Career Pathways Certificates

Career Pathways Certificates benefits:

• Students who are looking for short-term training to advance in a specific career field.
• Students who want to find work in the field prior to completing a full two-year associate's degree.
• Students who need to take a break from their education to focus on other priorities.

Students who complete a Career Pathways Certificate:

• Earn a certificate/credential designed to lead to employment.
• Can continue on to get an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree without losing any credits, even if they need to take a break after finishing the career pathway certificate.
• Graduate with a certificate, which leads to better employment prospects.
• Show potential employers that they have met the education qualification of jobs they are seeking.

• Business PDF
• Natural Resources PDF
• Industrial Technology and Automotive PDF
• Creative Arts, Communications and Humanities PDF
• Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice PDF

9 in 9: CCC offers more than 90 certificates in career technical education that are designed to give students the skills to get a job or advance in a career. Nine certificates shown here represent some of the most in-demand occupations in the region (Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington and Yamhill counties in Oregon, and Clark and Skamania counties in Washington).

Using CCC’s free career exploration tool, Career Coach, you can search by careers of interest, by specific programs of interest, or by Educational Focus Areas (EFAs). To learn more about this tool, watch this video on how to use Career Coach.