DeAnza College Courses

Introduction to the principles and practices of individual and group tutoring. Development of effective communication and leadership skills to facilitate collaborative, dynamic and productive learning

• California Community Colleges System
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Required training for De Anza writing and reading tutors. Introduction to the theory and practice of tutoring writing and reading, including strategies and approaches to help students from diverse lin

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This is a required training course for De Anza math/science tutors during their first quarter of tutoring. Strategies and communication skills to help peer tutors conduct productive, effective, and fu

• California Community Colleges System
• 4 weeks, 1 hour a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This course explores optimal learning strategies and accommodative techniques for students with special learning needs. Students will evaluate and apply successful learning tools in areas such as time

• California Community Colleges System
• 7 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This is a basic writing and editing skills course for students with specialized learning needs preparing for college-level writing activities. Students will engage in diverse writing formats including

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Introduction to the language and cultures of Mandarin-speaking countries and communities. Basic speaking, listening, reading, and writing of Mandarin will be introduced and practiced within a cultural

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Further development of material presented in MAND 1 and MAND 2. Completion of introduction to the language and cultures of Mandarin-speaking countries and communities. Basic speaking, listening, readi

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Students will read and discuss texts dealing with the geography, history, social and cultural practices of the Chinese-speaking world. The course will review the linguistic functions and grammatical s

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This course will cover the historical origins, theories, techniques, and practices of translating and interpreting. Students will focus on comprehension of source language texts and accurate expressio

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to the principles of the sciences of meteorology and climatology. Topics include the history of the sciences; origin, evolution, and structure of the atmosphere, major a

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

Introductory weather lab in which students work with observational data, graphics products, charts and instruments used by synoptic meteorologists to forecast weather. Lab sessions will include curren

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 1 hour a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to the study of global climate change, including both natural and human-induced causes. Topics include interactions among Earth's various climate subsystems--the hydrosp

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 5 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This course is an introduction to the discipline of music; methods of understanding music available in modern culture; listening techniques; use of fundamental concepts including form, style, musical

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This ethnic studies course covers Native American history from an indigenous perspective, from pre-Columbian contact to the present. Students will examine Native American societies with attention to t

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 4 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course

This course provides an introduction to professional nursing with emphasis on profession nursing practice and education, and is required for entry into the De Anza College Registered Nursing Program.

• California Community Colleges System
• 11 weeks, 2 hours a week
• 21st Sep, 2026 · Fall 2026
• Paid Course