Harold Washington College

The Accounting Clerk Basic Certificate will prepare individuals to provide high-tech administrative support to professional accountants, financial managers, and business owners. The program will provide students with opportunities to develop basic skills in preparation for employment in modern, technology-driven offices in many entities, governments, schools, profit and non-profit organizations, and self-employment occupations.

The Associate in Applied Science degree program in Accounting is the study of basic accounting skills. Completion of the program can lead to various levels of accounting positions in accounting firms, retail stores, manufacturing, service business, and small business employment as a junior member of an accounting staff, estimator, credit analyst, budget or general accountant, bank teller, and accounts receivable or accounts payable clerk.

This A.A.S. degree program in Architecture is the study of techniques necessary to produce working drawings by which a building is constructed or remodeled. Completion of this program leads to employment as a draftsman or detailer with an architecture or design firm or as a contractor, material supplier or with a construction company. Study may include Computer Aided Design or Drafting.

This degree provides child development theory and practice for students who intend to go straight to work as a teacher or teacher assistant in a public or private pre-school program, child-care center or nursery school.

The Advanced Certificate program in Pre-School Education Infant/Toddler prepares students to work in center- or home-based programs providing day care for infants and toddlers. The study of child development theory and skills also prepares students to work as “nannies” or live-in infant and child care providers.

The A.A.S. degree program for Paralegal prepares students with the necessary skills to become highly trained paralegals to meet the needs of corporations, law firms and offices, and other sectors where law-related work is performed. The A.A.S. requires 24 hours of credit from the General Education Core and 36 credit hours of core paralegal courses for a total of 60 credit hours. Students completing an A.A.S. in Paralegal are employable in any area where law-related work is conducted.​ Paralegals may not provide legal services directly to the public, except as permitted by law.

​​The Social Work A.A.S. includes the study of the generalist approach to working with an individual, family, group, or community. The degree can lead to employment as an aide to a social worker in government, community, or private social service agencies. ​​

The AAS. degree program in Digital Multimedia Design is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in the field of interactive and multimedia design, as well as for transfer to a four-year institution. Students will learn the necessary skills, both technically and aesthetically, to create digital multimedia presentations for CDs, DVDs, video or web pages.

The basic certificate program in Music Technology is the study of techniques and standards needed for a career as a recording engineer, producer, professional musician or composer/arranger. Completion of the program can lead to employment with advertising agencies, recording studios, recording companies, video game companies, publishing companies or radio stations or as a freelance artist. The field is highly competitive, but employment opportunities are growing.