Program Outcomes - Technical Certificates
The curriculum in each Technical Certificate is designed to provide valuable and essential skills needed to prepare students for entry-level jobs. The courses completed in these programs are transferable to corresponding A.A.S. degrees.
General Education Outcomes
Graduates will:
- Use communication skills necessary to read and listen for understanding, to speak and write clearly, and to follow written and/or verbal instructions.
- Solve problems using basic principles of mathematics.
- Identify problems, analyze alternative solutions, and make appropriate decisions for themselves, business, and society.
- Demonstrate teamwork and leadership skills and the ability to adapt to an ever-changing workplace environment.
- Manage available resources, time, material, and equipment efficiently and effectively.
- Become lifelong learners in order to remain employable in the ever-changing job market.
Broad Technology Outcomes
Graduates will:
- Know how a computer works and how to use computer application software efficiently.
- Use word processing software in the preparation of common business documents and refine touch keyboarding skills to acceptable speed and accuracy levels.
- Use spreadsheet application software to create, manipulate, sort, and chart data to be analyzed for decision-making purposes.
- Use database application software to organize, store, maintain, and sort records so that information can be retrieved efficiently.
- Apply accounting principles to journalize transactions and generate financial statements.
Accounting Specialty Core Outcomes
Graduates will:
- Apply financial accounting concepts and principles with relation to the sole proprietor, partnership and corporate forms of business.
- Apply accounting principles to integrate accounts receivable/payable, payroll, and inventories into a commercial, computerized accounting software package.
Management Specialty Core Outcomes
Graduates will:
- Apply the principles needed to recruit, select, promote, and compensate employees in a manner compliant with federal employment law.
- Apply the management principles needed to delegate, train, and orient employees, objectively evaluate employee performance, and build and motivate teams.
Medical Office Administration Specialty Core Outcomes
Graduates will:
- Develop a basic understanding of the anatomy and pathophysiology of the human body.
- Use medical terminology, communication skills, and computer applications in the preparation of medical documents.
- Maintain medical records, process insurance claims, and perform accounting and billing operations for the medical facility.
Medical Coding Specialty Core Outcomes
Graduates will:
- Develop a basic understanding of the anatomy and pathophysiology of the human body.
- Use medical terminology, communication skills, and computer applications in the preparation of medical documents.
- Maintain medical records, use ICD-9 and CPT-4 systems to code illness and medical procedures, process insurance claims, and perform accounting and billing operations for the medical facility.
Medical Transcription Specialty Core Outcomes
Graduates will:
- Develop a basic understanding of the anatomy and pathophysiology of the human body.
- Use medical terminology, communication skills, and computer applications in the preparation of medical documents.
- Transcribe medical dictation in order to document patient care and facilitate delivery of healthcare services.
Office Administration Specialty Core Outcomes
Graduates will:
- Use computer applications to perform office tasks.
- Use advanced word processing features to increase efficiency in the production of business documents.