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CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Gavilan ColleGe

Preparation for

career success!

Administration of JusticeAllied HealthAviation Maintenance Technology

BusinessChild DevelopmentComputer Graphics and DesignComputer Science and Information SystemsCosmetologyDigital Media

Oce of Career Technical Education

phone: 408-848-4719

fax: 408-848-1387

www.gavilan.edu

www.gavilan.edu/ gainful_employment/

Gavilan College

Career Technical Education Options

Program AA AS Certicate of

Prociency

Certicate of

Achievement

Administration

of Justice

Allied Health

Aviation

MaintenanceTechnology

Business

ChildDevelopment

Computer

Graphics andDesign

Computer

Science &Information

Systems

Cosmetology

Digital Media

Gavilan College oers three options for

career education:

Associates Degree

Certicate of Achievement

(18 or more units)

Certicate of Prociency(fewer than 18 units)

All provide instruction in the skills and

knowledge needed to enter a skilled or

semi-professional occupation. Associates

Degree programs require completion of

general ediucation requirements.

Certicate programs vary in the

number of units required.

Occupational certicate programs are

developed in close cooperation withadvisory committees made up of

representatives from business and

industry. These advisory committees

review courses and make recommendations

about technical content so that students

will be prepared for the current technology

of the job market.

Certicate of Prociency and Certicate of

Achievement require a grade of 2.0 (C) or

better in each course.

Gavilan College

5055 Santa Teresa Boulevard

Gilroy, CA 95020www.gavilan.edu(408) 848-4800

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Administration of Justice

Prepares students to transfer for study inAdministration of Justice, Law Enforcement,

Correctional Administration, Social Science,and Pre-Law.

Allied Health - Nursing

Programs of study include Clinical MedicalAssistant, Nursing Assistant Convalescent,Home Health Aide, Vocational Nursing VN,

Registered Nurse RN

Aviation Maintenance Technology

Graduates are prepared for the followingoccupations: aerospace, aviation mechanic,

aircraft service-person or repair or salespersonof aircraft accessories and airframe specialist.

Graduates are eligible to take the FederalAviation Administration Airframe & Powerplantqualication tests.

Business

This program includes options in the followingareas: Accounting, General Business,General Ofce Skills, Medical Ofce,

Retail Management, Business ComputerApplications, and Computerized Accounting.

Child Development

This program prepares students to work in theeld of early childhood education, recreation,and before- and after-school care. Students

completing the certicates may be employed

as infant toddler, preschool, or school ageprofessionals, as well as tutors, childcare

specialists or other paraprofessionals forpublic and private agencies.

Computer Graphics and Design

CGD prepares graduates for proposing,

manufacturing and marketing real and/orvirtual products. Skills attained include: entrylevel design technicians and/or engineering,

architecture, environmental planning,animation, industrial, product and other designfor transfer students.

Computer Science Information Systems

This eld of study includes Business ComputerApplications, Computer Networking, Computer

Programming, Programming for the Internet,Scientic Programming, UNIX OperatingSystem, Computer Hardware, Intro to

Computer Networking, Operating Systems,and PC Hardware.

Cooperative Work Experience

The Cooperative Work Experience Programprovides an opportunity for the students to apply

knowledge gained from the classroom in the workor volunteer environment.

Cosmetology / Esthetician

Graduates are prepared to take the CaliforniaState Board of Barbering and Cosmetologylicensing examination and are trained for

employment in theireld. The EstheticianProgram offers two

courses: Scientic SkinCare and AdvancedScientic Skin Care

for two consecutivesemesters leading

to a Certicate ofAchievement in Esthetics.

Digital Media

Students studying digital media learn fundamental

concepts and complex techniques. Degree andcerticate options include Art and Imaging, Audio/Video, Interactive Media and Authoring, Digital

Imaging/ Graphics Production Specialist, DigitalPrint Production Specialist, Digital Video EditorSpecialist, and Web Page Production Specialist.