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    • Certificates
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  • Guided Pathways
    • List of NSCC Guided Pathways
      • Agriculture & Food Services Pathways
        • Cannabis Certificate (CAN)
        • Dietary Management Certificate (DMC)
        • Nutritional Science and Diet Technology (NSD)
        • Sustainable Agriculture Certificate (SGC)
        • Sustainable Horticulture Certificate (SHC)
        • Sustainable Horticulture (SUD)
      • Business and Administration
        • Accounting (ACD)
        • Accounting Certificate (ACN)
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        • Digital and Social Marketing (MKD)
        • Entrepreneurship (ENT)
        • Graphic Design - Integrated Media (IMD)
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        • Graphic Design Certificate (GDC)
        • Healthcare Business Management Certificate (HCMC)
        • High Tech Manufacturing Management Certificate (HTMC)
        • Paralegal (PAD)
        • Paralegal Certificate (PAC)
        • Social Media Marketing (SMC)
      • Education
        • Early Childhood Education Foundational Certificate (EFC)
        • Early Childhood Education (ECD)
        • Elementary Education Transfer Program (EET)
      • Emergency Response
        • Criminal Justice Career (CRD)
        • Criminal Justice Transfer (CRD)
        • Fire Protection and Safety Technology (FPD)
      • Engineering Science & Industrial Technology
        • Construction and Building Science Certificate (CBC)
        • Computer Aided Design Certificate (CAI)
        • Engineering Science Transfer (EST)
        • Advanced Manufacturing Technology Cert (MNC)
        • Pre-Engineering (PET)
      • Human Services
        • Child/Youth Advocate Certificate (CYA)
        • Community Health Worker Certificate (CHW)
        • Developmental Disabilities (DDD)
        • Developmental Disabilities Direct Support (DSC)
        • Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitiation(DAD)
        • Human Services Practitioner (HSD)
        • Substance Addiction Counseling (SAC)
      • Information Technology
        • Computer Applications (CED)
        • Computer Information Systems (CIT)
        • Cybersecurity and Computer Networking (CKD)
        • Computer Networking Certificate (CKC)
        • Computer Programming (CPD)
        • Computer Science Transfer (CST)
        • Database Management and Data Security (DBD)
      • Liberal Arts
        • Digital Video Production (DVP)
        • Environmental Studies (EVT)
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        • Gender & Women's Studies Certificate (GWSC)
        • Liberal Arts (LAT) Communication and Media Pathway
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        • Liberal Arts (LAT) Economics Pathway
        • Liberal Arts (LAT) English Pathway
        • Liberal Arts (LAT) Fine Arts Pathway
        • Liberal Arts (LAT) General Education Pathway
        • Liberal Arts (LAT) History Pathway
        • Liberal Arts (LAT) Political Science Pathway
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        • Liberal Arts (LAT) Sociology Pathway
        • Liberal Arts (LAT) Spanish Language Pathway
      • Nursing & Allied Health
        • Health Studies (SHD)
        • LPN to RN Advanced Placement Option
        • Medical Assisting Certificate (MAC)
        • NSCC RN to Salem State University BSN (NSB) (This program is on hold.)
        • Nurse Education (NSG)
        • Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)
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        • Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Pathway
        • Radiologic Technology (RAD)
        • Respiratory Care (RSP)
        • Surgical Technology (SRT)
      • Personal Services
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      • Animal Science
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        • Veterinary Technology (VET)
      • STEM Foundation
        • Biotechnology Certificate (BOC)
        • Biotechnology (BOD)
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        • STEM Foundation (STE) - Mathematics Pathway
        • STEM Foundation (STE) - Construction and Building Science
        • STEM Foundation (STE) - Engineering Technology
      • Transportation
        • Aviation Management (AMD)
        • Aviation Science Professional Pilot (AVD)
• Non-Credit and Professional Programs
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  • Non-Credit and Professional Program Course Descriptions
    • AFS AGRICULTURE
      • 200
        • AFS200
        • AFS201
        • AFS202
        • AFS230
        • AFS231
        • AFS232
        • AFS233
    • BAA BUSINESS & ADMINISTRATION
      • 100
        • BAA132
        • BAA133
        • BAA140
        • BAA142
        • BAA150
        • BAA157
        • BAA160
        • BAA163
      • 200
        • BAA202
        • BAA215
        • BAA241
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      • 000
        • HEA002
        • HEA004
        • HEA007
        • HEA008
      • 100
        • HEA100
        • HEA102
        • HEA103
        • HEA104
        • HEA106
        • HEA107
        • HEA108
        • HEA110
        • HEA115
      • 200
        • HEA200
        • HEA201
        • HEA212
      • 300
        • HEA300
        • HEA301
    • INF - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
      • 000
        • INF051
        • INF053
        • INF054
        • INF055
        • INF056
        • INF057
        • INF058
      • 100
        • INF101
        • INF120
        • INF121
        • INF122
      • 200
        • INF248
    • LAC-LANGUAGE-COMMUNICATIONS
      • 100
        • LAC010
        • LAC100
        • LAC101
        • LAC102
        • LAC103
        • LAC104
        • LAC105
        • LAC106
        • LAC107
        • LAC120
        • LAC121
        • LAC122
        • LAC123
        • LAC140
        • LAC149
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      • 100
        • OTD150
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