Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Accounting Technology + Technician and Bookkeeping | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to provide technical administrative support to professional accountants and other financial management personnel. Includes instruction in posting transactions to accounts, record-keeping systems, accounting software operation, and general accounting principles and practices. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Applied Horticulture + Horticultural Business Services, Other | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
Any instructional program in horticultural service operations not listed in the Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services, General category. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Architectural Engineering Technology + Technician | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of architects, engineers and planners engaged in designing and developing buildings, urban complexes, and related systems. Includes instruction in design testing procedures, building site analysis, model building and computer graphics, engineering drawing, structural systems testing, analysis of prototype mechanical and interior systems, test equipment operation and maintenance, and report preparation. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Biotechnology | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that focuses on the application of the biological sciences, biochemistry, and genetics to the preparation of new and enhanced agricultural, environmental, clinical, and industrial products, including the commercial exploitation of microbes, plants, and animals. Includes instruction in bioinformatics, gene identification, phylogenetics and comparative genomics, bioinorganic chemistry, immunoassaying, DNA sequencing, xenotransplantation, genetic engineering, industrial microbiology, drug and biologic development, enzyme-based production processes, patent law, biotechnology management and marketing, applicable regulations, and biotechnology ethics. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Business + Commerce, General | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Business Administration and Management, General | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Cartography | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that focuses on the systematic study of map-making and the application of mathematical, computer, and other techniques to the science of mapping geographic information. Includes instruction in cartographic theory and map projections, computer-assisted cartography, map design and layout, photogrammetry, air photo interpretation, remote sensing, cartographic editing, and applications to specific industrial, commercial, research, and governmental mapping problems. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Child Development | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that focuses on the intellectual, social, emotional, and biological development of children and the planning and design of related human services. Includes instruction in parent-child relations; parenting practices; special needs of children; parental and environmental influences on child development; external support services; and related public policy issues. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Civil Engineering Technology + Technician | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of civil engineers engaged in designing and executing public works projects such as highways, dams, bridges, tunnels and other facilities. Includes instruction in site analysis, structural testing procedures, field and laboratory testing procedures, plan and specification preparation, test equipment operation and maintenance, and report preparation. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Clinical + Medical Laboratory Technician | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of clinical laboratory scientists/medical technologists, to perform routine medical laboratory procedures and tests and to apply preset strategies to record and analyze data. Includes instruction in general laboratory procedures and skills; laboratory mathematics; medical computer applications; interpersonal and communications skills; and the basic principles of hematology; medical microbiology; immunohematology; immunology; clinical chemistry, and urinalysis. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Commercial and Advertising Art | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via illustrations and other forms of digital or printed media. Includes instruction in concept design, layout, paste-up, and techniques such as engraving, etching, silkscreen, lithography, offset, drawing and cartooning, painting, collage, and computer graphics. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Computer Engineering Technology + Technician | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of computer engineers engaged in designing and developing computer systems and installations. Includes instruction in computer electronics and programming, prototype development and testing, systems installation and testing, solid state and microminiature circuitry, peripheral equipment, and report preparation. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Criminal Justice + Police Science | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Dietitian Assistant | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to assist registered dietitians in planning, preparing and serving meals to individuals with specific dietary needs. Includes instruction in equipment use, food preparation, diet regulations, food handling, safety and sanitary standards and administrative techniques and procedures. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Education, General | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Electrical + Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair, General | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology + Technician | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of electrical, electronics and communication engineers. Includes instruction in electrical circuitry, prototype development and testing; systems analysis and testing, systems maintenance, instrument calibration, and report preparation. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Fire Science + Fire-fighting | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Hotel + Motel Administration + Management | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to manage operations and facilities that provide lodging services to the traveling public. Includes instruction in hospitality industry principles; supplies purchasing, storage and control; hotel facilities design and planning; hospitality industry law; personnel management and labor relations; financial management; marketing and sales promotion; convention and event management; front desk operations; and applications to specific types of hotels and motel operations. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair and maintain industrial machinery and equipment such as cranes, pumps, engines and motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, production machinery, marine deck machinery, and steam propulsion, refinery, and pipeline-distribution systems. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Industrial Technology + Technician | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of industrial engineers and managers. Includes instruction in optimization theory, human factors, organizational behavior, industrial processes, industrial planning procedures, computer applications, and report and presentation preparation. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Legal Assistant + Paralegal | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Management Information Systems, General | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that generally prepares individuals to provide and manage data systems and related facilities for processing and retrieving internal business information; select systems and train personnel; and respond to external data requests. Includes instruction in cost and accounting information systems, management control systems, personnel information systems, data storage and security, business systems networking, report preparation, computer facilities and equipment operation and maintenance, operator supervision and training, and management information systems policy and planning. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Mechanical Engineering + Mechanical Technology + Technician | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers engaged in the design and development phases of a wide variety of projects involving mechanical systems. Includes instruction in principles of mechanics, applications to specific engineering systems, design testing procedures, prototype and operational testing and inspection procedures, manufacturing system-testing procedures, test equipment operation and maintenance, and report preparation. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Medical Radiologic Technology + Science - Radiation Therapist | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to administer prescribed courses of radiation treatment, manage patients undergoing radiation therapy, and maintain pertinent records. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiology, oncologic pathology, radiation biology, radiation oncology procedures and techniques, radiation dosimetry, tumor localization, treatment planning, patient communication and management, data collection, record-keeping, and applicable standards and regulations. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Physical Therapist Assistant | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of a physical therapist, to implement physical therapy treatment care plans, train patients, conduct treatment interventions, use equipment, and observe and record patient progress. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiology, applied kinesiology, principles and procedures of physical therapy, basic neurology and orthopedics, physical therapy modalities, documentation skills, psychosocial aspects of health care, wound and injury care, electrotherapy, working with orthotics and prostheses, and personal and professional ethics. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Restaurant + Food Services Management | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to plan, manage, and market restaurants, food services in hospitality establishments, food service chains and franchise networks, and restaurant supply operations. Includes instruction in hospitality administration, food services management, wholesale logistics and distribution, franchise operations, business networking, personnel management, culinary arts, business planning and capitalization, food industry operations, marketing and retailing, business law and regulations, finance, and professional standards and ethics. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Associate degree
Science Technologies + Technicians, Other | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
Any instructional program in science technologies not listed in the Science Technologies/Technicians, General category. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Accounting Technology + Technician and Bookkeeping | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to provide technical administrative support to professional accountants and other financial management personnel. Includes instruction in posting transactions to accounts, record-keeping systems, accounting software operation, and general accounting principles and practices. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Architectural Engineering Technology + Technician | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of architects, engineers and planners engaged in designing and developing buildings, urban complexes, and related systems. Includes instruction in design testing procedures, building site analysis, model building and computer graphics, engineering drawing, structural systems testing, analysis of prototype mechanical and interior systems, test equipment operation and maintenance, and report preparation. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Blood Bank Technology Specialist | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform routine and specialized blood testing procedures, collect and process blood donations, and support physicians and other clinicians administering transfusion therapy. Includes instruction in basic cellular biology, immunohematology, blood bank procedures, blood typing, antigen and antibody identification tests, hemolytic and transfusion responses and diseases, donor selection, blood drawing and storage, blood separation, viral marker testing, laboratory and personnel supervision, safety and sterilization, and applicable laws and regulations. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Business + Commerce, General | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
Any instructional program in business, management, marketing and related support services not listed in the Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, General category. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Child Care and Support Services Management | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that focuses on the provision and management of child care services and that prepares individuals to plan, design, and manage child care facilities and programs that meet children's developmental needs and interests and that provide safe and healthy environments. Includes instruction in child development and psychology; home- and institution-based child care; identification of diseases, injuries, and psychological trauma and applicable referrals; parent relations; personnel and business management principles; and related laws and policies. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Child Development | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that focuses on the intellectual, social, emotional, and biological development of children and the planning and design of related human services. Includes instruction in parent-child relations; parenting practices; special needs of children; parental and environmental influences on child development; external support services; and related public policy issues. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Computer Engineering Technology + Technician | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of computer engineers engaged in designing and developing computer systems and installations. Includes instruction in computer electronics and programming, prototype development and testing, systems installation and testing, solid state and microminiature circuitry, peripheral equipment, and report preparation. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Computer Programming, Specific Applications | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply the knowledge and skills of general computer programming to the solution of specific operational problems and customization requirements presented by individual software users and organizational users. Includes training in specific types of software and its installation and maintenance. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Construction Trades, Other | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
Any instructional program in construction trades not listed in the Construction Trades, General category. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Criminal Justice + Police Science | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology + Technician | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of electrical, electronics and communication engineers. Includes instruction in electrical circuitry, prototype development and testing; systems analysis and testing, systems maintenance, instrument calibration, and report preparation. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Electrician | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to install, operate, maintain, and repair electric apparatus and systems such as residential, commercial, and industrial electric-power wiring; and DC and AC motors, controls, and electrical distribution panels. Includes instruction in the principles of electronics and electrical systems, wiring, power transmission, safety, industrial and household appliances, job estimation, electrical testing and inspection, and applicable codes and standards. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Emergency Medical Technology + Technician (EMT Paramedic) | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Foodservice Systems Administration + Management | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
Any instructional program in health and medical administrative services not listed in the Health and Medical Administrative Services, General category. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
Any instructional program in human development, family studies, and related services not listed in the Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, General category. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Industrial Technology + Technician | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of industrial engineers and managers. Includes instruction in optimization theory, human factors, organizational behavior, industrial processes, industrial planning procedures, computer applications, and report and presentation preparation. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Landscaping and Groundskeeping | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to manage and maintain indoor and/or outdoor ornamental and recreational plants and groundcovers and related conceptual designs established by landscape architects, interior designers, enterprise owners or managers, and individual clients. Includes instruction in applicable principles of horticulture, gardening, plant and soil irrigation and nutrition, turf maintenance, plant maintenance, equipment operation and maintenance, personnel supervision, and purchasing. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Manufacturing Technology + Technician | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills to the identification and resolution of production problems in the manufacture of products. Includes instruction in machine operations, production line operations, engineering analysis, systems analysis, instrumentation, physical controls, automation, computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), manufacturing planning, quality control, and informational infrastructure. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Mechanic and Repair Technologies + Technicians, Other | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
Any instructional program in mechanics and repairs not listed in the Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, General category. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Quality Control Technology + Technician | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in maintaining consistent manufacturing and construction standards. Includes instruction in quality control systems management principles, technical standards applicable to specific engineering and manufacturing projects, testing procedures, inspection procedures, related instrumentation and equipment operation and maintenance, and report preparation. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Security and Protective Services, Other | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
Any instructional program in protective services not listed in the Security and Protective Services, General category. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Substance Abuse + Addiction Counseling | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Turf and Turfgrass Management | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
A program that focuses on turfgrasses and related groundcover plants and prepares individuals to develop ornamental or recreational grasses and related products; plant, transplant, and manage grassed areas; and to produce and store turf used for transplantation. Includes instruction in applicable plant sciences, genetics of grasses, turf science, use analysis, turf management, and related economics. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Emergency Medical Technology + Technician (EMT Paramedic) | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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Southwest Tennessee Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Pharmacy Technician + Assistant | Southwest Tennessee Community College |
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. | |
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