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Degrees & Certificates

Explore your options and find the right program to help you achieve your goals.

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Anthropology

Associate of Arts

Study human cultural patterns, learned behavior, linguistics, social and political organization, religion, culture and personality, culture change and the science of recovering human prehistoric and historic past through excavation, analysis, and interpretation of material remains. Learn principles of human genetics, evolution, anatomy, classification, and ecology, variation and adaptation, living primate biology and behavior, and primate and human fossil evolutionary history. This is a liberal arts degree with designation (DWD).
Applied Technology

Associate of Applied Science

Receive an individualized, quality education in a technology area with a combination of general education courses and a selection of courses in a technical specialty. Choosing the appropriate CTE coursework will prepare you for a career that aligns with your goals.
Art History

Associate of Arts

Explore the Western visual arts from Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance periods up to early 20th Century to the present. Learn fundamentals of drawing and the principals and elements of 2D and 3D design. This is a liberal arts degree with designation (DWD).
Audio Production

Associate of Applied Science

Core coursework introduces you to the concepts of mass media and the principles of audio for music, film and video. Gain hands-on skills for recording, mixing, mastering, MIDI and sound design on professional digital workstations.
Automotive Collision Repair Technology

Associate of Applied Science

Gain knowledge and hands-on skills in automotive collision repair shop management and safety, structural and non-structural auto repair, metal finishing, movable automotive glass and hardware, metal welding and cutting, surface preparation and refinishing, panel repair and replacement. Learn estimating, customer relations, sales, and structural damage and diagnosis.
Biology

Associate of Science

Learn the fundamental molecular, cellular and genetic principles characterizing plants and animals. Study the principles of ecology, evolution, classification, structure, and function in plants and animals. This is a liberal arts degree with designation (DWD).
Business

Associate of Arts

The Aims business liberal arts degree is designed for students who want to transfer to a participating public Colorado four-year school to pursue a bachelor’s degree. With this business associate of arts degree with designation, you can earn the first two years of credit toward your four-year degree at Aims at a fraction of the cost. This is a liberal arts degree with designation (DWD).
Business Management

Associate of Applied Science

Study foundational principles of management, sales, marketing, organizational behavior, leadership, corporate ethics and social responsibility as well as legal environment of business, negotiation and conflict resolution. Gain hands-on skills in accounting principles and spreadsheets and learn about team building and human resource management.
Chemistry

Associate of Science

Study measurement, matter, chemical formulas, reactions and equations, stoichiometry along with the development of atomic theory, electron configurations of atoms and chemical bond theory. Learn about gases, liquids, and solids, solution properties, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acid-base and ionic equilibrium, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry with hands-on laboratory experiments that demonstrate qualitative and quantitative analytical techniques and problem solving skills. This is a liberal arts degree with designation (DWD).
Computer Information Systems

Associate of Applied Science

Study operating systems, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and Microsoft Office and the basics of programming and building a website, how to set up and run queries on a database, and networking, hardware, troubleshooting and how to connect to a network. Choose a focus in two or more specialties and earn at least one certificate while creating a project.