College of San Mateo Courses

Discover effective strategies for career exploration through self-assessment activities, personality tests, and research to make informed decisions about your professional future.

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 weeks, 1 hour a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master effective job search strategies, from crafting resumes to acing interviews, while learning networking techniques, market trends, and follow-up actions to secure your ideal position.

• California Community Colleges System
• 6 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master essential Chinese language skills through intensive practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing while exploring authentic cultural elements and advancing beyond elementary proficiency.

• California Community Colleges System
• 15 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master essential Chinese language skills through advanced listening, speaking, reading, and writing practice while exploring authentic materials and cultural elements for practical communication.

• California Community Colleges System
• 15 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master essential Mandarin language skills through authentic materials and intensive practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing at an intermediate level.

• California Community Colleges System
• 15 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master advanced Chinese language skills through intensive practice in reading, writing, speaking, and listening, building on intermediate foundations for authentic communication.

• California Community Colleges System
• 15 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master UNIX/Linux fundamentals, shell scripting, and system administration while exploring file systems, I/O redirection, piping, and command utilities for effective operating system management.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master database fundamentals, from relational models and SQL to XML, OLAP, and NoSQL technologies. Design efficient databases, handle transactions, and implement security measures for cloud and desktop systems.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master NoSQL database models through hands-on practice with open-source systems, exploring key-value, document, column, and graph architectures while learning distributed and cloud computing concepts.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master Android app development fundamentals, from user interfaces to SQLite databases, using Kotlin and Java. Build robust mobile applications with multimedia, sensors, and local storage capabilities.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 4 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master fundamental Internet protocols, network architectures, and digital communications across all layers - from application to data link, including routing, security, and emerging technologies.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master mathematical foundations essential for computer science, including logic, sets, functions, algorithms, graphs, probability, and proof methods for stronger programming and problem-solving skills.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 3 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master data structures and algorithms in C++ through hands-on implementation of abstract data types, object-oriented programming, and algorithmic analysis using Big-O notation.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 4 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master enterprise database systems through hands-on practice with MySQL/PostgreSQL, covering SQL, administration, optimization, and client-server applications using Java and PHP.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 4 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course

Master probability theory fundamentals and their applications in computer science, from combinatorics to practical machine learning implementations through real-world case studies.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks, 4 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Paid Course