Career and Technical or Technical Credit Certificate (VC) Programs

The Career and Technical Vocational Credit Certificate programs prepare students for careers directly into the workforce. The programs require prescribed vocational clock hour courses, and students are required to demonstrate or achieve a specified level of competence in basic skills as evidenced by minimum scores on the Test of Adult Basic Skills (TABE) before graduation.

Certificate/Diploma Graduation Requirements:

Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better in all courses applicable to the program of study from which the student wishes to graduate.
Achieve appropriate minimum skill levels on the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) for vocational certificates with 450 clock hours (15 vocational credits) or more and Applied Technical Diploma. Students pursuing a certificate may be exempted from the TABE requirement based on prior attainment of an associate in arts or higher degree.
Meet academic residence requirement of completing at least 25 percent of the program with classes at Pensacola State College.

Career and Technical or Technical Credit (VC)

Advanced Esthetics

Applied Welding Technologies

Health Unit Coordinator

Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

Nursing - Practical Nursing

Phlebotomy

Plumbing Technology

Psychiatric Technology

Public Safety Telecommunicator

Surgical Technology

Applied Technical Diploma (ATD) Programs

The Applied Technical Diploma program prepares students for immediate entry into a career in the workforce. The program requires prescribed technical courses. For students who meet degree seeking requirements college credit hours earned in an Applied Technical Diploma program are applicable towards a related Associate in Applied Science Degree or an Associate in Science Degree. The Applied Technical Diploma does not contain a separate general education component, but students are required to demonstrate or achieve a specified level of competence in basic skills as evidenced by minimum scores on the Test of Adult Basic Skills (TABE) before graduation.

Applied Technical Diplomas

Emergency Medical Technician

Medical Records Transcribing

Pharmacy Technician