Noncredit Career Development and College Preparation
SMC offers free noncredit courses and certificate programs for career development and college preparation for adults 18 and over. Whether you are interested in learning new skills or ready to jumpstart a new career, noncredit courses and programs can help you reach your goals. Noncredit Certificates of Completion and Certificates of Competency programs are designed to help prepare you for college credit courses or to develop skills to enter or advance in the workforce. Noncredit certificates cannot be applied toward credit certificates or an Associate degree.
For program information, please call 310-434-3399, email noncreditregistration@smc.edu, or visit the website (smc.edu/noncredit).
Bicycle Maintenance
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BCYCLE 901, Bicycle Maintenance Level 1
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BCYCLE 902, Bicycle Maintenance Level 2
Business Essentials, Level 1
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BUS 901, Introduction to Business – Basic
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BUS 902, Introduction to Business Mindset
Customer Service
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BUS 911, Customer Service Level 1
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BUS 912, Customer Service Level 2
Receptionist
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BUS 911, Customer Service Level 1
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CIS 902, Basic Computer Skills
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CIS 903, Fundamentals of Microsoft Office
Introduction to Early Care and Education
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ECE 901, Introduction to Early Care and Education
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ECE 902, Culturally Relevant Curriculum
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ECE 903, Early Care and Education Licensing and Workforce Readiness
Introduction to Working with Older Adults
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HEALTH 905, Providing Care to Older Adults
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HEALTH 906, Communication with Older Adults
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HEALTH 907, Wellness in Older Adults
Rehabilitation Therapy Aide
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HEALTH, 900, Introduction to the Career of a Rehabilitation Therapy Aide
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HEALTH 902, Clinical Practice for a Rehabilitation Therapy Aide
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HEALTH 904, Kinesiology for a Rehabilitation Therapy Aide
Certified Nurse Assistant Pre-Certification
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Health 985, Nurse Assistant Pre-Certification Foundational Training
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Health 986, Nurse Assistant Pre-Certification Training Clinical Lab
Home Health Aide Pre-Certification
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Health 987, Home Health Aide Foundational Training
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Health 988, Home Health Aide Training Clinical Lab
Sustainability Assistant
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SST 901, Fundamentals of Sustainability
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SST 902, Sustainability Outreach
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SST 908, Impacts of Policy on Sustainability
Sustainability in Organics Aide
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SST 901, Fundamentals of Sustainability
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SST 905, Organics Recycling
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SST 909, Sustainable Food Systems
Sustainability Services Technician
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SST 901, Fundamentals of Sustainability
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SST 904, Sustainability Assessment
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SST 906, Introduction to Clean Technologies
Transition to College and Career
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Transition to College
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Career and Workforce Readiness
Beginning English as a Second Language
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ESL 902, English as a Second Language Level 2 and select one course from the following:
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ESL 911, Beginning Listening and Speaking
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ESL 961, Beginning Reading and Writing
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ESL 971, Beginning ESL Vocabulary
Low Intermediate English as a Second Language
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ESL 903, English as a Second Language Level 3 and select one course from the following:
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ESL 913, Intermediate Listening and Speaking
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ESL 963, Intermediate Reading and Writing
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ESL 973, Intermediate ESL Vocabulary
Intermediate English as a Second Language
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ESL 904, English as a Second Language Level 4 and select one course from the following:
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ESL 903, English as a Second Language Level 3
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ESL 913, Intermediate Listening and Speaking
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ESL 963, Intermediate Reading and Writing
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ESL 973, Intermediate ESL Vocabulary
Low Advanced English as a Second Language
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ESL 905, English as a Second Language Level 5 and select one course from the following:
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ESL 915, Advanced Listening and Speaking
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ESL 965, Advanced Reading and Writing
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ESL 975, Advanced ESL Vocabulary
Advanced English as a Second Language
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ESL 906, English as a Second Language Level 6 and select one course from the following:
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ESL 905, English as a Second Language Level 5
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ESL 915, Advanced Listening and Speaking
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ESL 965, Advanced Reading and Writing
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ESL 975, Advanced ESL Vocabulary
ESL for College and Career Pathways
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ESL 994, ESL for College and Career Pathways – Introduction
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ESL 995, ESL for College and Career Pathways – Effective Communication
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ESL 980, ESL U.S. Citizenship Test Preparation
You may register for the fall courses listed below through Corsair Connect, except for the noncredit CNA and HHA programs. If you would like to enroll in the CNA and HHA programs, or need assistance with enrolling, please contact the Noncredit Registration staff 310-434-3399 or email: noncreditregistration@smc.edu
Spring 2025 Courses
BCYCLE 901, Bicycle Maintenance Level 1 • 0 units
Course Number: 7001 Time: 6 - 8:30 p.m. MWLocation: DRSCHR 122Instructor: Colitre D A
BCYCLE 902, Bicycle Maintenance Level 2 • 0 units
Course Number: 7002 Time: 6 - 8:30 p.m. MWLocation: DRSCHR 122Instructor: Colitre D A
BUS 901, Introduction to Business – Basic • 0 units
Course Number: 7003 Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. FLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
BUS 902, Introduction to Business Mindset • 0 units
Course Number: 7004 Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. FLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
BUS 911, Customer Service Level 1 • 0 units
Course Number: 7005 Time: 6 - 9 p.m. ThLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
BUS 912, Customer Service Level 2 • 0 units
Course Number: 7006 Time: 6 - 9 p.m. ThLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
ECE 900, Early Childhood Education Communication Skills • 0 units
Course Number: 7014 Time: Arrange-2 Hours Location: ECLS 203Instructor: Roddy L L
ECE 901, Introduction to Early Care and Education • 0 units
Course Number: 7015 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. SLocation: BUNDY 339Instructor: Perez Li
ECE 902, Culturally Relevant Curriculum • 0 units
Course Number: 7016 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. SLocation: BUNDY 339Instructor: Perez Li
ECE 903, Early Care Licensing and Workforce Readiness • 0 units
Course Number: 7017 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. SLocation: BUNDY 339Instructor: Perez Li
ECE 904 Health and Safety for ECE Providers • 0 units
Course Number: 7018 Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. SLocation: ECLS 209Instructor: Miller Ca L
Course Number: 7018 Time: Arrange-1.5 Hours Location: ONLINEInstructor: Miller Ca L
HEALTH 900, Introduction to the Career of a Rehabilitation Therapy Aide • 0 units
Course Number: 7053 Time: 9 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. SLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
HEALTH 902, Clinical Practice for a Rehabilitation Therapy Aide • 0 units
Course Number: 7054 Time: 9 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. SLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
HEALTH 904, Kinesiology for a Rehabilitation Therapy Aide • 0 units
Course Number: 7055 Time: 9 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. SLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
HEALTH 985, Nurse Assistant Pre-Certification Foundational Training • 0 units
Course Number: 7056 Time: 8 - 11 a.m. WThLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Morrison S
Course Number: 7056 Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. WThLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Morrison S
HEALTH 986, Nurse Assistant Pre-Certification Foundational Clinical Training Lab • 0 units
Course Number: 7057 Time: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. MTLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Morrison S
Course Number: 7057 Time: 12:30 - 2 p.m. MTLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Morrison S
Course Number: 7058 Time: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. MTLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
Course Number: 7058 Time: 12:30 - 2 p.m. MTLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
Course Number: 7059 Time: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. MTLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
Course Number: 7059 Time: 12:30 - 2 p.m. MTLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
Course Number: 7059 Time: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. MTLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
Course Number: 7059 Time: 12:30 - 2 p.m. MTLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
Course Number: 7059 Time: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. MTLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
Course Number: 7059 Time: 12:30 - 2 p.m. MTLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
Course Number: 7060 Time: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. MTLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
Course Number: 7060 Time: 12:30 - 2 p.m. MTLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
HEALTH 987, Home Health Aide Pre-Certification Foundational Training • 0 units
Course Number: 7061 Time: 9 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. MTLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
HEALTH 988, Home Health Aide Pre-Certification Training Clinical Lab • 0 units
Course Number: 7062 Time: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. FLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
Course Number: 7062 Time: 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. FLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
Course Number: 7063 Time: 7 a.m. - 12 p.m. FLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
Course Number: 7063 Time: 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. FLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Staff
SST 901, Fundamentals of Sustainability • 0 units
Course Number: 7073 Time: 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. FLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Charles V H
Course Number: 7073 Time: Arrange-1 Hour Location: ONLINE Instructor: Charles V H
SST 902, Sustainability Outreach • 0 units
Course Number: 7074 Time: Arrange-4.5 Hours Location: ONLINE Instructor: Charles V H
Course Number: 7074 Time: Arrange-4.5 Hours Location: ONLINE Instructor: Grebler G
SST 904, Sustainability Assessment • 0 units
Course Number: 7075 Time: Arrange-4.5 Hours Location: ONLINE Instructor: Joe L S
SST 906, Introduction to Clean Technologies • 0 units
Course Number: 7077 Time: Arrange-4.5 Hours Location: ONLINE Instructor: Charles V H
Course Number: 7077 Time: Arrange-4.5 Hours Location: ONLINE Instructor: Joe L S
SST 908, Impacts of Policy on Sustainability • 0 units
Course Number: 7078 Time: Arrange-4.5 Hours Location: ONLINE Instructor: Joe L S
If you would like to enroll in the following noncredit courses for spring, please contact the Noncredit Registration staff 310-434-3399 or email noncreditregistration@smc.edu. You must meet with a counselor prior to enrolling.
Spring 2025 Courses
ESL 902, English as a Second Language Level 2 • 0 units
Course Number: 7019 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MLocation: BUNDY 339Instructor: Koenig Golombek L K
Course Number: 7019 Time: Arrange-3 Hours Location: ONLINEInstructor: Koenig Golombek L K
ESL 903, English as a Second Language Level 3 • 0 units
Course Number: 7020 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MLocation: BUNDY 235Instructor: Borgardt M L
Course Number: 7020 Time: Arrange-3 Hours Location: ONLINEInstructor: Borgardt M L
ESL 904, English as a Second Language Level 4 • 0 units
Course Number: 7021 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MLocation: BUNDY 236Instructor: Stein J R
Course Number: 7021 Time: Arrange-3 Hours Location: ONLINEInstructor: Stein J R
Course Number: 7022 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MLocation: BUNDY 228Instructor: Poreba J S
Course Number: 7022 Time: Arrange-3 Hours Location: ONLINEInstructor: Poreba J S
ESL 905, English as a Second Language Level 5 • 0 units
Course Number: 7023 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. TLocation: BUNDY 428Instructor: Borgardt M L
Course Number: 7023 Time: Arrange-3 Hours Location: ONLINEInstructor: Borgardt M L
Course Number: 7024 Time: 6 - 9 p.m. WLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Holmes W J
Course Number: 7024 Time: Arrange-3 Hours Location: ONLINE Instructor: Holmes W J
ESL 906, English as a Second Language Level 6 • 0 units
Course Number: 7025 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. TLocation: BUNDY 339Instructor: Bronstein M G
Course Number: 7025 Time: Arrange-3 Hours Location: ONLINEInstructor: Bronstein M G
ESL 911, Beginning Listening and Speaking • 0 units
Course Number: 7026 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. WLocation: BUNDY 236Instructor: Koenig Golombek L K
ESL 913, Intermediate Listening and Speaking • 0 units
Course Number: 7027 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ThLocation: BUNDY 339Instructor: Ruiz Hirata S
Course Number: 7028 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ThLocation: BUNDY 239Instructor: Gish L K
Course Number: 7029 Time: 6:30 - 8 p.m. WLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Northington A I
Course Number: 7029 Time: Arrange-1.5 Hours Location: ONLINE Instructor: Northington A I
ESL 915, Advanced Listening and Speaking • 0 units
Course Number: 7030 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ThLocation: BUNDY 428Instructor: Kunimoto T A
Course Number: 7031 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ThLocation: BUNDY 235Instructor: Wolfe R A
Course Number: 7032 Time: 6:30 - 8 p.m. ThLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Armstrong P
Course Number: 7032 Time: Arrange-1.5 Hours Location: ONLINE Instructor: Armstrong P
ESL 922, Conversation and Culture in the U.S. • 0 units
Course Number: 7033 Time: 9 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. FLocation: HSS 207Instructor: Bostwick L H
ESL 926, Advanced Grammar Workshop • 0 units
Course Number: 7034 Time: Arrange-4.5 Hours Location: ONLINE Instructor: Ibaraki A T
ESL 961, Beginning Reading and Writing • 0 units
Course Number: 7035 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ThLocation: BUNDY 236Instructor: Morgan J S
ESL 963, Intermediate Reading and Writing • 0 units
Course Number: 7036 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. WLocation: BUNDY 235Instructor: Poreba J S
Course Number: 7037 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. WLocation: BUNDY 428Instructor: Gish L K
Course Number: 7038 Time: 6:30 - 8 p.m. ThLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Holmes W J
Course Number: 7038 Time: Arrange-1.5 Hours Location: ONLINE Instructor: Holmes W J
ESL 965, Advanced Reading and Writing • 0 units
Course Number: 7039 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. WLocation: BUNDY 239Instructor: Wolfe R A
Course Number: 7040 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. WLocation: BUNDY 339Instructor: Dellapasqua L C
Course Number: 7041 Time: 6:30 - 8 p.m. TLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Irvin I T
Course Number: 7041 Time: Arrange-1.5 Hours Location: ONLINE Instructor: Irvin I T
ESL 971, Beginning ESL Vocabulary • 0 units
Course Number: 7042 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. TLocation: BUNDY 236Instructor: Jerez C
ESL 973, Intermediate ESL Vocabulary • 0 units
Course Number: 7043 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. FLocation: BUNDY 239Instructor: Ruiz Hirata S
Course Number: 7044 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. FLocation: BUNDY 235Instructor: Person J
Course Number: 7045 Time: 6:30 - 8 p.m. TLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Holmes W J
Course Number: 7045 Time: Arrange-1.5 Hours Location: ONLINE Instructor: Holmes W J
ESL 975, Advanced ESL Vocabulary • 0 units
Course Number: 7046 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MLocation: BUNDY 428Instructor: Person J
Course Number: 7047 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MLocation: BUNDY 239Instructor: Dellapasqua L C
Course Number: 7048 Time: 6:30 - 8 p.m. MLocation: ONLINE Instructor: Armstrong P
Course Number: 7048 Time: Arrange-1.5 Hours N Location: ONLINE Instructor: Armstrong P
ESL 976, Academic Vocabulary Skills • 0 units
Course Number: 7049 Time: Arrange-4.5 Hours Location: ONLINE Instructor: Ibaraki A T
ESL 980, ESL US Citizenship Test Preparation • 0 units
Course Number: 7050 Time: 6 - 8 p.m. MLocation: BUNDY 235Instructor: Northington A I
Course Number: 7050 Time: Arrange-2 Hours Location: ONLINEInstructor: Northington A I
ESL 994, ESL for College and Career Pathways – Introduction • 0 units
Course Number: 7051 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. FLocation: BUNDY 339Instructor: Stein J R
ESL 995, ESL for College and Career Pathways – Effective Communication • 0 units
Course Number: 7052 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. FLocation: BUNDY 339Instructor: Stein J R