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West Hills College - Coalinga

West Hills College - Coalinga


Official telephone: (559) 934-2000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 266-1114
Fax number: (559) 934-3788

Website: www.whccd.edu



Screen last updated on: August 1, 2008
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early June, mid-August, and mid-January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of eight weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Student:Faculty ratio: 20:1
Total faculty: 170 total

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
independent study, pass/fail grading option, distance learning, evening courses, online courses
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-medicine
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, business, computer science, education, engineering, health professions, technologies, vocational arts
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Administrative Information Technology
  • Agribusiness
  • Agricultural Business/Management
  • Agricultural Mechanics
  • Business Data Processing
  • Business Data Programming
  • Business/Management
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Application/Networks
  • Dairy
  • Dietetic Technician
  • Early Childhood Associate
  • Electrical Engineering Technology/Telecommunications Option
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Engineering-Related Technologies
  • Entomology
  • Exercise Science/Sports Studies
  • Fire Service Administration
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Graphic Arts Technology
  • Horticultural Science
  • Horticulture
  • Humanities/Social Science
  • Industrial Technology
  • Information/Computer Security
  • Journalism
  • Laboratory Technology
  • Law Enforcement/Corrections
  • Law Enforcement/Corrections Technologies
  • Liberal/General Studies
  • Marketing/Distribution
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Engineering Technology
  • Medical Laboratory Technology
  • Medical Secretary
  • Multimedia
  • Music
  • Pharmacology
  • Physical Education
  • Physical Sciences
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Polymer Technology
  • Pre-Dentistry
  • Pre-Medicine
  • Pre-Pharmacy
  • Precision Metal Work
  • Psychology
  • Real Estate
  • Recreation
  • Recreation Services
  • Retailing
  • Science Technologies
  • Secretarial Science
  • Social Sciences
  • Soil Sciences
  • Studio Art
  • Welding Technology
  • Word Processing

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • neither credit nor placement for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • credit for ACT PEP
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate



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