You don’t need a four-year degree to get started in a new career.
VHCC offers a variety of short-term career options that will lead to a new career in a year or less!
Certificates can be completed by themselves, they can build into our Associate Degree programs, or they can be stacked!
View our Certificate Programs that can be completed in a year or less
Check out our Career Studies Certificates
- Advanced Mechatronics
- Advanced Practical Electrical Technician
- Advanced Precision Machining
- Advanced Welding
- Agriculture Management
- American Sign Language
- Applied Mechatronics
- Applied Music
- Applied Theatre
- CISCO Networking
- Commercial Refrigeration
- Computerized Tomography
- Corrections
- Cyber Security
- Diesel Technology
- Early Childhood Development - Infant and Toddler
- Early Childhood Development - Special Needs
- Foundations of Criminal Justice
- Horticulture Production
- Industrial Electricity
- Industrial Supervision
- Law Enforcement
- Medical Assisting
- Medical Coding Specialist
- Networking Fundamentals I
- Networking Fundamentals II
- Nurse Aide
- Phlebotomy
- Practical Electrical Technician
- Precision Machining
- Pre-Pharmacy Science
- Refrigeration
- Retail Management
- Small Business Management
- Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS)
- Substance Abuse Counselor-Assistant
- Visual Art
- Welding
Other Courses of Study
Don’t have a year to spend in school?
Check out our Fast Forward programs that can be completed in a matter of weeks!
- Certified Billing & Coding Specialist
- Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
- Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
- Certified Production Assistant
- Commercial Driver’s License Program
- ESCO EPA 608 Technician
- Fiber Optics Technician Program
- NCCER Carpentry - Level 1
- NCCER Core Craft Skills
- NCCER Heavy Equipment Operator
- NCCER Plumbing - Level 1
- NIMS CNC Milling - Level 1
- NIMS CNC Turning - Level 1
- NIMS Job Planning, Benchwork & Layout
- NIMS Materials, Measurement, & Safety
- Nurse Aide
- Phlebotomy Technician Program
- Photovoltaic – Entry Level (NABCEP)
- Remote Airman Training
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt & Green Belt (ASQ)