This program prepares students to practice dental hygiene under the supervision of a practicing dentist. Through classroom work and laboratory and clinical experience in the on-campus public dental hygiene clinic, students learn to conduct patient assessments, take medical and dental histories, perform diagnostic tests and examinations, instruct patients in preventive dental health practices, perform various dental procedures and to design and implement community and school health programs.

Dental assistants work with dentists during all types of treatment procedures and perform a wide range of oral processes under a dentist’s supervision. This program prepares you to work as members of the dental health care team. you will receive a broad background in all aspects of dentistry through extensive classroom, laboratory and clinical instruction. Major emphasis is placed on gaining proficiency in chairside assisting procedures and expanded functions. You will learn to prepare patients and records for treatment, sterilize and prepare instrument trays, take X-rays and impressions and prepare restorative materials for dental procedures.

This certificate program equips you with the tools, knowledge, and practical experience needed to design, develop, program, implement and administer a database. The program objectives align with current industry standards. Graduates are qualified for the high demand positions of developer, analyst, administrator or programmer in the Oracle or Microsoft SQL server environment.

The program prepares you for entry-level information assurance/security technician positions that support planning, implementing, upgrading and monitoring security measures that protect computer networks and information systems. Courses cover computer architecture, programming and systems analysis, networking, cryptography, security system design, applicable law and regulations, risk assessment and policy analysis, contingency planning, user access issues, investigation techniques and troubleshooting.

Students who enroll in this program will know how to translate general ideas of the engineer into specific, detailed plans and communicate those plans to other people in the organization. Depending on the electives chosen, students will be prepared for work in automation, facilities maintenance, production operations, quality, technical graphics or other areas of the manufacturing enterprise.