Career Technical Education
Industry professionals with years of real-world, on-the-job experience prepare students in our Career Technical Education (CTE) program for entry-level employment, career advancement, and industry certification. The CTE program serves adults and concurrently enrolled high school students. Individuals with disabilities and special needs are encouraged to participate.
For more information refer to the CTE Schedule of Classes.
BUILDING AND GROUNDS WORKER (Fundamentals)
MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR: SCHEDULING PRACTICES
MAINTENCE SUPERVISOR: SUPERVISOR PRACTICES
MAINTENCE SUPERVISOR: COMPUTER ESSENTIALS PRACTICES
This competency-based course is designed to prepare
students with basic computer fundamentals using the
latest software in Operating Systems, word processing,
and spreadsheets. Emphasis will be placed on virtual
communication platforms such as Email, Zoom and
other online applications. Additionally, this course will
include soft skills, employability skills, job search, and
resume preparation. The competencies in this course
are aligned with the California High School Academic
Content Standards and the California Career Technical
Education Model Curriculum Standards
NOTE: For Perkins purposes this course has been designated as
an introductory/concentrator course.
It is recommended that students in the Maintenance Supervisor
program complete the following courses in the given sequence:
Building and Grounds Worker (Fundamentals) (79-75-50),
Maintenance Supervisor: Computer Essential Practices (75-50-
65), Maintenance Supervisor: Scheduling Practices (79-75-80),
and Maintenance Supervisor: Supervisory Practices (79-75-85).
This course cannot be repeated once a student receives a
Certificate of Completion.
ACCOUNTING CLERK / QUICKBOOKS
The Accounting Clerk program consists of three classes and is designed to prepare individuals for careers in the field of accounting. The courses provide students with technical instruction and practical experience with accounting systems. Emphasis is placed on basic accounting principles, journals, general ledger, worksheets, adjusting and closing entries, spreadsheet accounting, accounts payable, accounts payable subsidiary ledgers, uncollectible accounts receivable, inventories and investments, short-term and long-term liabilities, basic banking principles and procedures related to accounting, financial statement analysis, payroll, discounts, returns and allowances, job costing accounting, plant assets and depreciation, accrued items, and end-of-fiscal period.
Program Information:
300 Hours / 15 Credits
Prerequisites: Enrollment requires Algebra and Excel backgrounds. A High School Diploma or equivalent is recommended for employment.
Accounting 1
This competency-based course places emphasis on regulatory agencies and professional groups, basic accounting principles, journals, general ledgers, worksheets, financial statements, adjusting and closing entries, spreadsheet accounting, accounts payable, accounts payable subsidiary ledgers, uncollectible accounts receivable, inventories and investments, short-term liabilities, and basic banking principles and procedures related to accounting.
90 Hours / 5 Credits
Accounting 2
This competency-based course places emphasis on the forms of business organizations, fixed assets, long-term liabilities, financial statement analysis, payroll, discounts, returns and allowances, job costing accounting, plant assets and depreciation, notes and interest, accrued items, and end- of-fiscal period.
90 Hours / 5 Credits
Accounting Clerk Upgrade
This competency-based course introduces the principles and processes in manual accounting prior to computerized systems and cycle. It includes automated accounting (calculators and computers used for recording and reporting), critical thinking/problem solving, employability skills, assessment of skills, and ethical decision-making skills which prepare individuals for employment in accounting and related occupations.
120 Hours / 5 Credits
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Program Information:
270 Hours / 15 Credits
Prerequisite: A High School Diploma or equivalent is recommended for employment.
Administrative Assistant 1 – Office Procedures
This competency-based course is the first in a sequence of three designed for administrative assistant training. Emphasis is placed on the proper use of office tools and equipment including electronic calculating machines and reprographic equipment, telephone etiquette, email and mail processing, data and records management, the appropriate use of reference materials, and travel arrangements.
90 Hours / 5 Credits
Administrative Assistant 2 – Business English
This competency-based course is the second in a sequence of three designed for administrative assistant training. Emphasis is placed on the rules of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and the applications of those rules in business writing and reporting.
90 Hours / 5 Credits
Administrative Assistant 3 – Business Math
This competency-based course is the last in a sequence of three designed for administrative assistant training. Emphasis is placed on the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, decimals, fractions, and mixed numbers as well as the applications of the mathematical rules in the computation of word and money problems.
90 Hours / 5 Credits
COMPUTER OPERATIONS (MICROSOFT OFFICE: WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT)
Program Information:
450 Hours / 25 Credits
Prerequisites: Enrollment requires a reading level of 6.0 as measured by the TABE 9/10. A High School Diploma or equivalent is recommended for employment.
Computer Operations 1 – Foundations
This competency-based course is the first in a sequence of courses designed for computer operation. It includes orientation, workplace safety, resource management, and employability skills. Emphasis is placed on the computer and its parts, computer operating systems, word processing, file management, Internet applications, e-mail, computer ethics and security, and virus and spyware protection.
90 Hours / 5 Credits
Computer Operations 2 – Applications
This competency-based course is the second in a sequence of courses designed for computer operation. Emphasis is placed on the techniques for word processing and electronic spreadsheets.
90 Hours / 5 Credits
Computer Operations 3 – Database Management
This competency-based course is the third in a sequence of courses designed for computer operation. Emphasis is placed on basic filing, alphabetic indexing, cross-referencing techniques for on-file documents, application of system commands for file maintenance, and the creation, documentation, and protection of functional data files.
90 Hours / 5 Credits
Computer Operations 4 – Presentation
This competency-based course is the fourth in a sequence of five designed for computer operation. Emphasis is placed on the different types of presentation graphics software, understanding the parts of the PowerPoint screen, navigating an existing presentation, creating a new presentation using the basic principles of design, filling in text boxes, inserting and formatting objects to edit and improve the presentation graphics, adding private notes for the speaker, printing the slides, and tips to maximize the effect and utility of the presentation.
90 Hours / 5 Credits
Computer Operations 5 – IC3 Certification Preparation
This competency-based course is the last in a sequence of five designed for computer operation. It provides students with technical instruction and practical experience in fulfilling the requirements of the Internet and Computing Core Certificate (IC3) Program, a global training and certification program for students and employees who want to excel in a digital world.
90 Hours / 5 Credits
MICROSOFT OFFICE SPECIALIST (MOS)
Program Information:
180 Hours / 10 Credits
Prerequisites: Successful completion of the Computer Operation/5: IC3 Certification Preparation (75-45-70) course. A High School Diploma or equivalent is recommended for employment.
Microsoft Office Specialist [MOS]/1: Word (Core/Expert Levels)
This competency-based course provides students with technical instruction and practical experience in two levels of Word training- core and expert. Instruction includes an orientation, workplace safety, and employability skills. Emphasis is placed on working with texts, paragraphs, and documents, as well as file management, use of tables, and working with pictures and charts for the core level. The expert level emphasizes working with paragraphs and documents, using tables, working with pictures and charts, using mail merge and advanced features, and collaborating with work groups.
90 Hours / 5 Credits
Microsoft Office Specialist [MOS]/2: Excel (Core/Expert Levels)
This competency-based course provides students with technical instruction and practical experience in two levels of Excel training – core and expert. Instruction includes an introduction, resource management, business math, entrepreneurship, and reviews of workplace safety and employability skills. Emphasis is placed on working with cells and files, formatting worksheets, page setup and printing, working with worksheets and workbooks and using charts and objects for the core level. The expert level emphasizes the use of templates and multiple workbooks, formatting numbers, printing workbooks, working with toolbars, using macros, displaying and formatting data, using analysis tools, and collaborating with workgroups.
90 Hours / 5 Credits
TYPING CLERK
The Typing Clerk program consists of two classes and is designed to prepare individuals for careers in the clerical field. The courses provide students with technical instruction and practical experience with computer systems. Emphasis is placed on accuracy and speed in typing.
Program Information:
120 Hours / 10 Credits
Prerequisites: Enrollment requires proficiency in oral and written English equivalent to completion of ESL Intermediate High/A; or concurrent enrollment in ESL Intermediate High/A (50-01-54)
Typist: Keyboarding 1
This competency-based course is designed to introduce limited English proficient students to computer keyboarding skills. The course emphasizes the development of accuracy and speed, proper operation of a microcomputer, computer applications in an office, and basic exploration of employability skills.
60 Hours / 5 Credits
Typist: Keyboarding 2
This competency-based course is designed to introduce students to skills used in office occupations. The course includes computer terminology, operation safety and maintenance, keyboarding review, document formatting and applications, office career preparation, and basic employability skills.
60 Hours / 5 Credits
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Program Information:
360 Hours / 20 Credits
Prerequisites: Enrollment requires employment-level competency in reading, written and oral communications, math, and computer operation. A High School Diploma or equivalent is recommended for employment.
Child Development 1: Foundations
This competency-based course is the first in a sequence of four designed for early childhood education. It provides students with project-based experiences in child development programs. Instruction includes an orientation, workplace safety policies and procedures, techniques on communications and critical thinking, and employability skills. Emphasis is placed on the theories of human development and growth. Field observations and experiences with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers are provided as application components of studying child development program goals, guidance techniques, health and nutrition practices, indoor and outdoor environments, and special education requirements.
90 Hours / 5 Credits
Child Development 2: Curriculum
This competency-based course is the second in a sequence of three designed for early childhood education. It provides students with project-based experiences in child development curricula. Instruction includes an introduction and reviews of workplace safety policies and procedures and employability skills. Emphasis is placed on the principles and practices of effective curriculum planning including play-based curricular activities and activities that enhance familial and societal relationships of students. Field observations and experiences with groups of young children are included as part of the planning, delivery, and evaluation of the health, arts, language arts, math, science, social studies, and physical education curricula.
90 Hours / 5 Credits
Child Development 3: Supervision
This competency-based course is the last in a sequence of three designed for administrative assistant training. It provides students with technical instruction and practical experience in business mathematics. It includes an introduction, reviews of workplace safety procedures and employability skills, and entrepreneurial skills. Emphasis is placed on the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, decimals, fractions, and mixed numbers as well as the applications of the mathematical rules in the computation of word and money problems.
90 Hours / 5 Credits
Education 4: Special Education
This competency-based course is the last in a sequence of four designed for teacher training. It provides students with project-based experiences in special education programs. Emphasis is placed on the policies, principles, and practices in special education highlighted by portfolio development based on field observations.
90 Hours / 5 Credits
DENTAL ASSISTANT
Program Information:
540 Hours / 45 Credits
Prerequisites: Enrollment requires at least 18 years of age or older upon course sequence completion, a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, a 10.0 reading level as measured by the TABE D 9/10 and a 10.0 math skill level equivalent to a Math 3 (53-03-57).
Dental Assistant 1
Technical instruction includes an orientation, workplace safety policies and procedures, and communication skills. Emphasis is placed on the areas of dental specialization, organization of the dental health team, legal/ethical/compliance issues, head and neck anatomy, dental nomenclature, dental anatomy, dental pathology, microbiology and dental infection control, pharmacology, anesthesiology, and the impact of nutrition on dental health. It also covers the materials, equipment, and procedures used in a dental laboratory.
180 Hours / 15 Credits
Dental Assistant 2
This competency-based course is the second in a sequence of three designed for dental assisting. It provides students with project-based experiences in chairside assisting and dental emergency procedures. Technical instruction includes an introduction, review of workplace safety policies and procedures, compliance review, dental mathematics, resource management, and employability skills. Emphasis is placed on procuring a patient’s medical/dental history and vital signs, completion of a dental chart, and the instruments/materials/techniques used in chairside procedures and dental emergencies.
180 Hours / 15 Credits
Dental Assistant 3
This competency-based course is the last in a sequence of three designed for dental assisting. It provides students with project based experiences in the dental office and clinic. Technical instruction includes an introduction, reviews of workplace safety policies and procedures, compliance issues, and employability skills, as well as introductory entrepreneurship. Emphasis is placed on dental office management procedures, dental radiography, digital radiography, and in-service clinical practice.
180 Hours / 15 Credits
PHARMACY TECHNICIAN
The Pharmacy Technician class consists of theory and clinical preparation to include: medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, pharmaceutical settings, duties and responsibilities of a pharmacy technician, pharmaceutical terms, abbreviations and symbols, metric and apothecary systems, drug requirements, record-keeping, dispensing prescriptions, knowledge of manufacturing, packaging, and labeling of drug products. At the successful completion of this course, students will be qualified to register with the California State Board of Pharmacy as a Pharmacy Technician. Students will perform community classroom activities while under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
Program Information:
540 Hours / 40 Credits
Prerequisites: Enrollment requires at least 18 years of age or older upon course sequence completion, a high school diploma or equivalency certificate, a 10.0 reading level as measured by the TABE D 9/10 and a 10.0 math skill level equivalent to a Math 3 (53-03-57).
Medical Office Administration 1: Medical Terminology
Course Description: This competency-based course is the first in a sequence of five designed for Medical Office Administration. It provides students with project-based experiences in medical and dental health information. Instruction includes an orientation and safety, medical reports, structure of medical terms, medical abbreviations, body systems and structures, major classes of drugs, and employability skills. The competencies in this course are aligned with the California High School Academic Content Standards and the California Career Technical Education Model Curriculum Standards. Prerequisites: Enrollment requires reading level of 6.0 as measured by the CASAS GOALS test and keyboarding speed and accuracy as required by the industry.
NOTE: For Perkins purposes this course has been designated as an introductory course. This course cannot be repeated once a student receives a Certificate of Completion.
Medical Office Administration 2: Front Office Assistant
Prerequisites: Enrollment requires successful completion of the Medical Office Administration Tech/1: Medical Terminology (76-15-50) course and keyboarding speed and accuracy as required by the industry.
NOTE: For Perkins purposes this course has been designated as a concentrator/capstone course. This course cannot be repeated once a student receives a Certificate of Completion.
Medical Office Administration 3: Insurance and Billing
CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST
The Cybersecurity Specialist program consists of three classes and focuses on preparing individuals for industry examinations and a career in the cybersecurity field.
Program Information:
330 Hours / 25 Credits
Prerequisite: A 6.0 reading level as measured by the TABE D 9/10, successful completion (or equivalent) of one of the Computer Operation courses (75-35-85, 75-45-50, 75-45-60, 75-45-70), and successful completion (or demonstrate competency) of Algebra I. A High School Diploma or equivalent is recommended for employment.
Cybersecurity Operations Fundamentals
This competency-based course is designed to prepare the student for the 210-250 SECFND exam. This exam is the first of the two required exams to achieve the CCNA Cyber Ops certification. This course equips students with the basic knowledge, foundational principles, and entry-level skills needed by today's organizations that are challenged with rapidly detecting cybersecurity breaches and effectively responding to security incidents.
120 Hours / 10 Credits
Implementing Cybersecurity Operations
This competency-based course is designed to prepare the student for the 210-255 SECOPS exam. The Implementing Cisco Cybersecurity Operations (SECOPS) exam (210-255) is a 90-minute, 60-70 question assessment. This is the second of two exams that must be passed to receive an associate-level CCNA Cyber Ops certification. This course equips students with the basic knowledge, foundational principles, and entry-level skills to begin a career within a Security Operations Center (SOC), working with Cybersecurity Analysts at the associate level.
90 Hours / 5 Credits
Competency Security +
This competency-based course provides a solid foundation in cybersecurity concepts, practices, functions, and applications. The course maps to the Computing Technology Industry Association's (CompTIA) Security+ examination. Technical instruction includes an introduction and covers basic networking security, threats and vulnerabilities, compliance and operation security principles, basic cryptograph, as well as application, data and host security, identity management. Emphasis is on preparing the student for the CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 Exam.
120 Hours / 10 Credits
NETWORK CONTROL OPERATOR
The Networking Technician program consists of three classes and focuses on preparing individuals for a career in networking. The courses prepare individuals for industry exams.
Program Information:
330 Hours / 25 Credits
Prerequisites: Enrollment requires a reading level of 6.0 as measured by the TABE D 9/10. A High School Diploma or equivalent is recommended for employment.
Networking 1
This competency-based course is the first in a sequence of two courses designed to prepare students to pass the Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) examination. Emphasis is placed on data bus, memory, network storage devices, communication ports, input and output devices, communication with other computers, portable computers, hardware configuration, operating systems, introduction to computer networking, introduction to network operating systems, connecting to the network and logging in, accessing data files on the network, OSI model, IEEE networking specifications, networking architecture, network layout design, networking media, networking interface cards, network protocols, and the network operating system.
180 Hours / 15 Credits
Networking 2
This competency-based course is the second in a sequence of two courses designed to prepare students to pass the Interconnecting Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) examination. Emphasis is placed on setting up user accounts and login security, setting up the network file system, managing the file system, file system security, multi-vendor networks, network transmission, network management, setting up network printing, creating login scripts, configuring network applications for users, network fault tolerance, the internet, backing up servers and workstations, performing a simple network installation, and network test review including study guides and simulated online testing.
180 Hours / 15 Credits
Network Control Operator
This competency-based course is designed to provide students with an introduction to network administration. It includes a review of the micro-computer, DOS, Windows, an understanding of the relationship of desktop hardware and software to the network, general networking concepts, and reinforcement of the relationship between desktop networking components.
240 Hours / 20 Credits
