Merced College

Accounting

The Associate of Arts Degree in Accounting prepares students for employment in bookkeeping or accounting as a full-charge bookkeeper or junior accountant.

Accounting

The Accounting certificate prepares students for employment in bookkeeping and accounting.

Administration in Early Childhood Education

This certificate prepares students for administrative and supervisory roles in early childhood education programs.

Administration of Justice

The Administration of Justice program prepares students for careers in law enforcement and criminal justice and for transfer to the CSU system.

Administrative Medical Office Professional

This program provides training in the office and technology skills required by administrative medical office professionals, including medical billing and coding.

Administrative Medical Office Professional

This certificate provides training in the office and technology skills required by administrative medical office professionals.

Administrative Office Professional

This program provides training in the office and technology skills required by administrative office professionals.

Administrative Office Professional

This certificate provides training in the office and technology skills required by administrative office professionals.

Adult Literacy

Agricultural Leadership

The Certificate in Agricultural Leadership offers specialized training to build leadership skills specifically for the agricultural sector.

Agriculture Animal Science

The Animal Science curriculum is designed to meet the need for trained personnel in a broad range of occupational opportunities involved with or related to the animal science field, and prepares students for transfer to the CSU system.

Agriculture Business

The Agriculture Business certificate prepares students for employment in agribusiness.

Agriculture Business (A.S. Degree)

The Agriculture Business program prepares students for employment in agribusiness, a vital component of local, state and national economies.

Agriculture Business (A.S.-T. Degree)

The Agriculture Business program is designed to prepare students for immediate employment in agribusiness and transfer to four-year colleges/universities.

Agriculture Education

The Agriculture Education program prepares and equips students with academic education and skills for success in careers in education, communication, public relations, sales and government.

Agriculture Plant Science

The Agriculture Plant Science program prepares students for careers in plant and crop science and for transfer to the CSU system.

Agriculture Systems – Agriculture Foundation

Animal Science

The Animal Science curriculum is designed to meet the need for trained personnel in a broad range of occupational opportunities involved with or related to the animal science field.

Animal Science

The Animal Science certificate provides training for occupational opportunities involved with or related to the animal science field.

Anthropology

The Anthropology program prepares students for transfer into anthropology baccalaureate programs in the CSU system.

Applied AI and Cloud Computing

This certificate focuses on cloud computing principles, AI integration, database management, networking, cybersecurity and operating systems for entry-level positions in cloud computing.

Applied AI and Cloud Computing

This degree equips students with knowledge and skills to design, implement and manage AI-driven cloud solutions within secure infrastructures.

Applied Computer AI Systems Professional

This certificate provides IT professionals with foundational knowledge and skills to design and implement AI-driven solutions that enhance business processes.

Applied Computer Al Systems Professional

Art

The Art program provides foundational study in the visual arts.

Athletic Training

This certificate helps prepare students for transferring to a four-year university to pursue a career in athletic training, providing hands-on experience in injury prevention, rehabilitation and care.

Automotive Electric & Hybrid Systems Technician

This certificate prepares students as technicians in automotive electrical and hybrid vehicle systems.

Automotive Master Technician

The Automotive Master Technician certificate prepares students for careers as skilled automotive service and repair technicians.

Automotive Master Technician

The Automotive Master Technician program prepares students for careers as skilled automotive service and repair technicians.

Automotive Technology Level 1

The Automotive Technology Level 1 certificate provides foundational skills for entry-level automotive service technicians.

Automotive Technology Level 2

The Automotive Technology Level 2 certificate provides advanced skills for automotive service technicians.

Basic Electronics

The Basic Electronics certificate provides foundational electronics skills for entry-level technicians.

Basic Electronics

Basic Skills for Adults with Disabilities

Biological Science

Biology

The Associate in Science in Biology for Transfer meets the lower division requirements for students pursuing a baccalaureate degree in biology at the CSU system.

Biotechnology

The Biotechnology certificate prepares students to use equipment and perform standard practices in a biotechnology lab.

Biotechnology-Industry

The Biotechnology-Industry degree prepares students for employment in the biotechnology industry as lab technicians or in research or agricultural biotechnology.

Biotechnology Pre-Professional

This degree prepares students to transfer to a four-year institution and focuses on developing basic lab competencies in biology, molecular biology, genetics and cell biology for careers in scientific research.

Business Administration 2.0

The Business Administration program prepares students to transfer to a four-year college or university and combines business classes in accounting, computer science and business law.

Chemistry

The Chemistry curriculum is designed to meet the lower division requirements of most universities offering a major in Chemistry and prepares students for transfer to the CSU system.

Child Development

The Child Development program offers classes and training to meet California requirements for credentials and licenses in the early care and education workforce.

College Preparation Skills

College Success

Commercial Refrigeration Technician

The Commercial Refrigeration Technician certificate prepares students for careers installing and servicing commercial refrigeration systems.

Commercial Refrigeration Technician

The Commercial Refrigeration Technician program prepares students for careers installing and servicing commercial refrigeration systems.

Communication Studies

Communication Studies 2.0

The Associate in Arts in Communication Studies for Transfer serves as both a terminal degree and preparation for transfer to a CSU.

Compact Power Equipment

The Compact Power Equipment certificate prepares students for careers servicing and repairing small and compact power equipment.

Computer-Aided Design & 3D Modeling

This certificate shows that a student is familiar with 2D and basic 3D Computer-Aided Design programs, able to use AutoCAD and SketchUp to create 2D drawings and 3D models.

Computer-Aided Design and 3D Modeling

Computer Programming

The Computer Programming certificate prepares graduates for employment as entry-level programmers and provides the ability to transfer to a four-year university.

Computer Science

The Associate in Science in Computer Science for Transfer is designed for students pursuing degrees in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.

Computer Technology and Information Systems

The Computer Technology and Information Systems degree prepares students to enter the fields of IT support specialist, cybersecurity, system administration or networking professional.

Computer Technology Essentials

Court Interpreter

Criminal Justice

The Criminal Justice program prepares students for careers in the criminal justice and law enforcement fields.

Criminal Justice

The Criminal Justice certificate prepares students for entry-level careers in criminal justice and law enforcement.

Crop Science

The Crop Science program prepares students for careers in crop production and management.

Crop Science

The Crop Science certificate prepares students for entry-level careers in crop production and management.

Crop Science Advanced

The Advanced Crop Science program prepares students for careers in crop production and management.

CSU General Education (CSU-GE-Breadth)

Culinary Management

The Culinary Management certificate prepares students for careers in food service and culinary management.

Customer Service Academy

The Customer Service Academy provides practical, hands-on workshops to enhance a business's ability to gain and retain customers and quality employees.

Cybersecurity

The Cybersecurity certificate provides a foundation in programming principles, threat detection and secure network architecture design.

Cybersecurity

The Cybersecurity degree provides a foundation in programming principles, threat detection and prevention, and the design of secure network architectures.

Dental Assisting

The Dental Assisting certificate prepares students for careers as dental assistants.

Diagnostic Medical Sonography

The Diagnostic Medical Sonography certificate prepares students for careers as ultrasound technologists.

Diagnostic Radiologic Technology

The Diagnostic Radiologic Technology program prepares students for careers as radiologic technologists producing diagnostic medical images.

Diagnostic Radiologic Technology

The Diagnostic Radiologic Technology certificate prepares students for careers as radiologic technologists.

Diesel Equipment Technology

The Diesel Equipment Technology program prepares students for careers in the service and repair of diesel-powered equipment.

Diesel Equipment Technology

The Diesel Equipment Technology certificate prepares students for careers servicing and repairing diesel-powered equipment.

Dietetic Services Supervisor/Dietary Manager

This certificate prepares students to work as dietetic service supervisors or dietary managers in healthcare and food service settings.

Digital Arts

The Digital Arts program provides study in digital media and design.

Drone Media

This certificate provides skills to acquire jobs in the growing field of small unmanned aircraft systems, including the aeronautical knowledge to pass the FAA Remote Pilot Exam.

Drone Media

Drone Technology

This certificate provides skills to build, control, program and use drones safely, legally and effectively, including preparation for the FAA Remote Pilot Exam.

Drone Technology

Early Childhood Education

The Associate of Science in Early Childhood Education for Transfer prepares students for transfer into the CSU system to complete a baccalaureate degree in ECE or a similar major.

Early Childhood Educator I

This certificate authorizes holders to assist in the care, development and instruction of children in an Early Learning Child Development Program and qualifies them for an ECE Permit.

Early Childhood Educator II

This certificate authorizes holders to be the teacher of record in an Early Learning Child Development Program and qualifies them for an ECE II Permit.

Early Intervention Assistant Specialization

This certificate prepares students to support young children with disabilities or other special needs and their families.

Economics

The Associate in Arts in Economics for Transfer provides a foundation in microeconomics and macroeconomics and prepares students for transfer to the CSU system.

Electronics Technician

The Electronics Technician program prepares students for careers in electronics installation, maintenance and repair.

Elementary Teacher Education: Integrated Programs

The Associate in Arts in Elementary Teacher Education for Transfer prepares pre-service elementary teachers and is designed for transfer to a CSU campus leading to a multiple subject or special education credentialing program.

Emergency Medical Technician

The Emergency Medical Technician certificate prepares students for careers as EMTs in emergency medical services.

Emerging Leaders Institute

The Emerging Leaders Institute is for high-potential employees and new managers ready to focus on core leadership skills.

Engineering

This certificate completes the lower division coursework necessary to transfer into a bachelor's degree program in Mechanical, Aerospace or Manufacturing Engineering.

Engineering

Merced College offers the first two years of engineering to prepare students for transfer at the junior class level into a bachelor's degree program.

Engineering Technology

Engineering Technology prepares the student for junior class standing at CSU campuses and leads to a Bachelor of Science Degree and classification as an engineering technologist.

English

The English curriculum prepares students in written and analytical skills and prepares them for transfer to the CSU system.

Environmental Horticulture

The Environmental Horticulture certificate prepares students for careers in the nursery, landscape and horticulture industries.

Environmental Horticulture

The Environmental Horticulture program prepares students for careers in the nursery, landscape and horticulture industries.

Equine Science and Management

The Equine Science and Management curriculum is designed to meet the need for trained personnel in a broad range of occupational opportunities involved with or related to the horse industry.

Equine Science and Management

The Equine Science and Management certificate prepares students for occupational opportunities related to the horse industry.

ESL Advanced Skills

ESL Beginning Skills Program

ESL Intermediate Skills Program

ESL Workforce Training

Essential Skills for Employment and Job Retention

Families In Crisis Specialization

This certificate prepares students to assess family strengths, needs and risk factors related to child and family health and development.

Fire Technology

The Fire Technology program prepares students for careers in fire service and fire protection.

Fire Technology

The Fire Technology certificate prepares students for entry-level careers in fire service.

Fitness Specialist

The Fitness Specialist certificate trains students for entry-level or higher positions in the fitness industry and prepares candidates for national personal training certification exams.

French

Studies in French prepare specialists to work in areas such as teaching, interpreting, translating, research, diplomacy, publishing and international business.

Fundamentals of Commercial and Residential Electrical

This certificate provides foundational skills in commercial and residential electrical work.

General Agriculture

The General Agriculture major allows students to explore this diverse industry through a broad general agricultural background, providing entry-level employment skills as well as the ability to transfer to a college or university.

General Agriculture

A broad general agricultural background provides students with entry-level employment opportunities and skills.

General Business

The General Business certificate provides general preparation for entry into employment in the business community.

General Business

The General Business program provides students with general preparation for entry into employment in the business community.

Geography

The Geography program prepares students for transfer into geography baccalaureate programs in the CSU system.

Geology

The Associate in Science in Geology for Transfer is designed for students transferring to a CSU with a degree in geology.

Geospatial Technology and Applications: Agriculture

This certificate provides training in geospatial technology and its applications in agriculture.

Geospatial Technology and Applications: Environmental and Earth Sciences

This certificate provides training in geospatial technology and its applications in environmental and earth sciences.

Geospatial Technology and Applications: Social Science

This certificate provides training in geospatial technology and its applications in the social sciences.

German

The German program is a typical transfer program combining language study with fields such as international business, international studies, music, literature and the travel industry.

Health Sciences

The Associate of Arts Degree in Health Sciences is intended for students planning to transfer into an Allied Health program.

History

The History program prepares students for transfer into history baccalaureate programs in the CSU system.

Human Services

The Human Services certificate prepares students for entry-level careers in social and human services.

Human Services

The Human Services program prepares students for careers in social and human services.

HVAC Technician

The HVAC Technician program prepares students for careers installing and servicing heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.

HVAC Technician

The HVAC Technician certificate prepares students for careers installing and servicing HVAC systems.

Industrial Electrical Technician

The Industrial Electrical Technician certificate prepares students for careers maintaining industrial electrical systems.

Industrial Electrical Technician

The Industrial Electrical Technician program prepares students for careers maintaining and repairing industrial electrical systems.

Industrial Maintenance Technology

The Industrial Maintenance Technology program prepares students for careers maintaining industrial equipment and facilities.

Industrial Maintenance Technology

The Industrial Maintenance Technology certificate prepares students for careers maintaining industrial equipment and facilities.

Infant/Toddler Care

This certificate prepares students in infant and toddler caregiving principles and practices and qualifies them for a Child Development permit.

Instrumentation and Process Control Technology

This certificate prepares students for careers in industrial instrumentation and process control.

Instrumentation and Process Control Technology

This program prepares students for careers in the installation, calibration and maintenance of industrial instrumentation and process control systems.

International Studies

Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)

Introductory Pipe Welding Technology

This certificate provides introductory skills in pipe welding technology.

IT Security Foundations

This certificate provides students with essential knowledge and skills to address cybersecurity challenges in diverse IT environments.

IT Security Foundations

IT Support Professional

The IT Support certificate prepares students for entry-level roles in IT support with foundational knowledge in computer hardware, software and networking.

IT Support Professional

Kinesiology

The Associate in Arts in Kinesiology for Transfer prepares students for transfer into the CSU system to complete a baccalaureate degree in Kinesiology.

Landscape Horticulture

Management Information Systems

The Management Information Systems degree is designed for students pursuing degrees in Business Administration, Computer Information Systems or Management Information Systems.

Management/Supervisory Training

The Management/Supervisory Training certificate equips students with skills to advance in a management career.

Management/Supervisory Training

The Management Program equips students with the skills necessary to advance in a management career and prepares them for entry-level jobs in management and supervision.

Marketing

The Marketing certificate prepares students for employment in the broad field of marketing.

Marketing

The Associate of Science in Marketing prepares students for employment in the broad field of marketing and for transfer to a four-year institution.

Mathematics 2.0

The Associate in Science in Mathematics for Transfer prepares students for upper division course work in Mathematics at a CSU.

Mathematics College Preparatory Basic Skills

Mathematics College Preparatory Basic Skills II

Mechanized Agriculture Technology

The Mechanized Agriculture Technology program prepares students for careers in the operation, maintenance and management of agricultural machinery and equipment.

Mechanized Agriculture Technology

The Mechanized Agriculture Technology certificate prepares students for careers in agricultural machinery operation and maintenance.

Multi-Language Learner Specialization

The Multi-Language Learner Certificate prepares students to work with young multilingual learners and their families in early care and education settings.

Music (A.A. Degree)

The Music program provides foundational study in music performance and theory.

Music (A.A.-T. Degree)

The Music program prepares students for transfer into music baccalaureate programs in the CSU system.

Networking Technology

The Networking Technology degree prepares students to enter the fields of IT support specialist, cybersecurity, system administration or networking professional.

Networking Technology

The Networking Technology certificate prepares students to enter the fields of IT support, cybersecurity, system administration or networking.

Nursing Assistant

The Nursing Assistant certificate prepares students for careers as certified nursing assistants in healthcare settings.

Nursing, Registered

The Registered Nursing program prepares students for licensure and careers as registered nurses.

Nursing, Vocational

The Vocational Nursing program prepares students for licensure and careers as licensed vocational nurses.

Nursing, Vocational

The Vocational Nursing certificate prepares students for licensure and careers as licensed vocational nurses.

Nutrition and Dietetics

The Nutrition and Dietetics program prepares students for transfer into nutrition, dietetics and food science baccalaureate programs in the CSU system.

Nutrition and Foods

The Nutrition and Foods program prepares students for careers in nutrition, foods and dietetics.

Nutrition and Foods

The Nutrition and Foods certificate prepares students for entry-level careers in nutrition and foods.

Paramedicine: Pre-Professional

The Paramedicine certificate prepares students for careers as paramedics in emergency medical services.

Paramedicine: Pre-Professional

The Paramedicine program prepares students for careers as paramedics in emergency medical services.

Pest Control Advisor

The Pest Control Advisor certificate provides coursework toward licensing requirements for pest control advisors.

Philosophy

The Philosophy curriculum is designed to meet the lower division requirements of most universities offering a major in Philosophy and to prepare students for transfer to the CSU system.

Photography

The Photography program provides a foundation in theoretical and practical photographic skills and the opportunity to work in a wide variety of photographic and digital media.

Photography

The Photography certificate provides a foundation in photographic and digital media skills for professional or vocational careers.

Physics 2.0

The Associate in Science in Physics for Transfer prepares students for transfer with junior standing into the CSU system.

Pipe Welding Technology

This certificate provides skills in pipe welding technology.

Political Science

The Political Science program prepares students for transfer into political science baccalaureate programs in the CSU and UC systems.

Professional Truck Driver Class A CDL Training

Psychology (A.A. Degree)

The Associate of Arts in Psychology provides flexibility for students designing their educational plan who are not necessarily planning to transfer.

Psychology (A.A.-T. Degree)

The Associate in Arts in Psychology for Transfer enables students to transfer with junior standing and priority admission to CSU psychology programs.

Public Health

The Associate in Science in Public Health for Transfer prepares students for transfer into the CSU system to complete a baccalaureate degree in Public Health.

Reading and Writing College Preparatory Basic Skills

Real Estate Salesperson License

This certificate prepares students for the California Real Estate Salesman's and Broker's License examinations.

Registered Nursing LVN to RN Option

This certificate option provides a pathway for licensed vocational nurses to become registered nurses.

School-Age Care Specialization

This certificate prepares students to design activities and provide care for school-age children in grades K-8.

Skilled Trades Career Pathways: Pre-Apprenticeship Training

This certificate provides pre-apprenticeship training preparing students for careers in the skilled trades.

Small Business Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneurship program equips students with the skills necessary to start and operate a small business.

Small Business Entrepreneurship

The Small Business Entrepreneurship certificate equips students with the skills necessary to start and operate a small business.

Social and Behavioral Sciences

This degree offers a focus on the interrelationships between individuals, families, groups, communities, societies, cultures, historical time periods and political institutions.

Social Justice Studies, Ethnic Studies

The Social Justice Studies program, emphasizing Ethnic Studies, provides a rigorous curriculum based on the struggles and contributions of historically marginalized U.S. racial and ethnic groups, preparing students for transfer into the CSU system.

Social Media

This certificate focuses on social networks, social media tools and strategies and how to effectively use social media and develop best practices.

Sociology

The Sociology curriculum is designed to meet the lower division requirements of most universities offering a major in Sociology and to prepare students for transfer to the CSU system.

Spanish

The Associate in Arts in Spanish for Transfer prepares students for transfer into the CSU system to complete a baccalaureate degree in Spanish or a similar major.

Studio Arts

The Studio Arts program prepares students for transfer into studio art baccalaureate programs in the CSU system.

System Administrator

This certificate prepares students for careers in system administration with a foundation in networking, operating systems and system administration practices.

Teaching Online Education

This certificate prepares participants for online teaching opportunities through an understanding of online teaching standards, tools and pedagogy.

Technical Office Occupations

Theatre Arts (A.A. Degree)

Through theoretical study and practical application in skills classes and theatrical productions, the Theatre Arts degree offers the skills necessary to transfer or begin a career in theatre arts.

Theatre Arts (A.A.-T. Degree)

The Theatre curriculum is designed to meet the lower division requirements of most CSU campuses offering a general major in Theatre or Drama.

UCTP: Chemistry

The Associate in Science in Chemistry for UC Transfer provides guaranteed admission into the University of California system for students who maintain a 3.5 GPA in the major.

UCTP: Physics

Virtual Office Professional

This certificate prepares students for starting or working for a virtual office business providing administrative, creative and technical services on a contractual basis.

Welding Technology

The Welding Technology program prepares students for careers in welding and metal fabrication.

Welding Technology

The Welding Technology certificate prepares students for entry-level careers in welding and metal fabrication.