Other Certificates


The Marketable Skills Achievement Award is a sequence of credit courses totaling 9-14 semester credit hours or workforce continuing education courses of 144-359 contact hours. These awards meet the minimum standard for program length specified in the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) but are too short to qualify as certificate programs on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board program inventory. Technical departments offer Marketable Skills Achievement Awards depending on workforce demand and approval of the local workforce board. For currently available awards, contact the Director of Technical Education.

The Core Curriculum Certificate is awarded to students who complete the forty-seven semester credit hours as outlined in the catalog to satisfy all of the core curriculum component requirements. The Core Curriculum for Southwest Texas Junior College has been approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; however, the certificate is an institutional award used to recognize this achievement and encourage continued student success.

The Field of Study Curriculum Certificate is awarded to students who complete the required number of semester credit hours satisfying one of the approved field of study curriculum program areas as listed in the catalog. These field of study certificates have been approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; however, the certificate is an institutional award used to recognize this achievement and encourage continued student success.