Arapahoe Community College

Degree Programs at Arapahoe Community College

Associate's Level Programs

• Arts & Humanities

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  • General Studies See more schools with programs in General Studies
    • General Studies
      An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies.

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    • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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    • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
      A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.

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  • Visual Arts See more schools with programs in Visual Arts
    • Interior Design
      A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional planning, designing, equipping, and furnishing residential and commercial interior spaces. Includes instruction in computer applications drafting and graphic techniques; principles of interior lighting, acoustics, systems integration, and color coordination; furniture and furnishings; textiles and their finishing; the history of interior design and period styles; basic structural design; building codes and inspection regulations; and applications to office, hotel, factory, restaurant and housing design.

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• Business

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  • Accounting & Related Services See more schools with programs in Accounting & Related Services
    • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
      This two year program provides individuals with the necessary skills to support professional accountants and other financial management personnel. This program teaches individuals how to post transactions to accounts, manage record-keeping systems, and operate accounting software. Additionally, it familiarizes individuals with general accounting principles and practices.

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  • Administrative Services See more schools with programs in Administrative Services
    • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
      Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science programs are two year programs for individuals seeking a career as administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. These programs include instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation.

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  • Financial Services See more schools with programs in Financial Services
    • Banking and Financial Support Services
      Learn the skills needed to provides all types of customer services in banks, insurance agencies, savings and loan companies, and related enterprises. This program helps students realize a banking career by providing instruction in communications and public relations skills, business equipment operation, and technical skills applicable to the methods and operations of specific financial or insurance services.

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  • General Business See more schools with programs in General Business
    • Business Administration and Management
      Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.

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  • Marketing See more schools with programs in Marketing
    • Selling Skills and Sales Operations
      A program that prepares individuals to possess the skills associated with direct promotion of products and services to potential customers and to function as independent sales representatives and managers. Includes instruction in consumer psychology, image projection, public speaking and interpersonal communications, sales organization and operations, customer relations, professional standards and ethics, and applicable technical skills.

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• Communication & Media

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  • Graphic Design
    A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques to the interpretation of technical and commercial concepts. Includes instruction in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color theory, imaging, studio technique, still and life modeling, communication skills and commercial art business operations.

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• Engineering

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  • Engineering Technology
    A program that generally prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers engaged in a wide variety of projects. Includes instruction in various engineering support functions for research, production, and operations, and applications to specific engineering specialties.

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• Fitness, Recreation and Leisure Studies

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  • Physical Fitness See more schools with programs in Physical Fitness
    • Health and Physical Education
      A general program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. Includes instruction in human movement studies, motivation studies, rules and practice of specific sports, exercise and fitness principles and techniques, basic athletic injury prevention and treatment, and organizing and leading fitness and sports programs.

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• Funeral and Mortuary Services

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  • General Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
    A program that generally prepares individuals for careers in the funeral service industry and for licensure as funeral service directors or morticians. Includes instruction in the basic elements of mortuary science and the business, counseling, and operational aspects of funeral service.

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• Health & Medical Services

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  • Clinical/Medical Lab. Technician See more schools with programs in Clinical/Medical Lab. Technician
    • Clinical/Medical Lab. Technician
      A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of clinical laboratory scientists/medical technologists, to perform routine medical laboratory procedures and tests and to apply preset strategies to record and analyze data. Includes instruction in general laboratory procedures and skills; laboratory mathematics; medical computer applications; interpersonal and communications skills; and the basic principles of hematology; medical microbiology; immunohematology; immunology; clinical chemistry, and urinalysis.

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  • Healthcare Administration See more schools with programs in Healthcare Administration
    • Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
      A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of health information administrators and other professionals, to construct medical records and clinical databases, perform manipulations on retrieved data, control the security and quality of records, and supervise data entry and technical maintenance personnel. Includes instruction in clinical and biomedical science data and information requirements; database management; data coding and validation; information security; quality control; health information content and structure; medical business procedures; and legal requirements.

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    • Medical Office Management/Administration
      A program that prepares individuals to manage the specialized business functions of a medical or clinical office. Includes instruction in business office operations, business and financial record-keeping, personnel supervision, medical and health care policy administration, conference planning, scheduling and coordination, public relations, and applicable law and regulations.

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  • Medical Assistant Professions See more schools with programs in Medical Assistant Professions
    • Physical Therapist Assistant
      A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of a physical therapist, to implement physical therapy treatment care plans, train patients, conduct treatment interventions, use equipment, and observe and record patient progress. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiology, applied kinesiology, principles and procedures of physical therapy, basic neurology and orthopedics, physical therapy modalities, documentation skills, psychosocial aspects of health care, wound and injury care, electrotherapy, working with orthotics and prostheses, and personal and professional ethics.

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  • Nursing See more schools with programs in Nursing
    • Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
      A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.

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• Legal Professions

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  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
    A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal specializations.

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• Security and Protective Service Careers

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  • Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement
    A program that prepares individuals to apply theories and practices of criminal justice to structuring, managing, directing and controlling criminal justice agencies, including police departments, sheriff's departments, law enforcement divisions and units, and private protective services.

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• Skilled Trades

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  • Mechanic/Repair Trades See more schools with programs in Mechanic/Repair Trades
    • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
      The two year Automobile Technician program teaches individuals to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Systems covered in this program include brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, suspension and steering, automatic and manual transmissions and drive trains, and heating and air condition systems.

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• Technician Careers

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  • Engineering Technology See more schools with programs in Engineering Technology
    • Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician
      Individuals in this program use basic engineering principles and technical skills to support architects, engineers and planners. Architectural Engineering students receive instruction in design testing procedures, building site analysis, model building and computer graphics, engineering drawing, structural systems testing, analysis of prototype mechanical and interior systems, test equipment operation and maintenance, and report preparation.

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    • Computer Engineering Technology/ Technician
      A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of computer engineers engaged in designing and developing computer systems and installations. Includes instruction in computer electronics and programming, prototype development and testing, systems installation and testing, solid state and microminiature circuitry, peripheral equipment, and report preparation.

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    • Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
      A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of electrical, electronics and communication engineers. Includes instruction in electrical circuitry, prototype development and testing; systems analysis and testing, systems maintenance, instrument calibration, and report preparation.

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• Technology

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  • Information Systems Operation and Management See more schools with programs in Information Systems Operation and Management
    • General Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
      A program that generally prepares individuals to perform basic data and text entry using standard and customized software products. Includes instruction in keyboarding skills, personal computer and work station operation, reading draft texts and raw data forms, audio and tape dictation, and various interactive software programs used for tasks such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and others.

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  • Networking See more schools with programs in Networking
    • System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager
      A program that prepares individuals to oversee and regulate the computer system and performance requirements of an entire organization or network of satellite users. Includes instruction in performance balancing; redundancy; local area (LAN) and wide area (WAN) network management; system migration and upgrading; outage control; problem diagnosis and troubleshooting; and system maintenance budgeting and management.

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Certificate Programs at Arapahoe Community College

• Business

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  • Real Estate
    A program that prepares individuals to develop, buy, sell, appraise, and manage real property. Includes instruction in land use development policy, real estate law, real estate marketing procedures, agency management, brokerage, property inspection and appraisal, real estate investing, leased and rental properties, commercial real estate, and property management.

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  • Administrative Services See more schools with programs in Administrative Services
    • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
      Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science programs are two year programs for individuals seeking a career as administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. These programs include instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation.

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  • Financial Services See more schools with programs in Financial Services
    • Banking and Financial Support Services
      Learn the skills needed to provides all types of customer services in banks, insurance agencies, savings and loan companies, and related enterprises. This program helps students realize a banking career by providing instruction in communications and public relations skills, business equipment operation, and technical skills applicable to the methods and operations of specific financial or insurance services.

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  • General Business See more schools with programs in General Business
    • Business Administration and Management
      Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.

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  • Management See more schools with programs in Management
    • Business/Managerial Operations
      Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.

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  • Marketing See more schools with programs in Marketing
    • Selling Skills and Sales Operations
      A program that prepares individuals to possess the skills associated with direct promotion of products and services to potential customers and to function as independent sales representatives and managers. Includes instruction in consumer psychology, image projection, public speaking and interpersonal communications, sales organization and operations, customer relations, professional standards and ethics, and applicable technical skills.

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• Communication & Media

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  • Graphic Design
    A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques to the interpretation of technical and commercial concepts. Includes instruction in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color theory, imaging, studio technique, still and life modeling, communication skills and commercial art business operations.

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  • Graphics & Multimedia See more schools with programs in Graphics & Multimedia
    • Web Design
      A program that prepares individuals to apply HTML, XML, Javascript, graphics applications, and other authoring tools to the design, editing, and publishing (launching) of documents, images, graphics, sound, and multimedia products on the World Wide Web. Includes instruction in Internet theory; web page standards and policies; elements of web page design; user interfaces; vector tools; special effects; interactive and multimedia components; search engines; navigation; morphing; e-commerce tools; and emerging web technologies.

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• Family and Consumer Science Professions

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  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services See more schools with programs in Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
    • Child Development
      Study the intellectual, social, emotional, and biological development of children and learn how to plan and design related human services in this program that includes instruction in parent-child relations; parenting practices; special needs of children; parental and environmental influences on child development; external support services; and related public policy issues.

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• Health & Medical Services

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  • Clinical/Medical Lab. Technician See more schools with programs in Clinical/Medical Lab. Technician
    • Hematology Technology/Technician
      A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of clinical laboratory scientists and health care professionals, to perform tests and analyses of blood samples. Includes instruction in clinical laboratory procedures; blood anatomy and physiology; cellular and molecular biology; blood pathology and disease indicators; quantitative, qualitative, and coagulation testing methodologies; equipment operation and maintenance; and record-keeping.

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  • Healthcare Administration See more schools with programs in Healthcare Administration
    • Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
      A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of health information administrators and other professionals, to construct medical records and clinical databases, perform manipulations on retrieved data, control the security and quality of records, and supervise data entry and technical maintenance personnel. Includes instruction in clinical and biomedical science data and information requirements; database management; data coding and validation; information security; quality control; health information content and structure; medical business procedures; and legal requirements.

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    • Medical Office Management/Administration
      A program that prepares individuals to manage the specialized business functions of a medical or clinical office. Includes instruction in business office operations, business and financial record-keeping, personnel supervision, medical and health care policy administration, conference planning, scheduling and coordination, public relations, and applicable law and regulations.

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  • Medical Assistant Professions See more schools with programs in Medical Assistant Professions
    • Health/Medical Assisting Services
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    • Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
      A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of pharmacists, to prepare medications, provide medications and related assistance to patients, and manage pharmacy clinical and business operations. Includes instruction in medical and pharmaceutical terminology; principles of pharmacology and pharmaceutics; drug identification; pharmacy laboratory procedures; prescription interpretation; patient communication and education; safety procedures; record-keeping; measurement and testing techniques; pharmacy business operations; prescription preparation; logistics and dispensing operations; and applicable standards and regulations.

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  • Nursing See more schools with programs in Nursing
    • Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
      A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.

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• Legal Professions

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  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
    A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal specializations.

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• Security and Protective Service Careers

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  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
    A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of police and public security officers, including patrol and investigative activities, traffic control, crowd control and public relations, witness interviewing, evidence collection and management, basic crime prevention methods, weapon and equipment operation and maintenance, report preparation and other routine law enforcement responsibilities.

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• Skilled Trades

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  • Construction Trades See more schools with programs in Construction Trades
    • General Construction Trades
      A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in the building, inspecting, and maintaining of structures and related properties. May include instruction in masonry, carpentry, electrical and power transmission installation, building/construction finishing, management, inspection and other construction-related applications.

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  • Mechanic/Repair Trades See more schools with programs in Mechanic/Repair Trades
    • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
      The two year Automobile Technician program teaches individuals to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Systems covered in this program include brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, suspension and steering, automatic and manual transmissions and drive trains, and heating and air condition systems.

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• Technician Careers

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  • Engineering Technology See more schools with programs in Engineering Technology
    • Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician
      Individuals in this program use basic engineering principles and technical skills to support architects, engineers and planners. Architectural Engineering students receive instruction in design testing procedures, building site analysis, model building and computer graphics, engineering drawing, structural systems testing, analysis of prototype mechanical and interior systems, test equipment operation and maintenance, and report preparation.

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    • Computer Engineering Technology/ Technician
      A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of computer engineers engaged in designing and developing computer systems and installations. Includes instruction in computer electronics and programming, prototype development and testing, systems installation and testing, solid state and microminiature circuitry, peripheral equipment, and report preparation.

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    • Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
      A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of electrical, electronics and communication engineers. Includes instruction in electrical circuitry, prototype development and testing; systems analysis and testing, systems maintenance, instrument calibration, and report preparation.

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• Technology

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  • Networking See more schools with programs in Networking
    • System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager
      A program that prepares individuals to oversee and regulate the computer system and performance requirements of an entire organization or network of satellite users. Includes instruction in performance balancing; redundancy; local area (LAN) and wide area (WAN) network management; system migration and upgrading; outage control; problem diagnosis and troubleshooting; and system maintenance budgeting and management.

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  • Systems Administration See more schools with programs in Systems Administration
    • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management
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