Career Programs

Get a great start here with certificate, diploma or degree programs designed to provide the training and expertise you need to begin your new career in as little as one year.

Below are applied science career programs. Those noted with an asterisk * have transfer agreements with specific four-year colleges and universities.

Attending another college or just picking up a few classes? Click here.

Accounting Associate
Administrative Assistant*
Agricultural GPS/GIS Technology
Agriculture Business
Agriculture Production Management
Apparel Merchandising*
Architectural Technology*
Automotive Collision Repair
Automotive Technology*
Banking & Finance*
Biotechnology
CAD/Mechanical Engineering Technology*
CNC Machining Technology*
Career Studies-Health (Radiologic Tech)
Carpentry
Computer Information Systems*
Computer Support Specialist
Construction Management*
Culinary Arts
Dental Assisting
Dental Hygiene
Dental Technology
Diesel Ag Technology
Diesel Truck Technology
ELA (English Language Acquisition)
Electroneurodiagnostic Tech
Electronic Engineering Tech*
Entry-level Firefighter
Floral Careers
Food Service Assistant
Geographic Information Systems
Golf Course/Athletic Turfgrass Mgmt
Graphic Communication Tech*
HVAC Installer
Health Information Technology
Horse Science Technology
Industrial Maintenance/HVAC Tech*
Interior Design
Iowa Paramedic Specialist
Landscape Maintenance
Landscape/Nursery/Garden Center Mgmt
Local Area Network (LAN) Mgmt*
Lodging Management
Management*
Marketing Management
Masonry Construction
Medical Assisting
Medical Lab Tech
Medical Transcription
Nursing Practical, Associate Degree (RN)
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Office Assistant
PC Technician
Parks & Natural Resources
Pet Grooming/Pet Shop Mgmt
Physical Therapist Assistant
Plumbing Technology
Precision Sheet Metal Fab*
Respiratory Therapist
Restaurant Management*
Skilled Trades
Surgical Technology
Telecommunication Technology*
Veterinary Assistant
Veterinary Technician
Water Environmental Technology*
Web Tech-Application Developer
Web Tech-Graphic Designer
Web Tech-Marketing Specialist
Welding*

Career Transfer Programs

The following programs include both technical courses in your career area and general education courses that transfer to four-year colleges and universities.

Attending another college or just picking up a few classes? Click here.

Accounting Transfer
Banking & Finance
Communications Media/Public Relations
Computer Information Systems
Corrections
Disabilities Services Careers
Early Childhood Education
Education Careers
Fire Science Management
Human Services
Law Enforcement
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Liberal Arts (transfer options below)
Management
Marketing Transfer
Sign Language Interpreter Training

Liberal Arts Transfer Options

If you plan to continue your education after Kirkwood, you can take the necessary electives and core courses you need through our Liberal Arts program before your transfer.

The following programs of study are Liberal Arts transfer options. Depending upon your transfer institution and your career interest area, you may earn an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science degree in Liberal Arts, or you may take only the credits you need to transfer.

Liberal Arts:

Certificates

Certificate programs provide specialization in specific areas. Courses are usually taken from diploma and degree programs, and may be completed within 12 to 18 semester hours. (See note below regarding financial aid.)

Alcohol/Drug Counselor Certification
Bakery
Biotechnology
Career & Transition Services
Combination Welding
Construction Estimator
Construction Supervision
Disabilities Services Careers
Entry-Level Firefighter
Employment Consultant
Entrepreneurship
Fire Science Management
Horse Science Technology
Horse Showing
Human Resources
Java Programming
Local Area Network (LAN) Management
Network Security
Paraeducator Certification**
Pipe Welding
Quality Assurance Welding
Retail Marketing
Sales
Visual Basic Programming

**For Paraeducator certification, apply to the Disabilities Services Careers or Early Childhood Education program.

NOTE TO STUDENTS APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID:
Certificate programs do not qualify for financial aid. In order to receive financial aid, you must apply to the corresponding diploma or degree program.