West Valley College Courses

This course introduces the study of accounting as an information system, examining why it is important and how it is used by investors, creditors, and others to make decisions. The course covers the a

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

This course introduces how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing operations, and controlling. This class focuses on cost terms and concepts, cost behavior, cost s

• California Community Colleges System
• 7 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Paid Course

This course is designed as a non-theoretical, practical approach to accounting with emphasis on accounting for smaller business establishments. The course introduces students to the basic bookkeeping

• California Community Colleges System
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Paid Course

This course is designed for students with prior accounting knowledge. The course covers the steps in the accounting process for a service and merchandising organization. Using the QuickBooks computeri

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Paid Course

This course introduces students to the characteristics of the criminal justice system in the United States. Focus is placed on examining crime measurement, theoretical explanations of crime, responses

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

This course offers an analysis of the doctrines of criminal liability in the United States and the classification of crimes against persons, property, morals, and public welfare. Special emphasis is p

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

This course addresses the techniques, procedures, and ethical issues in the investigation of crime. The course introduces students to the organization of the investigative process, crime scene searche

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

This course is an examination of the origin, development, and organization of the juvenile justice system as it evolved in the American justice system. The course explores the theories of juvenile law

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to the problem of substance abuse and the history and classification of drugs. This course is designed to equip police officers and the general public with knowledge of

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

This course introduces students to the strategic, political, legal, and organizational challenges associated with the defense of the U.S. homeland, the coordinated response to major incidents, whether

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

This course examines the complex and dynamic relationship between communities and the justice system in addressing crime and conflict. It emphasizes the challenges and prospects of administering justi

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

This course focuses on the anthropological approach to the human condition; theories of human origins; scientific evidence for the origin and evolution of the human species; description and anthropolo

• California Community Colleges System
• 12 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

This course is a study of culture and social behavior through the anthropological study of contemporary peoples. This course is a comparative survey of the range of cultures of the world with emphasis

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

This course is a cross-cultural study of the forms and functions of supernatural beliefs and associated rituals in various contemporary societies of Africa, Asia, aboriginal Australia, Oceania, South

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course

This course provides students an overview of the environmental design field and introduces the design process as a basis for architectural decision-making. Other topics include the professional fields

• California Community Colleges System
• 16 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Paid Course