Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Accounting Technology + Technician and Bookkeeping | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Agriculture, General | |
A program that focuses on the general principles and practice of agricultural research and production and that may prepare individuals to apply this knowledge to the solution of practical agricultural problems. Includes instruction in basic animal, plant, and soil science; animal husbandry and plant... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Archeology | |
A program that focuses on the systematic study of extinct societies, and the past of living societies, via the excavation, analysis and interpretation of their artifactual, human, and associated remains. Includes instruction in archeological theory, field methods, dating methods, conservation and museum... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Biological and Physical Sciences | |
A program that is either a general synthesis of one or more of the biological and physical sciences, or a specialization which draws from the biological and physical sciences. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Building + Property Maintenance and Management | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to keep a building functioning, and to service a variety of structures including commercial and industrial buildings and mobile homes. Includes instruction in the basic maintenance and repair skills required to service building... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Business + Commerce, General | |
A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Business + Office Automation + Technology + Data Entry | |
A program that prepares individuals to support business information operations by using computer equipment to enter, process, and retrieve data for a wide variety of administrative purposes. Includes instruction in using basic business software and hardware; business computer networking; principles... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Business Administration and Management, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Carpentry + Carpenter | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to lay out, cut, fabricate, erect, install, and repair wooden structures and fixtures, using hand and power tools. Includes instruction in technical mathematics, framing, construction materials and selection, job estimating,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Child Care and Support Services Management | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Child Care Provider + Assistant | |
A program that prepares individuals to be primary providers of home, family, residential, or institutional-based child care services. Includes instruction in child growth and development; nutrition; recreation; planning and supervision of play and learning activities; child abuse and neglect prevention;... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Child Development | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Computer Graphics | |
A program that focuses on the software, hardware, and mathematical tools used to represent, display, and manipulate topological, two-, and three-dimensional objects on a computer screen and that prepares individuals to function as computer graphics specialists. Includes instruction in graphics software... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Computer Installation and Repair Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to assemble, install, operate, maintain, and repair computers and related instruments. Includes instruction in power supplies, number systems, memory structure, buffers and registers, microprocessor design, peripheral equipment,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | |
A program that focuses on the design, implementation, and management of linked systems of computers, peripherals, and associated software to maximize efficiency and productivity, and that prepares individuals to function as network specialists and managers at various levels. Includes instruction in... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Corrections | |
A program that prepares individuals to study the theories and principles, of correctional science and to function as professional corrections officers and other workers in public and/or private incarceration facilities. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Cosmetology + Cosmetologist, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to cut, trim, and style scalp, facial, and body hair; apply cosmetic preparations; perform manicures and pedicures; massage the head and extremities; and prepare for practice as licensed cosmetologists in specialized or full-service salons. Includes instruction... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Court Reporting + Court Reporter | |
A program that prepares individuals to record and transcribe examinations, testimony, judicial orders and instructions, legal opinions, and other formal proceedings via print or electronic methods. Includes instruction in legal terminology, legal transcription, shorthand, verbatim recording, equipment... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Criminal Justice + Police Science | |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of police and public security officers, including patrol and investigative activities, traffic control, crowd control and public relations, witness interviewing, evidence collection and management, basic crime prevention methods, weapon and equipment... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Data Modeling + Warehousing and Database Administration | |
A program that prepares individuals to design and manage the construction of databases and related software programs and applications, including the linking of individual data sets to create complex searchable databases (warehousing) and the use of analytical search tools (mining). Includes instruction... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Drafting and Design Technology + Technician, General | |
A program that prepares individuals to generally apply technical skills to create working drawings and computer simulations for a variety of applications. Includes instruction in specification interpretation, dimensioning techniques, drafting calculations, material estimation, technical communications,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Early Childhood Education and Teaching | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Education + Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | |
A program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to infant and pre-school age children with special learning needs or disabilities, and that prepares individuals to teach such students. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology + Technician | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Electrician | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Elementary Education and Teaching | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Emergency Medical Technology + Technician (EMT Paramedic) | |
A program that prepares individuals, under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings and to supervise Ambulance personnel. Includes instruction in basic, intermediate, and advanced EMT procedures; emergency surgical procedures;... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other | |
Any instructional program in enterprise management and entrepreneurship not listed in the Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, General category. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Fire Science + Fire-fighting | |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of fire fighters. Includes instruction in fire-fighting equipment operation and maintenance, principles of fire science and combustible substances, methods of controlling different types of fires, hazardous material handling and control, fire... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
General Studies | |
An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Health Information + Medical Records Administration + Administrator | |
A program that prepares individuals to plan, design, and manage systems, processes, and facilities used to collect, store, secure, retrieve, analyze, and transmit medical records and other health information used by clinical professionals and health care organizations. Includes instruction in the principles... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Industrial Technology + Technician | |
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,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Information Science + Studies | |
A program that focuses on the theory, organization, and process of information collection, transmission, and utilization in traditional and electronic forms. Includes instruction in information classification and organization; information storage and processing; transmission, transfer, and signaling;... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Kindergarten + Preschool Education and Teaching | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in formal settings prior to beginning regular elementary school, usually ranging in age from three to six years (or grade one), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Legal Administrative Assistant + Secretary | |
A program that prepares individuals to serve as legal office managers, special assistants, and legal secretaries. Includes instruction in office management, secretarial science, principles of U. S. or Canadian law, legal terminology and documentation, legal research, legal software applications, law... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Legal Assistant + Paralegal | |
A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Legal Professions and Studies, Other | |
Any program in law, legal services, and legal studies not listed in the Legal Professions and Studies, General category. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies | |
A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Library Assistant + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to assist professional librarians. Includes instruction in principles, systems, processes, and procedures of library operation; library resources and services; processes of acquisition, cataloging, storage, and display systems; discovery and retrieval of requested... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Management Information Systems, General | |
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,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Massage Therapy + Therapeutic Massage | |
A program that prepares individuals to provide relief and improved health and well-being to clients through the application of manual techniques for manipulating skin, muscles, and connective tissues. Includes instruction in Western (Swedish) massage; sports massage; myotherapy/trigger point massage;... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Medical Office Assistant + Specialist | |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of office managers and other professionals, to perform routine administrative duties in a medical, clinical, or health care facility/system office environment. Includes instruction in general office skills, data processing, office equipment... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Medical Transcription + Transcriptionist | |
A program that prepares individuals to execute verbatim medical conference minutes, medical reports, and medical orders. Includes instruction in dictation and simultaneous recording, analysis of notes and visual evidence, medical terminology, data processing applications and skills, formal medical report... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Museology + Museum Studies | |
A program that focuses on the attitudes, knowledge, and skills required to develop, prepare, organize, administer, conserve, store and retrieve artifacts, exhibits and entire collections in museums and galleries, and that prepares individuals to assume curatorial, technical and managerial positions in... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | |
A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | |
A program that prepares individuals to develop and manage park facilities and other indoor and outdoor recreation and leisure facilities. Includes instruction in supervising support personnel, health and safety standards, public relations, and basic business and marketing principles. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Photography | |
A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of communicating information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the creation of images on photographic film, plates, digital images and that may prepare individuals to be professional photographic artists. Includes instruction in camera and equipment... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Public Administration | |
A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government; and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, development, and principles of public administration; the management... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Small Business Administration + Management | |
A program that prepares individuals to develop and manage independent small businesses. Includes instruction in business administration; enterprise planning and entrepreneurship; start-up; small business operations and problems; personnel supervision; capitalization and investment; taxation; business... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations, Other | |
Any instructional program in sales, marketing, and distribution operations not listed in the Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations, General category. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Teacher Assistant + Aide | |
A program that prepares individuals to assist a teacher in regular classroom settings or in providing instruction and supervision to special student populations, such as bilingual/bicultural students, special education students, adult learners, and students learning English. Includes instruction in... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Teaching Assistants + Aides, Other | |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Turf and Turfgrass Management | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Associate degree
Welding Technology + Welder | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Includes instruction in arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Accounting Technology + Technician and Bookkeeping | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Animal Sciences, General | |
A general program that focuses on the scientific principles that underlie the breeding and husbandry of agricultural animals, and the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural animal products. Includes instruction in the animal sciences, animal husbandry and production, and agricultural... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Archeology | |
A program that focuses on the systematic study of extinct societies, and the past of living societies, via the excavation, analysis and interpretation of their artifactual, human, and associated remains. Includes instruction in archeological theory, field methods, dating methods, conservation and museum... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD + CADD | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to develop working drawings and electronic simulations for architectural and related construction projects. Includes instruction in basic construction and structural design, architectural rendering, architectural-aided drafting... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Building + Home + Construction Inspection + Inspector | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply industrial, labor, and governmental standards and laws to the oversight of construction projects and the maintenance of completed buildings and other structures. Includes instruction in construction processes and techniques, materials analysis, occupational... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Building + Property Maintenance and Management | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to keep a building functioning, and to service a variety of structures including commercial and industrial buildings and mobile homes. Includes instruction in the basic maintenance and repair skills required to service building... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Business + Office Automation + Technology + Data Entry | |
A program that prepares individuals to support business information operations by using computer equipment to enter, process, and retrieve data for a wide variety of administrative purposes. Includes instruction in using basic business software and hardware; business computer networking; principles... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Cabinetmaking and Millwork + Millwright | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to set up, operate and repair industrial woodworking machinery, and to use such machinery to design and fabricate wooden components and complete articles. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
CAD + CADD Drafting and + or Design Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical skills and advanced computer software and hardware to the creation of graphic representations and simulations in support of engineering projects. Includes instruction in engineering graphics, two-dimensional and three-dimensional engineering design,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Carpentry + Carpenter | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to lay out, cut, fabricate, erect, install, and repair wooden structures and fixtures, using hand and power tools. Includes instruction in technical mathematics, framing, construction materials and selection, job estimating,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Child Care Provider + Assistant | |
A program that prepares individuals to be primary providers of home, family, residential, or institutional-based child care services. Includes instruction in child growth and development; nutrition; recreation; planning and supervision of play and learning activities; child abuse and neglect prevention;... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Commercial and Advertising Art | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Commercial Photography | |
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, and recording events and people, via digital, film, still and video photography. Includes instruction in specialized camera and... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Community Health Services + Liaison + Counseling | |
A program that prepares individuals to serve as facilitators, advocates, and referral professionals linking health care and related social services with affected recipient communities. Includes instruction in public and community health, human and social services, health services administration, group... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Computer Installation and Repair Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to assemble, install, operate, maintain, and repair computers and related instruments. Includes instruction in power supplies, number systems, memory structure, buffers and registers, microprocessor design, peripheral equipment,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | |
A program that focuses on the design, implementation, and management of linked systems of computers, peripherals, and associated software to maximize efficiency and productivity, and that prepares individuals to function as network specialists and managers at various levels. Includes instruction in... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Construction Trades, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in the building, inspecting, and maintaining of structures and related properties. May include instruction in masonry, carpentry, electrical and power transmission installation, building/construction finishing, management,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Corrections | |
A program that prepares individuals to study the theories and principles, of correctional science and to function as professional corrections officers and other workers in public and/or private incarceration facilities. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Cosmetology + Cosmetologist, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to cut, trim, and style scalp, facial, and body hair; apply cosmetic preparations; perform manicures and pedicures; massage the head and extremities; and prepare for practice as licensed cosmetologists in specialized or full-service salons. Includes instruction... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Cosmetology, Barber + Styling, and Nail Instructor | |
A program that prepares cosmetologists, barbers, stylists, nail technicians, and other grooming specialists to teach their specializations in licensed and accredited schools of cosmetology and barbering, and to prepare for licensure as instructors. Includes instruction in cosmetology arts and sciences... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Criminal Justice + Police Science | |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of police and public security officers, including patrol and investigative activities, traffic control, crowd control and public relations, witness interviewing, evidence collection and management, basic crime prevention methods, weapon and equipment... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Education + Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | |
A program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to infant and pre-school age children with special learning needs or disabilities, and that prepares individuals to teach such students. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Electrical + Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to operate, maintain, and repair electrical and electronic equipment. Includes instruction in electrical circuitry, simple gearing, linkages and lubrication of machines and appliances, and the use of testing equipment.... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology + Technician | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Electrician | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Emergency Medical Technology + Technician (EMT Paramedic) | |
A program that prepares individuals, under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings and to supervise Ambulance personnel. Includes instruction in basic, intermediate, and advanced EMT procedures; emergency surgical procedures;... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Fire Science + Fire-fighting | |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of fire fighters. Includes instruction in fire-fighting equipment operation and maintenance, principles of fire science and combustible substances, methods of controlling different types of fires, hazardous material handling and control, fire... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Horticultural Science | |
A program that focuses on the scientific principles related to the cultivation of garden and ornamental plants, including fruits, vegetables, flowers, and landscape and nursery crops. Includes instruction in specific types of plants, such as citrus; breeding horticultural varieties; physiology of horticultural... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations | |
A program that prepares individuals to provide marketing services in the hospitality and leisure fields. Includes instruction in hospitality operations, customer sales and assistance operations and techniques, telephone operations, basic office management, retail sports, recreation equipment, food and... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Housing and Human Environments, Other | |
Any instructional program in housing and human environments not listed in the Housing and Human Environments, General category. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Industrial Electronics Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to assemble, install, operate, maintain, and repair electrical/electronic equipment used in industry and manufacturing. Includes instruction in installing, maintaining and testing various types of equipment. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Instrumentation Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers engaged in developing control and measurement systems and procedures. Includes instruction in instrumentation design and maintenance, calibration, design and production testing and... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Legal Administrative Assistant + Secretary | |
A program that prepares individuals to serve as legal office managers, special assistants, and legal secretaries. Includes instruction in office management, secretarial science, principles of U. S. or Canadian law, legal terminology and documentation, legal research, legal software applications, law... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Legal Professions and Studies, Other | |
Any program in law, legal services, and legal studies not listed in the Legal Professions and Studies, General category. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Machine Tool Technology + Machinist | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, manufacture, assemble, test, and repair parts, mechanisms, machines, and structures in which materials are cast, formed, shaped, molded, heat treated, cut, twisted, pressed, fused, stamped or worked. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Massage Therapy + Therapeutic Massage | |
A program that prepares individuals to provide relief and improved health and well-being to clients through the application of manual techniques for manipulating skin, muscles, and connective tissues. Includes instruction in Western (Swedish) massage; sports massage; myotherapy/trigger point massage;... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Medical Reception + Receptionist | |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of office managers, nurses, or physicians, to provide customer service, visitor reception, and patient intake and discharge services. Includes instruction in medical office and health care facility procedures, medical terminology, interpersonal... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Medical Transcription + Transcriptionist | |
A program that prepares individuals to execute verbatim medical conference minutes, medical reports, and medical orders. Includes instruction in dictation and simultaneous recording, analysis of notes and visual evidence, medical terminology, data processing applications and skills, formal medical report... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Museology + Museum Studies | |
A program that focuses on the attitudes, knowledge, and skills required to develop, prepare, organize, administer, conserve, store and retrieve artifacts, exhibits and entire collections in museums and galleries, and that prepares individuals to assume curatorial, technical and managerial positions in... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Nail Technician + Specialist and Manicurist | |
A program that prepares individuals to shape fingernails and toenails, remove unwanted skin and blemishes, apply polish and cosmetics to nails, and function as licensed manicurists or nail technicians/specialists. Includes instruction in manicuring theory; skin anatomy; nail growth, irregularities,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | |
A program that prepares individuals to develop and manage park facilities and other indoor and outdoor recreation and leisure facilities. Includes instruction in supervising support personnel, health and safety standards, public relations, and basic business and marketing principles. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Photography | |
A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of communicating information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the creation of images on photographic film, plates, digital images and that may prepare individuals to be professional photographic artists. Includes instruction in camera and equipment... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Public Administration | |
A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government; and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, development, and principles of public administration; the management... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Range Science and Management | |
A program that focuses on the scientific study of rangelands, arid regions, grasslands, and other areas of low productivity, as well as the principles of managing such resources for maximum benefit and environmental balance. Includes instruction in livestock management, wildlife biology, plant sciences,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management + Manager | |
A program that prepares individuals to plan, supervise, and manage food and beverage preparation and service operations, restaurant facilities, and catering services. Includes instruction in food/beverage industry operations, cost control, purchasing and storage, business administration, logistics,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Small Business Administration + Management | |
A program that prepares individuals to develop and manage independent small businesses. Includes instruction in business administration; enterprise planning and entrepreneurship; start-up; small business operations and problems; personnel supervision; capitalization and investment; taxation; business... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations, Other | |
Any instructional program in sales, marketing, and distribution operations not listed in the Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations, General category. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Substance Abuse + Addiction Counseling | |
A program that prepares individuals to help prevent substance abuse, counsel individuals and families with drug and alcohol problems, and perform intervention and therapeutic services for persons suffering from addiction. Includes instruction in individual and group counseling skills, psychology of... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Teaching Assistants + Aides, Other | |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Upholstery + Upholsterer | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to install springs, filling, padding, covering and finishing on items such as furniture, automobile seats, caskets, mattresses, and bedsprings. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in developing and using water storage, waterpower, and wastewater treatment systems. Includes instruction in water storage, power and/or treatment systems... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Welding Technology + Welder | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Includes instruction in arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Word Processing | |
A program that prepares individuals to perform text typing, table construction, and document formatting tasks on personal computers at a high rate of accuracy and proficiency. Includes instruction in keyboarding skills, word processor operation, textual draft interpretation, audio and tape dictation,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Accounting Technology + Technician and Bookkeeping | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Agriculture, General | |
A program that focuses on the general principles and practice of agricultural research and production and that may prepare individuals to apply this knowledge to the solution of practical agricultural problems. Includes instruction in basic animal, plant, and soil science; animal husbandry and plant... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Archeology | |
A program that focuses on the systematic study of extinct societies, and the past of living societies, via the excavation, analysis and interpretation of their artifactual, human, and associated remains. Includes instruction in archeological theory, field methods, dating methods, conservation and museum... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Building + Property Maintenance and Management | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to keep a building functioning, and to service a variety of structures including commercial and industrial buildings and mobile homes. Includes instruction in the basic maintenance and repair skills required to service building... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Business Administration and Management, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Carpentry + Carpenter | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to lay out, cut, fabricate, erect, install, and repair wooden structures and fixtures, using hand and power tools. Includes instruction in technical mathematics, framing, construction materials and selection, job estimating,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Child Care and Support Services Management | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Child Care Provider + Assistant | |
A program that prepares individuals to be primary providers of home, family, residential, or institutional-based child care services. Includes instruction in child growth and development; nutrition; recreation; planning and supervision of play and learning activities; child abuse and neglect prevention;... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Child Development | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Computer Graphics | |
A program that focuses on the software, hardware, and mathematical tools used to represent, display, and manipulate topological, two-, and three-dimensional objects on a computer screen and that prepares individuals to function as computer graphics specialists. Includes instruction in graphics software... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Computer Installation and Repair Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to assemble, install, operate, maintain, and repair computers and related instruments. Includes instruction in power supplies, number systems, memory structure, buffers and registers, microprocessor design, peripheral equipment,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | |
A program that focuses on the design, implementation, and management of linked systems of computers, peripherals, and associated software to maximize efficiency and productivity, and that prepares individuals to function as network specialists and managers at various levels. Includes instruction in... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Corrections | |
A program that prepares individuals to study the theories and principles, of correctional science and to function as professional corrections officers and other workers in public and/or private incarceration facilities. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Cosmetology + Cosmetologist, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to cut, trim, and style scalp, facial, and body hair; apply cosmetic preparations; perform manicures and pedicures; massage the head and extremities; and prepare for practice as licensed cosmetologists in specialized or full-service salons. Includes instruction... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Court Reporting + Court Reporter | |
A program that prepares individuals to record and transcribe examinations, testimony, judicial orders and instructions, legal opinions, and other formal proceedings via print or electronic methods. Includes instruction in legal terminology, legal transcription, shorthand, verbatim recording, equipment... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Criminal Justice + Police Science | |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of police and public security officers, including patrol and investigative activities, traffic control, crowd control and public relations, witness interviewing, evidence collection and management, basic crime prevention methods, weapon and equipment... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Data Modeling + Warehousing and Database Administration | |
A program that prepares individuals to design and manage the construction of databases and related software programs and applications, including the linking of individual data sets to create complex searchable databases (warehousing) and the use of analytical search tools (mining). Includes instruction... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Drafting and Design Technology + Technician, General | |
A program that prepares individuals to generally apply technical skills to create working drawings and computer simulations for a variety of applications. Includes instruction in specification interpretation, dimensioning techniques, drafting calculations, material estimation, technical communications,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Early Childhood Education and Teaching | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Education + Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | |
A program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to infant and pre-school age children with special learning needs or disabilities, and that prepares individuals to teach such students. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology + Technician | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Electrician | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Emergency Medical Technology + Technician (EMT Paramedic) | |
A program that prepares individuals, under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings and to supervise Ambulance personnel. Includes instruction in basic, intermediate, and advanced EMT procedures; emergency surgical procedures;... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other | |
Any instructional program in enterprise management and entrepreneurship not listed in the Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, General category. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Fire Science + Fire-fighting | |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of fire fighters. Includes instruction in fire-fighting equipment operation and maintenance, principles of fire science and combustible substances, methods of controlling different types of fires, hazardous material handling and control, fire... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Health Information + Medical Records Administration + Administrator | |
A program that prepares individuals to plan, design, and manage systems, processes, and facilities used to collect, store, secure, retrieve, analyze, and transmit medical records and other health information used by clinical professionals and health care organizations. Includes instruction in the principles... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Industrial Technology + Technician | |
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,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Information Science + Studies | |
A program that focuses on the theory, organization, and process of information collection, transmission, and utilization in traditional and electronic forms. Includes instruction in information classification and organization; information storage and processing; transmission, transfer, and signaling;... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Kindergarten + Preschool Education and Teaching | |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in formal settings prior to beginning regular elementary school, usually ranging in age from three to six years (or grade one), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Legal Administrative Assistant + Secretary | |
A program that prepares individuals to serve as legal office managers, special assistants, and legal secretaries. Includes instruction in office management, secretarial science, principles of U. S. or Canadian law, legal terminology and documentation, legal research, legal software applications, law... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Legal Professions and Studies, Other | |
Any program in law, legal services, and legal studies not listed in the Legal Professions and Studies, General category. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Library Assistant + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to assist professional librarians. Includes instruction in principles, systems, processes, and procedures of library operation; library resources and services; processes of acquisition, cataloging, storage, and display systems; discovery and retrieval of requested... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Licensed Practical + Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS) | |
A program that prepares individuals to assist in providing general nursing care under the direction of a registered nurse, physician or dentist. Includes instruction in taking patient vital signs, applying sterile dressings, patient health education and assistance with examinations and treatment. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Massage Therapy + Therapeutic Massage | |
A program that prepares individuals to provide relief and improved health and well-being to clients through the application of manual techniques for manipulating skin, muscles, and connective tissues. Includes instruction in Western (Swedish) massage; sports massage; myotherapy/trigger point massage;... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Medical Office Assistant + Specialist | |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of office managers and other professionals, to perform routine administrative duties in a medical, clinical, or health care facility/system office environment. Includes instruction in general office skills, data processing, office equipment... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Medical Transcription + Transcriptionist | |
A program that prepares individuals to execute verbatim medical conference minutes, medical reports, and medical orders. Includes instruction in dictation and simultaneous recording, analysis of notes and visual evidence, medical terminology, data processing applications and skills, formal medical report... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Museology + Museum Studies | |
A program that focuses on the attitudes, knowledge, and skills required to develop, prepare, organize, administer, conserve, store and retrieve artifacts, exhibits and entire collections in museums and galleries, and that prepares individuals to assume curatorial, technical and managerial positions in... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Photography | |
A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of communicating information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the creation of images on photographic film, plates, digital images and that may prepare individuals to be professional photographic artists. Includes instruction in camera and equipment... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Public Administration | |
A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government; and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, development, and principles of public administration; the management... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management + Manager | |
A program that prepares individuals to plan, supervise, and manage food and beverage preparation and service operations, restaurant facilities, and catering services. Includes instruction in food/beverage industry operations, cost control, purchasing and storage, business administration, logistics,... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Small Business Administration + Management | |
A program that prepares individuals to develop and manage independent small businesses. Includes instruction in business administration; enterprise planning and entrepreneurship; start-up; small business operations and problems; personnel supervision; capitalization and investment; taxation; business... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations, Other | |
Any instructional program in sales, marketing, and distribution operations not listed in the Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations, General category. |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Teacher Assistant + Aide | |
A program that prepares individuals to assist a teacher in regular classroom settings or in providing instruction and supervision to special student populations, such as bilingual/bicultural students, special education students, adult learners, and students learning English. Includes instruction in... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Teaching Assistants + Aides, Other | |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Turf and Turfgrass Management | |
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... |
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Northland Pioneer College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Welding Technology + Welder | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Includes instruction in arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction... |
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