2024 - 2025 Catalog

Certificates Overview

CAREER PATHWAYS CERTIFICATES

Career Pathways can assist students interested in transitioning from school to the workforce and back to school, as they continue their education. Career Pathways provide students a track to higher learning through career and technical education certificates, degrees,and skill in high-demand occupations.

Career Pathways offers short-term certificates (12-44 credits) and technical training designed to upgrade skills and increase earning potential. Career Pathways Certificates are designed and developed in partnership with industry and allow students to "step in and out" of their education with no loss of earned credits. More information on the available Career Pathways Certificates can be found at www.tvcc.cc/academics/cte/career_pathways/.

TVCC Career Pathways Certificates Offered

• Addiction Studies: Recovery Coach
• Agriculture Machine Technology: Agriculture Mechanic
• Aviation (Fixed-Wing or Helicopter): Aviation Safety Management Systems
• Business Office-Administration: Office Assistant
• Crop Science: Crop Science Technician
• Early Childhood Education: Child Development Associate
• Early Childhood Education: Early Intervention
• Equine Business: Equine Business Management Technician
• Horse Training: Colt Starter, Performance Horse Prospect & Asst. Trainer
• Horse Training: Cowboy, Pen Rider, & Ranch Horse Sales
• Horse Training: Riding Instructor & Facility Manager
• Industrial Manufacturing & Automation Controls: Control Systems Operator
• Industrial Manufacturing & Automation Controls: Industrial Maintenance Technician
• Medical Assistant: Patient Services Representative
• Natural Resources: Conservation Technician
• Natural Resources: Geospatial Analyst
• Natural Resources: Range & Forest Technician
• Office Administration-Medical Office: Billing & Coding Technician
• Ranch Management: Ranch Animal Technician
• Welding Industrial Technology: Combination Welder
• Welding Industrial Technology: Maintenance Welder
• Welding Industrial Technology: Manufacturing Welder
• Welding Industrial Technology: Production Welding Specialist
• Wildland Fire Management: Wildland Fire Technician
  
  

INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS

A number of the career and technical education programs prepare students to test for various industry certifications. Industry certification is recognized by employers as evidence that an individual has demonstrated a skill level that is required or recommended by the industry.

Nursing Assistant (Certified)  CNA

Treasure Valley Community College is offering Nursing Assistant Courses throughout the year.  This is a 110-hour program which includes clinical experience at local healthcare agencies and a CPR class.  For information please contact our Nursing department at (541) 881-5940.

CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION

Career and Technical Education Certificates of Completion are designed to prepare students for relatively quick and direct entry into the workforce. A certificate is awarded for a prescribed professional and technical education program of study and may be from  45+ credits in length. Most certificates offered by TVCC are three quarters in length or less and may include related instruction in communication, computation and human relations skills. Most certificates are also part of a career path that can lead to an Associate of Applied Science Degree.

Students must complete certificate requirements with at least a 2.0 grade average.

Medical Assistant