pathology, and toxicology; and professional standards and regulations. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Engineering General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Engineering, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to solve a wide variety of practical problems in industry, social organization, public works, and commerce. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree English Language and Literature General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Fire Science + Fire-fighting | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Fire Science + Fire-fighting: A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of fire fighters. Includes instruction in fire-fighting equipment operation and maintenance, principles of fire science and combustible substances, methods of controlling different types of fires, hazardous material handling and control, fire rescue procedures, public relations and applicable laws and regulations. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree French Language and Literature | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree French Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology + Technician | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in identifying and disposing of hazardous materials. Includes instruction in environmental safety principles, biohazard identification, testing and sampling procedures, laboratory techniques, instrumentation calibration, hazardous waste disposal procedures and systems, safety and protection procedures, equipment maintenance, and report preparation. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Health and Physical Education General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Health and Physical Education, General: A general program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. Includes instruction in human movement studies, motivation studies, rules and practice of specific sports, exercise and fitness principles and techniques, basic athletic injury prevention and treatment, and organizing and leading fitness and sports programs. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Human Services General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Human Services, General: A program that focuses on the general study and provision of human and social services to individuals and communities and prepares individuals to work in public and private human services agencies and organizations. Includes instruction in the social sciences, psychology, principles of social service, human services policy, planning and evaluation, social services law and administration, and applications to particular issues, services, localities, and populations. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Humanities + Humanistic Studies | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Humanities + Humanistic Studies: A program that focuses on combined studies and research in the humanities subjects as distinguished from the social and physical sciences, emphasizing languages, literatures, art, music, philosophy and religion. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Information Technology | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Information Technology: A program that focuses on the design of technological information systems, including computing systems, as solutions to business and research data and communications support needs. Includes instruction in the principles of computer hardware and software components, algorithms, databases, telecommunications, user tactics, application testing, and human interface design. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Journalism | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Journalism: A program that focuses on the theory and practice of gathering, processing, and delivering news and that prepares individuals to be professional print journalists, news editors, and news managers. Includes instruction in news writing and editing; reporting; photojournalism; layout and graphic design; journalism law and policy; professional standards and ethics; research methods; and journalism history and criticism. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Legal Administrative Assistant + Secretary | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Legal Administrative Assistant + Secretary: A program that prepares individuals to serve as legal office managers, special assistants, and legal secretaries. Includes instruction in office management, secretarial science, principles of U. S. or Canadian law, legal terminology and documentation, legal research, legal software applications, law office procedures, record-keeping, billing, applicable policies and regulations, and professional standards and ethics. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Legal Assistant + Paralegal | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Legal Assistant + Paralegal: A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal specializations. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies: A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Licensed Practical + Vocational Nurse Training | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Licensed Practical + Vocational Nurse Training: A program that prepares individuals to assist in providing general nursing care under the direction of a registered nurse, physician or dentist. Includes instruction in taking patient vital signs, applying sterile dressings, patient health education and assistance with examinations and treatment. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Mathematics General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Medical Administrative + Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Medical Administrative + Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary: A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and personal secretaries for practicing physicians and nurses, health care facilities and services administrators, and other health care professionals. Includes instruction in business and medical communications, medical terminology, principles of health care operations, public relations and interpersonal communications, software applications, record-keeping and filing systems, scheduling and meeting planning, applicable policy and regulations, and professional standards and ethics. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies Other | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies, Other: Any instructional program in multi/interdisciplinary studies not listed in the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General category. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Music General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Music, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN ASN BSN MSN) | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN): A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Parks Recreation Leisure and Fitness Studies Other | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other: Any instructional program in parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies not listed in the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, General category. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Parks Recreation and Leisure Studies | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies: A program that focuses on the principles underlying recreational and leisure activities, and the practices involved in providing indoor and outdoor recreational facilities and services for the general public. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Physical Sciences | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Physical Sciences: A program that focuses on the major topics, concepts, processes, and interrelationships of physical phenomena as studied in any combination of physical science disciplines. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Psychology General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Psychology Other | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Psychology, Other: Any instructional program in psychology not listed in the Psychology, General category. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Real Estate | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Real Estate: A program that prepares individuals to develop, buy, sell, appraise, and manage real property. Includes instruction in land use development policy, real estate law, real estate marketing procedures, agency management, brokerage, property inspection and appraisal, real estate investing, leased and rental properties, commercial real estate, and property management. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Retailing and Retail Operations | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Retailing and Retail Operations: A program that prepares individuals to perform operations associated with retail sales in a variety of settings. Includes instruction in over-the-counter and other direct sales operations in business settings, basic bookkeeping principles, customer service, team/staff leadership and supervision, floor management, and applicable technical skills. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Selling Skills and Sales Operations | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Selling Skills and Sales Operations: A program that prepares individuals to possess the skills associated with direct promotion of products and services to potential customers and to function as independent sales representatives and managers. Includes instruction in consumer psychology, image projection, public speaking and interpersonal communications, sales organization and operations, customer relations, professional standards and ethics, and applicable technical skills. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Social Sciences General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Social Sciences, General: A program that focuses on the general study of human social behavior and social institutions using any of the methodologies common to the social sciences and/or history, or an undifferentiated program of study in the social sciences. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Spanish Language and Literature | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Spanish Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Special Education and Teaching General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Special Education and Teaching, General: A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Speech and Rhetorical Studies | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Speech and Rhetorical Studies: A program that focuses on human interpersonal communication from the scientific/behavioral and humanistic perspectives. Includes instruction in the theory and physiology of speech, the history of discourse, the structure and analysis of argument and types of public speech, the social role of speech, oral interpretation of literature, interpersonal interactions, and the relation of speech to nonverbal and other forms of message exchanges. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Substance Abuse + Addiction Counseling | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Substance Abuse + Addiction Counseling: A program that prepares individuals to help prevent substance abuse, counsel individuals and families with drug and alcohol problems, and perform intervention and therapeutic services for persons suffering from addiction. Includes instruction in individual and group counseling skills, psychology of addiction, sociology, crisis intervention, substance abuse identification methodologies, substance abuse treatment modalities, substance abuse prevention and treatment resources, pharmacology and behavioral aspects of abused substances, treatment evaluation, patient observation and education, group dynamics, professional standards and ethics, and applicable law and regulations. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Visual and Performing Arts General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Visual and Performing Arts, General: A general, undifferentiated program that focuses on the visual and performing arts and that may prepare individuals in any of the visual artistic media or performing disciplines. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Water Quality And Wastewater Treatment Mgmt And Recycling Tech | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Water Quality And Wastewater Treatment Mgmt And Recycling Tech: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in developing and using water storage, waterpower, and wastewater treatment systems. Includes instruction in water storage, power and/or treatment systems and equipment; testing and inspection procedures; system maintenance procedures; and report preparation. | |
| Imperial Valley College Associate degree Welding Technology + Welder | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Associate degree Welding Technology + Welder: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Includes instruction in arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction reactions, welding metallurgy, welding processes and heat treating, structural design, safety, and applicable codes and standards. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Accounting | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Accounting: A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Archeology | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Archeology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of extinct societies, and the past of living societies, via the excavation, analysis and interpretation of their artifactual, human, and associated remains. Includes instruction in archeological theory, field methods, dating methods, conservation and museum studies, cultural and physical evolution, and the study of specific selected past cultures. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Autobody + Collision and Repair Technology + Technician | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Autobody + Collision and Repair Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, reconstruct and finish automobile bodies, fenders, and external features. Includes instruction in structure analysis, damage repair, non-structural analysis, mechanical and electrical components, plastics and adhesives, painting and refinishing techniques, and damage analysis and estimating. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Includes instruction in brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, suspension and steering, automatic and manual transmissions and drive trains, and heating and air condition systems. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Banking and Financial Support Services | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Banking and Financial Support Services: A program that prepares individuals to perform a wide variety of customer services in banks, insurance agencies, savings and loan companies, and related enterprises. Includes instruction in communications and public relations skills, business equipment operation, and technical skills applicable to the methods and operations of specific financial or insurance services. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Business Administration and Management General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Computer and Information Sciences General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Computer and Information Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science, or related support services. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Corrections | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Corrections: A program that prepares individuals to study the theories and principles, of correctional science and to function as professional corrections officers and other workers in public and/or private incarceration facilities. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Criminal Justice + Police Science | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Criminal Justice + Police Science: A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of police and public security officers, including patrol and investigative activities, traffic control, crowd control and public relations, witness interviewing, evidence collection and management, basic crime prevention methods, weapon and equipment operation and maintenance, report preparation and other routine law enforcement responsibilities. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Electrical + Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Electrical + Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to operate, maintain, and repair electrical and electronic equipment. Includes instruction in electrical circuitry, simple gearing, linkages and lubrication of machines and appliances, and the use of testing equipment. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Fire Science + Fire-fighting | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Fire Science + Fire-fighting: A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of fire fighters. Includes instruction in fire-fighting equipment operation and maintenance, principles of fire science and combustible substances, methods of controlling different types of fires, hazardous material handling and control, fire rescue procedures, public relations and applicable laws and regulations. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Foodservice Systems Administration + Management | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Foodservice Systems Administration + Management: A program that focuses on the principles and practices relating to the administration of food service systems in institutional settings, and that prepares individuals to manage such operations in public and private facilities. Includes instruction in human nutrition, food safety, the design and organization of food service systems, purchasing, personnel management, and related business practices. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Human Services General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Human Services, General: A program that focuses on the general study and provision of human and social services to individuals and communities and prepares individuals to work in public and private human services agencies and organizations. Includes instruction in the social sciences, psychology, principles of social service, human services policy, planning and evaluation, social services law and administration, and applications to particular issues, services, localities, and populations. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Legal Administrative Assistant + Secretary | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Legal Administrative Assistant + Secretary: A program that prepares individuals to serve as legal office managers, special assistants, and legal secretaries. Includes instruction in office management, secretarial science, principles of U. S. or Canadian law, legal terminology and documentation, legal research, legal software applications, law office procedures, record-keeping, billing, applicable policies and regulations, and professional standards and ethics. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Legal Assistant + Paralegal | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Legal Assistant + Paralegal: A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal specializations. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Library Assistant + Technician | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Library Assistant + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to assist professional librarians. Includes instruction in principles, systems, processes, and procedures of library operation; library resources and services; processes of acquisition, cataloging, storage, and display systems; discovery and retrieval of requested materials; management of books, periodicals, and other documents. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Medical + Clinical Assistant | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Medical + Clinical Assistant: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical office administrative services and perform clinical duties including patient intake and care, routine diagnostic and recording procedures, pre-examination and examination assistance, and the administration of medications and first aid. Includes instruction in basic anatomy and physiology; medical terminology; medical law and ethics; patient psychology and communications; medical office procedures; and clinical diagnostic, examination, testing, and treatment procedures. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Medical Administrative + Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Medical Administrative + Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary: A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and personal secretaries for practicing physicians and nurses, health care facilities and services administrators, and other health care professionals. Includes instruction in business and medical communications, medical terminology, principles of health care operations, public relations and interpersonal communications, software applications, record-keeping and filing systems, scheduling and meeting planning, applicable policy and regulations, and professional standards and ethics. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN ASN BSN MSN) | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN): A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Parks Recreation Leisure and Fitness Studies Other | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other: Any instructional program in parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies not listed in the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, General category. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Pharmacy Technician + Assistant | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Pharmacy Technician + Assistant: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of pharmacists, to prepare medications, provide medications and related assistance to patients, and manage pharmacy clinical and business operations. Includes instruction in medical and pharmaceutical terminology; principles of pharmacology and pharmaceutics; drug identification; pharmacy laboratory procedures; prescription interpretation; patient communication and education; safety procedures; record-keeping; measurement and testing techniques; pharmacy business operations; prescription preparation; logistics and dispensing operations; and applicable standards and regulations. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Real Estate | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Real Estate: A program that prepares individuals to develop, buy, sell, appraise, and manage real property. Includes instruction in land use development policy, real estate law, real estate marketing procedures, agency management, brokerage, property inspection and appraisal, real estate investing, leased and rental properties, commercial real estate, and property management. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Selling Skills and Sales Operations | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Selling Skills and Sales Operations: A program that prepares individuals to possess the skills associated with direct promotion of products and services to potential customers and to function as independent sales representatives and managers. Includes instruction in consumer psychology, image projection, public speaking and interpersonal communications, sales organization and operations, customer relations, professional standards and ethics, and applicable technical skills. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Special Education and Teaching General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Special Education and Teaching, General: A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Substance Abuse + Addiction Counseling | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Substance Abuse + Addiction Counseling: A program that prepares individuals to help prevent substance abuse, counsel individuals and families with drug and alcohol problems, and perform intervention and therapeutic services for persons suffering from addiction. Includes instruction in individual and group counseling skills, psychology of addiction, sociology, crisis intervention, substance abuse identification methodologies, substance abuse treatment modalities, substance abuse prevention and treatment resources, pharmacology and behavioral aspects of abused substances, treatment evaluation, patient observation and education, group dynamics, professional standards and ethics, and applicable law and regulations. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-1-year certificate Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology : A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in developing and using water storage, waterpower, and wastewater treatment systems. Includes instruction in water storage, power and/or treatment systems and equipment; testing and inspection procedures; system maintenance procedures; and report preparation. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-2-year certificate Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-2-year certificate Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Includes instruction in brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, suspension and steering, automatic and manual transmissions and drive trains, and heating and air condition systems. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate Emergency Medical Technology + Technician (EMT Paramedic) | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-2-year certificate Emergency Medical Technology + Technician (EMT Paramedic): A program that prepares individuals, under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings and to supervise Ambulance personnel. Includes instruction in basic, intermediate, and advanced EMT procedures; emergency surgical procedures; medical triage; rescue operations; crisis scene management and personnel supervision; equipment operation and maintenance; patient stabilization, monitoring, and care; drug administration; identification and preliminary diagnosis of diseases and injuries; communication and computer operations; basic anatomy, physiology, pathology, and toxicology; and professional standards and regulations. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology + Technician | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-2-year certificate Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in identifying and disposing of hazardous materials. Includes instruction in environmental safety principles, biohazard identification, testing and sampling procedures, laboratory techniques, instrumentation calibration, hazardous waste disposal procedures and systems, safety and protection procedures, equipment maintenance, and report preparation. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate Licensed Practical + Vocational Nurse Training | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-2-year certificate Licensed Practical + Vocational Nurse Training: A program that prepares individuals to assist in providing general nursing care under the direction of a registered nurse, physician or dentist. Includes instruction in taking patient vital signs, applying sterile dressings, patient health education and assistance with examinations and treatment. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate Selling Skills and Sales Operations | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-2-year certificate Selling Skills and Sales Operations: A program that prepares individuals to possess the skills associated with direct promotion of products and services to potential customers and to function as independent sales representatives and managers. Includes instruction in consumer psychology, image projection, public speaking and interpersonal communications, sales organization and operations, customer relations, professional standards and ethics, and applicable technical skills. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificate Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-4-year certificate Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificate Agribusiness + Agricultural Business Operations | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-4-year certificate Agribusiness + Agricultural Business Operations: A program that prepares individuals to manage agricultural businesses and agriculturally related operations within diversified corporations. Includes instruction in agriculture, agricultural specialization, business management, accounting, finance, marketing, planning, human resources management, and other managerial responsibilities. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificate Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-4-year certificate Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Includes instruction in brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, suspension and steering, automatic and manual transmissions and drive trains, and heating and air condition systems. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificate Criminal Justice + Police Science | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-4-year certificate Criminal Justice + Police Science: A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of police and public security officers, including patrol and investigative activities, traffic control, crowd control and public relations, witness interviewing, evidence collection and management, basic crime prevention methods, weapon and equipment operation and maintenance, report preparation and other routine law enforcement responsibilities. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificate Emergency Medical Technology + Technician (EMT Paramedic) | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-4-year certificate Emergency Medical Technology + Technician (EMT Paramedic): A program that prepares individuals, under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings and to supervise Ambulance personnel. Includes instruction in basic, intermediate, and advanced EMT procedures; emergency surgical procedures; medical triage; rescue operations; crisis scene management and personnel supervision; equipment operation and maintenance; patient stabilization, monitoring, and care; drug administration; identification and preliminary diagnosis of diseases and injuries; communication and computer operations; basic anatomy, physiology, pathology, and toxicology; and professional standards and regulations. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificate Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology + Technician | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-4-year certificate Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in identifying and disposing of hazardous materials. Includes instruction in environmental safety principles, biohazard identification, testing and sampling procedures, laboratory techniques, instrumentation calibration, hazardous waste disposal procedures and systems, safety and protection procedures, equipment maintenance, and report preparation. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificate Human Services General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-4-year certificate Human Services, General: A program that focuses on the general study and provision of human and social services to individuals and communities and prepares individuals to work in public and private human services agencies and organizations. Includes instruction in the social sciences, psychology, principles of social service, human services policy, planning and evaluation, social services law and administration, and applications to particular issues, services, localities, and populations. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificate Industrial Electronics Technology + Technician | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-4-year certificate Industrial Electronics Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to assemble, install, operate, maintain, and repair electrical/electronic equipment used in industry and manufacturing. Includes instruction in installing, maintaining and testing various types of equipment. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificate Information Technology | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-4-year certificate Information Technology: A program that focuses on the design of technological information systems, including computing systems, as solutions to business and research data and communications support needs. Includes instruction in the principles of computer hardware and software components, algorithms, databases, telecommunications, user tactics, application testing, and human interface design. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificate Legal Administrative Assistant + Secretary | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-4-year certificate Legal Administrative Assistant + Secretary: A program that prepares individuals to serve as legal office managers, special assistants, and legal secretaries. Includes instruction in office management, secretarial science, principles of U. S. or Canadian law, legal terminology and documentation, legal research, legal software applications, law office procedures, record-keeping, billing, applicable policies and regulations, and professional standards and ethics. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificate Licensed Practical + Vocational Nurse Training (LPN LVN Cert Dipl AAS) | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-4-year certificate Licensed Practical + Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS): A program that prepares individuals to assist in providing general nursing care under the direction of a registered nurse, physician or dentist. Includes instruction in taking patient vital signs, applying sterile dressings, patient health education and assistance with examinations and treatment. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificate Medical + Clinical Assistant | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-4-year certificate Medical + Clinical Assistant: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical office administrative services and perform clinical duties including patient intake and care, routine diagnostic and recording procedures, pre-examination and examination assistance, and the administration of medications and first aid. Includes instruction in basic anatomy and physiology; medical terminology; medical law and ethics; patient psychology and communications; medical office procedures; and clinical diagnostic, examination, testing, and treatment procedures. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificate Parks Recreation and Leisure Studies | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-4-year certificate Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies: A program that focuses on the principles underlying recreational and leisure activities, and the practices involved in providing indoor and outdoor recreational facilities and services for the general public. | |
| Imperial Valley College Certificates/Less-than-4-year Certificate Sales Distribution and Marketing Operations General | Imperial Valley College | General Description for: Imperial Valley College Less-than-4-year certificate Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General: A program that focuses on the general process and techniques of direct wholesale and retail buying and selling operations and introduces individuals to related careers. Includes instruction in the principles of entrepreneurial economics, basic sales skills, the distribution channels for goods and services, and supervised practical application experiences. | |
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