BY: FAWWAZ ASHRAF
Staff Writer
Community college is often viewed as a stepping stone to higher education, but it can also act as a direct path into the workforce. STLCC offers a variety of Career & Technical Education programs (CTE) to get students ready to work in many a myriad of fields, from cooking to coding, a way that’s quick and cost effective.
AAS – Associate in Applied Science
CP – Certificate of Proficiency
CS – Certificate of Specialization
Some notable programs include:
Information Systems & Technology
- Cisco Networking Academy: CCNA – CS
- This program covers comprehensive networking concepts, from network applications to the protocols and services provided to those applications by the lower layers of the network.
- Computer Applications – CS
- This certificate is designed for individuals who are interested in learning a range of end-user applications for personal computers, including operating systems, word processing, spreadsheets, and databases. It prepares the graduate to employ the functions of personal computers that are generally in use in offices today.
- Cybersecurity – AAS, CP
- The program prepares you for entry-level information assurance/security technician positions that support planning, implementing, upgrading and monitoring security measures that protect computer networks and information systems.
- Database Developer – CP
- This program is designed for individuals who are interested in developing skills to qualify for positions as database application developers, database analysts, or database administrators.
- Network Engineering – AAS, CP
- This program provides students with an accelerated career pathway, stackable certificates and programs and industry-recognized credentials. With this network engineering degree, students will be prepared for apprentice-level networking positions.
- Network Security – CP
- This program is a skill-oriented program that prepares students to implement and monitor security measures of a network. The program emphasizes core security technologies, installation, troubleshooting, and monitoring of network devices to maintain integrity, confidentiality, availability of data, and devices as well as competency in the technologies.
- Software Developer – AAS
- This program provides you with the technical skills and knowledge required to design, write, implement, secure and maintain business software systems in the enterprise.
- Web Developer – CS
- This program is designed for students seeking skills to qualify for positions as web developers. The certificate was developed to include topics that will build the programming and database skills a Web Developer needs in order to build and maintain a corporation’s website.
Healthcare
- Clinical Coding – CP
- This program prepares students for entry-level positions as clinical code practitioners. Students will learn how to classify medical data from patient records, generally in a hospital setting.
- Clinical Laboratory Technology – AAS
- This program prepares students for entry-level positions as clinical laboratory technicians. Through classroom and practical experience in hospital and clinical laboratories, students learn to perform qualitative, quantitative and analytic testing in microbiology, hematology, immunohematology, clinical chemistry, serology, immunology and urinalysis.
- Dental Hygiene – AAS
- This program is a 2-year, full time program that begins each fall and is designed to prepare students for licensure and employment in the State of Missouri. The program includes a general education component as well as a concentration in dental hygiene.
- Emergency Medical Technology – CS
- This program is designed for individuals that are interested in a career as an Emergency Medical Technician, preparing them for an entry-level position in emergency medical services (EMS). Since many EMS services are components of fire departments, it is also important for those pursuing a career as a fire fighter.
- Health Information Management – AAS
- This program provides students with the technical skills and knowledge required to provide reliable and valid information essential to the healthcare industry. Graduates are specialists working with health information systems, managing medical records, and coding information for reimbursement and research.
- Nursing – AAS
- This program prepares students to become registered nurses. Students learn to provide direct care for clients that is based on the nursing process. Students acquire knowledge and technical skills necessary for effective communication with clients and families. They learn management, organizational, and delegation skills necessary to provide competent care to a group of clients.
- Paramedic Technology – AAS, CP
- This program prepares students for positions as emergency medical technicians-paramedics. Paramedics are skilled in patient assessment and recognition of diagnostic signs and symptoms of major injuries and illnesses.
- Surgical Technology – AAS
- This program prepares students for entry-level positions as surgical technologists. Students learn aseptic technique, instrumentation, surgical procedures and patient care through classroom, laboratory practice and at a clinical affiliate.
Other
- Baking and Pastry Arts – AAS
- This program will allow students to gain the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge to become a successful pastry professional. Concepts of baking theory and nutrition; bread, rolls, and bakeries; production pastry techniques; and cake production and decoration will lay the foundation for essential pastry-related skills.
- Criminal Justice – AAS, CP
- Students who enroll in this Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement program will be prepared for entry-level employment in the criminal justice system. The program includes general education courses as well as concentrated college level coursework in law enforcement and criminal justice.
- Culinary Arts – AAS
- The culinary arts program is designed to meet current and future needs for training food service and food service managerial persons to assume leadership roles in the industry. The curriculum covers food preparation, production, table service and culinary management.
- Horticulture – AAS, CP
- Students learn both the science and the art of horticulture through a combination of classroom theory with laboratory practice and on-the-job training. Courses in soils, plant diseases, turfgrass management and cooperative horticulture are integral parts of the program.
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