Southeast Arkansas College

Accounting

Certificate of Proficiency in Accounting, listed among the College's Certificate of Proficiency offerings, providing foundational accounting skills for entry into office and bookkeeping roles.

Administrative Medical Assistant

Air Conditioning, Heating, & Refrigeration

Prepares Air Conditioning and Refrigeration mechanics and apprentices for entry-level employment in construction, maintenance, and service in business and industry. Graduates are eligible to take the test to be certified as an Entry-Level HVAC(R) Technician. Safety is stressed throughout the program.

Air Conditioning, Heating, & Refrigeration Technology

Certificate of Proficiency preparing students for entry-level HVAC/refrigeration work, covering introduction to computers, technical mathematics, basic refrigeration, blueprint reading, and electricity for air conditioning/refrigeration.

Business Analytics

Provides hands-on training in data visualization, data modeling, data management, business management, and applied statistics. Students learn programming languages, data modeling techniques and tools, and related technologies. Common occupations include business analyst, data analyst, database developer, computer programmer, and business manager.

Business Analytics

Provides a foundation in basic accounting principles and applications with in-depth knowledge of business, computer, and communication skills necessary for office professionals. Students acquire skills to work with others and handle administrative responsibilities for various office positions.

Business Analytics (Technical Certificate)

Provides hands-on training in data visualization, data modeling, data management, business management, and applied statistics, including programming languages and data modeling tools. Prepares students for occupations such as business analyst, data analyst, database developer, and business manager.

Business Technology

Business Technology Management-Retail

Clinical Medical Assistant

Commercial Driving License

Prepares and trains new drivers with the skills and knowledge needed to pass the state skills test and obtain a Class 'A' CDL license, including logistics, truck maintenance and road safety, road regulations, and commercial driver vehicle operations.

Commercial Vehicle Operation

Communications

Provides students with the written and oral communication skills necessary to succeed in the modern workforce, through English Composition I and II and Oral Communication.

Computer Information Systems

Provides hands-on training in operating systems, applications, programming languages, and web design, including scripting and markup languages. Prepares students for occupations such as computer support, software development, data entry technician, systems analyst, web development, and webmaster.

Computer Information Systems Technology

Provides hands-on training in operating systems, applications, programming languages, and web design. Students learn programming, scripting, and markup languages and related technologies. Common occupations include computer support and operations, software development, data entry technician, systems analyst, web development, and webmaster.

Computer Network Technology

Prepares individuals to administer computer networks in a variety of work environments. Coursework prepares the individual for network certification exams. Graduates will be prepared to provide high-end, solution-based technical support.

Computer Network Technology

Provides students with foundational skills in computer networking and computer hardware concepts, which could lead to an industry certification in computer networking.

Computer Network Technology (Technical Certificate)

Prepares individuals to administer computer networks in a variety of work environments, with coursework preparing them for network certification exams and to provide high-end, solution-based technical support.

Computer Programming

Provides the foundation courses to prepare IT students to apply for entry-level information assurance/security technician and practitioner positions that support planning, implementing, upgrading, and monitoring security measures for computer networks and information systems.

Criminal Justice

Prepares individuals seeking to develop a foundation in law enforcement for employment in the criminal justice field. Emphasis is on basic law enforcement principles and practices needed for success in criminal justice employment.

Criminal Justice Technology

Provides a variety of skills related to criminal justice, with concentration options in Law Enforcement, Corrections, or a combination of electives. Enhances the skills of individuals in criminal justice fields or provides academic instruction; does not replace the Law Enforcement or Corrections academies.

Cybersecurity Management Technology

A 60-credit-hour program preparing students for positions in business and industry to prevent threats and attacks on information systems. Focuses on methods used to attack computer information systems and skills to protect and counter such attacks, with courses in computer programming, criminal justice, and forensic investigation. Includes embedded stackable TC and CP credentials.

Drafting & Computer Aided Design Technology

Early Childhood Education

Technical Certificate in early childhood education preparing students to work with young children, listed among the College's technical certificate offerings.

Early Childhood Paraprofessional Technology

Prepares students for careers as early childhood paraprofessionals. Fulfills the theoretical requirement and 30 hours of field experience toward the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. Requires a grade of C or better in all major courses with an overall 2.0 GPA.

Early Childhood Paraprofessional Technology

Two-semester program that fulfills the theoretical requirement and 30 hours of the field experience requirement for the Certified Development Associate (CDA) credential. Upon completion, students are eligible to finalize the CDA approval process.

Electrical Mechanical Systems Technology

Electrical Systems Technology

Gaming and Interactive Media Design

Prepares students for entry-level work creating digital 2D and 3D art and animation. Game development technical artists find careers in the video game, film, broadcast, visual effects, mobile, and internet industries.

General Education

Transfer degree designed to allow students to prepare to transfer to a bachelor's degree program at a four-year college or university. Includes the state minimum general education core of 35 semester credit hours and is customizable through course options and electives. Offered online and on campus.

General Studies

Flexible degree enabling a student to design an individualized program combining academic transfer and technical career courses. May fulfill requirements for transfer toward a bachelor's degree, direct employment, or educational enrichment. Requires a minimum of 15 SCH of general education courses.

General Studies

Recognizes 38 credit hours of general education core courses successfully completed. Serves as an intermediate step toward attaining an Associate of Arts degree or transferring to a baccalaureate institution, documenting mastery of workforce skills and competencies.

General Technology

General Technology

Enables a student to design an individualized program of study to fulfill a unique career goal that cannot be met through any single technology program. Accomplished by combining courses from two or more technical disciplines with a major technical focus and support courses related to the career objective.

Healthcare Readiness for Workforce

Health Sciences

Hydraulics/Pneumatics

Provides a study of basic fluid power systems common to industrial automation, including basic principles of fluid power, components, standards, symbols, circuits, and troubleshooting of hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Industrial Maintenance Technology

Addresses the need for the multi-crafted maintenance technician, covering technical skills including Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), instrumentation and controls, electronics and digital devices, welding fundamentals, AC/DC fundamentals, and HVAC principles. Stackable Certificates of Proficiency lead to the Associate of Applied Science degree.

Industrial Motor Controls

Provides the fundamentals of DC motors, single-phase AC motors, and three-phase AC motors, and addresses control devices such as motor starters, contactors, relays, solenoids, sensors, timers, and switches, including maintenance, installation, wiring diagrams, and troubleshooting.

Mechanical Devices

Provides an overview of the principles and concepts of installation, preventative maintenance, and repair of electro-mechanical systems found in industrial operation, and introduces components, analysis and design methods, and the principles underlying electronic and digital circuits.

Medical Coding

Prepares students with the knowledge and skills required for basic medical coding using the ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT-4 classification systems. Emphasis on coding principles, classification systems, nomenclatures, and reimbursement. Graduates are eligible to sit for the AHIMA Certified Coding Associate (CCA) exam.

Medical Coding (Technical Certificate)

Technical Certificate in medical coding preparing students in procedural and diagnostic coding using ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT-4 classification systems for hospital and physician practice settings.

Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Welding

Networking

Nursing

Associate of Applied Science nursing pathway designed for licensed practical nurses seeking upward mobility to become registered nurses. Listed among the College's Health Professions AAS offerings.

Nursing Assistant

Prepares students to become a certified nursing assistant (CNA), focusing on safe and effective client care in healthcare and home settings. Includes fundamental skills, basic anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, and infection control. Graduates are eligible for Arkansas State CNA certification.

PC Maintenance Repair

Prepares individuals to troubleshoot, build, and repair personal computers, workstations, printers, and other peripherals, and to install, debug, and repair software problems associated with PCs. Safety, including electrical systems, is emphasized throughout the training.

Pedagogy

Phlebotomy

Technical Certificate in phlebotomy covering blood collection, venipuncture, capillary collection, and specimen handling in preparation for employment in laboratory and clinical settings.

Phlebotomy Technology

One-semester program introducing proper collection, transport, and handling of blood, including venipuncture and capillary collection, specimen collection, and forensic toxicology. Graduates may seek certification through ASCP or NHA. Approved by NAACLS.

Practical Nursing

Interdisciplinary practical nursing program providing a beginning point for individuals seeking upward mobility in nursing. Prepares practical nurses for employment in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and private duty care. Graduates are eligible to take the NCLEX-PN. Approved by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing.

Programmable Logic Controllers

Provides the fundamentals of installing, programming, and troubleshooting digital and analog PLCs. Covers PLC theory, installation, programming techniques, principles of operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting, with relay ladder logic programming experiments using timers, counters, and internal coil instructions.

Radiologic Technology

Provides the didactic and clinical content to prepare graduates to write the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) examination for radiographers. Curriculum includes instruction in using radiation to image tissues, bones, and blood vessels. Graduates are certified as Registered Radiographic Technologist, RT(R). Accredited by JRCERT.

Respiratory Care Technology

Prepares students for practice as respiratory care practitioners, incorporating general education with professional courses, clinical simulation, and supervised work experience. Graduates are eligible to apply for the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) exam; successful candidates earn the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential. Accredited by CoARC.

Security/Forensics

Prepares individuals seeking to develop a foundation in security or forensics for employment in the criminal justice field, covering cyber security principles, digital forensics, cryptography, security auditing, and network security.

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)

Supply Chain Management

Prepares students to manage and coordinate all logistical functions in an enterprise, from acquisitions to receiving and handling, through internal allocation of resources to operations units, and the delivery of output. Includes instruction in acquisition and purchasing, inventory control, resource estimation, allocation, and budgeting.

Supply Chain Transportation

Prepares students to manage and coordinate logistical functions in an enterprise, providing a fundamental introduction to Supply Chain Management with basic business technology skills, covering acquisitions, receiving and handling, resource allocation, inventory control, and budgeting.

Surgical Technology

Basic one-year program preparing graduates for employment as surgical technologists working as part of a surgical team. Graduates sit for the NBSTSA Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) exam. Students may continue to the Associate of Applied Science degree.

Surgical Technology

Prepares graduates for employment as part of a surgical team, working with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses before, during, and after surgery in acute and ambulatory care facilities. Graduates sit for the NBSTSA Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) exam. Accredited by CAAHEP.

Teaching

A 9-credit-hour credential designed for students who intend to enter the teaching profession. Begins the pathway for students who want to obtain higher credentials in education.

Teaching

Intended for students seeking a paraprofessional certification or planning to transfer to a four-year institution to complete a bachelor's degree in education and obtain licensure. Provides foundational knowledge to work with children in kindergarten through sixth grade. Transferable to Arkansas public four-year institutions; includes the 35-hour state core.

Teaching

A designed pathway for students who intend to pursue a licensed teaching career in the elementary/middle classroom. Provides foundational knowledge for working with school-age children. Includes 15 hours of education coursework and 16 hours of general education, all required for the Associate of Arts in Teaching.

Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding

Welding Technology

Associate of Applied Science in Welding Technology, listed among the College's degree offerings, preparing welders for advanced employment in industrial and manufacturing firms.

Welding Technology

Certificate of Proficiency in Welding Technology, listed among the College's Certificate of Proficiency offerings, providing foundational welding skills for entry-level employment.

Welding Technology (Technical Certificate)

Prepares welders for entry-level employment in a wide range of industrial and manufacturing firms. Courses in basic welding, Arc welding, MIG, TIG, maintenance welding, and pipe welding help create a well-rounded welder. AWS welding certification opportunities make graduates more marketable. Safety is emphasized throughout.

Workready Technology Certificate