Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

Bexar County
Downtown San Antonio
Est. 1945

Serving the Bexar County community through its programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today’s world. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees.
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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Serving more than 6,000 students from the ten Metrocom Communities and northeast San Antonio. Named “Best Institutional Facility” by Live Oak Economic Development.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunities for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Palo Alto College is committed to building a college-going culture in our community through a new community effort, Educate South. This exciting new initiative focuses on beginning educational awareness at the earliest years.
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St. Philip’s College

St. Philip’s College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College has been named the top community college in the nation by the Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Northwest Vista College

Dream Big - You Belong at Vista
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Student Centered Leadership

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Associate of Applied Science Programs – Career and Technical Education

Our Programs Include: Associate of Applied Science – Career and Technical Education, Associate of Arts, Associate of Science Degrees. a variety of Certificates, and more.
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Student Services Now in DWWC (NOT CCC)

Student Services are now located in our new building, Desert Willow Welcome Center (DWWC). This includes admissions, advising, and more. They are no longer in Cypress Campus Center (CCC) currently being renovated.
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Nov 22, 2024

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Northwest Vista College Sched/Catalog 2021-2022 [Archived Catalog]

Nanotechnology Advanced Technical Certificate

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The Advanced Technical Certificate is designed for the student who wishes to transition into the Nanotechnology field from a traditional science education background. To be admitted to the Advanced Technical Certificate, the student must hold an Associate or Baccalaureate degree with a concentration in a Physical or Natural Science discipline of either Physics, Chemistry, Biology or Engineering. A minimum of 8 credits in Physics coursework including laboratory training is required.

With this award, you may seek jobs such as:

Nanotechnicians in research and development corporations, fabrication, biology/agriculture, medicine, electronics, and material science industries.

Related Awards:

Nanoengineering and Nanobiotechnology A.A.S.

Total Credit Hours Required: 25

Semester I

NANO 1301 - Introduction to Nanotechnology ***
EGRT 1305 - Engineering Materials ***
SMFT 1343 - Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
BITC 2311 - Biotechnology Lab Instrumentation

Semester II

EGRT 2470 - Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering ***
NANO 2325 - Nanotechnology Materials
NANO 2326 - Nanotechniques and Instrumentation ***
NANO 2386 - Internship-Nanotechnology

Milestone Course(s)

*** denotes Milestone course(s).
A milestone course is a course that is critical for success in this program.

Additional Program Information

Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary field, working at the crossroads of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, and information technology. Not only does it provide the potential for miniaturization, but materials at the nano level exhibit entirely new material properties, which offer the possibility of new devices, applications, and technologies. The program provides graduates the knowledge, skills and abilities to operate a variety of nanofabrication equipment, understand the behavior of matter at the atomic level in chemical, biological and molecular systems.

The Certificate will prepare students to transition into careers in emerging nanotechnology industries as nanotechnicians in research and development corporations, fabrication, biology/agriculture, medicine, electronics, and material science.

Notes:

Program CIP: 15.0304

Major Code: NNTC

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