Year to Career
Explore Short-Term Career Opportunities with the Year to Career Program!
Our goal at Arapahoe Community College is to prepare you for high-demand careers in healthcare and technology through focused micro-credentials. Year to Career programs can be completed in under a year and real-world experiences are embedded in the coursework. This hands-on experience is a crucial part of your journey, providing insights and confidence as you prepare to enter the workforce.
Year to Career offers every student customized support and career coaching, providing support where you need it, from enrollment into the program through your first days at your new job and everything in between.
Healthcare
Behavioral Health Assistant Program
Courses in behavioral health introduce behavioral health careers and provide opportunities to learn more from regional experts. ACC is offering these courses to students on campus and at local high schools through concurrent enrollment. Registering now for Spring and accepting interest for Summer 2025!
These courses offered in Spring 2025:
- PTE 1010 301 Intro to Behavioral Health Care and Wellness (3 credits)
- Hybrid course runs February 25 - April 7
- BEH 1001 301 Mental Health Crisis and Intervention: Preparedness and Empathy (3 credits)
- Hybrid course runs April 9 - May 13
Submit an interest form and we will reach out to you soon.
Certified Nurse Aide Plus & Pre-Nursing
Certified Nurse Aides (CNA) provide compassionate patient care as frontline and entry-level healthcare employees. In just 15 weeks of the part-time program, you’ll earn the CNA Certificate and be prepared for the state certification exam.
The Year to Career CNA+ track is designed for students interested in ACC’s Certified Nurse Aide program. Our staff offer support before, during, and after the program. There are low-cost or free additional certifications offered, like QMAP and Mental Health First Aid, which help students be more competitive in the job market. With connections to local employers and job search assistance, you’ll begin your healthcare career in no time!
For aspiring nurses, our program offers strategic advising, HESI A-2 study assistance and resources, and much more.
Scholarships of $600+ are available.
Next steps: Submit an interest form and we will reach out to you soon.
Electroneurodiagnostic Tech
Are you interested in how the brain and nervous system work? Electroneurodiagnostic (END) Technologists help doctors find and treat problems in the brain, spine, and nerves. They use special equipment to run tests like EEGs (electroencephalograms) that show how the brain is working.
Our END Training Program is a 1-year certificate program that combines hands-on hospital experience with classroom learning. You'll be trained to take the national Registered EEG Technologist (R.EEG T.) exam through ABRET. After finishing the program, you'll be ready to begin a rewarding healthcare career in a fast-growing field.
Information Technology
Cybersecurity: Security+
The Security+ Boot Camp prepares students for the CompTIA Security+ certification, which is an industry-recognized credential that validates foundational skills in cybersecurity. This is often the first certification for folks entering the cybersecurity field.
Please complete our interest form to learn about upcoming offerings.
Quantum: IBM Qiskit Developer
This is a crash course in the burgeoning quantum industry, centered around Qiskit, IBM’s open-source quantum computing SKD in Python. The course prepares learners to take the IBM Qiskit Developer exam, one of the few industry-recognized credentials in quantum.
A background in Python is a requirement for the course; folks with backgrounds or experience as software developers or data scientists are best suited for this course.
Please complete our interest form to learn about upcoming offerings.
Employers: Partner with Us
We invite employers interested in supporting these vital programs to contact our Year to Career staff. Your partnership is crucial in helping us prepare a skilled workforce ready to meet the demands of the healthcare industry.
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Jointly launched by the Community College of Denver, Arapahoe Community College, and Pueblo Community College, and funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, our program is dedicated to bridging the gap between job-seeker skills and employer needs.
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