West Valley College Courses

This course examines the evolution of landscape design into landscape architecture and urban design from ancient civilizations to present day interests. Cultural, socioeconomic, political, and environ

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

This is a beginning drawing course for students with no former drawing experience. Students draw natural and human-made forms from observation directed toward realistic rendering of objects. Students

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

This course provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the production of computer generated art imagery. It covers fundamental modeling techniques, texture mapping, lighting, rendering, an

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

This course is designed to give students the opportunity to expand expressive and receptive skills in American Sign Language. Instructors provide vocabulary and grammar knowledge to achieve intermedia

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

This survey course provides a biological foundation on environmental issues such as the climate crisis, overfishing, endangered species, human population growth, habitat destruction, energy usage, air

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

This is an introductory course in general biology designed for non-science majors. Emphasis is on using critical thinking skills to understand and apply biological principles to the solution of everyd

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

This lab is a required co-requisite to the Biology 010 lecture course. This class is designed for non-science majors, supports concepts presented in lecture and provides a hands-on experience. Emphasi

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

This introductory biology course explores infectious diseases, parasites, and human immunity. The course begins with a survey of infectious disease agents, including emerging pathogens, agents of bio-

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

Have you ever wondered why animals behave the way they do? This course explores the remarkable strategies animals use to survive and reproduce, from the challenges of growing up, finding food, and esc

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

This class surveys the biodiversity on Earth with a focus on plants and animals in selected hotspots across the world. It examines the ecological and evolutionary principles necessary to understand th

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

This course is an introduction to globalization and the cultural, economic, political, and legal environments of international business. The course includes an overview of risks, challenges, and oppor

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

This course examines the nature and concept of sales principles and strategies. Covering careers in selling in various fields, the course examines how to prospect, qualify, and make an effective sales

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

This course introduces students to the capabilities of a spreadsheet program. Students have the opportunity to create spreadsheet formats, enter text data and formula expressions by storing, retrievin

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

This course focuses on using Adobe Acrobat to convert Microsoft documents to the PDF format. Also, the course covers enhancing PDF files with bookmarks, thumbnails, and links. Converting digital forms

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

This course provides the student an introduction to American business in a global and culturally diverse environment, providing an overview of economics, ethics, management, marketing, operations, inf

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