College of San Mateo Courses

Preparation of working drawings including: detail, assembly drawings and engineering change procedures; threads and fasteners; dimensioning and tolerancing, pictorial projections; intersections and de

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 17th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Introduction to graphical communication and design for engineers. The engineering design process, visualization, sketching, orthographic projection, formal engineering drawings, descriptive geometry,

• California Community Colleges System
• 17 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 17th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Practice in reading skills, including comprehension, vocabulary, critical thinking, and fluency. Designed for intermediate students. Assignments will be tailored to the specific needs of each student.

• California Community Colleges System
• 17 weeks
• 17th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Practice in vocabulary development through the use of a words-in-context approach. Designed for intermediate-level students. Students work independently at their own pace and meet with an instructor a

• California Community Colleges System
• 17 weeks
• 17th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

A maintenance course designed specifically for new and continuing multilingual students. Review of grammatical structures which are generally problematic for multilingual students of ESL, including ve

• California Community Colleges System
• 15 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 17th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Practice in writing well-organized paragraphs and using correct grammar. Designed for intermediate-level students. Assignments will be tailored to the specific needs of each student. Students work ind

• California Community Colleges System
• 17 weeks
• 17th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Practice in writing well-organized essays and using correct grammar. Designed for advanced-level students. Assignments will be tailored to the specific needs of each student. Students work independent

• California Community Colleges System
• 17 weeks
• 17th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This course examines how US institutions (legal, economic, social and cultural) have ideologically constructed the category of Asian-ness and materially engaged with “Asian” peoples, both within the U

• California Community Colleges System
• 10 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 17th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Study of the fundamentals of accounting and the skills required to perform the bookkeeping for a small business. Topics include the accounting cycle, preparation of journals, ledgers, adjusting journa

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 17th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Development of speed and accuracy using the ten-key pad on a computer keyboard.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks
• 17th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Survey of the time value of money (TVM) concept. Topics include calculation of present values and future values for single amounts and annuities. The TVM concept will be applied to problems commonly f

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 1 hour a week
• 17th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This course provides an overview of financial literacy, terminology, concepts and practices of personal finance. Students will learn how to navigate the financial decisions they must face and to make

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 17th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Introduction to QuickBooks accounting software. Topics include payroll and merchandising business transactions; the sales cycle, purchasing cycle, and end-of-period procedures. ACTG 144 and ACTG 145 a

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• 17th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Study of the philosophy, environment and practice of auditing. Topics include Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), ethics, legal liability and malpractice; internal controls and audit risk; a

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 17th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Study of the theory and practice of accounting for federal, state, and local governmental entities and nonprofit agencies. Topics include analysis and application of pronouncements from the Government

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 17th Aug, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course