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Degrees & Certificates

Choose from over 200 programs and get started achieving your educational and career goals. 

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  • This administrative assistant certificate program gives you the comprehensive knowledge and necessary skills to begin your career. Study business basics, master popular business software programs and learn professional office management and teamwork methods.
  • Learn a wide range of fundamentals and applications used in the oil and gas production technologies field. Emphases include surveying, geographic information systems, construction equipment, oil and gas production, process technology and more.
  • If you are an EMT or AEMT, the paramedic certificate program prepares you to become a paramedic who provides advanced emergency medical care to EMS patients. Study paramedic fundamentals and special considerations, advanced pharmacology and cardiology, and medical and trauma emergencies.
  • Peace Officer Academy

    Career & Technical Degree
    Take the first step toward Police Officer Certification and earn a Peace Officer Academy certificate at Aims. This one-semester, full-time program is accredited by the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) board. Get expert training in arrest control, emergency driving and investigative techniques, preparing you to take the POST exam, which is required to become a certified peace officer in Colorado. Please note that the Aims Peace Officer Academy is open only to sponsored cadets who are hired or endorsed by a law enforcement agency.
  • Gain the skills to become a phlebotomist at a hospital, clinic, lab or medical practice. Study and practice venipuncture, capillary puncture and special collection procedures, and learn quality control, infection prevention and laboratory computer systems.
  • Learn basic and advanced pipe welding techniques. Gain skills in evaluating and solving complex welding and fabrication problems.
  • Learn the fundamentals of plastics analysis related to automotive damage repair. Learn inspection and repair of plastic body components and other plastic items found in today’s vehicles.
  • This optional 4-credit certificate course allows you to transition out of the nursing associate degree program by earning a practical nursing certificate. Study the scope of practice for a practical nurse, including communication, ethical and legal issues, and leadership skills while gaining experience in a clinical setting.

    Upon passing this certificate course, you’ll be eligible to take the NCLEX-PN exam to become a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Students need to be enrolled in or have completed a nursing program to register for this certificate.
  • Learn the basics of crop production and foundational farm machinery skills along with advanced geospatial technologies such as global positioning systems (GPS) and geographic information systems (GIS). Understand how these technologies are used to enhance agricultural equipment for precision planting, harvesting and other applications, and gain the fundamental computer skills you’ll need in the field.
  • Learn a broad spectrum of plant and soil fundamentals with this certificate. Gain skills in horticulture, crop production, soil science, and farm and ranch management, with an introduction to the computer skills managers and scientists need.