Associate of Applied Science Degrees & Certificates
Did you know many of the highest demand occupations DO NOT require a four-year degree? Career and Technology Education is a series of courses, combined with hands-on training, that prepare students for careers.
Two-year programs lead to an Associate of Applied Science degree. Certificates of completion can be completed in less than two years.
Certificate programs are shorter-term and more field-of-study-focused programs. Often, they can be used as building blocks to gain employment while continuing work toward a degree.
Students must complete the specific degree requirements in the general education component, including a minimum of 15 semester credit hours.
- ENGL 1301 and three semester hours of oral communications.
- Three semester hours of humanities or fine arts.
- Three semester hours of mathematics as required by specific program.
- Three semester hours of social or behavioral science.
- Three semester hours of computer instruction or successful competency challenge exam.
The degree also includes a minimum of 50 percent of semester credit hours of technical courses in the major or a closely related field.
Students may be required to repeat major courses in their field of study if graduation is not accomplished within five years after courses are completed.
Certificate programs are shorter-term and more field-of-study-focused programs. Often, they can be used as building blocks to gain employment while continuing work toward a degree.
Business and Technology
- Applied Management (non-Texas students only)
- Applied Management with Computer Applications (non-Texas students only)
- Business Management
- Business Management (CC)
- Business Management Accounting Technician (CC)
- Business Management-Marketing & Sales Management (CC)
- Business Management-Marketing & Sales Management Specialization
- Business Management-Real Estate Sales Agent (CC)
- Business Management-Real Estate Specialization
- Business Management Supervision (CC)
- Entrepreneurship (CC)
- Global Supply Chain Management Specialist (CC)
- Human Resources Management (CC)
- Logistics and Global Supply Chain Management
- Logistics Specialist (CC)
- Computer Helpdesk Specialist (CC)
- Computer Systems Technician (CC)
- Cyberdefense-Information Assurance
- Cyberdefense-Information Assurance (CC Level 1)
- Cyberdefense-Information Assurance (CC Level 2)
- CyberSecurity (CC)
- Information Technology
- IT Industry Certification Preparation Program (CC)
- IT Network Analyst (CC)
- Network Cloud Support and Cybersecurity
- Network Systems Administrator
- Network Server and Cloud Administrator (CC)
- Web Technologies (CC)
- Baking (CC)
- Baking and Pastry Specialization
- Culinary Arts
- Culinary Arts (CC)
- Food and Beverage Management Specialization
- Food and Beverage Management (CC)
- Hotel Management Specialization
- Institutional Food Service Operations (CC)
- Restaurant and Culinary Management
- Restaurant Operations (CC) (TDCJ only)
- Restaurant Skills (CC)
- Rooms Division (CC)
Health Careers
- At Risk Youth Specialization
- At Risk Youth Advanced Certificate (CC)
- Basic Mental Health Professional (CC)
- Chemical Dependency Counseling (CC)
- Chemical Dependency Specialization
- Criminal Justice Addictions (CC)
- Community Health Worker (CC)
- Social Work Specialization
- Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist (CC)
Industrial Trades and Agriculture
- Building Trades (CC)
- Carpentry Trades (CC)
- Construction Trades (CC)
- Maintenance Technology
- Residential Construction (CC) (Brady Campus only)
- Farm and Ranch (CC)
- Industrial Welding Transition (CC) (Fort Hood only)
- Pipe Welding (CC - Level 1)
- Pipe Welding (CC - Level 2)
- Structural Welding Technology (CC)
- Welding
- Welding Technology (CC)