Community school training courses in Chesapeake, VA (public, in-house or online)

Applied Music course must be taken from the following:

MUS 136 �Voice

MUS 145 �Keyboard

MUS 155 �Woodwind

MUS 165 �Strings

MUS 175 �Brass

MUS 185 �Percussion

Applied Music courses will require additional fees/studio charges for off-

campus instruction to meet proficiency requirements. Contact the Music

Department for detai...

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This program is designed for students who want to enter into or advance within government or industry protection fields.



A career studies will immediately qualify students for an entry-level position in the field of environmental protection, hazardous waste handling or with accident response teams. An Associate of Applied Science degree will allow students to advance into the field as a supervisor or consultant.

American Sign Language (ASL) is the natural language of Deaf people in the United States. Two programs in ASL and Interpretation are designed to prepare hearing students to communicate with Deaf people, and then to interpret between Deaf and hearing people.



The Career Studies Certificate in American Sign Language is a one-year, part-time program. Prospective students include parents of Deaf children and people who plan to work in Deaf-related fields, such as social work, vocation...

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The Quality Assurance program is designed to produce graduates who can manage, plan, design, and maintain effective quality control programs for a variety of industries. This program prepares the student who desires certification through the American Society for Quality (ASQ).


The Quality Assurance program prepares technicians to handle quality assurance issues and monitoring for industry and/or manufacturing company production operations.


Graduates are prepared for prom...

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This program offers industrial managers, key safety personnel, and others with occupational safety responsibilities the opportunity to gain current knowledge and information relevant to the field of occupational safety.


The career studies certificate plan is designed for students to become a safety technician, a safety examiner for an insurance company, a consumer safety inspector, an industrial hygienist, an OSHA compliance/enforcement officer, a production specialist, or a fire ma...

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