Clackamas Community College

The Alcohol and Drug Counselor certificate program will prepare you to assist others as they fight the battle of substance abuse or addiction. Drug and alcohol abuse leave lasting effects on the human mind and body; we can supply you with the knowledge on how to help others combat them and achieve a healthy way of life. This certificate fulfills the education requirements for those seeking the Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor I certification.

Human Services is the field of assisting others in personal need, whether it's due to drug addiction, family issues or any form of abuse. Our Human Services program will supply you with the skills and experience necessary to effectively help others achieve well-being, through preparatory work in the field, one-on- one advising by faculty and additional certification through class electives.

Human Services is the field of assisting others in personal need, whether it's due to drug addiction, family issues or any form of abuse. Our Human Services program will supply you with the skills and experience necessary to effectively help others achieve well-being, through preparatory work in the field, one-on- one advising by faculty and additional certification through class electives.

YOU WILL DEVELOP SOME EXCITING NEW SKILLS IN THIS PROGRAM. AMONG THESE NEW SKILLS, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

Identify the major steps of the criminal justice process
Communicate effectively
Critically analyze how a case proceeds through the criminal justice system

YOU WILL DEVELOP SOME EXCITING NEW SKILLS IN THIS PROGRAM. AMONG THESE NEW SKILLS, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

Identify the major steps of the criminal justice process
Communicate effectively
Critically analyze how a case proceeds through the criminal justice system

Get ready for an entry-level position in juvenile corrections with a Juvenile Corrections certificate from Clackamas Community College. With cooperative work experience and hands-on training in a correctional agency, this one-year program will grant you the skills and knowledge needed to begin your career now.

Early childhood education is a rewarding field that is vital in shaping the social, emotional, cognitive, linguistic and physical development of children. At Clackamas Community College, choose our one-year certificate and get the skills you need to succeed in a career working with children. Starting at Clackamas Community College is an affordable first-step in transferring to a four-year university. Our early childhood education programs provide one-on-one advising and faculty support, as well as site placement assistance where you'll get real world training in the field. In fact, many of our students go on to full-time employment at their work experience sites after graduation.

Early childhood education is a rewarding field that is vital in shaping the social, emotional, cognitive, linguistic and physical development of children. At Clackamas Community College, choose the two-year Associate of Applied Science degree and get the skills you need to succeed in a career working with children.

Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) provide immediate care to critically ill or injured people on-scene and provide transportation to hospitals, care facilities and residences. The ability to work under pressure in challenging environments, think critically to make difficult decisions independently and accurately perform life-saving skills are essential to success in this exciting career. At Clackamas Community College, students prepare through interactive classroom learning and hands-on clinical experiences.

Gain skills and training needed in the technical field of forestry and conservation with a certificate in Wildland Fire Forestry from Clackamas Community College.

The field of wildland firefighting and forestry is one of the most demanding, yet rewarding, lines of work. If you love the outdoors, yearn for adventure and travel and enjoy working as part of a team, then wildland fire could be for you.

The field of wildland firefighting and forestry is one of the most demanding, yet rewarding, lines of work. If you love the outdoors, yearn for adventure and travel, and enjoying working as part of a team, then wildland fire could be for you.

Clackamas Community College Fire Science program provides education and training that can lead to seasonal or permanent employment with state, federal and private contract firefighting or within the timber industry.

Wildland fire refresher training (RT-130) informs wildland firefighters of current issues and the upcoming fire season. This training is required annually by all federal, state and contract firefighters.

Training is provided to recognize and mitigate risk, maintain safe and effective firefighting practices, and reduce accidents and near misses. Clackamas Community College offers a five-hour refresher course each season. The college can arrange courses geared toward agency-specific requirements, such as fireline EMTs.

Learn how to repair and refinish cars under real-world working conditions in a well-equipped modern shop facility in Clackamas Community College’s Auto Body/Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology program. Take advantage of the combination of intensive theory and practical lab experience tailored to help you gain the skills for a career in the automotive industry. You can use your certificate to find entry-level positions in the automotive industry or continue on and earn your two-year degree. Take a tour of the auto bays and come meet the instructors today!

Learn how to repair and refinish cars under real-world working conditions in a well-equipped modern shop facility in Clackamas Community College’s Auto Body/Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology program. Take advantage of the combination of intensive theory and practical lab experience tailored to help you gain the skills for a career in the automotive industry. You can use your certificate to find entry-level positions in the automotive industry or continue on and earn your two-year degree. Take a tour of the auto bays and come meet the instructors today!

Learn what it takes to work in the automotive industry, how to repair and maintain passenger cars and light trucks from experienced faculty members and take advantage of cooperative work experience with local employers while earning your Associate of Applied Science degree in automotive technology from Clackamas Community College. Our mission is to provide quality instruction and training leading to employment, advancement, and/or personal enrichment in the automotive mechanics industry.

Take a step towards your future with an Under Hood Technician certification from Clackamas Community College. You can learn the skills necessary to gain an entry-level position in the automotive field and for an Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification in A1, A6, A7, A8, C1 and L1 specified areas in real world working conditions from trained and experienced instructors. Contact the department to schedule a tour and learn more about the program!

Take a step towards your future with an Under Car Technician certificate in automatic transmissions from Clackamas Community College. You can learn the skills necessary for an Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification in A2, A3, A4 and C1 specified areas in real world working conditions from trained and experienced instructors. Contact the department to schedule a tour and learn more about the program.

Take a step towards your future with an Under Car Technician certificate in manual transmissions from Clackamas Community College. You can learn the skills necessary for an Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification in A3, A4, A5 and C1 specified areas in real world working conditions from trained and experienced instructors. Contact the department to schedule a tour and learn more about the program.

The Professional Truck Driver program at Clackamas Community College provides the necessary training for employment in the high-demand field of transportation and logistics. Learn the skills necessary to earn your Commercial Driver's Licensing (CDL) with training provided in conjunction with the IITR Truck School. This four class series is part of a statewide program designed to put you in the driver's seat of an exciting career.

Become a CNC Machining Technician with a certificate from Clackamas Community College and gain expertise on the manual and CNC machining aspect of manufacturing.

The CNC Machining Technician certificate is the program for you if you're looking to enter the advanced manufacturing field with a particular focus on both manual and CNC machining. You'll also gain the necessary training and skill to perform blueprint reading, technical mathematics and safety.

Combine the skills and training in computer-aided drafting (CAD) and computer aided manufacturing (CAM) and work with computer numerical controls (CNC) with an Associate of Applied Science Degree in computer-aided manufacturing from Clackamas Community College. Gain the skills needed to work as:

CNC programmer and operator
CAD technician
Manufacturing engineering technician

The Machine Tool Technology program will prepare you for high-tech manufacturing careers, where you'll produce industrial products and use computer-aided machine tool technology such as CAD and CAM software. You'll gain hands-on experience and skill for a variety of machinery and a wide range of measuring and inspection techniques to achieve the highest quality product.

The Machine Tool Technology program will prepare you for high-tech manufacturing careers, where you'll produce industrial products and use computer-aided machine tool technology such as CAD and CAM software. You'll gain hands-on experience and skill for a variety of machinery and a wide range of measuring and inspection techniques to achieve the highest quality product.

Combine the skills and training in computer-aided drafting (CAD) and computer aided manufacturing (CAM) and work with computer numerical controls (CNC) with an Associate of Applied Science Degree in computer-aided manufacturing from Clackamas Community College. Gain the skills needed to work as:

CNC programmer and operator
CAD technician
Manufacturing engineering technician

If you like taking electronics equipment apart and putting it back together, working with your hands and problem solving, the Electronics Engineering Technology program could be the career path for you. At Clackamas Community College, choose our a one-year certificate. The demand for those who can create, understand and alter electrical control systems puts electronic engineers at the cutting-edge of the technology sector.

If you like taking electronics equipment apart and putting it back together, working with your hands and problem solving, the Electronics Engineering Technology program could be the career path for you. At Clackamas Community College, choose our two-year Associate of Applied Science (AAS) career technical degree. The demand for those who can create, understand and alter electrical control systems puts electronic engineers at the cutting-edge of the technology sector.

The Microelectronics Systems Technology program will prepare you for entry into the technical and complex fields of microelectronics and semiconductors. In the program, you'll learn various forms of manufacturing, including wafers, silicon and components, as well as microelectronic assembly and equipment maintenance.

The Microelectronics Systems Technology program will prepare you for entry into the technical and complex fields of microelectronics and semiconductors. In the program, you'll learn various forms of manufacturing, including wafers, silicon and components, as well as microelectronic assembly and equipment maintenance.

Take your career to new heights with an Energy Systems Maintenance certificate from Clackamas Community College. Learn the basic skills needed to support manufacturing installation and maintenance of renewable energy technologies in as little as one year.

Industrial maintenance technicians are trained to install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical and electrical manufacturing equipment to keep industry operations running efficiently. Students study a wide variety of technical disciplines ranging from rigging, welding, machining, industrial electronics, to robotics.

Industrial Maintenance Technology graduates are the masters of modern machinery and automation. They install and maintain the mechatronic systems the we all rely on for our food, transportation and manufactured goods.

Industrial Maintenance Technology graduates are the masters of modern machinery and automation. They install and maintain the mechatronic systems the we all rely on for our food, transportation and manufactured goods.

Earn your certificate in Computer and Network Administration from Clackamas Community College. In as little as one year, learn the skills needed for a career in the computer industry.

Take the first steps toward your career in the computer industry with an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Computer and Network Administration. Job opportunities include:

Network specialist
Computer service technician
Field engineer

Do you have an interest in computer technology? Do enjoy helping people? Combine the two and take the first steps toward a variety of technical support careers in as little as one year with a certificate as a Computer Application Specialist from Clackamas Community College.

The Web Design & Development program prepares students for technical positions related to web programming and design. It is a multidisciplinary program that incorporates classes from computer science, art, English and business. Course work includes computer graphics and design, web development with a focus on current industry standards, web server administration, data-driven web programming, multimedia and animation and technical writing. Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) is supervised real-world employment that supplements the academic classroom environment.

Dental assistants are essential team members in the dental office. Working closely with the dentist, hygienist and administrative staff, dental assistants use their skills to deliver quality oral health care to diverse patient populations and to increase the efficiency of the office. Our dental lab is fully equipped to offer a valuable hands-on experience that prepares our students for real-world dental office technology, such as digital dental radiology.

Medical assistants are invaluable members of the healthcare world. They fulfill many administrative and clinical roles in a growing market. The Medical Assistant certificate will provide you the expertise needed for entering the medical field, including human anatomy and physiology, clinical lab procedures, medication calculation and biology.

Medical coders analyze the doctor's documentation using specific guidelines to determine the correct codes for billing the doctor's services. Insurance billers apply health care laws to create and submit the claims for the doctor's work. Insurance billers will work with the insurance companies and patients to track the claims through the payment of services rendered. The program goal is to prepare students for the Certified Professional Biller (CPB) and Certified Professional Coder (CPC) national certification exams through the AAPC.

Nursing Assistant level one will be offered only to those who were previously enrolled in the canceled spring term course. Summer term dates will be Tuesdays through Thursdays from June 22 to Sept. 5. An orientation PowerPoint will be emailed out to these students. Our next open session of NA1 will be fall term 2020.

This program combines the nursing assistant clinical training with the applicable theory aimed at serving our aging population. Take the opportunity to learn in a clinical environment with dedicated and professional instructors and be ready to earn more money in as little as one year.

Clinical Laboratory Assistants work with highly trained laboratory personnel to solve diverse diagnostic puzzles, and can be the first step in a career pathway leading to an inspiring profession in Clinical Laboratory Science or Nursing. In one academic year, the successful graduate should be ready for an entry-level position, serving either in the front-line of the laboratory, greeting patients, and collecting specimens or in the back of the laboratory processing specimens for analysis and performing waived testing.

Are you interested in channeling your creativity into a career in television, radio or film? With courses in web design, animation and motion graphics, broadcast journalism, publishing and even movie-making, a two-year degree in Digital Media Communications is what you need to make your visions a reality. Our Digital Media Communications program offers seven different areas of focus to choose from that are sure to meet your needs and interests.

The Web Design program should prepare students for technical positions related to web and graphic design. It's a multidisciplinary program that incorporates classes from computer science and art. Course work includes a strong emphasis on computer graphics and design, data communications theory, operating systems, and web design with a focus on current industry standards. Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) is supervised real-world experience that supplements the academic classroom environment.

Lights! Camera! Career! The Video Production Technician certificate prepares students for positions in multimedia productions. Work behind the scenes in film and television to make dreams a reality in positions such as audio and video equipment technician, broadcast technician, camera operator, film/video editor, media and communication equipment worker, multimedia artist or animator.

Earn a certificate in less than a year as an Entry-Level Welding Technician at Clackamas Community College and enter or further your career in the welding industry.

This program is designed with core competencies in mind while allowing the student flexibility to take other relevant welding courses.

Become a professional welder while learning from American Welding Society (AWS) certified professionals in a well-equipped facility in the Welding Technology program at Clackamas Community College. In as little as one year, gain entry-level welding skills based on AWS national standard curriculum and prepare yourself for careers in:

Fabrication
Heavy construction
Ship building
Equipment repair

Earn a degree in Welding Technology at Clackamas Community College and enter or further your career in the welding industry.

Become a professional welder while learning from American Welding Society (AWS) certified professionals in a well-equipped facility in the Welding Technology program at Clackamas Community College.

This apprenticeship leads to the General Journeyman Electrician license. Inside electricians perform electrical installations, construction, maintenance, repair and service. They work on electrical construction projects ranging from single-family residences to state-of-the-art industrial plants. They install conduits and wire lighting, switches, converters and complex computerized systems.

This apprenticeship leads to the Limited Energy Class A Technician license. Limited energy Class A technicians install, maintain, replace and repair electrical systems and equipment of under 100 volt-amperes, including protective signaling systems (fire alarm, nurse call, security), communications systems (data telecommunications, intercom and paging) and specialized control systems (HVAC, medical, boiler, clock and instrumentation).

This apprenticeship leads to the Limited Energy Class B Technician license. Limited Energy Class B Technicians install, maintain, replace and repair electrical systems and equipment of under 100 volt-amperes, including communications systems (data telecommunications, intercom and paging) and specialized control systems (HVAC, medical, boiler, clock and instrumentation).

Plumbers assemble, install and repair pipes, fittings, medical gas systems and fixtures of heating, water and drainage systems, such as sinks, commodes, bathtubs, water heaters, hot water tanks, garbage disposal units and dishwashers, according to specifications and plumbing codes. They locate and mark the position of pipe, pipe connections and passage holes for pipes in walls and floors using ruler, spirit level and plumb bob. They cut openings in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings, using hand tools and a threading machine. Plumbers also bend pipe using a pipe-bending machine or by placing pipe over a block and bending it by hand, assemble and install valves, pipe fittings and pipes composed of various metals or glass, vitrified clay and plastic, and use hand tools and power tools. Plumbers may weld holding fixtures to structures.

With a variety of new energy sources coming to light in recent years, technicians are needed to calculate, install and maintain the newest and most energy-efficient of those systems. By earning a certificate in Renewable Energy Technology at Clackamas Community College, you'll gain a variety of expertise in the field with possible careers as an energy audit and efficiency technician, a wind turbine technician and many others.

With a variety of new energy sources coming to light in recent years, technicians are needed to calculate, install and maintain the newest and most energy-efficient of those systems. By earning an Associates of Applied Science degree in Renewable Energy Technology at Clackamas Community College, you'll gain a variety of expertise in the field with possible careers as an energy audit and efficiency technician, a wind turbine technician and many others.

With a variety of new energy sources coming to light in recent years, technicians are needed to calculate, install and maintain the newest and most energy-efficient of those systems. By earning a certificate in Renewable Energy Technology at Clackamas Community College, you'll gain a variety of expertise in the field with possible careers as an energy audit and efficiency technician, a wind turbine technician and many others.

With a variety of new energy sources coming to light in recent years, technicians are needed to calculate, install and maintain the newest and most energy-efficient of those systems. By earning an Associates of Applied Science degree in Renewable Energy Technology at Clackamas Community College, you'll gain a variety of expertise in the field with possible careers as an energy audit and efficiency technician, a wind turbine technician and many others.