Degrees & Certificates
Chart a course for a successful future! A variety of programs of study are available at Jackson College, including associate, certificate and baccalaureate programs. Programs are arranged into pathways, designed to create a clear path to an academic degree or certificate.
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3D Design & Animation
Multimedia designers and animators -- artists who create animation for video games and other media -- are in demand. Create special effects, animation, or other visual images using video, computers, film or other electronic media for use in computer games, movies, music videos and commercials.
Liberal Arts
Accounting
Are you a numbers person? Those in accounting prepare, produce and analyze financial records for organizations. Tasks may include computing, classifying and recording data, or performing any combination of routine calculating, posting and verifying duties.
Business & Computer Technology
Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced manufacturing is defined as the rapid transfer of science and technology into the manufacture of products using high-level design skills. Technically skilled employees, especially those who are cross-trained for different positions, are in demand.
Professional Trades/Industry 4.0 & Agriculture
Agriculture Technology
Today’s farming and food production industries are fields with a variety of career opportunities available. Farmers operate farms that produce crops, livestock and dairy products. Typical tasks include all steps of the crop production process, including planting, fertilizing, harvesting and herding.
Professional Trades/Industry 4.0 & Agriculture
Allied Health
This degree is designed for those who have already earned some form of health care certification or licensure, such as a certified nurse assistant, and are looking to obtain an associate degree in order to further their education or employment opportunities.
Health Sciences
Art
Artists create art to communicate ideas, thoughts or feelings. They use a variety of methods: painting, sculpting or illustration and an assortment of materials including watercolors, acrylics, pastels, pencils, pen and ink, plaster, clay and computers.
Liberal Arts
Associate in Arts
An Associate of Arts degree provide students a general liberal arts education that prepares them for a bachelor’s degree program at a four-year college or university. It provides students with a foundational education in liberal arts.
Liberal Arts
Associate in General Studies
This degree is for students who want to plan their own program of study not defined by a specific job or career. The degree’s flexibility allows the creation of a unique learning experience, such as combining the student’s JC experience with other academic institutions or community organizations.
Liberal Arts
Behavioral Sciences
Behavioral Science is exploring and understanding the effects of human actions and relationships between individuals in the family, workplace, and society. If you have a passion for helping people, working in the human services field is a rewarding career.
Social Sciences
Business Administration
Workers with good business and management skills are in demand. Business students are equipped with tools to analyze a business situation, shape long-term action plans, oversee plans as they are carried out, and make countless large and small decisions along the way.
Business & Computer Technology
Cardiac Sonography
Cardiac sonographers use ultrasound to obtain images of the heart, called an echocardiogram. These images can help a doctor to diagnose any blockages or abnormalities in the heart or in the flow of blood within the arteries around the heart.
Health Sciences
Cloud, Networking, Security and Administration
The Associate Degree Program in Information Technology provides students with a comprehensive foundation in Cloud Technologies, Cybersecurity and Networking.
Business & Computer Technology
Communication
The Communication Associate in Arts pre-baccalaureate degree is designed for students to transfer seamlessly to a baccalaureate institution and major in an area such as Mass Communication or Journalism. Communication students apply fundamental communication concepts by creating media content, crafting messages for business, government, and education organizations, and analyzing relationships between individuals and organizations.
Social Sciences
Computer Networking
Computer network specialists design and build data communication networks, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and intranets. These networks range from small connections to a multinational series of globally distributed communications systems.
Business & Computer Technology
Computer Support
Computer support specialists provide technical assistance and support to individuals and organizations that depend on information technology. They work within organizations that use computer systems, for computer vendors or for third-party information technology (IT) organizations
Business & Computer Technology
Corrections
Corrections officers oversee individuals who have been arrested and are awaiting trial or have been sentenced to time in jail or prison. They work to maintain order within jails or prisons, supervise activities of inmates, report on inmate conduct, help in rehabilitation or counseling of offenders.
Social Sciences
Dental Hygiene
Dental hygienists work under the direction or supervision of a licensed dentist, and must be licensed by the state in which they practice. Clinical responsibilities include oral examination; scaling and polishing teeth; exposing, interpreting x-rays; and other activities related to the oral health of the patient.
Health Sciences
Digital Marketing
Digital marketing is the act of promoting and selling products and services by leveraging online marketing tactics such as social media marketing, search marketing, and email marketing.
Business & Computer Technology
Digital Photography
Photographers use their technical expertise to photograph people, landscapes, merchandise, or other subjects. They use their technical expertise, creativity, and composition skills to produce and preserve images that visually tell a story or record an event.
Liberal Arts
Education
Start your journey in education at Jackson College, where we offer foundational courses to help you begin your path toward a career in teaching.
Social Sciences
EKG Technician
EKG technicians, sometimes called cardiographic technicians, specialize in electrocardiography, or EKG testing. EKGs measure and record heart action and rhythm by graphically tracing electrical activity occurring during heartbeats.
Health Sciences
Electrician
Electricians install, maintain and repair electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures in homes, businesses, industries, external structures and more. They install and maintain the wiring and control equipment through which electricity flows.
Professional Trades/Industry 4.0 & Agriculture
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency medical technicians provide medical care to patients in times of crisis and emergency. EMTs and paramedics respond to emergency calls, performing medical services and transporting patients to medical facilities.
Health Sciences
Energy Systems
The utility industry’s energy generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure is commonly called the “largest machine in the world.” Students will gain skills necessary to work competently in various sectors of the industry: energy production, energy transmission and energy distribution.
Professional Trades/Industry 4.0 & Agriculture
Engineering
Engineering is the process of utilizing knowledge and principles to design, build, and analyze objects. Engineering is a necessary element for most items that require construction and has several branches of expertise including civil, electrical, mechanical, and chemical.
Science, Engineering & Mathematics
English
The study of English lends itself to a wide variety of careers. The ability to read and write well and express one’s self is essential to many fields. Many transfer institutions require that English majors have proficiency in a foreign language.
Liberal Arts
Entrepreneurship
A successful entrepreneur is someone who identifies specific needs in the world around them and then creatively implements strategies for meeting those needs. Some may start their own business venture, while others may work within a larger organization.
Business & Computer Technology
Esport
Esport at Jackson College prepares students for careers in the global business of esport. Students will learn how to market and promote events. Graduates gain knowledge in planning events, brands, fans, and gaming industry trends. Graduates may pursue a variety of careers including esport team coach, esport event staff, esport arena staff, esport marketing coordinator, […]
Business & Computer Technology
General Sonography
A sonographer is the allied health professional who, for diagnostic purposes, uses high frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to create cross sectional images of the patient’s anatomy. Sonographers work in professional harmony with both the radiologist and the clinical physician.
Health Sciences
Graphic Design
Graphic design careers encompass a broad range of tasks, but all are designed to communicate something to others. Graphic designers create images and artwork to announce events, promote products, services or ideas, explain or demonstrate useful information.
Liberal Arts
Health Sciences Foundations
This program helps students acquire basic knowledge and skills in math, foundational sciences, healthcare terminology and general education courses. Students who plan to enter health care programs are encouraged to work with a Student Success Navigator to develop a plan.
Health Sciences
History
History examines the lives of people and the consequences of ideas. Study of the past reveals valuable achievements as well as dreadful mistakes, and in so doing helps us meet the unexpected challenges of our own day.
Liberal Arts
Law Enforcement
Personnel in law enforcement perform a variety of services to help protect the public and maintain order. They may perform a variety of functions, including: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; or apprehend and arrest suspect.
Social Sciences
Lineworker Pre-Apprentice
As part of the EMPOWER Lineworker Pre-Apprenticeship Program, students gain the skills needed to become apprentice lineworkers.
Professional Trades/Industry 4.0 & Agriculture
Management
People with management skills are employed in every industry and organization in the career world. Build on your natural ability to get along with people and develop your leadership potential for management roles.
Business & Computer Technology
Mathematics
Mathematics is an essential tool for better understanding the world in which we live. Mathematics is a tool that prepares us for careers in many areas such as nursing, accounting, medicine, education, law, engineering, computer science, business and so much more.
Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Medical Assistant
Medical assistants are multi-skilled health care practitioners trained to work in the business and clinical parts of a medical office, clinic or hospital. They assist physicians, podiatrists, chiropractors and optometrists in helping their offices run smoothly.
Health Sciences
Medical Insurance Coder/Biller
For every instance that a patient receives care, a health care professional maintains a record of the observations, medical or surgical interventions, and treatment outcomes, with proper medical insurance codes.
Health Sciences
Medical Office Support
Medical office support staff work at the front desk of a medical office. They perform a variety of tasks vital to the operation of a medical office including dealing with patients, filing medical documents and handling insurance forms, and handling anything that comes up in a clinical office.
Health Sciences
Music
Musicians and singers play instruments or sing for live audiences and in recording studios. The Music Department at Jackson College is very important to JC, students, and the community. It is our intention to encourage students to pursue music as a vocation, or an important life-long avocation.
Liberal Arts
Nursing
Nurses promote health, prevent disease and help people cope with illness. Registered nurses (RN's) provide care, treatment, counseling and health education to individuals, families and their communities. Most registered nurses work as part of a team with physicians and other healthcare specialists.
Health Sciences
Occupational Studies
Jackson College offers an Associate in Applied Science in Occupational Studies designed specifically for students who have completed an apprenticeship program and received a certificate of completion from the U.S. Department of Labor/Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training.
Professional Trades/Industry 4.0 & Agriculture
Phlebotomy Technician
Phlebotomists draw blood for tests, transfusions, research and blood donations. They provide a vital link in today’s health care field. A person’s blood is key in modern medical diagnosis and treatment and contains information that can be used to diagnose and treat many diseases.
Health Sciences
Pre-Law
Pre-law is a major often selected by students interested in pursuing careers in government or law. Lawyers advise and represent individuals, businesses, and government agencies on legal issues and disputes.
Liberal Arts
Psychology
Psychology is the natural science of behavior and mental activity. A career in psychology encourages curiosity, creativity, and an emphasis on using scientific strategies to discover and confirm the causes and developmental patterns of behavior.
Social Sciences
Public Leadership and Administration
Public administration is a field in which leaders serve communities to advance the common good and effect positive change. Public administration professionals are equipped with skills to manage at all levels of government (local, state, and federal) as well as nonprofit organizations.
Business & Computer Technology
Radiography
Radiography is an allied health career that examines patients using radiation, ultrasound or magnetic fields. Radiographers, also referred to radiologic technologists, produce X-rays and use other imaging techniques such as CT and MRI, essential in diagnosing medical problems.
Health Sciences
Respiratory Therapy
Respiratory therapy practitioners, also known as respiratory therapists, assist in the care of patients with breathing or other cardiopulmonary (relating to the heart and lungs) problems. They use high-tech equipment and the latest medical procedures to help patients.
Health Sciences
Sciences
Science is a way of discovering what's in the universe and how those things work today, how they worked in the past, and how they are likely to work in the future. Science education should contribute to a student's ability to make sense of the world.
Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Social Work
Social workers help people solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives. Students planning a career in social work will learn to identify problems affecting individuals and their environment, become more aware and sensitive to issues of race, ethnicity, religion and gender.
Social Sciences
Software Engineering
Software engineering is the process of analyzing user needs to design, develop, test, deploy, and manage software applications systems. Software applications systems connect you to a computer, tablet, smartphone or mobile device.
Business & Computer Technology
Sport Management
America has seen a surge in interest in sports at all levels, from pee wee soccer to the professional leagues. Travel teams, recreational departments, non-profit organizations and more have seen an increase in demand for proper leadership and management.
Business & Computer Technology
Surgical Technology
Surgical Technology provides graduates the training to work in the operating room of hospitals and surgery centers alongside surgeons, nurses and anesthesiologists while assisting the surgeon. Graduates may work as surgical technologists, sterile processors, sterile processing managers. After gaining clinical experience, graduates may teach or become a certified first assistant.
Health Sciences
Theatre
The theatre program at Jackson College provides a comprehensive exploration of acting, directing, and various facets of theatrical craft. Students actively participate in real productions, ensuring a practical understanding of the art.
Therapy
Therapists (including physical, occupational and speech-language) provide clients, infants through elderly adults, with services at the preventive, acute and rehabilitative stages directed toward achieving increased functional independence and decreased functional impairment.
Health Sciences
Vascular Sonography
Vascular sonographers utilize ultrasound equipment to evaluate a patient’s veins and arteries for any abnormalities. Ultrasound is a noninvasive imaging technique using high-frequency sound waves to produce pictures of the inside of the body.
Health Sciences
Social Sciences Pathway
Those interested in the fields of Social Sciences Pathway must keep in mind that this field is a very broad one. Through an interdisciplinary knowledge base, this career path is concerned with meeting human needs. The focus is on prevention as well as remediation of problems, with the main goal of improving the overall quality of life for others. Careers in this path are related to economic, political, and social systems. Individuals in the human service field might find themselves in a variety of careers, including psychology, counseling, social work, government, law and law enforcement, or education. Human services careers are perfect for people who are at their best when they are helping others.
Behavioral Sciences
Behavioral Science is exploring and understanding the effects of human actions and relationships between individuals in the family, workplace, and society. If you have a passion for helping people, working in the human services field is a rewarding career.
Communication
The Communication Associate in Arts pre-baccalaureate degree is designed for students to transfer seamlessly to a baccalaureate institution and major in an area such as Mass Communication or Journalism. Communication students apply fundamental communication concepts by creating media content, crafting messages for business, government, and education organizations, and analyzing relationships between individuals and organizations.
Corrections
Corrections officers oversee individuals who have been arrested and are awaiting trial or have been sentenced to time in jail or prison. They work to maintain order within jails or prisons, supervise activities of inmates, report on inmate conduct, help in rehabilitation or counseling of offenders.
Education
Start your journey in education at Jackson College, where we offer foundational courses to help you begin your path toward a career in teaching.
Law Enforcement
Personnel in law enforcement perform a variety of services to help protect the public and maintain order. They may perform a variety of functions, including: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; or apprehend and arrest suspect.
Psychology
Psychology is the natural science of behavior and mental activity. A career in psychology encourages curiosity, creativity, and an emphasis on using scientific strategies to discover and confirm the causes and developmental patterns of behavior.
Social Work
Social workers help people solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives. Students planning a career in social work will learn to identify problems affecting individuals and their environment, become more aware and sensitive to issues of race, ethnicity, religion and gender.