LMC Offers Easy, No-Risk Options to Get An Edge in the Workforce

Not every jobseeker needs a college degree. Some just need new skills to kickstart a great career.

That’s where Los Medanos College excels, providing a variety of tuition-free, short-term, noncredit certificates.

“These programs prepare you to enter rapidly growing fields in the Bay Area,” Interim Dean of Career and Technical Education Dennis Franco said. “With no tuition and no grades, there’s no risk and no pressure.”

Noncredit programs are designed so students can complete them within one semester, about four months. Although these are tuitionfree programs, some fees apply.

CONSTRUCTION PRE-APPRENTICESHIP:

Construction jobs can range from $21 to $28 per hour, depending on experience and training, such as completing a Construction PreApprenticeship Program. Students who go through this program get hands-on experience and earn the national Multi-Craft Core Curriculum (MC3) certificate. LMC’s experienced instructors show students the technical tricks and communication keys to give them an edge. This helps students stand out, whether pursuing a union apprenticeship or a non-union contractor job. LMC students who complete this program are prepared and ready for immediate employment in this booming field.

FORKLIFT, LOGISTICS, OPERATIONS & WAREHOUSE:

Over the past two years, jobs in this field have surged in demand, especially with increased online commerce moving products in greater volume into warehouses for delivery. LMC students who take this three-course program will be ready to jump into jobs in a booming local industry, including Amazon facilities in Oakley. The certificate in Forklift, Logistics, Operations & Warehouse (FLOW) prepares students for jobs as a driver, material handler, picker and more, which can lead to more advanced warehouse and supply chain management roles. Students who complete this program graduate with a forklift license and OSHA-10 safety certification.

Career Focus A to Z Los Medanos College

1 additional knowledge and skills to help you move up 2-3 semesters Associate of Arts/Science Degree The coursework leads to an academic credential to enter professional employment 4 semesters Associate in Arts/Science Degree for Transfer The coursework is guaranteed for transfer to select 4-year universities 4 semesters Art

Certificate of Achievement in Graphic Communications

Certificate of Achievement in Three-Dimensional Design

Certificate of Achievement in Photography

Associate of Arts in Fine Arts

Associate of Arts in Graphic Communications

Associate in Arts for Transfer in Studio Arts

Associate in Arts for Transfer in Art History

Accounting

Certificate of Achievement in Accounting

Associate of Science in Accounting

Accounting positions in many types of organizations including accounting/CPA firms, small businesses, large corporations, banks, hospitals, schools systems and government agencies preparing financial statements, balance sheets and tax returns. Transfer to four-year institution for a bachelor’s degree in accounting.

Tax Preparer: $21.89-$35.69

Payroll and Time Keeping Clerk: $26.33-$29.93

Accountant or Auditor: $37.05-$47.26

Administration of Justice

Certificate of Achievement in Administration of Justice

Certificate of Achievement in Basic Law Enforcement Intensive

Certificate of Achievement in Criminal Investigations

Certificate of Achievement in Criminal Law

Associate in Science for Transfer in Administration of Justice

Employment in a variety of local, state, and federal law enforcement, corrections, and security fields as a police officer, deputy sheriff, county detention officer, state trooper, intensive probation/parole surveillance officer, correctional officer and loss prevention specialist. Law enforcement agencies require additional training and certificates. Transfer to a four-year institution for a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.

Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist: $47.05-$56.93

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officer: $48.24-$60.24

Detectives and Criminal Investigators: $47.39-$51.61

Anthropology

Associate in Arts in Anthropology for Transfer

Anthropologists research, evaluate, and establish public policy concerning the origins of humans; their physical, social, linguistic, and cultural development and behavior; as well as the cultures, organizations, and institutions they have created. (A paleoanthropologist studies prehistoric humans; a social anthropologist studies living societies.) Many aspiring anthropologists work as assistants doing ground-level research and writing surveys before they have advanced degrees. LMC anthropology courses are the foundation for four-year institution studies in anthropology.

Anthropologist and Archaeologists: $26.18-$33.48

Anthropology and Archaeology Teacher, College: $26.18-$33.48 communication:

Work in entry-level graphic communication or these courses can be the foundation for four-year institution studies in graphic communications. Graphic design is the applied art of arranging image and text to communicate a message. It may be applied in any media, such as print, digital media, motion pictures, animation, product decoration, packaging and signs.

Fine Artist, including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators: $22.65-$31.60

Prepress Technicians: $20.90-$26.89

Desktop Publisher: $27.23-$23.49

Graphic Designer: $27.23-$37.58

Web Developer: $37.38-$48.58

Commercial and Industrial Designer: $36.46-$47.75

Special Effects Artist and Animator: $43.89-$56.98

Automotive Technology

College Skills Certificate in Smog Technician Specialist

College Skills Certificate in Air Conditioning Specialist

College Skills Certificate in Transmission Specialist

College Skills Certificate in Powertrain Specialist

College Skills Certificate in Advanced Performance Engine Builder

College Skills Certificate in Chassis Specialist

College Skills Certificate in Automotive Diesel Specialist

College Skills Certificate in Automotive Certificate of General Maintenance

Certificate of Achievement in Automotive Technology

Associate of Science in Automotive Technology

Employment as automotive service technicians in dealerships, privately owned garages and repair shops diagnosing and repairing automobiles; self-employment. Graduates should be prepared to take the ASE exam.

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $22.51-$29.18