Richland Community College strives to provide educational opportunities to enable individuals to become contributing members of the workforce. The workplace has changed with new work hours and work patterns due to improved telecommnicationa and computer technologies. Sixty-five percent of new jobs will require post-secondary education and training below the baccalaureat level, and 75% of the current workforce needs training. The information supply available doubles every five years.
The mission of the occupational and technical programs at Richland is to provide students the opportunities to choose, prepare for, and advance in their careers and vocations. This mission isaccomplished by integrating technical education and academic education to provide the skills andeducation needed for living in a global society, competing in the workforce, and being receptiveto lifelong learning.
A number of the occupational programs are articulated with four-year institutions to allow for the completion of a four-year degree in an additional two years if desired. To meet the broad rangeof student objectives, Richland Community College offers several types of instructional programs:
Course Sequences
All students enrolled in one of the certificate programs and part-time students in the AAS curriculum are encouraged to pursue their respective programs by taking general and related courses along with their special interest courses rather than taking all courses in the order listed. The appropriate prerequisite experiences should be completed prior to enrolling in a course having prerequisites.
Occupational and Technical Programs List
- Accounting (Cert., AAS)
- AgriBusiness (AAS)
- Automotive Technology (Cert., AAS)
- Business (Cert.. AAS)
- Banking
- Management
- Marketing
- CDL Truck Driver Training (Cert.) (See Transportation)
- Criminal Justice (Basic Cert., Adv. Cert., AAS)
- Criminal Justice: Corrections (Adv. Cert., AAS)
- Drafting & Design Engineering (Basic Cert., Adv. Cert., AAS)
- Early Childhood Education (Basic Cert., AAS)
- Electronics (Basic Cert., Adv. Cert., AAS)
- Biomedical Option (AAS)
- Emergency Medical Technology (Basic Cert., Adv. Cert., AAS)
- Engineering Technology (Cert., AAS)
- CNC Technology
- Electrical Systems
- Instrumentation Systems
- Facilities Management
- Fluid Power Systems
- Mechanical Systems
- Machine Repair
- Manufacturing Engineering Technology
- Fire Science (Basic Cert., Adv. Cert., AAS)
- Graphic Arts (Cert., AAS)
- Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, & Refrigeration (Cert., AAS)
- Horticulture (Cert., AAS)
- Hospitality Management (Cert., AAS)
- Information Technology (Cert., AAS)
- Desktop Support Technician
- Network Technology
- Programmer/Analyst
- Nurse Assistant (Cert.)
- Nursing (ADN, AAS)
- Office Technology (Cert., AAS)
- Paraprofessional Educator (Teacher Assistant) (AAS)
- Pharmacy Technician (Cert.)
- Practical Nursing (Cert., State Licensure)
- Radiologic Technology (AAS)
- Surgical Technology (Cert., AAS)
- Teacher Assistant (See Paraprofessional Educator)
- Transportation (Basic Cert.)
- Welding Technology (Cert., AAS)
