Instructional Programs

  Endorsement Level I Certificate Level II Certificate AA AS AAS 4 Year
Accounting
Accounting           ⦿  
Accounting Technician   ⦿ ⦿        
Allied Health 
Allied Health   ⦿     ⦿    
Medical Coding Specialist    ⦿          
Business Management 
Business Management           ⦿ BBA
Business Specialist   ⦿ ⦿        
Entrepreneur/Sm. Bus. Mgt.   ⦿ ⦿        
Health Management (Emph.)           ⦿  
Inform. Technology (Emph.)           ⦿  
Construction Technology 
Building Maintenance Tech ⦿            
Carpentry ⦿            
CDL/Heavy Truck Operations ⦿            
Construction Management ⦿            
Construction Technology   ⦿ ⦿     ⦿  
Electrical ⦿            
Industrial Safety ⦿            
Pipefitting ⦿            
Pipeline Insulation ⦿            
Plumbing ⦿            
Scaffolding ⦿            
Welding Materials Technology  ⦿            
Dental Therapy
Dental Therapy           ⦿  
Education 
Indigenous Education    ⦿ ⦿ ⦿      
Indigenous Human Services
Indigenous Human Services     ⦿     ⦿  
Information Technology 
Computer Foundations ⦿            
Data Analysis   ⦿ ⦿        
Information Technology           ⦿  
Technology Support Specialist   ⦿ ⦿        
Iñupiaq Studies 
Iñupiaq Studies       ⦿      
Iñupiaq Language & Culture   ⦿ ⦿        
Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts     ⦿ ⦿      
Office Management 
Office Management   ⦿ ⦿     ⦿  
Office Productivity  ⦿            
Medical Office Mgmt (Emphasis)           ⦿  
Medical Office Management    ⦿ ⦿        
Pre-Nursing 
Pre-Nursing      ⦿        

Abbreviations

Abbreviation Meaning
AA Associate of Arts (General transfer degree to four-year colleges and universities) 
AS Associate of Science (Transfer degree to science and health related programs at four-year colleges and universities)
AAS Associate of Applied Science 
BBA Bachelor’s in Business Administration 

Degree and Program Structure 

Instructional Program

Iḷisaġvik College defines an instructional program as an academic or technical field containing one or more degree(s)/certificate(s)/endorsement(s). 

Examples: Allied Health, Construction Technology 

Degree 

A degree comprises a course of study, which totals 60 or more credits and culminates in a college-level diploma. Iḷisaġvik offers corresponding certificates that may facilitate entries into a career field and/or function as pathways leading to a degree. 

Examples: Accounting, A.A.S. 

Certificate 

Iḷisaġvik College offers Level I and Level II Certificates, which are designed to be stepping stones toward the corresponding degree. A Level I Certificate is awarded after completing a designated course of study totaling 12-15 credits. A Level II Certificate is awarded after completing a course of study totaling 15-30 credits. 

Examples: Level I – Iñupiaq Language and Culture, Office Administration; Level II – Accounting Technician

Endorsement

An endorsement is awarded after the student has completed a designated course of study consisting of fewer than 12 credits.  

Examples: CDL/Heavy Truck Operations, Office Productivity