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Certificate Programs at Las Vegas College

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Associate Degrees at Las Vegas College

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Accounting

Job openings in the accounting field are predicted to significantly increase over the next few years. Now is the time to position yourself for this trend by making sure you have a solid knowledge and understanding of the accounting profession. The Accounting program encompasses the fundamentals of accounting and provides the groundwork for a number of exciting careers.
You will learn the theoretical concepts and practical applications of accounting, as well as data and information processing skills. Strong problem-solving, mathematic and analytical tools are essential to success in this field.
The Accounting program includes instruction in the following:

Principles of accounting
Cost accounting
Financial statements
Payroll accounting
Finance
Marketing
Business Law
Corporate accounting
Tax accounting

As with other industries, technology plays an integral role in the accounting field. Computer applications, database and spreadsheet classes complement the core curriculum with an emphasis on computerized accounting applications.
Armed with the principles of accounting, as well as practical business methods and procedures, you will have the necessary skills to succeed in a competitive industry.
Some career opportunities include:

Accounting assistant
Bookkeeper
Management trainee

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Medical Administrative Assistant

Do you like helping people? Healthcare is the largest industry in America. The aging of the population combined with continued medical advances will significantly increase healthcare demand and career opportunities in this exciting field. Be part of this growth by getting the office skills necessary to pursue administrative positions.
The Administrative Medical Assistant is trained in the following areas:

Basic principles of accounting
Medical terminology
Communications
Medical insurance billing
Keyboarding
Medical transcription
Medical office procedures

Our administrative, business and communication courses provide you with a well-rounded background to meet the needs of today's ever-changing medical industry. You will gain valuable skills, enabling you to become a vital link between patient and doctor. Some career opportunities include:

Medical transcriptionist
Insurance clerk
Medical records clerk

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Bookkeeping

Do you enjoy working with numbers? There are unlimited career possibilities for entry and mid-level Bookkeepers in private and public businesses as well as government institutions. As a Bookkeeper, you will perform general accounting duties, using knowledge and skills to track the financial activity of a business.
Our well-rounded curriculum covers a broad range of policies and procedures to give you a thorough understanding of bookkeeping tools. Comprehensive courses include:

Basic accounting principles
Payroll accounting
Computerized accounting
Spreadsheets
Business enterprise
Keyboarding

Maintaining financial records, verifying the accuracy of data, and tracking and reconciling accounts are vital skills to the bookkeeping profession. Accurate and reliable procedures are critical to the success of a business. Some career opportunities include:

Payroll clerk
Accounts payable clerk
Assistant or full-charge bookkeeper

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Business Administration

It’s all about choices. With a background in Business Administration, you will have the tools you need to begin an exciting and challenging career in any number of today’s business fields. Learn to apply classroom solutions to real-life business situations with our well-rounded curriculum.
The program provides hands-on computer training, accounting skills and a solid business background. It is designed to provide you with a thorough understanding of the business principles found in today’s corporate world. The Business Administration program includes instruction on the following:

Principles of accounting
Cost accounting
Payroll accounting
Computer applications
Finance
Management
Human resources
Marketing
Spreadsheets
Communications

With the growth of the Internet industry and e-commerce opportunities, there is an even greater need for well-rounded business training. In this dynamic age, you will succeed with a diverse, broad-based knowledge of vital business policies and procedures.
Be prepared to meet the challenges of the ever-changing business world. You can apply the necessary business, decision-making and organizational skills gathered from this program to the corporate environment. The core curriculum will enable you to enter the job market in a number of capacities. Some career opportunities include:

Executive assistant
Office manager
Bookkeeper

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Court Reporting

Would you like the ability to quickly convert spoken words into written form? The Court Reporting program includes in-depth classroom instruction and hands-on laboratory work to prepare you for a vast array of jobs in the court reporting field. You will gain valuable experience developing machine shorthand skills, reading shorthand notes, and transcribing dictation material.
With the assistance of stenograph machines or voice writing equipment, you will acquire the tools to recount the words included in speeches, conversations, legal proceedings, meetings, and various other occasions. The Court Reporting program includes instruction on the following:

Software applications
Business law
Legal terminology
Medical terminology

The program will enable you to achieve accuracy in real-time translation. You will also gain job-ready skills in computerized transcript production.
Strong vocabulary, terminology, English, punctuation, and grammatical skills, as well as knowledge of policies and procedures of the medical and legal fields are essential to success in this profession. You should also possess the ability to meet deadlines, work well under pressure, and concentrate for extended lengths of time.
Certification is required to become a court reporter in the state of Nevada. Upon completion of the program at Las Vegas College, you will be prepared and eligible to take the Nevada Certified Court Reporting Examination. Some career opportunities include:

Court reporter
Freelance reporter
Courtroom clerk

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Criminal Justice

Would you like to help enforce the law? The Criminal Justice program provides you with the skills necessary to maintain law and order, protect life and property, and conduct administration, planning, and research services. It is designed to prepare you for a career in corrections, criminology, forensic sciences, law enforcement, immigration, and security administration.
You will gain excellent communicative, critical-thinking, research, and organizational skills in the specialized areas of this curriculum, providing you with the foundation required to build a successful career in this field. The Criminal Justice program includes instruction on the following:

Introduction to criminal justice
Criminal investigation and police procedures
Criminal evidence
Criminal procedure
Criminology
Introduction to corrections
Juvenile delinquency
Criminal justice report writing
Computer applications

The curriculum offers a balance of theory and application that will provide you with a well-rounded background. An optional office internship is available, giving you the opportunity to apply the principles and practices learned in the classroom to a work environment. The program includes a comprehensive study of the national criminal justice system, correctional organizations, and law enforcement agencies. You will learn the nature and extent of crime and delinquency, and the cause and explanation of criminal behavior. Rules of evidence, basic investigative techniques and the philosophy of criminal law are additional areas of study. Some career opportunities include:

Corrections officer
Security officer

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Massage Therapy

Would you like the skills to relieve patients of pain? The Massage Therapy program provides the basic knowledge, tools, ethics, and behaviors that will enable you to successfully practice as a massage therapist in a variety of healthcare settings. You will gain in-depth educational skills that increase your knowledge and develop specialized techniques of massage.
A balance of academic knowledge, technical expertise, clinical skills and manual dexterity can provide you with a competitive advantage in this ever-changing field. You will acquire a solid base of knowledge through instruction and hands-on training in our well-rounded curriculum.
The Massage Therapist program is taught over a three-quarter period, with each quarter encompassing different courses of study. 1. This first quarter includes the following three courses:

General biology, medical terminology, and computer basics
Body systems
General psychology, customer service, and computer basics

2. The second quarter includes the following three courses:

Introduction to massage and anatomy/physiology
Therapeutic massage
Deep tissue sculpting

3. The third quarter includes the following three courses:

Sports massage
Traumatology
Personal fitness and nutrition

You will have the practical experience to obtain employment as a massage therapist in a number of healthcare settings, including medical and rehabilitation clinics, hospitals, and doctors´ and chiropractors´ offices. Opportunities also exist in health spas, hotels, fitness centers, sports organizations, tourist destinations, and cruise ships. There is the possibility of going into private practice as well. Employment is expected to steadily grow over the next few years. There will be an increased demand for massage services for management of pain and prevention of physical disabilities from injury or disease.

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Medical Assistant

Have you dreamed of starting a career in the medical field, but weren’t sure where to begin? Consider the role of Medical Assistant, which in recent years has become an integral part of the healthcare arena.
Medical Assistants are trained in both administrative and clinical procedures, and are capable of filling a variety of rewarding positions.
The Medical Assisting program includes instruction in the following areas:

Anatomy and pathophysiology
Clinical procedures
Medical terminology
Medical law and ethics
Exams and specialty procedures
Medical finance and insurance
Diagnostic procedures
Professional procedures

Maintain the highest quality of patient care; take vital signs, run laboratory and diagnostic tests, all while utilizing your organization, communication and management skills. You will gain familiarity with the structure and function of the major body systems as they relate to basic medical procedures.
You can build a successful career in a variety of healthcare settings. Gain employment in a hospital, clinic, doctor’s office, nursing home, medical supply business, home healthcare agency, insurance company or pharmaceutical company.
Some career opportunities include:

Clinical assistant
Medical receptionist
Laboratory technician

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Paralegal

Join a profession that is ranked among the fastest-growing occupations in the United States! There is a growing need for paralegals in the legal profession. The Paralegal program will give you the training you need, providing a complete overview of practical litigation skills and tasks.
Paralegals continue to assume a growing range of tasks and perform many of the same jobs as lawyers. You will gain the necessary tools to provide vital assistance to lawyers, clients and courts.
The Paralegal program prepares you to perform duties such as:

Researching legal issues
Drafting legal documents
Preparing pleadings
Summarizing documents
Organizing trial notebooks
Interviewing clients

Learn fundamental knowledge about the formation of contracts, breach of contracts, and remedies for the breach of contracts. Become familiar with the terminology, policies and procedures applied to: estate planning, wills, trusts, estate taxes, estate sales, and joint tenancy.
Family and criminal law are other principal subjects covered in this program. Family law specializes in: divorce, separation, custody, adoption, guardianship, and community property. Criminal law covers: common law, statutory crimes and punishment, crime classification, principles of liability, and basic criminal procedure concepts.
Some career opportunities include:

Legal secretary
Litigation secretary
Executive assistant

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Scoping Technology

Do you have strong editing skills and command of the English language? You can join an exciting, growing profession with an abundance of job opportunities in the field of Scoping Technology. As a scopist, you will be employed generally by court reporters to edit and proofread transcripts.
You will gain the necessary skills to review a rough copy of a transcript, proofing the stenograph-to-English translation to check for any mistakes. A transcript can take many forms, including a file saved on a disk, an e-mail file, or a computer display that is connected to a court reporter's machine.
The Scoping Technology program emphasizes the following skills:

Editing transcripts
Employing proper punctuation
Utilizing correct usage of the English language
Ensuring proper format

You will make any necessary changes to a transcript, ensure that it is in the correct form send it back to the court reporter. Errors may include homophones.
As the demand for court reporters grows, the demand for skilled scopists will also increase. The advancement of CAT Technology (Computer Aided transcription), the Internet and e-mail will enable you to gain employment in a variety of settings. Some career opportunities include:

Scopist
Court reporter
Court clerk

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