Diablo Valley College Career Education

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 - npalmer@dvc.edu

Allison Albright - aalbright@dvc.edu

Career Education - dvccareered@dvc.edu

Career Academies - dvccareeracademies@dvc.edu