Course Catalog

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Courses are grouped into transfer, certificate, ESL, and general education planning.

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37Catalog courses

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Course	Title	Units	Prerequisite	Description
ACCT 101	Financial Accounting	3	None	Introduces accounting cycles, statements, internal controls, and financial reporting for small and mid-sized organizations.
ACCT 120	Payroll and Tax Fundamentals	3	ACCT 101 recommended	Covers payroll records, basic tax forms, employer responsibilities, and accounting documentation.
ART 115	Design Foundations	3	None	Explores composition, typography, color, image selection, and visual communication for print and digital work.
BIO 110	Human Biology	4	Placement into college reading	Studies body systems, wellness, genetics, disease, and laboratory skills for health science pathways.
BUS 101	Introduction to Business	3	None	Examines business organizations, management, ethics, economics, marketing, and entrepreneurship.
BUS 210	Business Analytics and Decision Making	3	MATH 115 recommended	Uses spreadsheets, basic statistics, and case studies to support business planning and operations decisions.
CIS 105	Computer Applications for College and Career	3	None	Builds practical skills in documents, spreadsheets, presentations, cloud tools, and workplace productivity.
COLL 100	College Success Seminar	1	None	Introduces campus resources, academic planning, time management, study habits, and advising expectations.
COMM 115	Interpersonal Communication	3	None	Studies communication theory, listening, conflict, culture, and professional interaction.
COMM 140	Media Writing	3	ENG 095 or placement	Introduces audience, news writing, public relations, web copy, and ethical communication.
CS 110	Programming Fundamentals	4	MATH 115 recommended	Introduces logic, variables, control flow, functions, debugging, and project-based software development.
CS 120	Object-Oriented Programming	4	CS 110	Develops object-oriented design, data structures, testing, and collaborative coding practices.
DATA 150	Introduction to Data Analytics	3	CIS 105 or equivalent	Covers data cleaning, spreadsheets, visualization, descriptive statistics, and practical reporting.
DATA 220	Dashboards and Data Storytelling	3	DATA 150	Develops dashboard design, data narratives, stakeholder presentations, and applied analytics projects.
DM 101	Digital Media Production	3	None	Introduces image editing, audio/video basics, storytelling, digital publishing, and portfolio development.
DM 210	Portfolio Studio	3	DM 101	Guides students through project refinement, critique, portfolio presentation, and client-style briefs.
ECE 101	Child Growth and Development	3	None	Studies developmental stages, observation methods, learning environments, and influences on early childhood.
ECE 120	Curriculum for Young Children	3	ECE 101 recommended	Develops activity planning, play-based learning, classroom routines, and inclusive practices.
ECON 101	Principles of Economics	3	MATH 115 recommended	Introduces supply, demand, markets, public policy, and economic decision making.
EDU 130	Introduction to Teaching	3	None	Explores teaching careers, classroom culture, lesson planning, and field observation expectations.
ENG 095	College Writing Workshop	3	Placement	Provides intensive support in grammar, paragraph development, reading response, and academic writing.
ENG 101	College Composition	3	ENG 095 or placement	Develops academic reading, essay writing, research, citation, and argument.
ESL 065	Academic Listening and Speaking	4	Placement	Builds pronunciation, discussion, presentation, and listening skills for college classrooms.
ESL 075	Academic Reading and Vocabulary	4	Placement	Strengthens reading strategies, vocabulary, note taking, and comprehension for academic texts.
ESL 085	Academic English Bridge	4	Placement	Connects multilingual learners to college writing, discussion, and research expectations.
HIST 110	United States History	3	Placement into college reading	Surveys political, social, cultural, and economic themes in United States history.
HLTH 120	Foundations of Public Health	3	None	Studies prevention, wellness, health systems, community education, and public health communication.
HLTH 180	Community Wellness Practicum	2	HLTH 120	Provides supervised community wellness planning, outreach, reflection, and professional communication practice.
HOSP 101	Introduction to Hospitality	3	None	Examines hotels, events, tourism, food service, customer experience, and hospitality careers.
HOSP 125	Event Planning and Guest Services	3	None	Develops practical event timelines, service standards, vendor communication, and guest experience planning.
HOSP 205	Hospitality Operations	3	HOSP 101 recommended	Covers operations, staffing, service recovery, budgeting, and quality management.
MATH 115	Statistics for Liberal Arts	3	Placement	Applies statistics, probability, data interpretation, and quantitative reasoning to real-world questions.
MATH 140	Precalculus for STEM	4	Placement	Prepares STEM students for calculus through functions, trigonometry, modeling, and analytic reasoning.
MKT 120	Marketing Principles	3	BUS 101 recommended	Introduces consumer behavior, branding, promotion, pricing, digital channels, and market research.
PSYC 101	Introduction to Psychology	3	None	Surveys human behavior, development, learning, cognition, personality, and mental health.
STAT 115	Applied Statistics	3	MATH 115 or placement	Builds practical statistical reasoning, sampling, inference, correlation, and visualization.
WEB 130	Web Design Fundamentals	3	CIS 105 recommended	Introduces HTML, CSS, accessibility basics, responsive layout, and web publishing workflows.