Dawson Community College

Accounting

Accounting remains an essential priority for all types of organizations since it provides the information required for informed financial decisions and planning. Students who are interested in an accounting degree should complete the following courses in order to be prepared to transfer into an accounting program at a senior institution. The suggested courses will help students improve their skills for processing information, analytical thinking, interpersonal relations and communications.

Allied Health

Completion of the following courses will prepare the student for transfer into a medical science program. This program could be at a four-year school or a technical school that provides training in a specific medical field. Career options include, but are not limited to, the following: Nursing, Respiratory Therapy, Radiology, Dentistry, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine.

Animal Science

The primary purpose of this concentration is to prepare students to transfer into a Baccalaureate degree for highly technical careers in genetics, nutrition, health, reproduction, and food processing. Other options for this concentration include a wide variety of professional careers available to the animal scientist in vocations such as farm and livestock management, Agricultural Extension Service, livestock procurement, federal meat grading, and market news reporting.

Animal Science: Livestock Production

The Animal Science program prepares students for successful careers in management and production of livestock. Students develop entry-level knowledge, skills, aptitudes and experiences in agricultural business, science and production. This includes careers in supplies, sales, services, production, and management.

Art (Visual Art)

The art curriculum at DCC prepares students for transfer to baccalaureate level institutions, which offer terminal degrees in art and other areas of study. Those pursuing degrees in graphic design, fine arts, art education, and general education are encouraged to select, in consultation with their advisor, from the courses listed below. Students who wish to pursue art for personal enrichment are encouraged to participate in our program offerings.

Biology

Completion of the following courses will prepare the student for transfer into a biology program at a baccalaureate institution. The biology career options that are available include, but are not limited to, the following: Biology, Biomedical Science, Fish and Wildlife Management, Ecology, and Environmental Science.

Business Administration

The Business Administration transfer curriculum will provide students with the educational background to be successful in a business program at a senior institution. Courses in Business Administration are designed to meet the requirements of students who plan to enter their junior (third) year of college upon completion. The program emphasizes both general education core and elective coursework.

Business Management

The Business Management program prepares students for entry-level positions in business enterprises. Students will receive a solid grounding in accounting, computers, personnel management, marketing and business management. This program will provide students with an understanding of the business environment through both theoretical analysis and practical application of the principles of business management, making them a more valued employee.

Chemical Dependency Counseling

Montana has a growing need for Licensed Addiction Counselors. Dawson Community College's Addiction Studies Program is designed to meet the educational requirements needed to obtain licensure through the State of Montana. The specialized addiction studies classes are only offered online which offers flexibility to any individual across the state.

Chemistry

A student planning to complete a bachelor's degree in chemistry at a senior institution would be advised to take the following courses. If the student intends to complete a bachelor's degree in chemistry education (for high school teaching), the student would be advised to take secondary education courses as well.

Communications

The Communication curriculum plan is designed to prepare students to transfer to a four-year university to obtain a bachelor's degree which will lead to employment in public communication within corporate, non-profit, government, healthcare, and education settings.

Correctional Officer

Corrosion Technology

Corrosion Technology

Corrosion Technology Tier I

Corrosion Technology Tier II

Corrosion Technology Tier III

Corrosion Technology Tier IV

Criminal Justice

The Criminal Justice degree provides students with a foundation of knowledge and prepares students for a wide variety of careers in the diverse and dynamic field of criminal justice. The degree supports the student's desire to seek immediate employment in the profession and/or to continue his/her education beyond the associate degree level.

Early Childhood Education

Students successfully completing the Early Childhood Education A.A.S. degree will have acquired the requisite skills for obtaining employment or advancement in the field of early childhood care and education. The program incorporates both an academic base and lab courses to provide a balanced program to prepare highly qualified early childhood teachers/practitioners.

Early Childhood Education

Early Childhood Education Certificate program provides a competency based curriculum and lab experience for students who wish to work in early education and care. When entering the Early Childhood Education Program proof of immunization and a criminal background check are required for the lab experience at a licensed childcare program, Early Head Start/Head Start, or early elementary school classroom.

Elementary Education

The following curriculum will help students prepare for the pursuit of a baccalaureate degree in elementary education. Related areas are pre-K, kindergarten, special education, and middle school endorsement. Please work with your academic advisor on pathways that have been developed for transfer.

Engineering Technology

English

The curriculum provides students with a foundation in academic and practical writing with the options of exploring creative writing and the critical analysis of literature. Students with an English degree often pursue careers in law, professional writing, teaching, public relations, editing for the publishing industry, creating handbooks for the business world and writing news reports.

General Studies

The Associate of Arts two-year program is designed for students who expect to complete a degree at a four-year institution in such areas as art, education, English, history, journalism, liberal science, pre-law, psychology, sociology and speech. The curriculum gives students a broad educational background in liberal arts with emphasis on humanities and social sciences. This degree is available online.

Health and Physical Education

Livestock Technology

This program prepares a person to return to the farm or ranch to pursue a career working in the livestock production industry. The curriculum stresses production techniques that can be applied immediately to the livestock enterprise. Basic academic courses are included to provide a well-rounded education.

Music

Enrollment in the following courses will prepare the student for transfer to a baccalaureate-level music program in music education, performance, business, therapy, technology, studio recording, or elementary education with a music option. Students should consult their advisor for a plan of study that meets their programmatic needs.

Music Education

Enrollment in the following courses will prepare the student for transfer to a baccalaureate-level music program in music education, performance, business, therapy, technology, studio recording, or elementary education with a music option. Students should consult their advisor for a plan of study that meets their programmatic needs.

Psychology

The curriculum focuses on understanding individual behavior - relationships among the physical world (biology and behavior), thought, emotion, memory, and spirit. Psychology majors may pursue many potential avenues of study and employment, including counseling (mental health, school, and addiction), or specialties in psychology such as physiological, cognitive, and behavioral.

Rural Orginization Employee Management

Rural Orginization Employee Management

Secondary Education

The following curriculum plan will help prepare students for a baccalaureate degree in secondary education. Secondary Education students will designate a content focus in Math, English, Social Studies broad field, or Science broad field. Through this pathway, students can eventually become licensed to teach Math, ELA, Social Studies, and Science classes at a middle or high school level.

Technical Skills

The Associate of Science two-year program is designed for students who expect to complete a degree at a four-year institution in such areas as biology, engineering, mathematics, and physical sciences. This degree is available online.

Technical Skills

Career Certificates is a short academic or technical program of between 9 and 15 semester credits designed to provide a student with well-defined competency or a focus of study in an industry-accepted block of entry-level skills. The Technical Skills program covers Animal Livestock Production, Business Management, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, and Welding Technology plans of study.

Welding Technology

The Welding Technology Certificate program provides fundamental knowledge and lab practice needed in welding and related career fields. The welding courses in this program build on each other making the welding course sequence listed in the plan of study a fall start program only.

Welding Technology

Students learn the basics of welding technology that will permit the individual to enter the field at entry level as a fabrication/welder. The student will also take academic courses to provide a well-balanced curriculum. Graduates may enter the workforce immediately or transfer for more advanced training. The welding courses in this program build on each other. Students must start this program in the fall semester.

Welding Technology Tier I

The CTS Certificate in Welding provides students with entry-level welding knowledge to be proficient in the workforce. Tier I provides entry-level welding knowledge, and Tier III builds upon the Certificate of Applied Science in order for the student to gain additional skill sets.

Welding Technology Tier III