Bucks County Community College Associate degree Emergency Management and Public Safety | |
The Emergency Management and Public Safety Associate's Degree in Emergency Management/Public Safety prepares the student for the challenges faced in providing fire, police, emergency medical, and emergency management services within various levels of government. Graduates may be employed in positions... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Information Science and Technology | |
This Information Science and Technology major prepares students for upper-division course work leading to a bachelor's degree in computer or information science. The major parallels the first two years of study required by similar majors offered at four-year colleges and universities. Students select... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Multimedia | |
The Multimedia Transfer Major provides students with experiences creating image, text, sound, and video, with an emphasis on digital media. Using interactive programming, students will combine these different digital components into projects that convey their ideas as Web sites or CD/DVD projects. The... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Police Administration | |
Decisions on the transferability of courses are made by the four-year colleges and differ from school to school. Students enrolled in this major should contact the Transfer Services Office early in their academic program to determine which courses will transfer to the college of their choice.
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Secondary Education - History | |
The Secondary Education History major is designed for students who plan to teach history in a high school setting. The program provides the first two years of an undergraduate degree leading to a baccalaureate degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis in history.
Prospective students with academic... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Accounting | |
This Accounting major is primarily designed for job preparedness. Students who are considering transferring to a baccalaureate institution should be aware that decisions on transferability of courses are made by the baccalaureate institution and differ from school to school. Students should contact the... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Biology | |
The Biology major provides an understanding of fundamental biological concepts. This major is for students planning to earn a baccalaureate degree in biological science or seeking employment as a technician in areas such as ecology, environmental health and sanitation, pollution control, plant science,... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Business Administration | |
The Business Administration program of study prepares students for upper-division course work leading to a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. The program parallels the first two years of study required by similar programs offered at baccalaureate institutions and universities. Students select... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Chef Apprenticeship | |
Upon successful completion of the major requirements, apprentices will be awarded an Associate of Arts Degree from the College and Journeymen Cooks papers from the United States Department of Labor. Major requirements include 6,000 hours of supervised and documented on-the-job training and educational... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Chef Apprenticeship - Pastry | |
Upon successful completion of the major requirements, apprentices will be awarded an Associate of Arts Degree from the College and Journeymen Cooks papers from the United States Department of Labor. Major requirements include 6,000 hours of supervised and documented on-the-job training and educational... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Chemistry | |
The Chemistry major provides a broad but quantitative understanding of matter and the physical and chemical transformations of matter, based on an understanding of chemical, physical, and mathematical principles. The major is for students planning to transfer to baccalaureate majors in chemistry, chemical... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Cinema/Video Production | |
The Cinema/Video Production transfer major combines film and video production. It permits students to explore video and film production media, journalistic media and educational media as both communication and art forms. The program includes a variety of electives that allow students to tailor the program... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Communication Studies | |
The Communications Studies major is designed to serve the needs and interests of students who want to explore various subject areas in the Communications field without committing themselves immediately to any one area of concentration. Students in this major, through the required courses and the recommended... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Communications - Performance | |
The Communications Performance major stresses awareness of the nature, purposes, problems, and effects of human communication. Seven of the nine required courses in this major focus on participatory classes involving mixed media and requiring some aspect of performance on the part of the student. The... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Computer Science | |
This Computer Science major prepares students for upper-division course work leading to a bachelor's degree in computer science. The major parallels the first two years of study required by similar majors offered at four-year colleges and universities.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Correctional Administration | |
The transfer majors have the following objectives
* to provide students with a solid foundation in Criminal Justice (Police Administration or Correctional Administration) as an academic field of study in preparation for transfer to a four-year institution; and
* to educate students seeking... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Digital Game and Simulation Design | |
The Digital Game and Simulation Design major will prepare students for careers in the digital media industry such as, entry-level game programmers, quality assurance testers or level designers. Minimum skills an individual would be expected to develop by program completion include the ability to:
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Early Childhood Education | |
A two-year course of study leading to the Associate of Arts Degree, this Early Childhood Education major meets Pennsylvania certification requirements for assistant teachers in private kindergartens, nursery schools, and child day-care centers.
Certified Assistant Teachers who wish to earn credits... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Education | |
A two-year concentration leading to the Associate of Arts degree, this major serves as a foundation for further study toward a baccalaureate degree in early childhood, elementary, and special education and is a partial fulfillment of certification requirements for public school teachers.
Students planning... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Engineering | |
The academic major Engineering is for the first two years of engineering is similar for all branches of the discipline. It is designed for students ready to enroll in any engineering major--civil, ME, EE, metallurgical, aeronautical, or others. Consequently, this major provides a foundation for all phases... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Environmental Science | |
Students planning to transfer into a four year program should meet with an advisor in the Science Department at the beginning of their program.
A graduate of this program can expect to find entry-level employment as an environmental analyst, field service technician, geologist technician, wastewater... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Fine Arts | |
The Fine Arts major is designed to serve the fine arts major and the general college student. The major equips the art student with the skills, attitudes, and knowledge necessary for further training in a four-year professional or liberal arts institution and develops mastery of arts, crafts, and design... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Fine Woodworking | |
The Fine Woodworking Program provides students with courses that meet their interests and long-term professional goals. Studio hands-on, design, and historical courses give the student a view of the field from different perspectives. Traditional woodworking techniques through recent innovations in the... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Fire Science | |
The Fire Science Associate Degree Program prepares the student for a leadership position in the Fire Service. In addition to the courses that prepare the student to manage a complex emergency scene, the Fire Science courses in this curriculum provide the student with technical information on a wide range... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Food Service Management | |
The Tourism and Hospitality Management major offers a variety of options for the student interested in gaining employment in the hospitality industry at an entry level or as a management trainee. The student may choose to follow either the Tourism and Hospitality Management Emphasis or the Food Service... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Graphic Design | |
The Graphic Design major begins with the traditional Fine Arts Foundation Year experience and then offers specific course work needed to develop a portfolio of advertising and illustration work for successful transfer as a Graphic Design Major. Students with exceptional portfolio and their Associate... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Graphic Design (Occupational) | |
The Graphic Design Program provides students with essential skills needed as a professional graphic designer. Before entering the Graphic Design Program all students are required to meet with a Graphic Design instructor to receive advising, to review required entry skill levels, and to review the student‘s... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Health and Physical Education | |
The Health and Physical Education program prepares undergraduate students for a career in teaching health and physical education. The major is for students planning to transfer to a four-year institution as a health and physical education major. It provides the fundamental courses for students to sucessfully... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Hospitality & Tourism Management | |
The Tourism and Hospitality Management major offers a variety of options for the student interested in gaining employment in the hospitality industry at an entry level or as a management trainee. The student may choose to follow either the Tourism and Hospitality Management Emphasis or the Food Service... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Individual Transfer Studies | |
This Individual Transfer Studies major is intended for students whose educational goals are not met by the College's other transfer majors. It allows a student to build a sequence of courses to satisfy specific requirements of a particular four-year college. Upon successful completion it results in the... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Information Technology Studies | |
This Information Technology Studies major is for students whose educational and occupational goals are not met by the Mathematics, Computer and Information Science Department's other occupational and transfer majors. It allows students to build a sequence of computer-related courses to satisfy specific... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Journalism | |
The Journalism major prepares students for news reporting, writing, copy editing, and page layout in both traditional print media and electronic publishing. The courses parallel the offerings in the first two years of most four-year institutions. The weekly campus newspaper, The Centurion, provides... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Liberal Arts - American Studies | |
This Liberal Arts - American Studies major offers students a view of the American experience from different, though interrelated, perspectives in the social sciences, arts, and humanities. Through the study of history, sociology, geography, economics, and political science, students explore how these... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Liberal Arts - General Emphasis | |
This Liberal Arts - General Emphasis major is designed for the student who seeks a general education while broadly exploring the liberal arts course areas in the social and behavioral sciences, humanities, and/or science, and mathematics prior to commitment to a specific major. The program will provide... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Liberal Arts - Psychology - Interpersonal | |
The goals of the Psychology - Interpersonal Emphasis major are to
* provide a liberal arts experience with an emphasis in the theory and practice of psychology and communication;
* prepare students for transfer to institutions offering bachelor's degree programs in psychology, organizational... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Liberal Arts - Psychology Pre-Professional | |
The Psychology Pre-Professional program of study is designed for students who intend to transfer to a four-year college and continue for a bachelors degree in psychology. Often these students intend to pursue a graduate degree in professional psychology. This major emphasizes the scientific foundations... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Liberal Arts - Social Science | |
In common with the other Liberal Arts majors, the Liberal Arts major with a Social Science emphasis is designed to be the first phase of an undergraduate education which aims to achieve three goals
* critical appreciation of the ways in which we gain knowledge and understanding of ourselves and... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Liberal Arts - Women's Studies | |
The Liberal Arts - Women's Studies major is designed for the student who seeks a general education by broadly exploring the liberal arts course areas while also focusing on the study of women in society, the contributions of women to all cultures, and the issues raised by contemporary changes in women's... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Liberal Arts Humanities | |
The Liberal Arts Humanities major is for the student seeking general education in Western values with emphasis on training in clear and accurate written and oral expression.
Graduates of this program are able to
* expect to major in English, history, philosophy, religion, foreign languages, or... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Management/Marketing | |
Graduates seek employment in positions with job titles such as management trainee, sales representative, job supervisor, and researcher. Graduates of this program are able to
* utilize accounting information as a management tool in planning and controlling business operations;
* demonstrate... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Mathematics | |
This Mathematics major prepares students for upper division course work leading to a bachelor's degree in mathematics or a mathematics-related area. Upon completion of the appropriate bachelor's degree, graduates are qualified for entry-level positions in actuarial science, statistics, applied mathematics,... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Medical Assistant | |
Medical Assistants work in medical practices, clinics, and hospitals. Medical Assistants have cross-training for both administrative and clinical responsibilities. Their administrative duties include keeping patient records, managing financial matters, handling insurance arrangements, processing correspondence,... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Music | |
The Music major, which is designed to prepare students for transfer in Music to four-year institutions, is a curriculum that culminates in an Associate of Arts degree. Numerous courses in the program fulfill Core Curriculum requirements for general students, and students enrolled in other majors are... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Nanofabrication Technology | |
Nanofabrication manufacturing technology relates to the creation of microscopic structures. This technology is the basis of such diverse areas as computer chip manufacturing, flat panel displays and large scale solar power arrays used in space exploration, biological implants, medicine and pharmaceuticals.... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Networking Technology | |
This Networking Technology associate degree major enables graduates to qualify for entry-level advanced positions in computer communications. Major requirements can be met in a two academic year period of full-time study. Graduates might be employed in positions with job titles such as network administrator,... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Nursing | |
The Program in Nursing offered at Bucks County Community College can be completed in two years, if the student chooses to be a full-time student, or it can be completed on a part-time basis, and leads to an Associate of Arts Degree. Graduates of the Program are eligible to take The National Council Licensure... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Occupational Studies | |
The Occupational Studies major is for students whose educational and occupational goals are not met by the College‘s other occupational and transfer majors. It allows students to build a sequence of courses to satisfy specific skills needed for employment and, upon successful completion, results in the... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Office Administration & Systems Technology | |
The Office Administration and Systems Technology degree program is designed to prepare highly qualified office professionals needed in today's high-technology office environment. The program provides a broad background in office management, business, communication, computer technology, and interpersonal... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Paralegal Studies | |
The Paralegal Studies major will qualify students to serve as paralegals for employment by attorneys, law offices, governmental agencies, or other entities in capacities or functions that involve the performance, under the ultimate direction and supervision of attorneys, of specifically delegated substantive... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Paraprofessional Instructional Assistant | |
Leading to the Associate of Arts degree and a certificate of competency, this Paraprofessional Instructional Assistant major prepares students to work effectively as instructional assistants in public and private schools in Pennsylvania.
Graduates are prepared to assist teachers and to secure teaching... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Pre-Allied Health | |
This Pre-Allied Health major prepares students for transfer into baccalaureate degree majors in allied health fields. These may include: nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, medical technology, or dental hygiene. Students are advised to review the entrance requirements... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Retail Management | |
This Associate Degree Program qualifies graduates to compete for entry-level management positions in the retail industry.
Graduates can find employment in positions with job titles such as assistant store manager and manager trainee in a variety of retail operations, from small independent stores to... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Science | |
The Science major is designed for students who wish to major in a branch of science in a four-year institution, but are undecided about the specific discipline during their stay at Bucks. The major will enable students to broaden their experience in mathematics and different areas of science. Transferring... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Secondary Education - Biology | |
The Secondary Education – Biology major is designed for students who plan to teach Biology in a high school setting. The program provides the first two years of an undergraduate degree leading to a baccalaureate degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Biology.
Graduates of this program are... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Secondary Education - Chemistry | |
The Secondary Education Chemistry major is designed for students who plan to teach Chemistry in a high school setting. The program provides the first two years of an undergraduate degree leading to a baccalaureate degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Chemistry.
Graduates of this program... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Secondary Education - Mathematics | |
The Secondary Education – Mathematics major is designed for students who plan to teach Mathematics in a high school setting. The program provides the first two years of an undergraduate degree leading to a baccalaureate degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis on Mathematics.
Prospective students... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Small Business Management | |
Students who complete the Students who complete this program will be able to understand the managerial responsibilities necessary in a small business enterprise. Students will be able to understand and perform markup, display, bookkeeping, banking and day-to-day operations for a small business. The program... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Social Services | |
The goals of the Social Services major are to
* provide a liberal arts experience with an emphasis in the science-based theory and practice of the behavioral and social sciences; and
* prepare students for transfer to institutions offering bachelors degree programs in human relations and social... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Sport Management | |
The Sport Management major prepares the undergraduate student for a career in sport management, athletics, marketing, campus recreation, intramurals, student activities, as well as other related areas. It serves as a foundation for upper division course work. Students planning to transfer to a four-year... |
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Bucks County Community College Associate degree Travel and Event Planning | |
The Travel and Event Planning Associate of Arts degree program prepares graduates to compete for various careers in the travel services and meeting planning industries. Program requirements can be completed in a two-year period of full time study (including one summer employment internship). Graduates... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Emergency Management and Public Safety | |
The certificate program in Emergency Management and Public Safety provides the opportunity for an individual to pursue a career in Emergency Management or Public Safety and/or provide professional development for those already employed.
Graduates of this program are able to
* perform technically;
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate 3D Animation | |
This program provides the student with hands-on knowledge in digital illustration, 3-D modeling, and 3-D animation via the computer. The student will explore different methods of modeling and animation and how computers work in this process. The student will also explore how digital animation relates... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Bookkeeping | |
The Bookkeeping certificate program is designed to provide students with basic accounting skills and knowledge with emphasis on the use of the computer. It will prepare students who are currently employed and need to enhance their skills, as well as those who are seeking employment in the bookkeeping... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Computer Forensics | |
The increased use of computers to commit crimes and the growing demand for computer-based data in civil proceedings has created a need for individuals with the expertise to extract useful information from computer evidence. The Computer Forensics program will prepare students for careers as computer... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Computer Networking Technology | |
This Computer Networking Technology certificate prepares students for a career position as a Network Technician, Network Administrator, Sales Support and related occupations. Upon completion of this program of study the graduate will be able to:
* plan, install, modify and troubleshoot computer... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Culinary/Pastry and Catering Arts | |
The Culinary/Pastry and Catering Arts certificate prepares students for such careers as hotel/restaurant/catering management trainee, foodservice production assistant, shift supervisor, cook or baker.
Upon completion of this program, graduates will
* understand the various segments/divisions within... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Fire Investigation | |
This Fire Investigation certificate program provides the opportunity for an individual to pursue a career in the Fire Science, Fire Investigation, Risk Management, Building Inspection or for professional development for those employed.
Graduates of this program are able to
* provide services to... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Fire Science | |
This Fire Science certificate program provides the opportunity for an individual to pursue a career in Fire Science or for professional development for those employed.
Graduates of this program are able to
* provide services to the community in fire investigations, building inspections, fire inspections... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate General Office Occupations and Clerical Services | |
This Computer Hardware Installation and Maintenance certificate prepares the student to sit for two industry standard, vender independent certifications, the A+ certification and the Network+ certification. Students receiving their certificates possess the knowledge, skills, and customer relations experience... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Historic Preservation | |
The Historic Preservation Certificate program of study is primarily occupational, providing opportunities for individuals seeking a career in the field of historic preservation. The program is designed for job placement with students finding employment in the historic preservation field in the offices... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Hotel/Restaurant/Institution Supervision | |
This Hotel/Restaurant/Institution Supervision certificate program prepares students for such careers as supervisors and management trainees in hotels, restaurants, schools and nursing homes. Graduates of this program are able to:
* utilize principles of effective and organizational personnel management... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Management | |
This Management program is designed to prepare students for entry level management and management-trainee positions. Students will understand the principles of managing people in an organizational setting.Successful completion of this program will allow students to combine specific knowledge with management... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Medical Assistant - Administrative | |
Medical Assistant Certificate programs offer complete training for students to receive a certificate with specialization in clinical medical assisting or administrative medical assisting.
Administrative medical assistants complete office paperwork, schedule patients, and handle insurance billing in... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Medical Assistant - Clinical | |
The Medical Assistant Certificate programs offer complete training for students to receive a Certificate with specialization in clinical medical assisting or administrative medical assisting. Clinical medical assistants assist doctors and patients in physicians' back offices, clinics, and outpatient... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Medical Coding/Billing | |
Graduates of the Medical Coding/Billing Certificate program will be prepared for positions as ambulatory care coders (ICD-9-CM, CPT/HCPCs), as well as billers, patient accounts representatives, and other support positions in medical offices, hospitals, and other health care facilities. Upon program completion,... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Medical Transcription | |
Provides graduates with knowledge and skills needed for a career in a paramedical profession that requires extensive transcription with word processing. Graduates apply their medical specialty in the following settings: medical care facilities, insurance companies, medical office service, or in entrepreneurial... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Network Administrator | |
This Network Administrator certificate program provides the opportunity for an individual to operate a network on a day-to-day basis and be prepared to sit for the industry corresponding certification exams.
Graduates of this program are able to:
* design and implement the users network environment;
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Office Skills-Accelerated | |
There is a growing need for office professionals trained in the use of Microsoft Office Applications. This Bucks Community College Office Administration Accelerated Certificate program is a short-term program designed to prepare students to enter a modern office. The certificate offers career-specific... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Paralegal | |
Students entering in Paralegal program must have completed 30 college credits. 18 of which must meet general education requirements. All of the courses required for the certificate can be used to obtain a degree at a later time.
This all inclusive certificate paralegal program requires graduates to... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Pennsylvania Director Credential | |
The Pennsylvania Director Credential Certificate program gives center directors the opportunity to keep pace with changes in the child care center industry, technology, human resources, and employment resources. Directors and assistant directors and administrators who do not participate in Keystone STARS... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Phlebotomy | |
The Phlebotomy Certificate program prepares the student to draw blood and prepare it for testing by laboratory personnel. The program is designed to provide students with information about the health care delivery system, collection of materials and equipment, venipuncture and capillary puncture techniques,... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Supervision | |
This Supervision program is designed to prepare students for positions in supervision. The program is appropriate for practicing supervisors as well as those who are interested in entering such positions. Students will learn fundamental business concepts with a particular view to their use in supervisory... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Travel and Event Planning | |
This Travel and Event Planning certificate program prepares students for such careers as travel agents, travel, conference and meeting planners for hotels, conference centers and catering companies, and meeting organizers and independent meeting planners. Students who complete this program may apply... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Web Designer and Multimedia | |
The Web and Multimedia Designer certificate will train students to design and create multimedia applications for the World Wide Web or DVD. This program will include courses covering the skills necessary to apply design techniques as well as information management concepts to the development and design... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Women's Studies | |
The Women's Studies certificate program provides the opportunity for students to study women's issues in contemporary society, in the area of health, and in the workplace. The student who successfully completes this certificate shall have college-level writing skills as well as an exposure to both the... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate Accounting & Taxation | |
Students who successfully complete the Accounting & Taxation Certificate Program will have highly developed accounting competencies and an understanding of tax accounting. Students in this program will be qualified to work as full-charge bookkeepers, accounting clerks, auditing clerks, junior accountants... |
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Bucks County Community College Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate Nanofabrication | |
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS
BIOL101 - Biological Science I
CHEM101 - Chemistry
COMP110 - English Composition I
CISC100 - Introduction to Computers
MATH110 - Math for Technology I
MATH111 - Math for Technology II
PHYS106 - Physics
PHYS107 - Physics
PHYS201 - Solid State Electronic Devices
PHYS202... |
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