
Are you familiar with noncredit courses? If not, you’re missing out on an excellent opportunity to get great education for free!
California's community colleges offer noncredit courses to students at no cost. The noncredit courses fall under the following categories:
- English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Elementary and Secondary Basic Skills
- Short-term Vocational
- Workforce Preparation
At San Jose City College, we offer a variety of noncredit courses, including highly successful, short-term vocational courses such as our Medical Assisting MA 500A, 500B, and 501.
We are delighted to support our students in making the transition from noncredit, to credit, to employment!
All Noncredit courses are listed in the 500 number series for example APE 500 and ESL 500.
To view course descriptions, please take a look at out Course Catalog.
APE 500 - Adapted Body Conditioning APE 501 - Adapted Low-Impact Swimming for Health
CA 500 - Getting Started With MacIntosh MacOs
CIS 500 - Troubleshooting and Repairing iOS/Iphone and Android Mobile Devices
CNSTR 500 - Building Trades Apprenticeship 1
CNSTR 501 - Building Trades Apprenticeship 2
CNSTR 502 - Building Trades Apprenticeship 3
EDUC 590 - Leadership in Small-Group Peer-Assisted Learning
EDUC 591 - Pedagogies/Best Practices in Small-Group Peer-Assisted Learning
EDUC 592 - Learning Strategies in Small-Group Peer Assisted Learning
For information about our English as a Second Language (ESL) courses, please visit the ESL website.
ESL 500 - ESL in the Health Care Setting
ESL 508 - ESL Skills Lab
ESL 510 - ESL for Computers and Computing
ESL 522 - Paragraph Development
ESL 523 - Reading and Vocabulary Development
ESL 524 - Intermediate Listening and Speaking Skills
ESL 531 - Intermediate-Low Listening/Speaking
ESL 532 - Intermediate-Low Reading and Writing
ESL 541 - Grammar for Writers 1
ESL 542 - Grammar for Writers 2
ESL 550 - ESL for the Workplace
GUIDE 502 - Reading Skills for Everyday Life
GUIDE 504 - Writing Skills for Everyday Life
GUIDE 508 - Math Skills for Everyday Life
GUIDE 515 - Computer Assisted Instruction
GUIDE 519 - Orientation to College for Students with Limitations
GUIDE 520 - Self-Development & Career Exploration
GUIDE 550 - Adaptive Technology and Microsoft Office
GUIDE 551 - Computerized Job Readiness Skills
HSCI 500 - Covid-19 Contact Tracing
HSCI 501 - Infectious Disease Case Investigator
HSCI 502 - Work Place Safety - Infectious Disease
Laser 500 - Introduction to Laser Technology
LS 590 - Leadership in Small-Group Peer-Assisted Learning
LS 591 - Pedagogies/Best/Practices in Small-Group Peer Assisted Learning
LS 592 - Learning Strategies in Small-Group Peer-Assisted Learning
MATH 501 - Review of Common Core Integrated Mathematics IMATH 502 - Review of Common Core Integrated Mathematics IIMATH 503 - Review of Common Core Integrated Mathematics IIIMATH 512 - Prealgebra
MATH 521 - Math for Medical Assisting
Visit our Medical Assisting website for more information in our Medical Assisting Programs. MA 500A - Fundamentals of Medical Terminology I
MA 500B - Fundamentals of Medical Terminology II
MA 501 - Introduction to Healthcare Professions
MA 502 - Fundamentals of Health Navigation
MA 503 - Medical Law and Ethics
MA 504 - Introduction to Health and Wellness
MA 505 - Professionalism in Healthcare
READ 567 - Practical Reading