Palomar College
Associate degree
Accounting | |
A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting,... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Associate degree
Advertising | |
A program that focuses on the creation, execution, transmission, and evaluation of commercial messages in various media intended to promote and sell products, services, and brands; and that prepares individuals to function as advertising assistants, technicians, and managers. Includes instruction in... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Airline + Commercial + Professional Pilot and Flight Crew | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the flying and/or navigation of commercial passenger and cargo, agricultural, public service, corporate and rescue fixed wing aircraft. Includes instruction in principles of aircraft design and performance; aircraft flight... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects | |
A program that prepares individuals to use computer applications and related visual and sound imaging techniques to manipulate images and information originating as film, video, still photographs, digital copy, soundtracks, and physical objects in order to communicate messages simulating real-world content.... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management | |
A program that focuses on marketing research and management as applied to the products and services of the apparel and textile industries. Includes instruction in applicable principles of textile and apparel design and manufacturing, sales and distribution systems, domestic and international market... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Associate degree
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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Palomar College
Associate degree
Art + Art Studies, General | |
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of the visual arts. Includes instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media. |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Astronomy | |
A general program that focuses on the planetary, galactic, and stellar phenomena occurring in outer space. Includes instruction in celestial mechanics, cosmology, stellar physics, galactic evolution, quasars, stellar distribution and motion, interstellar medium, atomic and molecular constituents of... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Autobody + Collision and Repair Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, reconstruct and finish automobile bodies, fenders, and external features. Includes instruction in structure analysis, damage repair, non-structural analysis, mechanical and electrical components, plastics and adhesives,... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Includes instruction in brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, suspension and steering, automatic and manual transmissions and drive trains,... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Aviation + Airway Management and Operations | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the management of aviation industry operations and services. Includes instruction in airport operations, ground traffic direction, ground support and flightline operations, passenger and cargo operations, flight safety and... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Associate degree
Biology + Biological Sciences, General | |
A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations. |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
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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Palomar 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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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Associate degree
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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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Associate degree
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics | |
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by producing art works out of clay and similar materials. Includes instruction in handbuilt and wheelthrown techniques; molding; slips and glazes; trimming and decorating; firing and kiln operation;... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Chemistry, General | |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena. |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Associate degree
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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Palomar College
Associate degree
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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Palomar 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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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Associate degree
Computer Programming + Programmer, General | |
A program that focuses on the general writing and implementation of generic and customized programs to drive operating systems and that generally prepares individuals to apply the methods and procedures of software design and programming to software installation and maintenance. Includes instruction... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Associate degree
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General | |
A program that focuses on the general study of the cooking and related culinary arts, and that may prepare individuals for a variety of jobs within the food service industry. Includes instruction in food preparation; cooking techniques; equipment operation and maintenance; sanitation and safety; communication... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Associate degree
Dance, General | |
A general program that prepares individuals to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses on the study and analysis of dance as a cultural phenomenon.... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Dental Assisting + Assistant | |
A program that prepares individuals to provide patient care, take dental radiographs (x-ray photographs), prepare patients and equipment for dental procedures, and discharge office administrative functions under the supervision of dentists and dental hygienists. Includes instruction in medical record-keeping,... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Design and Visual Communications, General | |
A program in the applied visual arts that focuses on the general principles and techniques for effectively communicating ideas and information, and packaging products, in digital and other formats to business and consumer audiences, and that may prepare individuals in any of the applied art media. |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Diesel Mechanics Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain diesel engines in vehicles such as automobiles, buses, ships, trucks, railroad locomotives, and construction equipment; as well as stationary diesel engines in electrical generators and related... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Digital Communication and Media + Multimedia | |
A program that focuses on the development, use, and regulation of new electronic communication technologies using computer applications and that prepares individuals to function as developers and managers of digital communications media. Includes instruction in the principles of computers and telecommunications... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Associate degree
Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts, General | |
A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or filmed productions. |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Drawing | |
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions through representation by lines made on a surface. Includes instruction in eye-hand coordination; line, value, shape, and perspective; figure and still life drawing; the use of media such as pen... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Drywall Installation + Drywaller | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to install, tape, and plaster drywall installations in interior and exterior construction jobs. Includes instruction in drywall handling and transport, cutting and mounting, taping and spackling, finishing, job analysis and estimation,... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
E-Commerce + Electronic Commerce | |
A program that prepares individuals to plan, manage, supervise, and market electronic business operations, products, and services provided online via the Internet. Includes instruction in business administration, information technology, information resources management, web design, computer and Internet... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Economics, General | |
A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and macroeconomics, comparative economic... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Electrical + Electronics Drafting and Electrical + Electronics CAD + CADD | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to develop working schematics and representations in support of electrical/electronic engineers, computer engineers, and related professionals. Includes instruction in basic electronics, electrical systems and computer layouts;... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
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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Palomar 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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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Associate degree
Engineering, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to solve a wide variety of practical problems in industry, social organization, public works, and commerce. |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
English Language and Literature, General | |
A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples. |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Family and Consumer Sciences + Human Sciences, General | |
A general program that focuses on family and consumer sciences, including how individuals develop and function in family, work, and community settings and how they relate to their physical, social, emotional, and intellectual environments. |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Fashion + Apparel Design | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional design of commercial fashions, apparel, and accessories, and the management of fashion development projects. Includes instruction in apparel design; accessory design; the design of men's', women's', and... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Film + Cinema Studies | |
A program in the visual arts that focuses on the study of the history, development, theory, and criticism of the film/video arts, as well as the basic principles of film making and film production. |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Associate degree
Foodservice Systems Administration + Management | |
A program that focuses on the principles and practices relating to the administration of food service systems in institutional settings, and that prepares individuals to manage such operations in public and private facilities. Includes instruction in human nutrition, food safety, the design and organization... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Forensic Science and Technology | |
A program that focuses on the application of the physical, biomedical, and social sciences to the analysis and evaluation of physical evidence, human testimony and criminal suspects. Includes instruction in forensic medicine, forensic dentistry, anthropology, psychology, pathology, forensic laboratory... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
French Language and Literature | |
A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings. |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Geology + Earth Science, General | |
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistry of rocks and soils, stratigraphy, mineralogy, petrology,... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Graphic Communications, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in the manufacture and distribution or transmission of graphic communications products. Includes instruction in the prepress, press, and postpress phases of production operations and processes such as offset lithography,... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Graphic Design | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques to the interpretation of technical and commercial concepts. Includes instruction in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color theory, imaging, studio technique, still and life... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in identifying and disposing of hazardous materials. Includes instruction in environmental safety principles, biohazard identification, testing and sampling... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Health and Physical Education, General | |
A general program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. Includes instruction in human movement studies, motivation studies, rules and practice of specific sports, exercise and... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Humanities + Humanistic Studies | |
A program that focuses on combined studies and research in the humanities subjects as distinguished from the social and physical sciences, emphasizing languages, literatures, art, music, philosophy and religion. |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Information Technology | |
A program that focuses on the design of technological information systems, including computing systems, as solutions to business and research data and communications support needs. Includes instruction in the principles of computer hardware and software components, algorithms, databases, telecommunications,... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Insurance | |
A program that prepares individuals to manage risk in organizational settings and provide insurance and risk-aversion services to businesses, individuals, and other organizations. Includes instruction in casualty insurance and general liability, property insurance, employee benefits, social and health... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Interior Design | |
A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional planning, designing, equipping, and furnishing residential and commercial interior spaces. Includes instruction in computer applications drafting and graphic techniques; principles... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
International Business + Trade + Commerce | |
A program that prepares individuals to manage international businesses and/or business operations. Includes instruction in the principles and processes of export sales, trade controls, foreign operations and related problems, monetary issues, international business policy, and applications to doing... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Journalism | |
A program that focuses on the theory and practice of gathering, processing, and delivering news and that prepares individuals to be professional print journalists, news editors, and news managers. Includes instruction in news writing and editing; reporting; photojournalism; layout and graphic design;... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Associate degree
Legal Studies, General | |
A general program that focuses on law and legal issues from the perspective of the social sciences and humanities. |
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Palomar 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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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Associate degree
Mason + Masonry | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in the laying and/or setting of brick, concrete block, hard tile, marble and related materials, using trowels, levels, hammers, chisels, and other hand tools. Includes instruction in technical mathematics, blueprint reading,... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Mathematics, General | |
A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations. |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Medical + Clinical Assistant | |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical office administrative services and perform clinical duties including patient intake and care, routine diagnostic and recording procedures, pre-examination and examination assistance, and the administration of... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Medical Administrative + Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and personal secretaries for practicing physicians and nurses, health care facilities and services administrators, and other health care professionals. Includes instruction in business and medical communications, medical... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Metal and Jewelry Arts | |
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by fashioning art works from gems, other stones, and precious metals. Includes instruction in gemology; metalsmithing and finishing; stone cutting and polishing; metal and non-metal casting and... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Music, General | |
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media. |
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Palomar 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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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Associate degree
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | |
A program that focuses on the principles underlying recreational and leisure activities, and the practices involved in providing indoor and outdoor recreational facilities and services for the general public. |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Prepress + Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the layout, design and typographic arrangement of printed and/or electronic graphic and textual products. Includes instruction in printing and lithographic equipment and operations; computer hardware and software; digital... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Psychology, General | |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods,... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Associate degree
Quality Control Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in maintaining consistent manufacturing and construction standards. Includes instruction in quality control systems management principles, technical... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Radio and Television | |
A program that focuses on the theories, methods, and techniques used to plan, produce, and distribute audio and video programs and messages, and that prepares individuals to function as staff, producers, directors, and managers of radio and television shows and media organizations. Includes instruction... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Real Estate | |
A program that prepares individuals to develop, buy, sell, appraise, and manage real property. Includes instruction in land use development policy, real estate law, real estate marketing procedures, agency management, brokerage, property inspection and appraisal, real estate investing, leased and rental... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Sculpture | |
A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by creating three-dimensional art works. Includes instruction in the analysis of form in space; round and relief concepts; sculptural composition; modern and experimental methods; different media... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Security and Loss Prevention Services | |
A program that prepares individuals to perform routine inspection, patrol and crime prevention services for private clients. Includes instruction in the provision of personal protection as well as property security. |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Sheet Metal Technology + Sheetworking | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to form, shape, bend and fold extruded metals, including the creation of new products, using hand tools and machines such as cornice brakes, forming rolls, and squaring shears. |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation | |
A program that prepares individuals to function as simultaneous interpreters of American Sign Language (ASL) and other sign language systems employed to assist the hearing impaired, both one-way and two-way. Includes instruction in American Sign Language (ASL), alternative sign languages, finger spelling,... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Social Sciences, General | |
A program that focuses on the general study of human social behavior and social institutions using any of the methodologies common to the social sciences and/or history, or an undifferentiated program of study in the social sciences. |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Speech and Rhetorical Studies | |
A program that focuses on human interpersonal communication from the scientific/behavioral and humanistic perspectives. Includes instruction in the theory and physiology of speech, the history of discourse, the structure and analysis of argument and types of public speech, the social role of speech,... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
Substance Abuse + Addiction Counseling | |
A program that prepares individuals to help prevent substance abuse, counsel individuals and families with drug and alcohol problems, and perform intervention and therapeutic services for persons suffering from addiction. Includes instruction in individual and group counseling skills, psychology of... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
System Administration + Administrator | |
A program that prepares individuals to manage the computer operations and control the system configurations emanating from a specific site or network hub. Includes instruction in computer hardware and software and applications; local area (LAN) and wide area (WAN) networking; principles of information... |
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Palomar College
Associate degree
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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Palomar College
Associate degree
Web Page, Digital + Multimedia and Information Resources Design | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply HTML, XML, Javascript, graphics applications, and other authoring tools to the design, editing, and publishing (launching) of documents, images, graphics, sound, and multimedia products on the World Wide Web. Includes instruction in Internet theory; web page... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Associate degree
Women's Studies | |
A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of women, and the development of modern feminism in relation to the roles played by women in different periods and locations in North America and the world. Programs may focus on literature, philosophy, and the arts as... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Accounting | |
A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting,... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects | |
A program that prepares individuals to use computer applications and related visual and sound imaging techniques to manipulate images and information originating as film, video, still photographs, digital copy, soundtracks, and physical objects in order to communicate messages simulating real-world content.... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management | |
A program that focuses on marketing research and management as applied to the products and services of the apparel and textile industries. Includes instruction in applicable principles of textile and apparel design and manufacturing, sales and distribution systems, domestic and international market... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Autobody + Collision and Repair Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, reconstruct and finish automobile bodies, fenders, and external features. Includes instruction in structure analysis, damage repair, non-structural analysis, mechanical and electrical components, plastics and adhesives,... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Includes instruction in brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, suspension and steering, automatic and manual transmissions and drive trains,... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Broadcast Journalism | |
A program that focuses on the methods and techniques for reporting, producing, and delivering news and news programs via radio, television, and video/film media; and that prepares individuals to be professional broadcast journalists, editors, producers, directors, and managers. Includes instruction... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Business Administration and Management, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Chemistry, General | |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena. |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | |
Any instructional program in computer and information sciences and support services not listed in the Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, General category. |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-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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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Computer Programming + Programmer, General | |
A program that focuses on the general writing and implementation of generic and customized programs to drive operating systems and that generally prepares individuals to apply the methods and procedures of software design and programming to software installation and maintenance. Includes instruction... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General | |
A program that focuses on the general study of the cooking and related culinary arts, and that may prepare individuals for a variety of jobs within the food service industry. Includes instruction in food preparation; cooking techniques; equipment operation and maintenance; sanitation and safety; communication... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Dance, General | |
A general program that prepares individuals to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses on the study and analysis of dance as a cultural phenomenon.... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Data Entry + Microcomputer Applications, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to perform basic data and text entry using standard and customized software products. Includes instruction in keyboarding skills, personal computer and work station operation, reading draft texts and raw data forms, audio and tape dictation, and various... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Digital Communication and Media + Multimedia | |
A program that focuses on the development, use, and regulation of new electronic communication technologies using computer applications and that prepares individuals to function as developers and managers of digital communications media. Includes instruction in the principles of computers and telecommunications... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
E-Commerce + Electronic Commerce | |
A program that prepares individuals to plan, manage, supervise, and market electronic business operations, products, and services provided online via the Internet. Includes instruction in business administration, information technology, information resources management, web design, computer and Internet... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Economics, General | |
A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and macroeconomics, comparative economic... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Electromechanical Technology + Electromechanical Engineering Technology | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers engaged in developing and testing automated, servomechanical, and other electromechanical systems. Includes instruction in prototype testing, manufacturing and operational testing,... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other | |
Any instructional program in ethnic, cultural minority, and gender studies not listed in the Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, General category. |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Family and Consumer Sciences + Human Sciences, General | |
A general program that focuses on family and consumer sciences, including how individuals develop and function in family, work, and community settings and how they relate to their physical, social, emotional, and intellectual environments. |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Fashion + Apparel Design | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional design of commercial fashions, apparel, and accessories, and the management of fashion development projects. Includes instruction in apparel design; accessory design; the design of men's', women's', and... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Film + Cinema Studies | |
A program in the visual arts that focuses on the study of the history, development, theory, and criticism of the film/video arts, as well as the basic principles of film making and film production. |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Foodservice Systems Administration + Management | |
A program that focuses on the principles and practices relating to the administration of food service systems in institutional settings, and that prepares individuals to manage such operations in public and private facilities. Includes instruction in human nutrition, food safety, the design and organization... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
French Language and Literature | |
A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and other settings. |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Geography, Other | |
Any instructional program in geography not listed in the Geography, General category. |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Graphic Communications, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in the manufacture and distribution or transmission of graphic communications products. Includes instruction in the prepress, press, and postpress phases of production operations and processes such as offset lithography,... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Graphic Design | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques to the interpretation of technical and commercial concepts. Includes instruction in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color theory, imaging, studio technique, still and life... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology + Technician (ACH + ACR + ACHR + HRAC + HVAC | |
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 air conditioning, refrigeration, and heating systems. Includes instruction in principles of heating and cooling technology, design... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Interior Design | |
A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional planning, designing, equipping, and furnishing residential and commercial interior spaces. Includes instruction in computer applications drafting and graphic techniques; principles... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Legal Assistant + Paralegal | |
A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Library Assistant + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to assist professional librarians. Includes instruction in principles, systems, processes, and procedures of library operation; library resources and services; processes of acquisition, cataloging, storage, and display systems; discovery and retrieval of requested... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Medical + Clinical Assistant | |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical office administrative services and perform clinical duties including patient intake and care, routine diagnostic and recording procedures, pre-examination and examination assistance, and the administration of... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Medical Administrative + Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and personal secretaries for practicing physicians and nurses, health care facilities and services administrators, and other health care professionals. Includes instruction in business and medical communications, medical... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Music, General | |
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media. |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Optometric Technician + Assistant | |
A program that prepares individuals to assist optometrists in providing patient care, administering examinations and treatments, and performing office administrative functions. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiology of the eye, visual testing, patient communication, patient preparation,... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | |
A program that focuses on the principles underlying recreational and leisure activities, and the practices involved in providing indoor and outdoor recreational facilities and services for the general public. |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Prepress + Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the layout, design and typographic arrangement of printed and/or electronic graphic and textual products. Includes instruction in printing and lithographic equipment and operations; computer hardware and software; digital... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Psychology, General | |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods,... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Public Relations + Image Management | |
A program that focuses on the theories and methods for managing the media image of a business, organization, or individual and the communication process with stakeholders, constituencies, audiences, and the general public; and that prepares individuals to function as public relations assistants, technicians,... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Quality Control Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in maintaining consistent manufacturing and construction standards. Includes instruction in quality control systems management principles, technical... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Real Estate | |
A program that prepares individuals to develop, buy, sell, appraise, and manage real property. Includes instruction in land use development policy, real estate law, real estate marketing procedures, agency management, brokerage, property inspection and appraisal, real estate investing, leased and rental... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Retailing and Retail Operations | |
A program that prepares individuals to perform operations associated with retail sales in a variety of settings. Includes instruction in over-the-counter and other direct sales operations in business settings, basic bookkeeping principles, customer service, team/staff leadership and supervision, floor... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Selling Skills and Sales Operations | |
A program that prepares individuals to possess the skills associated with direct promotion of products and services to potential customers and to function as independent sales representatives and managers. Includes instruction in consumer psychology, image projection, public speaking and interpersonal... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
System Administration + Administrator | |
A program that prepares individuals to manage the computer operations and control the system configurations emanating from a specific site or network hub. Includes instruction in computer hardware and software and applications; local area (LAN) and wide area (WAN) networking; principles of information... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Technical Theatre + Theatre Design and Technology | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic, technical and dramatic principles and techniques to the communication of dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through technical theatre methods. Includes instruction in set design, lighting design, sound effects, theatre acoustics, scene... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Web + Multimedia Management and Webmaster | |
A program that prepares individuals to develop and maintain web servers and the hosted web pages at one or a group of web sites, and to function as designated webmasters. Includes instruction in computer systems and networks; server installation and maintenance; web page design and editing; information... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Web Page, Digital + Multimedia and Information Resources Design | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply HTML, XML, Javascript, graphics applications, and other authoring tools to the design, editing, and publishing (launching) of documents, images, graphics, sound, and multimedia products on the World Wide Web. Includes instruction in Internet theory; web page... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Accounting | |
A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting,... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Advertising | |
A program that focuses on the creation, execution, transmission, and evaluation of commercial messages in various media intended to promote and sell products, services, and brands; and that prepares individuals to function as advertising assistants, technicians, and managers. Includes instruction in... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Airline + Commercial + Professional Pilot and Flight Crew | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the flying and/or navigation of commercial passenger and cargo, agricultural, public service, corporate and rescue fixed wing aircraft. Includes instruction in principles of aircraft design and performance; aircraft flight... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Astronomy | |
A general program that focuses on the planetary, galactic, and stellar phenomena occurring in outer space. Includes instruction in celestial mechanics, cosmology, stellar physics, galactic evolution, quasars, stellar distribution and motion, interstellar medium, atomic and molecular constituents of... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Automobile + Automotive Mechanics Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Includes instruction in brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, suspension and steering, automatic and manual transmissions and drive trains,... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Aviation + Airway Management and Operations | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the management of aviation industry operations and services. Includes instruction in airport operations, ground traffic direction, ground support and flightline operations, passenger and cargo operations, flight safety and... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Biology + Biological Sciences, General | |
A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations. |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-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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Palomar 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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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Computer Programming + Programmer, General | |
A program that focuses on the general writing and implementation of generic and customized programs to drive operating systems and that generally prepares individuals to apply the methods and procedures of software design and programming to software installation and maintenance. Includes instruction... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General | |
A program that focuses on the general study of the cooking and related culinary arts, and that may prepare individuals for a variety of jobs within the food service industry. Includes instruction in food preparation; cooking techniques; equipment operation and maintenance; sanitation and safety; communication... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Dance, General | |
A general program that prepares individuals to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses on the study and analysis of dance as a cultural phenomenon.... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Dental Assisting + Assistant | |
A program that prepares individuals to provide patient care, take dental radiographs (x-ray photographs), prepare patients and equipment for dental procedures, and discharge office administrative functions under the supervision of dentists and dental hygienists. Includes instruction in medical record-keeping,... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Diesel Mechanics Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain diesel engines in vehicles such as automobiles, buses, ships, trucks, railroad locomotives, and construction equipment; as well as stationary diesel engines in electrical generators and related... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Digital Communication and Media + Multimedia | |
A program that focuses on the development, use, and regulation of new electronic communication technologies using computer applications and that prepares individuals to function as developers and managers of digital communications media. Includes instruction in the principles of computers and telecommunications... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Drywall Installation + Drywaller | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to install, tape, and plaster drywall installations in interior and exterior construction jobs. Includes instruction in drywall handling and transport, cutting and mounting, taping and spackling, finishing, job analysis and estimation,... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Electrical + Electronics Drafting and Electrical + Electronics CAD + CADD | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to develop working schematics and representations in support of electrical/electronic engineers, computer engineers, and related professionals. Includes instruction in basic electronics, electrical systems and computer layouts;... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-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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Palomar 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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Palomar 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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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Graphic Communications, General | |
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in the manufacture and distribution or transmission of graphic communications products. Includes instruction in the prepress, press, and postpress phases of production operations and processes such as offset lithography,... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology + Technician | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in identifying and disposing of hazardous materials. Includes instruction in environmental safety principles, biohazard identification, testing and sampling... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Information Technology | |
A program that focuses on the design of technological information systems, including computing systems, as solutions to business and research data and communications support needs. Includes instruction in the principles of computer hardware and software components, algorithms, databases, telecommunications,... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Insurance | |
A program that prepares individuals to manage risk in organizational settings and provide insurance and risk-aversion services to businesses, individuals, and other organizations. Includes instruction in casualty insurance and general liability, property insurance, employee benefits, social and health... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
International Business + Trade + Commerce | |
A program that prepares individuals to manage international businesses and/or business operations. Includes instruction in the principles and processes of export sales, trade controls, foreign operations and related problems, monetary issues, international business policy, and applications to doing... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Journalism | |
A program that focuses on the theory and practice of gathering, processing, and delivering news and that prepares individuals to be professional print journalists, news editors, and news managers. Includes instruction in news writing and editing; reporting; photojournalism; layout and graphic design;... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Legal Assistant + Paralegal | |
A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Mason + Masonry | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in the laying and/or setting of brick, concrete block, hard tile, marble and related materials, using trowels, levels, hammers, chisels, and other hand tools. Includes instruction in technical mathematics, blueprint reading,... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Medical + Clinical Assistant | |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical office administrative services and perform clinical duties including patient intake and care, routine diagnostic and recording procedures, pre-examination and examination assistance, and the administration of... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Medical Administrative + Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and personal secretaries for practicing physicians and nurses, health care facilities and services administrators, and other health care professionals. Includes instruction in business and medical communications, medical... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Prepress + Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the layout, design and typographic arrangement of printed and/or electronic graphic and textual products. Includes instruction in printing and lithographic equipment and operations; computer hardware and software; digital... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Psychology, General | |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods,... |
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Palomar 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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Radio and Television | |
A program that focuses on the theories, methods, and techniques used to plan, produce, and distribute audio and video programs and messages, and that prepares individuals to function as staff, producers, directors, and managers of radio and television shows and media organizations. Includes instruction... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Sheet Metal Technology + Sheetworking | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to form, shape, bend and fold extruded metals, including the creation of new products, using hand tools and machines such as cornice brakes, forming rolls, and squaring shears. |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation | |
A program that prepares individuals to function as simultaneous interpreters of American Sign Language (ASL) and other sign language systems employed to assist the hearing impaired, both one-way and two-way. Includes instruction in American Sign Language (ASL), alternative sign languages, finger spelling,... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Sport and Fitness Administration + Management | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply business, coaching and physical education principles to the organization, administration and management of athletic programs and teams, fitness/rehabilitation facilities and health clubs, sport recreation services, and related services. Includes instruction... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
System Administration + Administrator | |
A program that prepares individuals to manage the computer operations and control the system configurations emanating from a specific site or network hub. Includes instruction in computer hardware and software and applications; local area (LAN) and wide area (WAN) networking; principles of information... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Technical Theatre + Theatre Design and Technology | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic, technical and dramatic principles and techniques to the communication of dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through technical theatre methods. Includes instruction in set design, lighting design, sound effects, theatre acoustics, scene... |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Visual and Performing Arts, Other | |
Any instructional program in visual and performing arts not listed in the Visual and Performing Arts, General category. |
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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-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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Palomar College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Web Page, Digital + Multimedia and Information Resources Design | |
A program that prepares individuals to apply HTML, XML, Javascript, graphics applications, and other authoring tools to the design, editing, and publishing (launching) of documents, images, graphics, sound, and multimedia products on the World Wide Web. Includes instruction in Internet theory; web page... |
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