Program Learning Outcomes

Agriculture and Industrial Technology

Agriculture

16-hour Certificate

30-hour Certificate

45-hour Certificate

Associate of Applied Science

Associate of Science

Commercial Drivers License
16-hour Certificate

Welding Technology
18-hour Certificate

Business

Business
Associate of General Studies

Associate of Arts
PLO 1: Demonstrate business literacy.
PLO 2: Demonstrate the ability to think critically about business topics.
PLO 3: Demonstrate the ability to function in a business environment.

Communication

Communication
Associate of Arts
PLO 1. Recognize and apply communication conventions and strategies appropriate to a written or spoken discourse.
PLO 2. Identify and evaluate the core elements of both written and spoken discourses. 
PLO 3. Respond thoughtfully with evidence to complex situations using written or spoken forms.
PLO 4. Ethically and coherently synthesize sources in written or spoken form. 

Digital Entrepreneurship
Associate of Arts
PLO 1. Demonstrate the ability to perform a business function.
PLO 2. Recognize and apply communication conventions and strategies appropriate to a written or spoken discourse.
PLO 3. Explain the interrelated nature of humanities: how humanities shapes cultures and how the cultures shape humanities.

Education

Education
Associate of Arts
PLO 1: Prepare effective institution plans, appropriate for content and grade level.
PLO 2: Analyze sample instructional scenarios using modern pedagogical research. 
PLO 3: Formulate an educational philosophy that incorporates responsible behaviors, relationships, and environments.

Early Childhood Education
16-hour Certificate
PLO 1: Use the knowledge of young children’s characteristics and needs to analyze all developmental domains regarding multiple influences on children’s development and learning.
PLO 2: Create respectful, reciprocal relationships that support and empower families to be involved in their children’s development and learning. 

30-hour Certificate
PLO 1: Use the knowledge of young children’s characteristics and needs to analyze all developmental domains regarding multiple influences on children’s development and learning.
PLO 2: Create respectful, reciprocal relationships that support and empower families to be involved in their children’s development and learning. 
PLO 3: Apply systematic observations, documentation, and other effective assessment strategies in a responsible way to positively influence children’s development and learning.

Associate of Applied Science
PLO 1: Use the knowledge of young children’s characteristics and needs to analyze all developmental domains regarding multiple influences on children’s development and learning.
PLO 2: Create respectful, reciprocal relationships that support and empower families to be involved in their children’s development and learning. 
PLO 3: Apply systematic observations, documentation, and other effective assessment strategies in a responsible way to positively influence children’s development and learning.
PLO 4: Prepare effective institutional plans, appropriate for the physical, mental, and emotional development of the child from conceptions to age eight.
PLO 5: Analyze sample instructional scenarios using modern pedagogical research that recognizes the child as a feeling person with a body, as well as a mind, growing in the context of family, community, nation, and world.
PLO 6: Formulate an educational philosophy supporting NAEYC's Developmentally Appropriate Practices that incorporates responsible behaviors, relationships, and environments. 

Health and Human Performance

Health and Human Performance
Associate of Science
PLO 1: Design performance strategies related to skillful movement and physical activity.
PLO 2: Analyze capabilities and needs of clients/athletes to produce plans for exercise and health using appropriate investigation.
PLO 3: Formulate a philosophy or guiding vision that incorporate responsible behaviors, relationships, and environment towards health and human performance.

Humanities/Fine Arts

Humanities
Associate of Arts
PLO 1: Explain the interrelated nature of humanities: how humanities shapes cultures and how cultures shape the humanities.
PLO 2: Demonstrate how the humanities can allow for introspection, self-discovery, and growth.

Interdisciplinary Studies

Associate of Arts/Associate of Science
PLO 1. Identify the core elements of both written and spoken arguments and evaluate the quality of those arguments. 
PLO 2. Critically analyze events through scientific processes, data, and results.
PLO 3. Demonstrate understanding of the humanities in a global context.
PLO 4. Demonstrate critical thinking in understanding of psychological and social aspects of the human experience.
PLO 5. Accurately interpret, validate, and communicate the result.

Mathematics and Engineering

Math 
Associate of Science
PLO 1: Recognize the mathematical concepts that are applicable to a scenario.
PLO 2: Apply technology in analysis.
PLO 3: Accurately interpret, validate, and communicate the result.

Nursing and Allied Health

Nursing
Associate of Applied Science
PLO 1: Integrate caring behaviors in practicing the art and science of nursing within a diverse population.
PLO 2: Implement professional standards and scope of practice within legal, ethical, and regularity frameworks.
PLO 3: Collaborate with clients and members of the inter-professional health care team to optimize client outcomes.
PLO 4: Formulate safe and effective clinical judgements, guided by the nursing process, clinical reasoning, and evidence-based practices.
PLO 5: Provide leadership in the management of care to meet client needs using available resources and current technology.
PLO 6: Generate teaching and learning processes to promote and maintain health and to reduce risks for global populations.
PLO 7: Demonstrate effective communication methods to manage client needs and to interact with other health care team members.

Allied Health (C.N.A, C.M.A, and H.H.A)
Completer
PLO 1: Follow safety and infection control procedures for protection of client, self, and others. 
PLO 2: Recognize and report changes and abnormalities to nurse or primary care provider. 
PLO 3: Provide considerate and respectful care of the client by complying with patient rights.
PLO 4: Follow HIPAA guidelines for the protection of confidentiality. 

Pharmacy Technician
16-hour Certificate
PLO 1: Apply the federal, state, and local laws, regulations and professional standards to pharmacy practice. 
PLO 2: Follow safety and infection control procedures for protection of client, self, and others. 
PLO 3: Perform math function, dosage calculation, and compounding techniques.
PLO 4: Utilize effective communication techniques with clients and members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. 

Renewable Energy

Wind Energy Technology 16-hour Certificate
PLO 1. Students will explain all general safety guidelines related to the wind energy industry.
PLO 2. Students will summarize all aspects of the fundamental operation of a wind turbine and its relationship relative to a wind farm. 
PLO 3. Students will summarize the extensive aspects of the wind industry; computer technology, personal communications, teamwork and environmental issues. 

Wind Energy Technology 33-hour Certificate
PLO 1. Students will safely operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical systems.
PLO 2 Students will safely operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical systems.
PLO 3. Students will safely operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair hydraulic systems.
PLO 4. Students will demonstrate the extensive skill sets of the wind industry, computer technology, personal communications, and teamwork. 

Wind Energy Technology Associate of Applied Science
PLO 1. Students will explain and comply with all OSHA safety standards related to the wind energy industry.
PLO 2. Students will describe electrical transmission from a wind turbine, through a wind farm, and exiting a collection substation. 
PLO 3. Students will troubleshoot and optimize wind farm performance through the collection and interpretation of data. 

Solar Energy 
Solar Energy 33-Hour Certificate
PLO 1. Students will identify the various safety hazards associate with PV systems and components.
PLO 2. Students will  identify common types of PV system application with and without energy storage.
PLO 3. Students will describe the purpose and principle of operation for major PV system components. 
PLO 4. Students will explain how PV modules are configured in series and parallel to build voltage, current, and power output.
PLO 5. Students will identify the requirements for plan review, permitting, inspections, construction contracts and other matters associate with approvals and code-compliance for PV systems.
PLO 6. Students will describe project site considerations, including common roof structural design, types of electrical services, point of interconnection, effects of obstructions, shading analysis tools and techniques, and effects of wind exposure.

Solar Energy Associate of Applied Science
PLO 1. Students will comply with all safety regulations associated with PV systems and components. 
PLO 2. Students will analyze and compare different types of PV system application with and without energy storage. 
PLO 3. Students will troubleshoot PV system components.
PLO 4. Students will configure and optimize PV modules in series and parallel to build voltage, current, and power output. 
PLO 5. Students will demonstrate the required steps for plan review, permitting, inspections, construction contracts and other matters associated with approvals and code-compliance for PV systems. 
PLO 6. Students will formulate and assess PV solutions to project site considerations, including common roof structural design, types of electrical services, point of interconnection, effects of obstructions, shading analysis tools and techniques, and effects of wind exposure. 

Renewable Energy Associate of General Studies
PLO 1. Students will apply the knowledge and skills from multiple disciplines with renewable energy to be prepared for opportunities in governmental policy, entrepreneurship, or technical professions.
PLO 2. Students will identify the various safety hazards associated with PV systems and components.
PLO 3. Students will identify common types of PV system application with and without energy storage.
PLO 4. Students will describe the purpose and principles of operation for major PV system components
PLO 5. Students Asset Selection: Students will evaluate and select the appropriate platform and sensor payload for the required mission. 
PLO 6.  Industry Trends and Literacy: Students will describe and evaluate the impact of recent legislation dealing with sUAS.
PLO 7. System Literacy: Students will analyze and compare all of the individual components of the sUAS and assess system integration.
PLO 8. Students will explain all general safety guidelines related to the wind energy industry.
PLO 9. Students will summarize all aspects of the fundamental operation of a wind turbine and its relationship relative to a wind farm. 
PLO 10. Students will summarize the extensive aspects of the wind industry; computer technology, personal communications, teamwork and environmental issues. 
PLO 11. Students will safely operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical systems.

Science

Science
Associate of Science
PLO 1. Scientific process: Students will be able to effectively design, conduct, or evaluate experiments; drawing evidence-based conclusions
PLO 2. Scientific Data and Reasoning: Students will be able to critically analyze and interpret scientific data from experiments, observations, and/or research studies.

Social and Behavioral Science and Criminal Justice

Social Science
Associate of Arts
PLO 1: Demonstrate critical thinking in understanding of psychological and/or social aspects of the human experience.
PLO 2: Describe the influence an individual (or group) can have on another individual (or group). 

UAS & Autonomous Technology

sUAS 
sUAS 18-Hour Certificate
PLO 1: Safety: Students will be able to use a sectional chart and identify different airspace. 
PLO 2: Asset Selection: Student will match different platforms and sensor payloads with their appropriate mission. 
PLO 3: System Literacy: Students will identify and describe all of the individual components of the UAS and explain how they integrate into its system. 

sUAS 30-Hour Certificate
PLO 1: Safety: Students will use a sectional chart to comply with different airspace restrictions. 
PLO 2: Deployment: Students will program and perform an autonomous UAS mission.
PLO 3: Maintenance: Students will describe and implement a scheduled and as needed maintenance strategy for various UAS platforms. 

sUAS Associate of Applied Sciences
PLO 1. Asset Selection: Students will evaluate and select the appropriate platform and sensor payload for the required mission. 
PLO 2. Industry Trends and Literacy: Students will describe and evaluate the impact of recent legislation dealing with UAS.
PLO 3. System Literacy: Students will analyze and compare all of the individual components of the sUAS and assess system integration.