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Course Criteria
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5.00 Credits
5 credits quarters: F, W, S, SR This course is designed to meet the mathematical needs of students in vocational and technical programs. It is an integrated presentation of topics in arithmetic, geometry, and basic algebra skills required for practical, world-of-work problems.
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3.00 Credits
Variable credits quarters: WorkFirst pre-employment truck driver training for TANF students.
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3.00 Credits
Variable credits quarters: F, W, S, SR Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
3 credits quarters: An introduction to professional and technical career paths available to students in the Yakima Valley. Course content centers on the history, current status, and projected development of technology, with a focus on career options. The goal is for the student to make an informed professional/technical choice for future training.
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5.00 Credits
O This course is designed for the student pursuing a two-year professional, non-transfer degree. It includes discussion of techniques used to increase comprehension in reading technical materials including reports, case studies, applications, charts, graphs, journals, manuals, and books unique to the professional fields.
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5.00 Credits
5 credits quarters: F, W, S, SR A course on mathematical problems written for specific professional/technical programs. Content focuses on problems of ratio, proportion, metric conversion, and scientific notation as well as roots, geometry, statistics, solution of equations, functions, polynomials, and formulas. Prerequisite: Enrollment in a professional/technical program and one of the following: completion of MATH 075; eligibility for MATH 085; or permission of instructor.
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5.00 Credits
5 credits quarters: F, W, S, SR Students in this course will learn the definition, distinct features, and diverse applications of technical writing. They will also practice and learn the specific characteristics of technical writing: subject, audience, organization, style, tone, and other special features. Various technical writing formats such as business communications, informative reports, analytical and persuasive briefs, and research proposals will be practiced and learned.
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4.00 Credits
4 credits quarters: F, W, S College Reading Skills focuses on developing the ability to comprehend, think, and analyze college content materials and issues. Speed reading is also taught as well as rapid reading. Time is spent on developing associative techniques for remembering content information. The course involves small group, individual, and class participation so each student can develop abilities for college reading success. Prerequisite: YVCC placement into READ 101
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5.00 Credits
5 credits quarters: F, W, S, SR Students develop the ability to understand arguments and spins and to resist being controlled by other people s language or ideas. The student learns to question, probe, analyze, and to look for definitions, explanations, proofs, and assumptions. This course develops a student s ability to apply critical-thinking skills to written and oral materials so as to find meaning using a global perspective. Prerequisite: YVCC placement into READ 105
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1.00 Credits
1 credits quarters: SR, F, W, S This class involves tutoring young children in reading. Students are placed in partnered public schools, hospitals, homeless shelters, medical clinic waiting rooms, learning centers, and childcare or family centers in the upper and lower valleys. Under the supervision of classroom teachers, tutors assist with reading. Tutor training is given both on campus and at the site where the student is assigned.
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