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Certificate Programs provide opportunities for students to prepare themselves for a wide variety of careers.

Some certificate program feed into AS or AA programs; consult with a counselor if you are interested in completing your General Education Requirements and working towards a degree. Other certificates will not fulfill major requirements for an AS or AA; these are marked with ND (non-degree).

The following are required to earn a certificate:

Complete the requisite units outlined in the major requirements with a grade of C or better. A “P” (Pass) grade is also an acceptable grade for courses in the major or area of emphasis.
Complete at least 6 units of the major requirements at GCC.

*Students pursuing certificate programs of less than 16 units are not eligible for financial aid.

Major Requirements:

Accounting (ND)
Addiction Studies Counseling
Administration of Justice
Animation, Visual Effects, and Game Design
Architectural Drafting and Design
Art (ND)

Aviation and Transportation

Biotechnology (ND)
Biotechnology Research Lab Assistant (ND)
Biotechnology Research Lab Technician (ND)

Business Administration

Entrepreneurship/Small Business I (ND) **
Entrepreneurship/Small Business II (ND)
Financial Planning and Investment I (ND) **
Financial Planning and Investment II (ND)
General Business
International Business I (ND) **
International Business II (ND)

Business Information Worker (BIW) (ND)
Cal-GETC (ND) (pdf)
Ceramics

Child Development

Choreographic Studies and Dance Technique
Cloud Computing (ND)

Computer Applications and Business Office Technologies

Computer Aided Manufacturing

Computer Information Systems
Computer Networking (ND)
Computer Programmer (ND)
Computer Science
Computer Software Technician
Creative Writing (ND)
Cybersecurity Specialist (ND)
Dance Teaching
Data Analytics (ND)
Dietetic Services Supervisor
Digital Content Specialist
Electronics Technology Technician
Engineering Technology - CAD

Engineering

Civil (ND)
Electrical (ND)
Mechanical, Aerospace, & Manufacturing (ND)

English as a Second Language

Entertainment Technology

EnTech Audio (ND) **
EnTech General (ND) **
EnTech Lighting (ND) **

Film, Television and Media

Fire Academy

Verdugo Fire Academy (ND)
Verdugo Recruit Fire Academy (ND)

Fire Technology
Fitness Specialist

Foreign Language

Graphic Design
Healthcare Administration
Human Resources Assistant I (ND) **
Human Resources Assistant II (ND)
Information Technology Technician (ND)
Insurance Professional I (ND) **
Insurance Professional II (ND)
Insurance Specialist: Property & Casualty
Interior Architecture & Design (ND)
Machinist
Management I (ND) **
Management II (ND)

Marketing

Mass Communications

Medical Office

Music

Music
Music History (ND) **
Music Theory (ND) **
Piano (ND) **
Voice (ND) **
World Music (ND) **

Nursing

Registered Nursing

Photography

Real Estate Appraisal
Real Estate Broker
Receptionist/Office Clerk (ND)
Restaurant Management
Sports Coaching
Tax Preparer (ND)
Technical Theatre (ND)
Transitional Kindergarten (ND)
Unix/Linux Systems Administrator (ND)
Web Development
Welding

ND - Non-degree Applicable
** - Financial Aid Ineligible