To enable Hispanics, other minorities, women and others to acquire an undergraduate degree or certificate using a multicultural educational experience to obtain a career in business, education or technology. Certificate Programs A certificate program consists of a coherent set of academic courses considerably narrower in scope and objectives than a degree or major. Certificate programs are normally oriented toward occupations and career skills or for a specifically designed purpose.
Courses are intensive and include practical studies in current business practices and technologies.
The certificate programs consist of a sequence of required and elective courses that connect technical and functional skills with precepts of specialized areas of a profession. Preparation courses for credentialed teachers to obtain a supplementary authorization CLAD certificate and courses for the Clear Credential are available. Students will forward a credential application with the letter and transcript to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. CTC will grant the supplementary authorization. If the students passed part of the BCC exams, they will transfer.