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Career Programs
Get a great start here with certificate, diploma or degree programs designed to provide the training and expertise you need to begin your new career in as little as one year.
Below are applied science career programs. Those noted with an asterisk * have transfer agreements with specific four-year colleges and universities.
Attending another college or just picking up a few classes? Click here.
Accounting Administrative Assistant* Agricultural GPS/GIS Technology Agriculture Business Agriculture Production Management Apparel Merchandising* Architectural Technology* Automotive Collision Repair Automotive Technology* Banking & Finance* Biotechnology CAD/Mechanical Engineering Technology* CNC Machining Technology* Career Studies-Health (Radiologic Tech) Carpentry Computer Information Systems* Computer Support Specialist Construction Management* Culinary Arts Dental Assisting Dental Hygiene Dental Technology Diesel Ag Technology Diesel Truck Technology Electroneurodiagnostic Tech Electronics Engineering Tech* Entry-level Firefighter Floral Careers Food Service Assistant Geographic Information Systems Golf Course/Athletic Turfgrass Mgmt Graphic Communication Tech* HVAC Installer Health Information Technology - ONLINE Horse Science Technology Hotel Management Industrial Maintenance/HVAC Tech* Interior Design Iowa Paramedic Specialist Landscape Maintenance Landscape/Nursery/Garden Center Mgmt Local Area Network (LAN) Mgmt* Management* Marketing Management Masonry Construction Medical Assisting Medical Lab Tech Medical Transcription Nursing Practical, Associate Degree (RN) Occupational Therapy Assistant Office Assistant PC Technician Parks & Natural Resources Pet Grooming/Pet Shop Mgmt Physical Therapist Assistant Plumbing Technology Precision Sheet Metal Fab* Respiratory Therapist Restaurant Management* Skilled Trades Surgical Technology Telecommunication Technology* Veterinary Assistant Veterinary Technician Water Environmental Technology* - ONLINE Web Tech-Application Developer Web Tech-Graphic Designer Web Tech-Marketing Specialist Welding*
Certificates
Certificates programs are designed for entry-level employment and may provide specialization in specific areas. Courses are usually taken from diploma and degree programs, and may be completed within 12 to 18 semester hours. (See note below regarding financial aid.)
Bakery Biotechnology Career & Transition Services Combination Welding Construction Estimator Construction Supervision Disabilities Services Careers Entry-Level Firefighter Employment Consultant Entrepreneurship Fire Science Management Geographic Information Systems Human Resources Java Programming Local Area Network (LAN) Management Network Security Paraeducator Certification** Pipe Welding Project Management Quality Assurance Welding Retail Marketing Sales Visual Basic Programming
**For Paraeducator certification, apply to the Disabilities Services Careers or Early Childhood Education program.
NOTE TO STUDENTS APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID: Certificate programs do not qualify for financial aid. In order to receive financial aid, you must apply to the corresponding diploma or degree program. |
Liberal Arts Transfer Options
If you plan to continue your education after Kirkwood, you can take the necessary electives and core courses you need through our Liberal Arts program before your transfer.
The following programs of study are Liberal Arts transfer options. Depending upon your transfer institution and your career interest area, you may earn an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science degree in Liberal Arts, or you may take only the credits you need to transfer.
Liberal Arts - Associate of Arts (A.A.)
Liberal Arts - Associate of Science (A.S.)
Career Transfer Programs
The following programs include both technical courses in your career area and general education courses that transfer to four-year colleges and universities.
Attending another college or just picking up a few classes? Click here.
Business Administration Business Administration - ONLINE Communications Media/Public Relations Computer Information Systems Corrections Disabilities Services Careers Early Childhood Education Education Careers Fire Science Management Human Services Law Enforcement Liberal Arts Paralegal Sign Language Interpreter Training
Online Degrees
Earn any of these degrees online. The Associate of Arts or Associate of Applied Science degree you earn is equivalent to a traditional classroom degree. Enter the workforce or transfer to a four-year school, the choice is yours.
Business Administration Health Information Technology Liberal Arts Management Water Environmental Technology |