Ventura College Courses

This course introduces students to fundamental concepts of procedural programming. Topics include data types, control structures, functions, arrays, files, and the mechanics of running, testing, and d

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks
• Paid Course

This course introduces the student to discrete mathematics as it is used in computer science. Topics include formal logic, proofs, sets, combinatorics, probability, functions, graph theory, Boolean Al

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks
• Paid Course

This course introduces students to the organization and architecture of computer systems, beginning with the standard von Neumann model and then moving forward to more recent architectural concepts. T

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks
• Paid Course

This course introduces the student to the concepts of object-oriented programming. The course reviews control structures and data types with emphasis on structured data types and array processing. It

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks
• Paid Course

This course introduces the student to fundamental concepts of object-oriented programming with Java. Topics include data types, control structures, functions, arrays, files, and the mechanics of runni

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks
• Paid Course

This course provides instruction and hands-on training on the open-source Linux operating system. Students will gain knowledge about open-source software, learn how to install Linux from various media

• California Community Colleges System
• 12 weeks
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to the history of dance. Topics will include style as a reflection of the society, culture and era; the various approaches to choreography; and, how dance has functioned

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks
• Paid Course

This course emphasizes AutoCAD instruction including three-dimensional drafting, customization of AutoCAD, advanced computer assisted drafting (CAD) methods, and an introduction to computer assisted m

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks
• Paid Course

This course provides an understanding of learning and teaching literacy in a diverse, technologically complex society from Transitional Kindergarten (TK) through Elementary school. It focuses on provi

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks
• Paid Course

This course is a study of creative nonfiction with an emphasis on critical reading, analysis, interpretation, and creative writing. The student will study the principles and methods of creative nonfic

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks
• Paid Course

This course introduces students to a wide range of American authors and their relationship to major literary and intellectual movements from the second half of the nineteenth century.

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks
• Paid Course

This course is an examination of the images, roles, and identities of women in literature, focused on the contributions of women to a variety of literary genres including prose, poetry, short fiction,

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks
• Paid Course

The course is designed to increase a beginning English learner's basic ability to understand spoken English and use English in conversation. Students practice dialogues and role-play in a variety of c

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks
• Paid Course

The course is designed to develop an intermediate English learner's ability to comprehend spoken English and improve fluency in conversation. Emphasis is on oral communication through the practice of

• California Community Colleges System
• 18 weeks
• Paid Course

This course is an examination and analysis of the biological sciences within the context of the interrelationship between human populations and their natural surroundings. The characteristics of natur

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks
• Paid Course