From event management and filmmaking to learning how to manufacture guitars, San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges, along with San Diego Continuing Education, are offering an array of new degrees, certificates, and programs for students when the San Diego Community College District’s (SDCCD) 2016-17 academic year begins Aug. 22.

Many of the programs were developed in collaboration with local industry and are aimed at meeting employer demands. “A key component of the San Diego Community College District’s mission is in workforce development, as we play a major role in growing the regional economy,” said SDCCD Chancellor Constance M. Carroll. 

Here is a list of new programs in the district:

City College: Advanced Arts Entrepreneurship (Certificate of Performance), Arts Entrepreneurship (Certificate of Performance), Sports Management (Certificate of Performance), VITA Tax Preparation Training (Certificate of Performance), Conflict Resolution and Mediation (Certificate of Achievement), Nail Technician (Certificate of Performance), Broadcast News (Certificate of Achievement), Documentary Film (Associate of Science), Media Management and Marketing (Certificate of Achievement)

Mesa College: Event Management (Associate of Science), Event Management (Certificate of Achievement), Phlebotomy (Certificate of Performance)

Miramar College: Emergency Medical Technician (Certificate of Performance), Graphics-Visual Production (Certificate of Performance)

Continuing Education: Windows System Administrator Program, Small Business Growth

The district anticipates an estimated 1,000 additional students at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges, and Continuing Education during the coming academic year. Its budget calls for more workforce preparation programs, additional course sections, and increased initiatives aimed at ensuring student success, along with reinstating intercession January, 2017.