State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the manufacturing career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the manufacturing career cluster.
The content includes but is not limited to maintenance techniques, computer aided drafting/design skills, technical communications, maintenance and operation of various industrial components, quality control and testing, material handling protocols, and proper usage of tools and instrumentation.

This certificate is designed to prepare students for entry level employment in the field of engineering technology.

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

Demonstrate an understanding of industrial processes and material properties.
Generate and interpret computer-aided drawings.
Demonstrate a fundamental understanding of electronics and electricity.
Demonstrate an understanding of industrial safety, health, and environmental requirements.
Demonstrate proficiently in the use of quality assurance methods and quality control concepts.
Demonstrate proficiency in using tools, instruments and testing devices.
Demonstrate basic troubleshooting skills.
Demonstrate appropriate communication skills.
Demonstrate appropriate math skills
Demonstrate an understanding of modern business practices and strategies.
Demonstrate employability skills.

The purpose of this program is to prepare students for employment in engineering technology and related occupations. The program also provides updated training for incumbent workers employed as production technicians in manufacturing, electronics, industrial design, biomedical and related industries. The degree has a specialization in alternative energy and four college credit certificates: engineering technology support specialist, alternative energy, electronics, and computer aided design and drafting. It is recommended that students complete the engineering support core prior to completing elective requirements. The 18-hour engineering technical support core has been aligned with the Manufacturing Skills Standard Council’s (MSSC) industry certification.

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Manufacturing career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Manufacturing career cluster.
The content includes but is not limited to instruction in maintenance techniques, computer aided drafting/design skills, technical communications, maintenance and operation of various industrial components, quality control and testing, material handling protocols, and proper usage of tools and instrumentation.

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

Demonstrate proficiency in laboratory practices.
Demonstrate proficiency in direct current (DC) circuits.
Demonstrate proficiency in advanced direct current (DC) circuit network analysis.
Demonstrate proficiency in alternating current (AC) circuits.
Demonstrate proficiency in alternating current (AC) network and coupled circuit analysis.
Demonstrate proficiency in digital circuits.
Demonstrate proficiency in technical recording and reporting.

This certificate will allow students to complete a specialized certificate, while working to complete their AS degree, which could lead to increase pay and/ or job promotion.

This certificate is designed to prepare students for entry level employment in the field of early childhood education.

Program Goal
To prepare students for immediate employment as child development center teachers or managers, early intervention associates, child development curriculum coordinators, infant/toddler teachers or preschool teachers. This program prepares the student to assume primary responsibility for long-range planning for the care, education and guidance of young children. Supplementary training for persons previously or currently employed in these occupations also is provided. This program transfers to the University of South Florida Bachelor of Science in Applied Science Program with concentration in early childhood development.

This certificate will allow students to complete a specialized certificate, while working to complete their AS degree, which could lead to increased pay and/ or a job promotion.

This program prepares students to work in law enforcement, corrections, private/industry security, and other criminal justice, legal or public service related fields. The program prepares students to work as Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers (SOC 33-3051), Correctional Officers and Jailers (SOC 33-3012), and criminal justice practitioners/supervisors/managers in law enforcement agencies, correctional institutions, juvenile courts, crime laboratories, and mobile units dealing with physical evidence, etc. or to provide supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in these occupations (SOC 33-1099). The program may also be beneficial to professionals seeking incentive benefits or career enhancement in the field.

Program Goal
To prepare the student for employment in law enforcement, corrections and other public and private sector related fields.

This program prepares students to work in law enforcement, corrections, private/industry security, and other criminal justice, legal or public service related fields. The program prepares students to work as Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers (SOC 33-3051), Correctional Officers and Jailers (SOC 33-3012), and criminal justice practitioners/supervisors/managers in law enforcement agencies, correctional institutions, juvenile courts, crime laboratories, and mobile units dealing with physical evidence, etc. or to provide supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in these occupations (SOC 33-1099). The program may also be beneficial to professionals seeking incentive benefits or career enhancement in the field.

Program Goal
To prepare the student for employment in law enforcement, corrections and other public and private sector related fields.

This A.S. Degree is designed to meet the needs of those just starting careers in fire science as well as those currently employed and interested in expanding their Fire Fighter career opportunities. This is an articulated program between Manatee Technical College (MTC), Suncoast Technical College (STC) and State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF). Students who wish to transfer credits from MTC or STC Fire Academies must have completed the fire science courses after the fall of 2019.

The Legal Assisting/Paralegal Advanced Technical Certificate is designed to enable students who already hold any college degree (other than the legal assisting A.S.) to take paralegal training at State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) and qualify to take the National Paralegal Certification (CLA) exam. It further prepares those students for work of a legal nature in law offices, corporations or government agencies.

To educate paralegals with an effective balance of legal knowledge and practical skills. To prepare the student for work in the legal profession upon graduation and to sit for the National Legal Assistant Certification Exam. This program is considered to be substantially in compliance with ABA guidelines for paralegal education by the American Association for Paralegal Education.

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

Demonstrate proficiency in advanced CAD commands.
Demonstrate proficiency in three-dimensional (3-D) drawings.
Demonstrate knowledge of using solid (3D) modeling software.
Demonstrate proficiency in engineering design fundamentals.
Demonstrate proficiency in solid modeling fundamentals.

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in positions such as a PC support technician, help desk technician, user support analyst, applications system analyst, information systems specialist, technical support analyst, computer information manager, user support supervisor, computer systems analyst, customer service representative, computer operator, computer repair technician, computer sales person, help desk office supervisor, office systems support specialist, software tester, software trainer or user support specialist in information technology.

The content includes but is not limited to microcomputer-oriented operating procedures, software applications packages and hardware in order to devise efficient methods to manage a microcomputer-based work environment, develop new systems to meet projected needs, select and install information technology equipment, troubleshoot information technology equipment, and manage and support information technology users.

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in positions such as a PC support technician, help desk technician, user support analyst, applications system analyst, information systems specialist, technical support analyst, computer information manager, user support supervisor, computer systems analyst, customer service representative, computer operator, computer repair technician, computer sales person, help desk office supervisor, office systems support specialist, software tester, software trainer or user support specialist in information technology.

The content includes but is not limited to microcomputer-oriented operating procedures, software applications packages and hardware in order to devise efficient methods to manage a microcomputer-based work environment, develop new systems to meet projected needs, select and install information technology equipment, troubleshoot information technology equipment, and manage and support information technology users.

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

Demonstrate how to use current productivity software applications including word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation software, email, and internet browser applications.
Install, configure, upgrade and troubleshoot computer hardware and associated peripheral devices and other system components.
Install, configure and troubleshoot system and device driver software and implement basic security measures.
Demonstrate knowledge of networking technologies, networking hardware, and data communication concepts, protocols, and routing methods.
Foundations of project management.
Perform customer service skills.
Perform computer information systems monitoring activities.
Perform computer information systems analysis activities.

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Information Technology career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Information Technology career cluster.

The content includes but is not limited to instruction in computer literacy; software application support; basic hardware configuration and troubleshooting; networking technologies, troubleshooting, security, and administration; and customer service and human relations skills.

This certificate is designed to prepare students for entry level employment within the field the information technology career cluster.

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers such as cabling specialist, PC support technician, network control operator, data communications analyst, help desk specialist, network technician, computer security specialist, network specialist, network manager, network systems analyst, network systems technician, network troubleshooter, WAN/LAN manager or systems administrator.

The content includes, but is not limited to, how to plan, install, configure, monitor, troubleshoot and manage computer networks in a LAN/WAN environment. Students will be prepared to apply conceptual and theoretical knowledge to the workplace utilizing technical skills learned during the program.

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in positions such as a PC support technician, help desk technician, user support analyst, applications system analyst, information systems specialist, technical support analyst, computer information manager, user support supervisor, computer systems analyst, customer service representative, computer operator, computer repair technician, computer sales person, help desk office supervisor, office systems support specialist, software tester, software trainer or user support specialist in information technology.

The content includes but is not limited to microcomputer-oriented operating procedures, software applications packages and hardware in order to devise efficient methods to manage a microcomputer-based work environment, develop new systems to meet projected needs, select and install information technology equipment, troubleshoot information technology equipment, and manage and support information technology users.

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in positions such as a PC support technician, help desk technician, user support analyst, applications system analyst, information systems specialist, technical support analyst, computer information manager, user support supervisor, computer systems analyst, customer service representative, computer operator, computer repair technician, computer sales person, help desk office supervisor, office systems support specialist, software tester, software trainer or user support specialist in information technology.

The content includes but is not limited to microcomputer-oriented operating procedures, software applications packages and hardware in order to devise efficient methods to manage a microcomputer-based work environment, develop new systems to meet projected needs, select and install information technology equipment, troubleshoot information technology equipment, and manage and support information technology users.

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

Perform data file activities.
Perform analysis activities.
Perform program design activities.
Perform coding activities.
Perform testing activities.
Perform user-training activities.
Perform implementation activities.
Perform user support activities.
Perform evaluation activities.
Demonstrate professional development skills.
Demonstrate general organizational computing workplace competencies.

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers such as entry level programmers, programmer specialists, computer programmers, senior programmers, chief business programmers, programmer analysts and information systems programmers.

The content prepares individuals to analyze business situations and to design, develop and write computer programs; store, locate, and retrieve specific documents, data and information; analyze problems using logic/analysis tools; code into computer language; and test, monitor, debug, document and maintain computer programs.

This program offers a sequence of courses that provide coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Information Technology career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Information Technology career cluster.

The content includes but is not limited to Internet, Intranet and Extranet environments; installing, configuring, designing and managing Intranet and web-based resources.

This program offers a sequence of courses that provide coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Information Technology career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Information Technology career cluster.

The content includes but is not limited to database systems, software, programming and analysis, and design of databases.

The Dental Hygiene Program prepares graduates to become licensed dental hygienists who promote optimum oral health for individuals and groups of individuals through preventive education and clinical and therapeutic services. Graduates of the Dental Hygiene Program will be awarded an Associate in Science degree and will be educationally qualified to take the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination and Florida state licensing examination, both of which are required for licensure in the state of Florida.

The program prepares graduates to become occupational therapy assistants. The occupational therapy assistant uses functional activities as treatment to assist individuals of all age groups to live as independently as possible. Graduates of the program are eligible for the national certification examination of the occupational therapy assistant administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of the exam, the individual will be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA). Most states also require licensure in order to practice; state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination.

Graduates of the program will become physical therapist assistants (PTAs), who are skilled health care providers working under the supervision of a physical therapist. The PTA assists the physical therapist in implementing and performing treatment programs, teaching exercises and functional activities to improve the patient’s abilities and communicating the patient’s responses to the physical therapist.

Upon successful completion of the program, the graduate is eligible to take the national Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy licensing examination to become a licensed physical therapist assistant.

The Radiography Program combines didactic and clinical education to prepare the graduate for a career as a radiographer. Graduates of the program are eligible to take the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists National Examination to become a registered radiographer.

To enable students who have graduated from a hospital-based radiography program and currently are registered with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) to acquire an Associate in Science in Radiography.

This certificate is designed to provide students with a foundation in interactive media techniques that may lead to entry level employment within the field of media production. The coursework will apply toward the A.S. Graphic Design Technology degree

This certificate is designed to prepare students for initial employment in the field of graphic design. The coursework will apply toward the A.S. Graphic Design Technology degree.
Program Goals
After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

Demonstrate effective communication skills.
Perform raster and vector based illustration and graphic development.
Formulate concepts/theories.
Apply design theories.
Demonstrate creative use of typography.
Demonstrate production skills.
Interpret printing processes.

The graphic design technology program offers a curriculum based on a combination of basic design principles and the latest technology. Instruction is distributed between both print and Web design and their respective industry applications. Focus is placed on preparing the student for immediate employment in the field of graphic design.