Short-Term Certificate Programs in California

Prepares bilingual and bicultural individuals to develop skills necessary for effective language interpretation in health care settings, to bridge the cultur…

Prepares students for employment in supportive care in the healthcare industry, such as caregiver and patient care assistant roles.

The Certificate of Achievement in Health, Nutrition, and Food Sanitation in Early Childhood Education Programs prepares students to address health, nutrition…

Designed to introduce students to various health care professions and obtain the basic information required to work in this sector, applying basic health car…

Provides focused training in heating and hydronic systems.

Prepares students to interpret natural and cultural heritage for park, museum, and interpretive-center settings.

Credit skills certificate for high intermediate level English as a Second Language.

The Hispanic Literature and Film certificate offers concentrated coursework in Hispanic literature and film.

The Home Health Aide (HHA) Program prepares men and women to assist with the routine care and treatments of clients in their homes. The course of study inclu…

Prepares students to provide basic health care in the home environment and to qualify for state Home Health Aide certification.

The Home Health Aide program prepares students to care for clients in the home care setting; completion allows certification in the Home Health setting.

This certificate equips learners with the skills to be successful in the Homeland Security and Computer Networks field, covering networking essentials and se…

The Homeland Security (TSA) Certificate provides students with the knowledge and skills to enter the field of homeland security, specializing in employment p…

Prepares students for entry-level positions in the tourist industry, acquiring the skills, education, and classroom experience to understand the hospitality …

This certificate provides fundamentals in food and beverage hospitality management.

This certificate provides fundamentals in hotel hospitality management.

The Human Resources Management - Level I Certificate of Achievement encompasses an area of study that includes a overall study of basic business issues, ethi…

Students will be able to compose and edit business documents utilizing proper grammar and punctuation. (BUS 111) Compare and contrast employment-related disc…

Students who are pursuing careers in human resources, but are not intending to complete an associates degree at this time, will gain job skills vital for pos…

This certificate covers the basic principles of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning, career opportunities, and how apprenticeship programs are constru…

This certificate covers commercial airside systems, chimneys, hydronic systems, air quality equipment, troubleshooting, heat pumps, and duct systems.

Training in the technology, service, and repair of hybrid and electric vehicles.

The Hydrologic Technician Certificate provides students with hands-on and theoretical education about hydrology, watershed protection and restoration. Studen…

The Information Support and Services pathway prepares students in basic computer fundamentals, programming, and logic as they relate to technologies that sup…

The Design, Visual, and Media Arts pathway introduces students to web design, multimedia, and gaming using industry-recognized software and cutting-edge digi…

This certificate of proficiency is intended to help students who are interested in pursuing entrepreneurship to develop new ideas and recognize opportunities…

This certificate of proficiency is intended to help students to prepare for a position as an income tax return preparer with knowledge of both state and fede…

The Income Tax II Certificate will provide our students with intermediate income tax training and help to prepare the student for tax preparer position withi…

The Income Tax I Certificate will provide our students with basic income tax training and help to prepare the student for tax assistant position within local…

Training in industrial safety, regulatory compliance, and biomanufacturing practices.

This certificate provides training in industrial sewing.

The Infant and Toddler Specialization certificate represents a composite of child development knowledge, skills, and responsibilities integral to working wit…

The Early Childhood Education (ECE) Program provides an academic and experiential foundation offering students occupational and transfer degree options and a…

Prepares students to pursue a career as a Computer User Support Technician, with the requisite knowledge to sit for the CompTIA A+ certification exam.

Provides preparation for employment as a computer network support specialist specializing in Cisco networking technology.

This Information Technology certificate introduces computers, networking, and cybersecurity skills and prepares students to enter the workforce as an entry-l…

Provides basic-level information technology coursework for entry-level IT roles.

This program of study starts with the basics of computer hardware (building, maintaining and upgrading PCs) and operating systems (Windows). It introduces co…

A certificate for business and non-business individuals to gain skillsets covering technology management, cyber threats, project management, and systems secu…

Designed for students who want to pursue music coursework in a structured fashion with an instrument other than piano as their primary area of emphasis witho…

The certificate in Intermediate Accounting enables students to succeed in understanding the topics that are tested in the Financial Accounting and Reporting …

The Intermediate Basic Culinary Skills Certificate provides students with the skills and knowledge used in basic culinary positions within the food and bever…

Recognizes students who have completed Firefighter I training including Hazardous Materials, Basic Incident Command, and Confined Space Awareness.

Offers students exposure to different facets of international law and international living; requires participation in an approved overseas program or interna…

The Certificate of Achievement for Introduction to Infant and Toddler Teaching fulfills state-required specialized coursework to be eligible to work with chi…

Introduction To Information Technology and Cybersecurity is a short-term certificate program offered at Irvine Valley College.

The Introduction to Programming Certificate provides students with a foundation in Computer Information Systems with an emphasis in Computer Programming, pro…

The Introduction to Transitional Kindergarten Teaching Certificate of Achievement provides critical developmental knowledge as it applies to classroom teachi…

The Introductory Automation Certificate of Proficiency prepares students to work in a wide array of businesses which require the use electro-mechanical devic…

The Introductory Basic Culinary Skills Certificate provides students with the skills and knowledge used in basic culinary positions within the food and bever…