Schenectady County Community College

Accounting

Air Traffic Control

The Air Traffic Control A.A.S. degree program will provide students with a foundation in air traffic control basics and skills for the continuous safe flow of aircraft in the airspace system. Students will effectively handle normal and emergency situations through simulated scenarios and actual control of live aircraft traffic at the Schenectady County Airport Control Tower.

Assistant Chef

The School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism’s primary mission is to provide quality education and technical training for students entering the Hospitality Industry. This will enable graduates to achieve success in hotel, culinary arts, and tourism professions.

Aviation Science

The Aviation Science A.S. degree program provides students with a pilot or non-pilot option that will enable successful transfer into a baccalaureate program in the field of aviation. The pilot option provides students with substantial experience in actual flight training toward a Private Pilot Certificate and Instrument Rating, a Commercial Pilot Certificate and a Flight Instructor Certificate in conjunction with their A.S. degree.

Bank Financial Security and Money Laundering Prevention

The Bank Financial Security and Money Laundering Prevention Certificate is designed to meet industry needs, as recommended by the local banking industry. The objectives of the program are to prepare students for entry-level positions in banking, for which critical responsibilities include detecting fraudulent activity in personal and commercial accounts.

Behavioral Health

Behavioral Health Technicians (BHTs) care for people who have mental illness and developmental disabilities. BHTs help doctors and nurses with the treatment of patients who have such behavioral problems as substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, mental instability, or those who suffer from physical and emotional abuse or who identify as having disabilities. BHTs typically provide therapeutic care and monitor patients' conditions.

Biological Technician

Biotechnology

The Biotechnology A.S. degree prepares students for transfer to a baccalaureate program in Biotechnology and related fields by providing Liberal Arts courses and foundational coursework in biology, biotechnology laboratory techniques, and mathematics.

Business Administration (A.A.S.)

Business Administration (A.S.)

Business Startup and Grow

SUNY Schenectady's Business Startup and Grow Microcredential is designed for a variety of community members who are interested in starting their own business, growing an existing business, or in support of an organization with an entrepreneurial mindset. The program serves as a complementary educational component for aspiring business owners enrolled in other SUNY Schenectady programs.

Chemical Dependency Counseling

Chemical Dependency Counseling

Child Development

The Child Development Microcredential taught through SUNY Schenectady in collaboration with CUNY/PDI exceeds the 120 clock hours of professional development required by the Council for Professional Recognition to obtain the international CDA Credential. The Child Development Microcredential provides 195 hours for the Infant Toddler CDA and 210 hours for the Preschool CDA in professional development.

Community Health Worker

Computer Information Systems

Computer Networking Systems and Cyber Security

Computer Repair and Networking

The Computer Repair and Networking Certificate is a one-year program that prepares students for employment as support personnel for computer network administrators in an industrial or commercial environment. The certificate also serves as the first year of the Computer Networking and Systems A.A.S. degree program, so that certificate students who desire an A.A.S. degree can obtain it with one additional year of study.

Computer Science

Craft Beer Brewing

The Certificate program in Craft Beer Brewing prepares students for direct employment in the craft beer brewing industry. Students gain theoretical and hands-on experience related to the craft beer brewing industry, qualifying them to assume a variety of roles in the craft beer brewing profession.

Craft Beer Brewing

Craft Spirit Distillation

The Craft Spirit Distillation certificate program is a 31 credit hour program designed to prepare students for immediate employment or ongoing education. Students gain both theoretical and practical experience related to the craft spirit distillation industry in North America.

Craft Spirit Distillation

Criminal Justice (A.A.S.)

Criminal Justice (A.S.)

Culinary Arts

Culinary Cannabis

Digital Music and Beats Production

The Digital Music and Beats Production Certificate is intended to serve students who wish to pursue careers in digital audio media. These careers can include gaming and other media audio production, broadcast production and editing, digital performance, and audio/music recording.

Direct Support Professional

Direct Support Professional I

The Direct Support Professional Micro-Credentials deliver skills, education and training to enrolled students leveraging existing curriculum from the Direct Support Professional certificate program. These courses meet the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) education accreditation requirements and prepares students to achieve the NADSP DSP Certification.

Direct Support Professional II

The Direct Support Professional Micro-Credentials deliver skills, education and training to enrolled students leveraging existing curriculum from the Direct Support Professional certificate program. These courses meet the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) education accreditation requirements and prepares students to achieve the NADSP DSP Certification.

Early Childhood

This Early Childhood Certificate is designed to prepare students who wish to work with children from birth through 8 years of age in a variety of early childhood environments. The courses provide an understanding of the developmental needs of children along with specific skills for working with children. In addition, there is a work experience in which students spend eight hours per week working directly with children in a supervised setting.

Early Childhood

Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneur Certificate is designed for students interested in launching their own business ventures or working in start-up companies. Graduates will have knowledge to develop a business plan that integrates information and skills essential to ethical business operations and functions.

Fundamentals of Baking and Confections

The purpose of this microcredential is to introduce prospective students to the fundamentals of baking including cake and cookie decorating, bean to bar chocolate making, and the production of bon bons and other candy and confections while preparing them for employment in a bakery, or candy/confection shop. In addition to the serious student, this micro-credential should appeal to the home baker as a path to improve and learn new skills and as a transition to employment.

Global Business and Transportation

The Global Business and Transportation (GBT) Microcredential provides a short-term training opportunity to support the workforce needs of supply chain and logistics companies. Through this microcredential, incumbent workers will improve their skills in the ever-changing world of supply chain and logistics and gain further education to improve their retention, promotion and career advancement.

Health Studies

Hospitality and Tourism

The School of Hotel, Culinary Arts and Tourism’s primary mission is to provide quality education and technical training for students entering the Hospitality Industry. This will enable graduates to achieve success in hotel, culinary arts, and tourism professions.

Hospitality and Tourism Management

Hotel and Restaurant Management

Human Services (A.A.S.)

Human Services (A.S.)

Liberal Arts and Sciences: Mathematics and Science

Liberal Arts and Sciences: Science

Liberal Arts and Sciences: Teacher Education Transfer

Liberal Arts: Humanities and Social Sciences

Medical Coding and Billing

This certificate was designed to prepare individuals to work in hospitals, physician offices, and other healthcare facilities as medical coders and billers. The curriculum is designed to provide an understanding of medical terminology essential to understand the language of medicine and the essential functions required to work as a medical coder and/ or biller.

Mobile Food Service

Music

This program is intended for those who wish to pursue development as a trained music professional. Students are prepared for employment as singers, instrumental musicians, or private and group music lesson instructors. Students receive training for work in music retail, and other entry level positions in the music industry. This program can also serve as a “stepping-stone” for those wishing to pursue an A.A.S. or A.S. degree in a related music field.

Music Audio Technology

Nursing

Nutrition

Paralegal

Performing Arts: Music

The Performing Arts: Music degree program is primarily for students who wish to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a baccalaureate degree in music. Students in the program may select electives to support transfer into music education, performance, jazz studies or other fields. Students take approved SUNY General Education courses in at least seven of the ten SUNY General Education Requirement subject areas to facilitate transfer and advanced study within a discipline.

Programming for Game Design

Teaching Assistant

The Teaching Assistant Certificate was designed to serve a dual purpose – to assist individuals to meet the New York State Education Department requirements and as a pathway for those interested in continuing their education in pursuit of a teaching degree.