Short-Term Certificates
Take Classes Where you are.
Orange County Community College can meet you where you are, on your schedule! Orange County’s ten community college institutions offer certificate programs that can be completed in as little as two semesters, and many of these programs are offered entirely online or in a hybrid format!
Looking to advance in your career or get the skills that lead to a new job? Consider taking a fully online certificate, find hybrid programs, or simply take a few classes online. Whether you are taking classes online or in-person, all of our programs are taught by the same quality instructors and expert professionals to get your career to the next level. Our colleges offer flexible schedules to work around your life, work or family commitments.
A degree or certificate from your local community college can catapult you into your new career.
Student Support
Online and hybrid students can receive the same counseling, tutoring and support services as on campus. You can get help online, over email or phone.
Technical Support
Technical support is available when you need it. Most colleges offer after-hours support and online tutorials to keep you going.
Career Building
With dozens of online programs, Orange County Community Colleges offer plenty of options to move your career ahead.
CONSIDER A SHORT-TERM CERTIFICATE PROGRAM AVAILABLE IN ONLINE OR HYBRID FORMAT
Coastline College
- Accounting
- Bookkeeping
- General Accounting
- Intermediate Accounting
- Advanced Accounting
- Taxation
- Building Codes Technology
- Building Codes Professional
- Business and Management & Supervision
- Business Economics
- Business: General
- Business Plan
- Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management
- Entrepreneurship Essentials
- Entrepreneurship for Artists
- Global Business
- Health Care Management
- Home Business
- Human Resources Management
- Logistics/Supply Chain Management
- Marketing
- Project Management Essentials
- Project Management
- Retail Management Advanced
- Retail Management Essentials
- Retail Management
- Supervision
- Business Computing
- Business Information Worker
- Medical Administrative Office Technician
- Medical Coding Specialist
- Mobile Applications
- Computer Services Technology, Computer Information Services, and Cybersecurity
- Amazon Web Services
- Cisco Certified Networking Administrator
- Cisco
- CompTIA
- Cybersecurity Analyst
- Cybersecurity Fundamentals
- Digital Forensics and Incident Response
- IT Foundation
- MCSA Windows 10
- MCSA Windows Server 2016
- MCSA Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Penetration Testing
- Data Analytics
- Digital Media
- Animation & Gaming Foundation
- Digital Media Audio/Video
- Digital Media Design
- Digital Media Production
- Education Studies
- Educational Studies: ECE Unit
- General
- STEM: Instructional Technology Support
- Math, & Science Concentrations
- Teach Your Career/Community College Teaching
- Emergency Management
- Homeland Security and Homeland Security (TSA)
- Gerontology
- Human Services
- Paralegal Studies
- Process Technology
- Process Technology
- Process Technician Fundamentals
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Broker
- Real Estate Lending & Mortgage Brokering
- Real Estate Property Sales Person
- Real Estate Studies
Cypress College
- Administration of Justice
- Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
- Athletic Coach
- Auto Collision Repair
- Automotive Technology
- Aviation: Flight Attendant or Pilot
- Baking & Pastry
- Business
- Cisco Networking
- Commercial Music
- Community Health Worker
- Computer Forensics
- Court Reporting
- Culinary Arts
- Dental Assisting
- Drone / UAV Systems
- Fitness and Aquatics Specialists
- Health Information Systems
- Human Services
- Management and Marketing
- Media Arts Design
- Photography
- Technical Theater
Fullerton College
- 3D Animation
- Accounting Online
- Acting and Performance Level I
- Administration of Justice
- Advanced Bookkeeping
- Advanced Fashion Design
- Advanced Sheetfed Offset Presswork
- Advertising and Graphic Design
- Architectural CAD Technology
- Architecture Mini CAD
- Assistant Costume Designer
- Athletic Coach
- Automotive Chassis Specialist
- Automotive Emission Control Specialist
- Automotive Engine Performance Specialist
- Automotive Fabrication Specialist
- Automotive Light Repair Specialist
- Automotive Maintenance Specialist Skills
- Automotive Management
- Automotive Manual Drive Train Specialist
- Automotive Service Advisor
- Automotive Technology
- Automotive Transmission Specialist
- Autonomous Systems
- Biotechnology Biomanufacturing Technician
- Biotechnology Lab Assistant Skills
- Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
- Business Data Analytics
- Business Management Online
- Business Networking and Sales
- Business Skills
- Children’s Book Illustration
- CNC Operator
- Commercial Interior Design Online
- Computer Animation/Multimedia
- Computer Game Design
- Computer Game Programming Skills
- Computer Graphics
- Computer Information Systems Online
- Computer Numerical Control (CNC)
- Computer Technician Analyst
- Computer Technician Apprentice Skills
- Construction Estimating Skills
- Construction Inspection
- Construction Technology
- Cosmetology Online
- Cost Accounting
- Costume Cutter/Draper
- Costume Stitcher
- Costume Wardrobe
- Crime Scene Investigation Skills
- Cyber Security Analyst
- Cyber Security Master Online
- Cyber Security Technician
- Dance Teaching
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Publication
- Digital/In-Plant Graphics
- Dressmaking-Alterations
- Drone Journalism
- Early Childhood Education Administration Online
- Early Childhood Education Teacher
- Electronic Imaging
- Entertainment Arts
- Entrepreneurship Online
- Entry-Level Accounting Online
- Fashion Design
- Fashion Illustration
- Fashion Merchandising
- Fashion Skills
- Finance
- Finance Skills
- Financial Accounting
- Flexography Skills
- Greenhouse and Nursery Production
- Human Resources Management
- Illustration
- Image Consultant
- Individual Taxation
- Industrial Drafting Level I
- Industrial Drafting Level II
- Infant and Toddler Teacher
- Interior Design Assistant Online
- International Business Management
- International Business Skills
- Journalism Online
- Landscape Design/Management
- Landscape Horticulture
- Landscape Irrigation
- Law Enforcement Skills Development
- Lighting Technician
- Machine Technology Level I
- Machine Technology Level II
- Marketing Management Online
- Marketing Management Skills
- Mastercam Skills
- Metrology
- Metrology Mini Skills
- Mobile Applications Entrepreneur
- Museum Assistant
- Music Recording/Production
- Musical Theatre Level I
- Networking
- Networking Skills Online
- Nutrition and Foods Skills
- Office Applications Apprentice Online
- Office Applications Technician Online
- Ornamental Horticulture
- Paralegal Studies Online
- Patternmaker
- Payroll Accounting
- Personal Trainer
- Pest Management
- Piano Teaching
- Pilates
- Printing Technology
- Product Development for Apparel Industries
- Professional Photography
- Programming Online
- Programming Skills
- Public Relations Online
- Quick Print/In-Plant Graphics
- Radio and Television/Video Production
- Radio Broadcast News
- Radio Broadcasting
- Real Estate Management Online
- Real Estate Sales Online
- Real Estate Sales Skills Online
- Residential Interior Design
- Retail Management
- Scenic Artist
- Screen Printing
- Small Business Bookkeeping
- Sound Technician
- Spanish Language Media Online
- Special Education
- Sports Broadcasting
- Stage and Screen Combat Level I
- Stage Management
- Storyboarding
- Surfcam Skills
- Swiss Lathe
- Technical Theatre
- Television and Film Production
- The Business of Art
- Theme Park Technician
- Theme Park Technology Specialist
- Unmanned Aerial Systems Piloting
- Web Design
- Web Design Skills
- Welding Technology
- Yoga Teacher Skills
Golden West College
- Accounting
- American Sign Language Interpreting
- Automotive Chassis & Drivetrain
- Automotive Engine Performance
- Business Administration
- Computer Science- Software Development
- Cosmetology
- Criminal Justice- Police Academy
- Digital Arts
- Management
- Marketing
- Oil and Lube Specialist (Noncredit)
- Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Smog Technician (Noncredit)
- Theater Technology
- Tire Specialist (Noncredit)
Irvine Valley College
- Accounting
- Accounting
- Computerized Accounting
- Financial Accounting
- Financial/Managerial Accounting
- Income Tax
- Payroll
- Biological Sciences
- Biotechnology – Lab Assistant
- Biotechnology Biomanufacturing Technician
- Business/Management
- Business Management
- Entrepreneurial Planning and Presentation
- Entrepreneurship Skills
- Idea Development and Opportunity Recognition for Entrepreneurs
- Manufacturing Assistant
- Research Tools for Entrepreneurs
- Retain Management
- Supervision
- Understanding Entrepreneurial Operations
- Computer Information Management
- A+, Network+, Linux+
- Administrative Assistant
- Business Information Worker
- CCNA Routing and Switching
- Computer Applications
- Local Area Networks – Cisco
- Office Assistant
- Spreadsheets
- Web Authoring
- Web Page Authoring
- Dance
- Commercial Dance
- Dance Technique
- Mind Body Therapy
- Digital Media Art
- Digital Media Art
- Drafting Technology and Engineering
- Civil Computer-Aided Design
- Computer-Aided Design
- Mechanical Computer-Aided Design
- Pre-Engineering
- Electrical Technology
- Electrician Trainee
- Energy Solar Photovoltaic Systems Technician
- Electronic Technology
- Electronic Technology
- Electronics Aide
- Introductory Automation
- Human Development
- Early Childhood Assistant Teacher
- Early Childhood Associate Teacher
- Interactive Media Arts
- Animation-2D
- Animation-3D
- Game Design
- Immersive Design – Environmental Design
- Immersive Design – Game Design
- Kinesiology, Health and Athletics
- Coaching
- Fitness Professional
- Music
- Piano Pedagogy
- Real Estate
- Real Estate Broker
- Real Estate Sales
- Real Estate Success
- Sustainability and Resource Management
- Recycling and Resource Management
- Sustainability and Resource Management
- Theatre Arts
- Assistant Stage Manager
- Live Entertainment Technician
- Live Entertainment Technician
- Stage Management
North Orange Continuing Education
- Administrative Professional
- Bookkeeping
- Business Information Worker I
- ECE Preschool Assistant Teacher
- ECE Preschool Teacher
- ECE Infant Care Teacher
- ECE Preschool Director
- Funeral Service Assistant
- Management
- Medical Assistant
- Personal Care Aide
- Pharmacy Technician Registration Level
- Pharmacy Technician Entry Level
- Quality Assurance Management for Medical Devices
Orange Coast College
- Accounting Data Analytics
- Advance I Welding (FCAW)
- Advance II Welding (FCAW)
- Advanced Landscape Design and Landscape Specialist
- Advanced Welding (SMAW)
- Advertising
- Airline Transport Pilot
- Allied Health Program Readiness
- Apparel Industry Sustainability
- Architectural Design 1
- Architecture – FrameCAD Steel Design NC
- Architecture – FrameCAD Steel Production NC
- Associate Preschool Teacher
- Athletics Coaching
- Avionics
- Baking and Pastry- Basic
- Basic Drone Skills
- Basic Landscape Design
- Basic Welding (SMAW) (Skill Certificate)
- Business – Not for Profit Management
- Business Information Worker
- Business Taxation Competency
- Carpentry
- Catering
- Chemistry Skills
- CNC Operator
- CNC Programmer
- Commercial Pilot
- Computer Basics
- Computer Information Systems
- Concrete and Masonry
- Construction Technology
- Cost Accounting Competency
- Culinary Arts- Basic
- Culinary Food Science Assistant- Level I
- Customer Service for the Retail Industry
- Dental Assisting – Registered
- Design/ Build
- Dietetic Service Supervisor / Certified Dietary Manager
- Digital Fabrication for Architecture
- Digital SLR Photography and Videography Technician
- Display & Visual Presentation
- Drone Photography
- Drone Videography
- Electrocardiography Technician
- Emergency Medical Services
- Entrepreneurship
- Entry Level Accounting
- Entry Level Marketing
- Environmental Resource Management
- Finance
- Financial Accounting Competency
- Fine Woodworking
- Fitness Specialist
- Flight Operations
- FrameCAD Steel Design
- FrameCAD Steel Production
- Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
- General Marketing
- Governmental Accounting Competency
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR)
- Helicopter Theory and Maintenance
- Horticulture
- Immersive Media (VR/AR)
- Individual Taxation Competency
- Industrial Sewing
- Instrument Pilot
- Integrated Project Design
- Integrative Health Coach
- Interior Merchandising- Level I
- Intermediate Landscape Design and Landscape Specialist
- Intermediate Welding (SMAW) (Skill Certificate)
- International Business
- Kitchen & Bath- Advanced
- Landscape Site Design Elements
- Lifeguard Training, Professional Rescue
- Machinist
- Management Institute
- Media Arts and Creative Entertainment
- Medical Assisting
- Network Technician
- Neurodiagnostic Technology Upgrade
- Non-Profit Accounting Competency
- Not For Profit Management
- Orbital Welding
- Payroll Accounting Competency
- Personal Care Aide
- Photography Digital Technician
- Pilates Instructor
- Pipe
- Plumbing
- Private Pilot
- Professional Mariner
- Real Estate Broker
- Real Estate Salesperson
- Residential Construction Development First Award
- Residential Electrical
- Restaurant Supervision
- Retail
- Retrofitting California Urban Gardens
- Sales
- Skills Enhancement for Consumer and Health Sciences
- Social Media Strategist
- Sustainable Design
- The Professional Practice of Landscape Design & Construction Business
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- Web Design
- Yoga Instructor Training
Saddleback College
- Administrative Assistant
- Aging Studies
- American Sign Language Interpreting
- Analog and Digital Circuit Electronic Technology
- Applications Developer
- Associate Teacher Level I
- Business Communication Skills
- Business Leadership
- Business Management
- Child and Adolescent Development
- Cinema-Television-Radio
- CISCO Network Specialist
- Computer Graphics
- Computer Maintenance Technology
- Computerized Accounting Specialist
- Construction Inspection
- CyberSecurity/Information Security Analyst
- Digital Media
- E-Commerce Specialist
- Eating Disorders
- Ecological Restoration
- Entrepreneurship
- Esthetician
- Family Childcare
- Fashion Display and Presentation
- Film, Television, and Electronic Media
- Foods
- General Business
- General Electronic Technology
- Global Business
- Health Information Technology
- Health Sciences
- Healthcare Technology Optimization Specialist
- Home Health Aide
- Human Resources Management
- Industrial Automation Fundamentals
- IT Help Desk
- Marketing
- Microsoft Solutions Expert
- Music Production
- Network Administrator
- New Media Marketing
- Nonprofit Business Administration
- Nutrition
- Real Estate Escrow
- Retail Management
- Software Specialist
- Sustainable Horticulture
- Travel & Tourism
- Urban Farming
- Web Designer
- Wellness Gardening
- Yoga Instructor
Santa Ana College
- Accounting
- Accounting and Financial Planning
- Adobe Applications for Business
- Adobe Web Projects for Business
- Advanced Culinary Arts
- Advanced Engine Performance Option
- Automotive Technology
- Banking Skills for the 21st Century
- Biotechnology
- Biotechnology Lab Assistant
- Bookkeeping
- Business Applications and Technology
- Caregiver/Personal Care Aide
- Chassis Service Option
- Childcare Workers
- Computer Fundamentals for Business
- Computer Maintenance and Repair Workers
- Computerized Accounting – QuickBooks
- Computerized Bookkeeping – QuickBooks Option
- Culinary Arts Foundation
- Customer Service Representative
- Database
- Digital Design for Business
- Digital Literacy for Office and Administrative Support Workers
- Digital Media Arts – Production Artist
- Digital Media Arts – UX Design
- Digital Music Production
- Digital Publishing
- Drive Train Service Option
- Drone Technology
- Engine Performance and Electrical Option
- Engine Service Option
- Enrolled Agent
- Enterprise Systems
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Fitness Specialist
- Freelancer
- General Office Clerk
- Global Business and Entrepreneurship
- Graphic Arts
- Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning/Refrigeration (HVAC-R) Technology
- Hospitality Services
- Human Resource Management
- Introduction to Diesel
- Introduction to Small Business & Entrepreneurship
- Introduction to Theatre Arts
- IT Desktop and Server Operations
- IT Network and Security Operations
- IT Support Specialist
- Legal Office Interpreting Spanish
- Legal Office Technician
- Line Cook
- Machinist
- Management
- Marketing
- Microsoft Office Professional
- Nursing Assistant
- Office Management
- Pharmacy Technology
- Professional Mental Health Worker
- QC/QA Microbiology Laboratory Technician
- QuickBooks Tier 1
- QuickBooks Tier 2
- Retail Management
- Secretary/Administrative Assistant
- Small Business
- Spanish / English Interpretation and Translation
- Structural Steel
- Supervision
- Survey of International Business
- Tax Preparer
- Vietnamese / English Interpretation and Translation
- Vocational Construction Technology
- Web Site Development
- Welding Technology
Santiago Canyon College
- Business Information Worker
- Digital Marketing Specialist
- Healthcare Support Worker
- Home-Based Business
- Human Resource Management
- Real Estate
- Water Utility Science
This list is not inclusive of all the great short-term certificate programs offered at Orange County Community Colleges. Please visit the college websites for a full list of programs.
It’s a great way to save money while getting a first-class education. It just makes sense.
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