Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
Biological and Physical Sciences | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
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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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
Biology Technician + Biotechnology Laboratory Technician | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply scientific principles and technical skills in support of biologists and biotechnologists in research, industrial, and government settings. Includes instruction in fermentation technology, cell culturing, protein purification, biologic synthesis, assaying and testing, quality control, industrial microbiology, bioprocessing, chromatography and bioseparation, genetic technology, laboratory and hazardous materials safety, and computer applications. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
Business + Commerce, General | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
Business Administration and Management, General | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
Computer Science | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
A general program that focuses on computers, computing problems and solutions, and the design of computer systems and user interfaces from a scientific perspective. Includes instruction in the principles of computational science, and computing theory; computer hardware design; computer development and programming; and applications to a variety of end-use situations. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
Education, General | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
A program that focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching; the basic principles of educational psychology; the art of teaching; the planning and administration of educational activities; school safety and health issues; and the social foundations of education. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies + Technicians, Other | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
Any instructional program in electrical and electronic engineering-related technologies not listed in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General category. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
Emergency Medical Technology + Technician (EMT Paramedic) | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings and to supervise Ambulance personnel. Includes instruction in basic, intermediate, and advanced EMT procedures; emergency surgical procedures; medical triage; rescue operations; crisis scene management and personnel supervision; equipment operation and maintenance; patient stabilization, monitoring, and care; drug administration; identification and preliminary diagnosis of diseases and injuries; communication and computer operations; basic anatomy, physiology, pathology, and toxicology; and professional standards and regulations. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
Engineering, General | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
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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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
General Studies | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
Industrial Technology + Technician | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of industrial engineers and managers. Includes instruction in optimization theory, human factors, organizational behavior, industrial processes, industrial planning procedures, computer applications, and report and presentation preparation. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
Management Information Systems, General | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
A program that generally prepares individuals to provide and manage data systems and related facilities for processing and retrieving internal business information; select systems and train personnel; and respond to external data requests. Includes instruction in cost and accounting information systems, management control systems, personnel information systems, data storage and security, business systems networking, report preparation, computer facilities and equipment operation and maintenance, operator supervision and training, and management information systems policy and planning. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies + Technicians, Other | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
Any instructional program in mechanical engineering-related technologies not listed in the Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, General category. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
Security and Protective Services, Other | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
Any instructional program in protective services not listed in the Security and Protective Services, General category. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Associate degree
Visual and Performing Arts, General | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
A general, undifferentiated program that focuses on the visual and performing arts and that may prepare individuals in any of the visual artistic media or performing disciplines. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
Any instructional program in mental and social health services and allied professions not listed in the Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, General category. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
Any instructional program in health and medical administrative services not listed in the Health and Medical Administrative Services, General category. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Security and Protective Services, Other | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
Any instructional program in protective services not listed in the Security and Protective Services, General category. | |
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Piedmont Virginia Community College
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate
Surgical Technology + Technologist | Piedmont Virginia Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and surgical nurses, to maintain, monitor, and enforce the sterile field and adherence to aseptic technique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoperative personnel. Includes instruction in instrument and equipment sterilization and handling; surgical supplies management; wound exposure and closure; surgical computer and robot operation and monitoring; maintenance of hemostasis; and patient and team scrubbing. | |
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