The Cybersecurity Associate of Applied Science degree will equip students with knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in further academic endeavors or direct employment in the field of cybersecurity. Major areas of study include security fundamentals, operating systems, scripting, digital forensics, cyber operations, cloud computing, and network defense. The courses in this degree provide students a hands-on approach to develop and implement appropriate cybersecurity skills and abilities. 

This program prepares students to care for sub-acutely ill clients and to work as a member of the health-care community.  Students who successfully complete the five-credit-hour course may take the Arizona State Certification test to become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA).  This course is approved by the Arizona State Board of Nursing and meets OBRA requirements.  Students learn the basic concepts of communication, client safety, anatomy and physiology, nursing process, client rights, legal and professional responsibilities, and specific client care skills.  Students learn to recognize and meet the basic physical, psychosocial, and cultural needs of client. Although all ages are covered special emphasis is placed on the needs of geriatric client.

Accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education and Nursing and approved by the Arizona State Board of Nursing, the Nursing Associate of Applied Science degree teaches about common physical and psychosocial health needs and problems throughout the human lifespan, the body's responses to stressors, alterations in growth and development, and nursing interventions. Concepts include use of the framework for effective communication, philosophies of human development, and the utilization of the nursing process with emphasis on intervention and evaluation. The clinical setting helps students develop competence in discharge planning, community nursing, and leadership.

Students utilize knowledge of new developments in health care to adapt to changes in the field and to be proactive in the nursing profession. Students are required to complete program prerequisites prior to admission and must complete courses in the order outlined in the program.

Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) to be licensed by the State Board of Nursing as a registered nurse. Acceptance into the nursing program does not guarantee successful completion.

Class attendance and clinical experience, which involves travel to various locations in Cochise County and elsewhere, are required. Experience in multiple clinical agencies is essential for completion of the program. Any potential legal impediment to licensure must be made known to the Nursing Department before assignment to any clinical agency. Completion of the program does not guarantee licensure by the Arizona State Board of Nursing.

The Medical Assistant Certificate provides training for entry-level employment in a medical practice setting, with concentrations on the routine administrative and clinical tasks required in the day-to-day operation of offices and clinics of health professionals. It introduces students to telephone techniques and other front office functions such as filing and coding insurance claims, scheduling patients, and keeping electronic medical records. It also introduces them to back office skills that include taking vital signs, assisting with electrocardiograms and other special procedures, using medical terminology, and administering medication. The certificate’s externship course offers practical experience in a medical office setting. Prior to certificate completion, students take the Medical Assistant certification examination to meet the national  requirements as a Certified Medical Assistant.