Certificate Programs Available Online

Online Certificates Mt. SAC offers a variety of certification programs for students designed to help build their career and technical skills. Not all certificates can be completed fully Online, but a lot of them are at least 50% online, which means that 50% or more of the classes needed to obtain the certificate are offered as Online or Hybrid classes, and there is even some certificate programs that are 100% online! See below for more detailed information on the certificate programs offered Online at Mt. SAC. To see a list of ALL certificate programs offered at Mt. SAC click here.

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'100% Online' Certificate Programs

These are certificate programs where 100% of the required courses are offered Online (either fully Online or Hybrid). Click on a certificate program below for more detailed information.

**Important: always refer to the Schedule of Classes to see when a specific class is being offered. Classes aren't offered every term.

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'50% or More' Certificate Programs

These are certificate programs where at least 50% of the required courses are offered Online (either fully Online or Hybrid). Click on a certificate program below for more detailed information. This symbol means that respective class is offered Online at Mt. SAC.

**Important: always refer to the Schedule of Classes to see when a specific class is being offered. Classes aren't offered every term.

- - Business: Retail Management – Level II
    Program Type: Certificate of Achievement
    
    Division: Business Division
    
    Program Description: This intermediate certificate builds upon the Level I Certificate to expose students to the various functions of managers in retail positions. Fundamentals of business organization, retail marketing and staffing provides the student a solid foundation from which to build a career in retail management.
    
    Required Courses:
    Completion of the Retail Management - Level I coursework as follow:
    - BUSO 25 - Business Communications
    - BUSS 50 - Retail Store Management and Merchandising
    or
    - FASH 62 - Retail Buying and Merchandising
    and
    - CISB 15 - Microcomputer Applications
    Plus the Level II courses as follows:
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  - Business: Escrow Management
    Program Type: Certificate of Achievement
    
    Division: Business Division
    
    Required Courses:
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  - Business: Marketing Management
    Program Type: Certificate of Achievement
    
    Division: Business Division
    
    Program Description: Program Description: Students completing this Marketing Management certificate will have gained practical world business knowledge and experience. In addition, completers of the certificate will have learned to use some of the latest business computer software.
    
    Required Courses:
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  - CIS Professional Certificate in Network Security
    Program Type: Skills Certificate
    
    Division: Business Division
    
    Program Description: The CIS Professional Certificate in Network Security program is designed to prepare students for a career in the computer network security industry. The certificate offers a balanced set of classes that prepare students to design, implement, manage and secure the heterogeneous corporate network. The security management courses emphasize firewall security appliances, network protocol analysis, Linux network, Snort intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, and vulnerability management. Students will acquire the skills to utilize network protocol analyzers, to troubleshoot network problems, deploy intrusion prevention systems, configure firewall security appliances and Virtual Private Network (VPN), and assess network vulnerabilities and implement countermeasures. Individual courses will help students prepare for industry certification exams such as Certify Ethical Hacker (CEH), Cisco Firewall Specialist, and Cisco IPS Specialist. Opportunities available upon completion of the certificate program include Network Security Analyst, Junior Network Security Engineer, Network Vulnerability Management, and Network Security Architect.
    
    Required Courses:
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  - Hospitality: Event Planning and Catering
    Program Type: Skills Certificate
    
    Division: Business Division
    
    Program Description: The Event Planning and Catering Certificate prepares students for entry-level positions in event planning and catering companies, banquets facilities, hotels, convention centers, and fair grounds. Students gain practical and management training in: food safety and sanitation, food production, menu development, developing catering business plans, client meeting techniques, contract creation and banquet event order development. Students who successfully complete the requirements for this certificate will also earn the Food Protection Manager Certification from the National Restaurant Association upon passing the ServSafe Exam.
    
    Required Courses:
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- - Hospitality: Restaurant Management – Level II
    Program Type: Skills Certificate
    
    Division: Business Division
    
    Program Description: The Restaurant Management - Level II Certificate prepares students for mid-level or Manager-In-Training positions in restaurants, catering, hotel food and beverage outlets, theme parks and other food service businesses. Students gain practical and management training in: food safety and sanitation, food production, dining room service management, menu development and cost volume analysis. Students who successfully complete the requirements for this certificate will also earn the Food Protection Manager Certification from the National Restaurant Association upon passing the ServSafe Exam.
    
    Required Courses:
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  - Microcomputer Productivity Software
    Program Type: Certificate of Achievement
    
    Division: Business Division
    
    Program Description: The Microcomputer Productivity Software certificate is designed to prepare students for careers that require extensive knowledge of business-related productivity software. The certificate offers a balanced set of classes that enables students to maintain and troubleshoot a Windows operating system, learn advanced features of Excel, Access and PowerPoint software; and create commercial Web sites. Emphasis is placed on customizing, optimizing and securing a Windows-based computer; developing spreadsheet pivot tables and macros; using Access to create and maintain database tables, forms, reports and queries; creating and manipulating PowerPoint slide shows with multimedia content; and using HTML and web page editors to create and publish Web sites. Students will demonstrate the ability to use software to store and retrieve data, solve business problems and create commercial Web sites. Opportunities available after the completion of this certificate include systems analyst, administrative assistant and office manager.
    
    Required Courses:
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  - CIS Professional Certificate in Excel and Access
    Program Type: Skills Certificate
    
    Division: Business Division
    
    Program Description: This certificate in Excel and Access is designed to prepare students for working with Microsoft Excel and Access in a business environment. The certificate offers a balanced set of classes that prepares students for using advanced features of both Excel and Access needed by industry. Emphasis is placed on Excel functions as well as Access’ relational database techniques. Within Excel, students create a variety of workbooks, utilizing charts, PivotTables, various functions, macros, lists and tables. With Access, students create a variety of objects, including tables, queries, forms, reports and macros, as well as VBA programming. In the VBA for Excel and Access, VBA is used in both Excel and Access to program advanced functionality that may be needed within these applications. Much attention is paid to design principles, including normalization, securing databases, and other current topics in the database field. Students will demonstrate understanding of the topics via projects using various real-world workbooks and databases. Opportunities available after the completion of this certificate include, but are not limited to, administrative aides, database administrators, designers and developers, and database systems analysts. In addition, courses help prepare students to take the Microsoft MOS certification exam in Excel and Access.
    
    Required Courses:
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  - CIS Professional Certificate in LINUX
    Program Type: Skills Certificate
    
    Division: Business Division
    
    Program Description: The CIS Certificate in Linux prepares student to install, manage, program and troubleshoot Linux operating systems. The certificate offers a balanced set of classes that prepares students to create and operate Linux workstations, servers and networks used by industry. Emphasis is placed on configuring a Linux distribution to create workstations with client applications; email, file, FTP, DNS and other servers; and routers, firewalls and other network services. Special attention is given to security concepts and tools and their implementation in a Linux system. Students will also learn to configure and install an Apache web server in a Linux system to access a MySQL database using PHP programs. Opportunities available after the completion of this certificate include system or network administration, web server, and database programmers. The certificate covers the major topics of an industry standard certification exam for Linux.
    
    Required Courses:
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