Short-term, focused learning
Jamestown Community College’s microcredentials are short, focused credentials that provide in-demand skills and learning experiences for current students and working professionals.
Each microcredential at JCC helps you build industry-specific skills that can support your professional development, stack into a related certificate or degree, or complement your field of study.
How to earn a microcredential
Currently in an academic program: Work with your advisor to register for the courses needed to complete the microcredential. When you’ve completed the courses, fill out a form from the Registrar's Office to have it added to your record.
Earn a microcredential without pursuing an academic program: Register for individual courses that are required for the microcredential. When you’ve completed the courses, fill out a form from the Registrar's Office to have it added to your record.
Workforce Development microcredentials: Explore and register through Workforce Development.
If you are not registered for an academic program, you may not be eligible for financial aid. The Student Services Center can help you review your options.
Credit microcredentials
The Direct Support Professional microcredential provides the training and education required to become a DSP, helping people with physical and developmental disabilities to become more independent and live more fully as members of their communities. DSPs are in high demand in western New York and across New York state. Through this microcredential, you'll receive support to earn national certification with the National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals (NADSP DSP-1, -2, -3).
This microcredential is designed to offer basic business management skills that will help someone start and manage a small business. Students who complete this microcredential will be able to apply creative problem-solving skills in a small business setting. Students will understand basic financial concepts, marketing theories, and management principles that are relevant for startup and ongoing business management.
- Time to complete: 1 semester (9 credit hours)
- Available: online
Courses:
- BUS 1430: Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- ENT 1440: Small Business Management
- ENT 1490: Launching Ventures
Directly stacks into:
- Entrepreneurship certificate
- Business Administration A.A.S. degree
- Business Administration A.S. degree
- Individual Studies A.A.S. degree
- Individual Studies A.S. degree
Student learning outcomes:
- Recognize the importance of innovation and entrepreneurial thinking and develop an understanding of the entrepreneurial mindset.
- Demonstrate an understanding of entrepreneurship fundamentals in the areas of finance, accounting, marketing and communications.
- Develop, test, and validate a prototype idea for a new business venture.
The Gas Metal Arc Welding microcredential lets you obtain skills necessary for an entry-level position in the field of welding using the GMAW process and have the opportunity to earn weld certification on multiple joints and positions using GMAW according to the AWS D1.1 welding code.
- Time to complete: 1 semester (9 credit hours)
- Available: Jamestown Campus | Cattaraugus County Campus
Courses:
- WLD 1200: Safety & Cutting Processes
- WLD 1360: Gas Metal Arc Welding
- WLD 2260: Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding
Directly stacks into:
Student learning outcomes:
- Students will develop skills necessary for employment in the field of welding using the GMAW process.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to make code quality welds on plate and pipe according to the American Welding Society (AWS) D1.1 Structural Steel Code.
- Understanding of welding electrodes and filler metals will be demonstrated in the GMAW process.
The Gas Tungsten Arc Welding microcredential lets you obtain skills necessary for an entry level position in the field of welding using the GTAW process and have the opportunity to earn weld certification on multiple joints, positions, and materials using GTAW according to the AWS D1.1 welding code.
- Time to complete: 1 semester (9 credit hours)
- Available: Jamestown Campus | Cattaraugus County Campus
Courses:
- WLD 1200: Safety & Cutting Processes
- WLD 1370: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
- WLD 2270: Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
Directly stacks into:
Student learning outcomes:
- Students will develop skills necessary for employment in the field of welding using the GTAW process.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to make code quality welds on plate and pipe according to the American Welding Society (AWS) D1.1 Structural Steel Code.
- Understanding of welding electrodes and filler metals will be demonstrated in the GTAW process.
The Information Technology Basics microcredential lets you develop fundamental skills of information technology necessary in today’s market, including programming, web technologies, troubleshooting, security, and networking. You’ll be prepared for an entry-level role in technology, as well as complement your skill set in business, communication, or manufacturing.
- Time to complete: 2 semesters (15 credit hours)
- Available: online | Jamestown Campus | Cattaraugus County Campus
Courses:
- CSC 1520: Introduction to Cybersecurity
- CSC 1530: Introduction to HTML & CSS
- CSC 1570: Programming Concepts / Applications
- CSC 1580: Computer Hardware/ Systems Software
- CSC 2510: Introduction to Networks - prereq/coreq CSC 1570
Directly stacks into:
Student learning outcomes:
- Develop and understand the use of HTML and XHTML.
- Understand the basic syntax of a programming language so that they will be able to use that language to solve a programming problem.
- Install and configure a small LAN.
- Demonstrate the ability to troubleshoot a hardware or software problem on a PC.
- Identify security risks and threats to computers and computer networks.
The Shielded Metal Arc Welding microcredential lets you obtain skills necessary for an entry-level position in the field of welding using the SMAW process and have the opportunity to earn weld certification on multiple joints and positions using SMAW according to the AWS D1.1 welding code.
- Time to complete: 1 semester (9 credit hours)
- Available: Jamestown Campus | Cattaraugus County Campus
Courses:
- WLD 1200: Safety & Cutting Processes
- WLD 1350: Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- WLD 2250: Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Directly stacks into:
Student learning outcomes:
- Students will develop skills necessary for employment in the field of welding using the SMAW process.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to make code quality welds on plate and pipe according to the American Welding Society (AWS) D1.1 Structural Steel Code.
- Understanding of welding electrodes and filler metals will be demonstrated in the SMAW process.
The Welding Fundamentals microcredential lets you obtain skills and experience necessary for an entry-level position in the field of welding and have the opportunity to earn weld certification on basic T-Joints in SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW according to the AWS D1.1 welding code.
- Time to complete: 1 semester (12 credit hours)
- Available: Jamestown Campus | Cattaraugus County Campus
Courses:
- WLD 1200: Safety & Cutting Processes
- WLD 1350: Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- WLD 1360: Gas Metal Arc Welding
- WLD 1370: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
Directly stacks into:
Student learning outcomes:
- Students will develop skills necessary for employment in the field of welding at the entry level in multiple welding processes.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to make code quality welds on plate according to the American Welding Society (AWS) D1.1 Structural Steel Code.
- Understanding of welding electrodes and filler metals will be demonstrated in the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) processes.
Workforce Development microcredentials
This five-week, hands-on program consists of two, 80-hour modules: Introduction to BAS and BAS Fundamentals. Students will learn to install, repair, and maintain computer-based control systems that control and monitor a building's mechanical and electrical equipment including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), and energy management systems. Instruction will also include an overview of the growing field of BAS, specific pathways into employment, and the hands-on skills needed to work in this field. This microcredential can serve as a pathway to entry level employment or to add-on related education via the HVAC Fundamentals microcredential at Jamestown Community College.
Students will have the opportunity to learn the theory and hands-on skills to gain the foundational knowledge of air-conditioning and forced air heating systems. The successful completion of this microcredential will prepare students for an entry-level position in an HVAC career. Through classroom theory and hands-on learning, students will gain the foundational knowledge of Hydronic and Forced Air Heating systems. At the end of the program, students will have the opportunity to sit for the Section 608 EPA Universal Certification exam.
Students will learn the underlying principles and hands-on techniques of electronics, mechanics, and robotics. Courses provide students the desired expertise to install, troubleshoot, and repair manufacturing mechanisms. This 12-week, in-person, hands-on program will provide students with foundational electromechanical skills as maintenance technicians in an industrial setting.
- Part-time TAP for Non-degree Program
- For non-matriculated students attending part-time
Industrial Maintenance Technician through Workforce Development »
This 13-week, hands-on program will provide students with the knowledge and skills to obtain an entry-level manufacturing position in the field of machining or quality control.
- Part-time TAP for Non-degree Program
- For non-matriculated students attending part-time
This 13-week, hands-on program will prepare students for a career as a phlebotomist within a hospital, blood donor center, doctor’s office, or other medical institution. Required skills covered are: blood collection, specimen processing and storage, professionalism in a clinical setting, communication skills, clerical and courier, as well as reception and other duties. Lectures are based on current, relevant phlebotomy procedures which includes hands-on laboratory practices and a clinical rotation at a local medical facility.
Students will learn foundational skills involved in basic gas and arc welding, gas metal arc (MIG) welding, shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) also known as stick welding, gas tungsten arc welding (TIG), and flux cored arc welding (FCAW.) Students will learn the basics of industrial safety, how to set up and operate gas welding and shielded metal arc welding equipment, and shop safety.
- Part-time TAP for Non-degree Program
- For non-matriculated students attending part-time