This certificate is designed for students with an interest in learning about deafness for either personal or professional reasons. These courses will answer questions about persons who are deaf/hard-of-hearing and the deaf community, while leading to employment in such areas as residential aide or job coach in educational and rehabilitation settings.

Mental Health

Mental Health/Substance Abuse and Addiction

Counselor Intern Education Preparation

This certificate is awarded to those students who have completed the necessary 270 educational clock-hour component required by the state of Texas for licensing of alcohol and drug abuse counselors. Students must contact the Texas Department of State Health Services for additional requirements for licensure.

Mental Health/Youth Counseling

Office Technology Careers certificate programs are designed to provide students with skills and knowledge applicable to secretarial and information processing positions: receptionist, medical unit secretary, correspondence secretary, data entry and bookkeeping. Certificate programs in secretarial training, medical unit secretary, and computer applications can be completed in nine months to one year and provide for employment or advancement in various business environments.

Recognized by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services

Continuing a 30-year tradition in the field, MCC is proud to offer two certificates in Long Term Care Administration. The first, in Nursing Facility Administration, addresses the unique academic and field experience prerequisites for testing to become a Licensed Nursing Facility Administrator in Texas. This course of study can be taken as part of, or in addition to, a bachelor’s degree. Since 2001, a certificate in Assisted Living Facility Management has been available through the LTCA program. This second certificate meets the current state requirements for recognition as an Assisted Living Facility Manager.

Long Term Care Administration-Nursing Facility Administration Advanced Skills Certificate

* The certificate in Nursing Facility Administration requires the completion of one of the following internship options. Consult with the LTCA advisor to select the appropriate internship option.

• Option I – the following internship is repeated three times for a total of 12 credit hours. LTCA 2489 Internship-Hospital/Health Facilities Administration – 4 credit hours for 3 semesters
• Option II – the following internship is repeated twice for a total of 12 credit hours. LTCA 2689 Internship-Hospital/Health Facilities Administration – 6 credit hours for 2 semesters.

Long Term Care Administration-Assisted Living Facility
Management Advanced Skills Certificate

Approved by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection

This program is offered both day and night to accommodate a variety of work schedules. Students who successfully complete the following curriculum will be awarded a Certificate of Completion in Fire Protection Technology and be eligible to take the state test to become a certified structural firefighter. The Texas Commission on Fire Protection certification test serves as the program Capstone. All courses below must be taken in a block schedule.

Corequisite is completion of an approved Emergency Medical Technician course.

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement

Criminal Justice/Corrections

Criminal Justice/Forensic Science

Approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations

This program is designed to provide the student with the skills and knowledge for successful entry into the field of cosmetology. The certificate program can be completed by a full-time student in approximately one year.

Admission to Cosmetology, Aesthetician or Instructor Program

In addition to meeting admission requirements to the college and general college credit programs, individuals who wish to enroll in the Cosmetology, Aesthetician or Instructor Program must meet admission requirements as follows:

1. Apply for admission to MCC.
2. Submit a copy of your MCC admission application to the Cosmetology Program Director.
3. Submit a Cosmetology Application for admission to the program director.
4. Submit a copy of an Automated Degree Plan to the Cosmetology Program.
5. Submit an official high school transcript or General Education Development (GED) test scores to the department of Student Admissions.
6. Students must be 18 years of age or older.
7. Pass Accuplacer Reading test with a score of at least 78 and pass the Writing portion with a score of W5 and Objective score of S80.

Transfer Student Information

If transferring from another school of cosmetology, students must meet all of the above requirements, and in addition, must furnish the department with theory grades and verification of practical application completion. An official transcript from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations must be on file before acceptance into the program can be finalized. Students transferring 500 or more clock hours must arrange, with the Program Director, a skills assessment evaluation.

Cosmetology Program

Students are eligible to take the Texas licensure examination upon completion of skills and 1,504 clock hours. This examination serves as the Cosmetology Capstone experience. Those students who complete the program and have a GPA of 2.0 or higher will be eligible to receive a Certificate of Completion.

Aesthetician (Facial Specialist) Program

Approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations
This program is designed to provide the student with the skills and knowledge for successful entry into the field of skin care. A full-time student can complete the certificate program in approximately one year.

Students are eligible to take the Texas Licensure Examination upon completion of all course work and 800 clock hours. This examination serves as the Cosmetology Capstone experience. Those students who complete the program and have a GPA of 2.0 or higher will be eligible to receive a Certificate of Completion.

Instructor Program

Approved by Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations

Students are eligible to take the TDLR Licensure examination upon completion of all course work and 800 clock hours. This examination serves as the Cosmetology capstone experience. Those students who complete the program and have a GPA of 2.0 or higher will be eligible to receive a certificate of completion.

Option I: Child Development

Option II: Child Development Administration

This curriculum is designed for persons who are employed or interested in employment in administrative positions in facilities and agencies that care for children. Persons desiring to enroll in this program must consult with the program director. Students who complete this curriculum, including Capstone requirements, will earn a certificate after completion.

The Child Development Associate National Credential Training (CDA)

The Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) represents a national effort to qualify individuals who work with children from birth to age five.

Child Development Associates demonstrate their ability to nurture children’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive growth in a child development framework. The proof of cognitive competence is the CDA Credential. The Credential is awarded by the Council for Professional Recognition (the Council), headquartered in Washington, D.C.

The CDA Competency Standard are the core of the program. These standards are called Competency Goals and are further defined into 13 Functional Areas. These areas describe the major tasks teachers/caregivers must complete in order to carry out competency goals.

This program is designed to teach the basic skills and the ethical behavior required of the professional interpreter providing services to deaf/hard-of-hearing persons. Students learn through classroom study, skills development, and laboratory practice. Field observation and experience focusing on workplace competencies are also required.

Professional opportunities for sign language interpreters are as wide-ranging as the communities in which we live. Interpreters work in rehabilitation, education, state and local government, medical facilities, legal practices, and other community services. Once you enter the field, you can enhance your career growth by earning advanced levels of certification from the National Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf or the state’s Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services.

(An Approved Tech-Prep Program)

This program prepares students for employment and advancement in law firms and legal departments of business, industry, and government. The emphasis is on workplace competencies with specific knowledge of court systems, litigation processes, manual and computerized legal research, investigation, and law office management. A minimum grade of C is required in all Paralegal classes for graduation.

For information about credit through advanced standing for students holding their Professional Legal Secretary or Certified Legal Assistant certifications, see the policy on Advanced Standings.

1 May be waived if the student has had a typing class (touch method) or can type by touch at least 30 words a minute.

2 If the student’s prior work experience satisfies internship requirements, the program director may substitute an LGLA elective. Students must meet Guidelines for Internships and have approval of the program director to enroll in this course. This is a Capstone course, which brings together skills and knowledge learned in other classes and applies them in decision-making situations and in completing job tasks. Check for prerequisites.

Successful completion of this program opens doors to employment or a better position in social welfare, governmental, and community service agencies. Graduates can make significant contributions wherever people are employed to help others with social and mental health-related situations.

Core Requirements
The Mental Health Program includes a foundation of courses that provide a framework for the mental health associate degree as well as further specialization in substance abuse/addictions and youth counseling. Each specialization may be in the form of a one-year certificate and/or a two-year Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree.

To obtain a two-year A.A.S. degree, the student will pursue the foundation courses, exploring the various specializations in the field of mental health. At the end of the first year, a student may continue the associate degree curriculum and/or pursue specialization(s) with a focus on workplace competencies. A grade of C or better is required for all mental health courses for graduation.

Mental Health Associate

The Mental Health Associate Program prepares students to work with children, adolescents, and adults in helping them solve their problems. While in the program, students are placed in community agencies in order to apply what they have learned in the classroom.

Mental Health/Substance Abuse and Addictions

This specialty provides training and courses for persons working toward state recognition as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) certification and/or those persons interested in working in areas of substance abuse/addiction with children, adolescents, or adults. The substance abuse/addiction curriculum prepares persons for entry-level employment in the field of addictionology as well as fulfills needs of those currently working in the field of substance abuse.

Mental Health/Youth Counseling

This specialty emphasizes course work needed for employees or future employees in children/adolescent facilities. The curriculum addresses the needs and skills of persons in daily work with children/adolescents with emotional problems.