Junior Year

Manufacturing Design Lab

Project Lab

Engineering Design Lab

English

(HS or ECO)

(Full Year)

Junior English is designed to give students practical reading and writing skills that they will need in the workforce and in technical/professional training programs.   In writing, students study paragraph development, sentence structure, and punctuation.   They apply these skills as they organize and develop their ideas in such documents as resumes, letters, memos, reports, instructions, proposals, and personal reflections.   In reading, students learn strategies to build vocabulary and comprehend meaning from a variety of texts, including textbooks, poetry, short stories, essays, and novels.  

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Senior Year

Projects with Lab

Statics/Computations

Capstone Lab

(HS or ECO)

(Full Year)

Senior English is designed to refine and expand on reading and writing skills introduced in Junior English.   Activities may include interviews, research in one's field of study, and longer workplace writing and/or presentation projects.   In reading, instruction focuses on helping students achieve literal comprehension, form valid inferences, and develop vocabulary.   Students will receive instruction and assistance in completing the Senior Capstone Project in this course.  

Junior Year

Manufacturing Design Lab

Project Lab

Engineering Design Lab

English

(HS or ECO)

(Full Year)

Junior English is designed to give students practical reading and writing skills that they will need in the workforce and in technical/professional training programs.   In writing, students study paragraph development, sentence structure, and punctuation.   They apply these skills as they organize and develop their ideas in such documents as resumes, letters, memos, reports, instructions, proposals, and personal reflections.   In reading, students learn strategies to build vocabulary and comprehend meaning from a variety of texts, including textbooks, poetry, short stories, essays, and novels.  

ECO

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Senior Year

Advanced Manufacturing Processes Lab (Full Year 2 periods )

In this two-period block lab, students work in teams to complete advanced manufacturing projects for local industries. Students learn problem-solving processes and project management as they conceptualize, design, manufacture, test, and evaluate a product prototype.

Computer-Assisted Manufacturing and Drawing (Full Year)

This course focuses on the design component of the product development process, using CAM and CAD on college-level projects. Students have access to industry experts as they use manufacturing technologies to create and test product prototypes.

English

(HS or ECO)

(Full Year)

Senior English is designed to refine and expand on reading and writing skills introduced in Junior English.   Activities may include interviews, research in one's field of study, and longer workplace writing and/or presentation projects.   In reading, instruction focuses on helping students achieve literal comprehension, form valid inferences, and develop vocabulary.   Students will receive instruction and assistance in completing the Senior Capstone Project in this course.   ECO

Junior Year

Health Science Exploration (Full Year)

Working positively and professionally with co-workers, patients, and other health providers is a key to success in the health care professions.   In this course, which includes instruction from medical/dental professionals, and simulations of typical medical/dental situations, students explore ethical and legal issues that affect communications within a variety of health care systems, as well as learn skills for managing their own work, leading others, solving problems, and working effectively within a team.   Students will receive CPR/First Aid certification.

Medical Terminology (Full Year)

Through classroom instruction and activities students in this course learn how to analyze, define, build, and use common medical/dental terminology.   Students will learn terminology through the exploration of body systems, field trips, classroom projects.

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Simulation Lab

ECO

English

(HS or ECO)

(Full Year)

Junior English

Junior English is designed to give students practical reading and writing skills that they will need in the workforce and in technical/professional training programs.   In writing, students study paragraph development, sentence structure, and punctuation.   They apply these skills as they organize and develop their ideas in such documents as resumes, letters, memos, reports, instructions, proposals, and personal reflections.   In reading, students learn strategies to build vocabulary and comprehend meaning from a variety of texts, including textbooks, poetry, short stories, essays, and novels.  

Senior Year

CNA (optional)

Research and practice come together in this course that prepares Health Science Medical/Dental students for the CAL capstone project.  Through simulated experiences at CAL, students acquire the personal qualities, knowledge, and skills needed to make their clinical experience successful.  Students are also exposed to a variety of health issues, trends, and regulations to enhance their exposure to health sciences.

Through this course, Senior Health Science Medical/Dental students work in various medical/dental settings in order to experience health care in real life setting.   Clinical rotations, job shadows, and internships may include work in emergency rooms, hospitals, medical and dental offices, etc.   Students may use this as part of their senior capstone project.

Anatomy and Physiology (Full Year)

Students in this college-level science course are introduced to all the components of the human body, including cell structure and function, tissues and membranes, and the tem major body systems.   Elements of advanced biology and chemistry courses, as they apply to a study of the human body, are included, and lab experiences provide opportunities for students to explore reading and lecture topics in greater depth.   This course emphasizes a hands-on approach to learning through labs and field trips.

ECO

English

(HS or ECO)

(Full Year)

Senior English

Senior English is designed to refine and expand on reading and writing skills introduced in Junior English.   Activities may include interviews, research in one's field of study, and longer workplace writing and/or presentation projects.   In reading, instruction focuses on helping students achieve literal comprehension, form valid inferences, and develop vocabulary.   Students will receive instruction and assistance in completing the Senior Capstone Project in this course.  

Junior Year

Introduction to Information Technology (Full year)

This course is designed to introduce the students to the field of Information Technology.   The students will rotate every twelve weeks between the following three areas of study: Computer Architecture, Network Systems, and Computer Operating Systems.     

CISCO I (Full Year)

This course encompasses the first two semesters of the CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) course work. Instruction will blend web based information and hands on activities to develop an understanding of open system interconnections, network topology, internet protocol addressing, network components, basic networking and beginning router configurations.   Students may earn Mt. Hood Community College credit upon successful completion of the course.

Introduction to Compter Programming (Full Year)

Students will utilize the Java languages to gain a solid foundation in computer programming.   Students will study computing constructs, concrete and abstract data structures, algorithms, algorithm analysis, and object oriented concepts.   This class targets material found in the AP Computer Science AB exam.   A solid score on this exam gives the student college credit in most computer science college programs.

English

(HS or ECO)

(Full Year)

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Junior English

Junior English is designed to give students practical reading and writing skills that they will need in the workforce and in technical/professional training programs.   In writing, students study paragraph development, sentence structure, and punctuation.   They apply these skills as they organize and develop their ideas in such documents as resumes, letters, memos, reports, instructions, proposals, and personal reflections.   In reading, students learn strategies to build vocabulary and comprehend meaning from a variety of texts, including textbooks, poetry, short stories, essays, and novels.  

Senior Year

Advanced Computer Programming (Full Year)

Students will utilize the C++ languages to gain a solid foundation in computer programming.   Students will study computing constructs, concrete and abstract data structures, algorithms, algorithm analysis, and object oriented concepts.   This class targets material found in the AP Computer Science AB exam.   A solid score on this exam gives the student college credit in most computer science college programs.

CISCO II (Full Year)

This course is a continuation of Cisco Networking I, covering semesters 3 and 4 of the CCNA course work.   Instruction will blend web based information and hands on activities to develop an understanding of advanced router configurations, LANs (switch theory, VLANS, switching design), WAN protocols (PPP, Frame Relay, ISDN, ASDL, Cable), WAN design and network trouble shooting.   Students may earn Mt. Hood Community College credit upon successful completion of the course.   Students will be prepared to take the CCNA exam, a network certification exam administered for a fee at several testing centers in the Portland Metropolitan Area.

Client & Network Operating Systems (Full Year)

Thisr course will prepare the students for the Microsoft's Client Operating System core exam.   The students will be installing, configuring, and administering Microsoft Windows and Network Operating Systems.   With additional information, the students have the option of taking a Microsoft certified test and if they pass the exam (fees for the exam are paid by the student), they will have achieve Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) status.

English

(HS or ECO)

(Full Year)

Senior English is designed to refine and expand on reading and writing skills introduced in Junior English.   Activities may include interviews, research in one's field of study, and longer workplace writing and/or presentation projects.   In reading, instruction focuses on helping students achieve literal comprehension, form valid inferences, and develop vocabulary.   Students will receive instruction and assistance in completing the Senior Capstone Project in this course.  

Special Projects (Full Year)

Instructor's approval is required for any student proposals.