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ZTC Degree, Certificate or Classes
Zero Textbook Costs (ZTC) paths at West include over 10 Associate Degrees, 5 certificates, general education course patterns required to transfer to Cal State Universities and UCs, and numerous non-credit certificates. Additionally, the college has a large offering of ZTC classes in most major subjects including English, Communications Studies, Business, Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Political Science, Psychology and more. Coupled with our $0 Tuition Promise Program or other financial aid options, students have the opportunity to realize GO WEST. GO FAR. debt free.
ZTC Degrees & Certificates
Associate Degrees for Transfer (AA-T)
- Communication Studies AA-T
- English AA-T
- Social Justice Studies: Chicana/o Studies AA-T
- Social Justice: LGBTQ Studies AA-T
Associate Degrees (AA)
- Anthropology AA
- Climate Change & Environmental Studies AA
- Liberal Arts & Sciences – Arts & Humanities AA
- Liberal Arts & Sciences – Behavioral & Social Sciences AA
- Liberal Arts & Sciences – Health Professions AA
- Sociology AA
- Spanish AA
Certificates of Achievement
- Biotechnology Lab Technician
- Climate Change Studies: Natural Science
- Climate Change Studies: Social Science
- Cloud Computing – Amazon Web Services
- Mobile Application Development Essentials
General Education - Classes Required to Transfer
- CSU General Education (CSU-GE Breadth)
- CalGETC – Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum
ZTC Noncredit Certificates
- 21st Century Employability Skills: Communication & Digital Fluency
- 21st Century Employability Skills: Diversity Awareness & Collaboration
- 21st Century Employability Skills: Empathy & Adaptability
- 21st Century Employability Skills: Entrepreneurial & Analytical Mindset
- Academic & Workforce Success (Certificate of Competency)
- Administrative Assistant
- Business Tools Certificate of Completion
- Choosing Business Careers Certificate of Completion
- Communicating in Business Certificate of Completion
- Dental Career Skill Enhancement
- Employment Readiness
- Financial Literacy for College & the Workforce
- Foundation for Academic Success II
- Guest & Public Spaces Attendant
- Healthcare Career Discovery Certificate of Completion
- Healthcare Careers Preparation
- In-Home Supportive Services Provider Certificate of Completion
- In-Home Supportive Services Provider for the English Language Learner
- Job Readiness Skill Certificate
- Leadership & Workplace Success in the Public Sector
- Licensing Employment Test Prep
- Pre-Dental Career Preparation Certificate of Completion
- Real Estate Supervisory Trainee Appraisal Licensing
- Resilient Leadership for College Engagement
- Self-Awareness & Resilience
- Statistics Preparation
- Tutor Training
- Workforce Preparation & Career Success