diablo valley college career education
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Diablo Valley College Career Education
Career Education (CE) Programs● DVC offers over 50 certificate and degree programs that prepare students
with the skills they need for success in a specific occupation.
● In CE programs students will learn how core school subjects like math, science and writing are used in real-life.
● High completion rates
● Career Education allows students to participate in:○ Hands-on training in your chosen program○ Real world experience through job shadows & internships○ Earn nationally recognized certifications used to get a job and/or pay for
college
Certificates, Degrees, and Transfer Paths
Certificates● Accomplishment● Achievement
Transfer Path
Associate’s Degree
Certificate of Accomplishment → Associate Degree
Certificate of Accomplishment
● ELECT 266
● ELTRN 120
● ELTRN 121
11 Units
Certificate of Achievement
● ELECT 266
● ELTRN 120
● ELTRN 121
● ELECT 130
● ELECT 220
● ELECT 230
● ELECT 271
● ELTRN 210
26 Units
Associate in Science
● ELECT 266
● ELTRN 120
● ELTRN 121
● ELECT 130
● ELECT 220
● ELECT 230
● ELECT 271
● ELTRN 210
● 18 Units General Ed
● 16 Units Elective
60 Units
Help your students find the right program at a California Community College
http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/FindACollege
● Search by City, Zip or Address
● Search by Program
https://onetonline.org
Other helpful Career Exploration at www.dvc.edu/career
Help students:1. Find their career
2. Find what it takes to get that career
3. Find the school(s) that can get them there
Assist
Check out www.assist.org
Help your students figure out how to save money by taking courses at DVC
and then transfer to a CSU/UC.
CE Programs - Certificates and DegreesAddiction Studies
Administration of Justice
Art Digital Media
Audio Visual Technician
Business
Accounting
Small
Bus./Entrepreneur
Marketing
Office Professional
Computer Info Systems
Computer Network Technology
Computer Science
Dental Assisting
Dental Hygiene
Digital Marketing
Early Childhood Education
Electronics/Electricity
Engineering Technology
Energy Systems
Film, Television & Electronic Media
Geographic Information Systems
Health Science
Horticulture
Kinesiology
Library Technology
Music Industry Studies
Pre-Apprenticeship
Small Business Entrepreneur
Special Education Paraprofessional
Technical TheaterCulinary Arts
Architecture
Programs Offered at DVC San Ramon Campus
● Business for Transfer
● Business Administration
● Computer Information Systems (CIS)
○ Core, Database Management, Project Management, Web Graphics, Web
Technology
● History for Transfer
● Mathematics
● Natural Sciences
● Psychology for Transfer
Dental Assisting Program● Only 24 students allowed each year
● Students will complete this program in 2 semesters
starting in the Fall
● Prepares students to take the California State Written
and Practical Exam to receive their Registered Dental
Assisting (RDA) License
○ Also, will be able to take the National Certified Dental
Assistant Examination to become a Certified Dental
Assistant (CDA)
● Once complete, you can make $18-$25 per hour
Pre-Apprenticeship: Full or Part-Time Programs(21 units can be completed in 1 Spring Semester!)
● Prepares students to work in the trades
● Students will learn to:
○ Apply basic construction techniques
○ Apply safe work habits
○ Create a work schedule and cost estimates
○ Develop direct hands-on work experience at an off-site location (Fridays)
○ Average of 85% of students transition into paid apprenticeships $17-$24 an
hour with benefits directly after the program
○ Must be 18 or older before completion of program
Work Experience (WRKX)
Work Experience is an individualized
work-based learning course where
students earn college credit for on-the-
job training and experience at their job
or paid/unpaid internship or volunteer
position.
CSU transferable units.
Work Hours Required to Earn WRKX Units
2 Units - 10 hr/week or 150 hr/semester
3 Units - 15 hr/week or 225 hr/semester
4 Units - 15+ hr/week or 300 hr/semester
Check us out at www.dvc.edu/wrkx
Concurrent & Dual EnrollmentConcurrent Enrollment - HS students enroll in
college course while still in high school
● College Courses for $1/unit
● 11th and 12th graders enroll on a special date
● 9th and 10th graders need instructor permission
Dual Enrollment - HS students can earn both HS and
college credit (taught on either HS or college campus)
● College Now - Pleasant Hill Campus
● College Connect - San Ramon Campus
HS Articulation – What is it?• An agreement between secondary and post-secondary institutions allowing students
to earn college credit while in high school.
• College faculty and high school teachers meet and review the college Student Learning Outcomes, textbook/s and required course content for students to earn college credit by exam.
• A college readiness strategy for high school students
www.dvc.edu/articulation
Why Articulation? • Provides a means for students to begin a program of study in HS
which continues at the CC level.
• Only appears on transcript if A or B on exam
• Impressive on resume and to college applications
• Free college credit
• May transfer to CSU and UC
• Possession of college credits that never go away
• Employers offering benefits for college credits
Growth in Articulated Students in 2018-19, 82% of students qualified for college credit
Contra Costa Community College District ArticulationCATEMA Students 2008-2019
Summer Career Academies at DVC
DVC Career Academies offer college credit plus an opportunity to explore a variety of
career options. (Some high schools will grant HS credit for the courses)
Check us out at www.dvc.edu/careeracademies
● Students are immersed in a week of hands-on job
related experiences, projects, and field trips.
● Academies cost $1 per unit of college credit
(1 week = 1 unit)
Summer Career Academies - Data● Out of 285 participants in summer 2019, 32 students have enrolled in
additional courses this fall
● Of those 32, 9 are taking more than 6 units
● Between summer 2015-19, a total of 826 students have received college credit ○ 307 have taken other courses at DVC○ 113 have taken more than 12 units○ 78 are transferred-prepared○ 12 have received a degree or certificate
● From summer 2018 to summer 2019, our female student enrollments increased from 55 to 119 and our male student enrollments from 135 to 161.
Summer Career Academies 2020 Schedule
Culinary & Hospitality June 8-12 Business June 29-July 3
Cyber Security - Intro @ SRC June 8-12 Cyber Security - Advanced June 29-July 3
Engineering, Construction, & Manufacturing June 8-12 FastTRAX - Engineering Technology July 13-24
Environmental Engineering @ CSUEB June 15-19 Biotechnology @ SRC July 20-24
Health June 15-July 24 Animation July 27-31
Health @ SRC June 15-July 24 Business @ SRC July 27-31
Public Safety June 22-26 Music July 27-31
Cyber Security - Intro June 22-26 Animation August 3-7
Cannot participate in overlapping Career Academies
*Academy hosted not at Pleasant Hill Campus
Thank you!
Contact us
Noelle Palmer - [email protected]
Allison Albright - [email protected]
Career Education - [email protected]
Career Academies - [email protected]