Danville Area Community College Associate degree Accounting | |
The Accounting program is designed to prepare students for positions in Business Administration with a specialty in Accounting. These classes are not designed to transfer to senior institutions.
Program Specific Courses Include:
Financial Accounting
Business Law I, II
Excel I, II Ethics
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Accounting Office Personnel | |
The Accounting Office Personnel program prepares students for positions in business with a specialty in accounting and a major emphasis in office systems. Accounting personnel act as an organization's clerical help and have a specialty as financial record keepers. They may handle all aspects of financial... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Administrative Professional | |
The Administrative Professional program is designed to provide the technical training needed for the position of administrative professional. Administrative Professionals coordinate office activities to ensure that information gets disseminated to staff and clients. They control day-to-day office business... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Agri-business Management | |
The Agri-business program with a Management Option prepares students for management positions in agri-business areas in production agriculture and to the related product service areas. Mid-management work requires that a person have the managerial skills necessary to organize and operate a business,... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Agribusiness | |
The Agribusiness program prepares students for mid-management and sales positions in agri-business such as fertilizer, seed, feed, chemicals, and business related to the product service areas. This program is not designed to transfer to a senior institution.
Workers in agri-business can work in a variety... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Application Development | |
This curriculum is designed for persons interested in preparing for positions in the numerous programming fields. Career opportunities in programming are quite extensive and diversified. Career objectives of persons completing this program would be in the areas of PC Programming and Internet Design.... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Art | |
The art program accentuates the importance of aesthetic growth and visual literacy through the exploration and appreciation of art in history and across cultures, as well as the development of tech-nical skills, craftsmanship, and overall artistic discipline through various applied arts offerings. The... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Automotive Technology | |
The Automotive Technology program is designed for the student who aspires to work as a technician in a new car dealership or other advanced service facility. The complete set of courses provides the student with skills and abilities in all facets of automobile and light truck repairs in addition to... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Commercial Floriculture | |
The student in this program will receive on-the-job training as well as a sound background for a career in greenhouse or floral shop operations. |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Computer Communications & Networks | |
The Computer Communications & Networks program will provide training and education for individuals interested in developing their knowledge and skills as a local area network administrator. The courses emphasize practical skills required to perform duties in the work environment under the supervision... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Computer Programming Mainframe/Midrange | |
The Computer Programming:Mainframe/Midrange program will provide training and education for individuals interested in preparing for employment as application/system programmers. Several programming languages for the mainframe and the mid-range environments will be covered, as well as related operating... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Criminal Justice Corrections/Parole Officer | |
The Criminal Justice curriculum is designed to give students the academic background and initial training for careers in corrections. Entry into the program is determined through the evaluation of personal qualifications and after the screening of an application which states that the student has no felony... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Criminal Justice Law Enforcement | |
The criminal justice curriculum is designed to give students the academic background and initial training for careers in law enforcement. Law Enforcement deals with the safety and well being of citizens by enforcing statutes, laws, and regulations. Duties vary widely, but in most jurisdictions, law enforcement... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Early Childhood Child Care | |
Preschool teachers and child-care workers nurture and teach preschool children, age 5 or younger, in centers designed for child care. They instruct children in activities designed to promote social, physical, intellectual, and language growth. They plan individual and group experiments for children such... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Early Childhood Paraprofessional | |
Paraprofessionals provide instructional and clerical support for classroom teachers, allowing teachers more time for lesson planning and teaching. Paraprofessionals tutor and assist children in learning class material using the teacher's lesson plans, providing students with individualized attention.... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Education Paraprofessional (K-12) | |
Teaching assistants provide instructional and clerical support for classroom teachers, allowing teachers more time for lesson planning and teaching. Paraprofessionals tutor and assist children in learning class material using the teacher‘s lesson plans, providing students with individualized attention.... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Electronic Technology | |
The Electronic Technology program is designed to give the training needed for the installation, maintenance, operation and servicing of electronic systems in industry. This program is an occupational program typically not designed to transfer. However this program has been articulated to some senior... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Engineering Science | |
The Associate Engineering Program provides basic training in the foundational building blocks for engineering: physics and math-ematics. Studies are conducted in general areas and are a prepara-tion for a number of fields of advanced specialized study. This program is designed as a transfer program,... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree English | |
English courses cover a range of areas: rhetoric, technical writing, creative writing, media, and literature. Some are required of all transfer students, and others fulfill requirements for vocational degrees. All of the English courses listed below will help you improve your communication skills because... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Fire Science | |
The DACC Fire Science curriculum was designed to give students academic background and initial training for careers in fire fighting. A firefighter may be expected to perform many duties including: fighting fires, maintaining fire equipment and educating the public about fire prevention. Additional skills... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Foreign Languages French & Spanish | |
Foreign language classes are offered to fulfill general education requirements, as well as prepare interested students for a major and/or minor in a four-year degree program in either French or Spanish. Foreign languages provide the student with a basic knowledge of the language and culture for the specific... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Golf Course Management | |
The Golf Course Management program gives the student the technical and practical knowledge needed to maintain golf course turfgrass. Emphasis will be placed on disease and insect identification and control. Grass establishment, fertilization, irrigation, aerification, and thatch control are also covered.... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Health Information Technology | |
The Associate Degree in Health Information Technology (HIT) is granted to those students who successfully complete the career curriculum in Health Information Technology. The DACC Health Information Technology program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree History | |
Historical training is a useful enterprise. The trained historian is able to search for, analyze, and clearly convey information to others. The historian learns to explain ideas, and interpret events. As you can see, it is perfect training for today‘s information age. Classically, historians move into... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Humanities | |
The broad range of human experience is explored in the humanities. As information exchange and communication become increasingly important, the humanities enjoy a new prominence. Discover yourself; discover various cultures; discover the past through these subject areas.
Positions You are Trained for:... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Industrial Maintenance | |
The Industrial Maintenance program is designed to give an individual the diversified training required for persons employed in plant maintenance positions. When production workers encounter problems with the machines they operate, they call industrial machinery repairers. Industrial maintenance is important... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Landscape Design/Construction | |
The Landscape Design/Construction program gives the student the technical and practical knowledge needed to design and install landscape plant materials. Graduates also will be able to build patios, install decks, erect fences and landscape walls. Grass establishment, fertilization, irrigation, aerification,... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Manufacturing Engineering Technology CAD | |
Career Overview:
Graduates in this area work using machine tools such as lathes, drill presses, milling equipment, and machine tools that are computer numerically controlled (CNC) to produce precision metal parts. Machinists today even act as tool programmers to write the programs in the language of... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Marketing | |
The Marketing program is designed to give an individual a variety of career options such as Customer Service, Sales, Telemarketing, Marketing, Retail Sales, Hospitality, Advertising, Travel & Tourism, and Management. This program is not designed to transfer to a senior institution.
Positions You are... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Mathematics | |
Mathematics continues to play a major role in the development of new technologies and the solution of social problems. Mathematicians are trained to think logically and to approach problems in analytical and creative ways. Studying mathematics prepares one for a wide variety of careers, providing one... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Medical Laboratory Technician | |
The medical laboratory technician performs general tests in all laboratory areas - Blood banking, Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology and Microbiology. Working with the supervision of a medical technologist, a medical laboratory technician hunts for clues to the absence, presence, extent, and causes of... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Medical Office Personnel | |
The Medical Office Personnel program is designed to provide the basic training necessary to office personnel in a medical facility. The program content is subject to change pending American Medical Records Association recommendations and approval. Medical Office Personnel perform clerical duties and... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Music | |
Music courses are a vital part of the humanities area of liberal arts at Danville Area Community College. Students gain an appreciation of diverse styles and genres of music from cultures all over the world. They also have the option of learning about rudimentary theoretical concepts and developing basic... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Nursing | |
The Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) is granted to those students who successfully complete a career curriculum in Nursing. The graduate of Level I of this Program is qualified to write the Licensure Exam for Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN). The Graduate of Level II of this Program is qualified to write... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Philosophy | |
’Philosophy“ literally means ’The love of wisdom.“ Philosophers, therefore, must not only collect knowledge, but also learn how to apply that knowledge in the real world. That is, philosophers must learn how to think well. The major philosophical disciplines include: Ethics, Logic, Epistemology, Philosophy... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Political Science | |
Political Science at Danville Area Community College offers undergraduate courses leading to the Associate of Arts. These courses are designed to prepare students for successful transfer to four year institutions.
Program Specific Courses Include:
Principles of Political Science
American Government
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Psychology | |
Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior and mental process. In the study of psychology students learn not only useful factual information about their fellow human beings but also important principles of scientific methodology and critical thinking. At DACC students can take a series of courses... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Radiologic Technology | |
The Associate in Applied Science Degree is granted to those students who successfully complete the career curriculum in Radiologic Technology. This program is fully accredited. This is a profession which is in high demand throughout the U.S. Over 300 million radiologic procedures are performed across... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Respiratory Therapist | |
Respiratory therapists work to evaluate, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. They perform special tests to measure lung capacity and the levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide and pH in the blood. They connect and monitor people on ventilators, and perform physiotherapy to clear the lungs... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Science | |
What do astronauts, deep-sea explorers, genetic engineers and brain surgeons have in common? They are all interested in and trained in science. If you are interested in science, a career in science may be right for you. Science generally consists of three major headings: biology, chemistry, and physics.... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Sociology | |
’Sociology is the scientific study of patterns of human interaction within society and how these patterns emerge, persist, and change.“
We are all individuals, but we are also social beings influenced by our social environments. We grow up in a society and within a family in that society. We grow up... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Software Specialist | |
Graduates of the Software Specialist degree will have training in various aspects of office work with a strong emphasis of training in software programs. Software specialists use Microsoft Office Suite in their daily office activities. They create text documents, spreadsheets and graphics, design and... |
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Danville Area Community College Associate degree Speech | |
The speech program goal is to provide a forum for students to become better communicators, public speakers, small group communicators, and actors. Students study the process of communication theories and put those theories into practice. They learn the thoughtful preparation and practice of delivering... |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Accounting | |
The Accounting program is designed to develop the specific skills required for employment as an accountant or accounting assistant. Currently employed workers will find the specialized study an opportunity to upgrade their employment level. |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Accounting Office Services | |
The Accounting Office Services program is designed to develop the basic employment skills required for assisting with office and financial records. |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Automotive Collision Repair | |
The automotive collision repair concentration focuses on developing the technical skills needed to restore automobiles after they have sustained damage. Emphasis is placed on problem-solving, understanding automotive body materials, and installation techniques. |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Automotive Technology | |
The Automotive Technology program is designed for the student to learn the theory of automotive systems and to gain skills in the servicing of the components. |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Cisco Certificate | |
The program provides intense training and education for individuals with prior experience in the networking field. This sequence of courses is designed to meet employment standards for the networking industry. This program prepares the student for the Cisco certification exam: Cisco Certified Networking... |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Computer Communications & Networks | |
The Computer Communications & Networks provides intense training and education to individuals with prior working knowledge in the networking field. The courses emphasize practical stills required to perform duties in the networking environment. This program prepares the student for the Microsoft Certified... |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Computer Programming - PC | |
The certificate program in Computer Programming/PC Systems prepares the students for employment as personal computer programmers. Topics include Visual Basic, C++, and Internet Development Tools. |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Computer Programming Mainframe/Midrange | |
The program prepares the students for employment as computer programmers.
Positions You are Trained for:
Programmer, programmer analyst, developer.
Where Can You Find a Job?
Although they are increasingly employed in every sector of the economy, the greatest concentration of these workers is in the... |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Desktop Publishing | |
The graduates of this program develop basic office skills and knowledge with training on microcomputers, word processing software, and desktop publishing software. This program is not designed to transfer to a senior institution.
Desktop publishing workers use computers to design artwork and publications... |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Diagnostic Medical Sonography | |
The Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) program at Danville Area Community College prepares the student for employment upon graduation as a key member of the health care team that performs a variety of sonographic procedures by operating complex equipment and providing skilled patient care.
This rigorous... |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Floral Design | |
The core of specialized courses in the Floriculture program has been selected to prepare the student for employment in a commercial floral shop as a designer or assistant to the manager.
REQUIRED COURSES
HORT 160 Intro. to Floral Design - 4
HORT 161 Floral Design I (pre: HORT 160) - 3
HORT 193 Garden... |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning | |
The HVAC program is intended to prepare technicians to install, repair and maintain commercial and domestic refrigeration units, air conditioning and heating systems and related environmental units. |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Internet Design | |
The certificate program in Internet Design prepares the students for employment as web designers. The student receives instruction in HTML programming and current web authoring tools. |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Machine Tool Operations | |
The Machine Tool Operations curriculum is designed to prepare students for employment in conventional machine shops as a machinist. |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Management | |
The Management 30 credit hour certificate program provides the learner with a foundation of essential skills necessary for a career in management. Practicing managers and supervisors can develop a better understanding of current management issues and concepts relevant in today‘s dynamic business environment.... |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Medical Coding | |
The Medical Coding Certificate Program prepares students to become medical coding specialists, training them to understand coding principles, guidelines, medical terminology and coding regulation changes. The program is designed to offer a wide variety of learning experiences, including classroom lectures,... |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Medical Office Services | |
The Medical Office Services program is designed to provide entry level employment skills for office personnel in a medical facility |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Office Assistant Services | |
The Office Assistant Services program is designed to provide entry level employment skills for office personnel. |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate PC Support | |
The PC Support program will provide intense training and education for individuals interested in maintenance and support of personal computers. The courses emphasize skills required to diagnose hardware, software, and user problems. This program prepares the student for an entry level position in the... |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Retailing | |
The Retailing program is designed for the individual desiring to improve their retailing skills. Emphasis will be placed on buying behavior, customer psychology, current management practices, effective advertising techniques, and successful marketing/sales strategies. This program is not designed to... |
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Danville Area Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Welding | |
Welding is the most common way of permanently joining metal parts. In this process, heat is applied to metal pieces, melting and fusing them to form a permanent bond. Because of its strength, welding is used in shipbuilding, automobile manufacturing and repair, aerospace applications, and thousands of... |
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