Noncredit Instruction is one of several educational options offered within the California Community College System. It offers students access to a variety of low and no-cost courses that can assist them in reaching their academic, personal, and professional goals. Noncredit courses are intended to provide students with lifelong learning, college transfer, and career preparation opportunities.
Adult Physical Fitness (ADPE) Courses
An introductory exercise course designed to emphasize fitness by offering the student a variety of exercises and aerobic work. Open to both men and women.
Lab Hours: 54.00
Transfer: Not transferable
Advanced techniques of exercise through use of a variety of controlled exercises. This class is open to both men and women. (Formerly ADPE 41)
Lab Hours: 54.00
Transfer: Not transferable
Tennis for adults is fun, offers excellent exercise, and a way to make friends while playing tennis. Enhance your tennis skills and quality of life.
Lab Hours: 54.00
Transfer: Not transferable
Instrutrion of basic steps of Hawaiian dance, are movements, terminology, the usage of Hawaiian implements for routings to Hawaiian music. Enhances mental and physical skills and quality of life.
Lab Hours: 54.00
Transfer: Not transferable
Basic Skills/Educational Upgrade Courses
Lab Hours: 10.00
Transfer: Not transferable
This course is for students wishing to receive tutoring in the Math Success Center at VVC. Students will be allowed to receive up to 96 hours of tutoring over a two semester period of time. Tutoring topics will be based on math skills covered in the co-requisite math course.
Lab Hours: 54.00
Transfer: Not transferable
English as a Second Language Non-Credit (AENG) Courses
This course is for very limited English speakers wishing to prepare for the citizenship test. The course will focus on improving English language skills necessary for a successful interview.
Lab Hours: 54.00
Transfer: Not transferable
This course is for immigrants eligible for naturalization. Topics include U.S. History and civics. Class will prepare students for the naturalization interview.
Recommended Preparation: AENG 10.1;
Lab Hours: 54.00
Transfer: Not transferable
Designed for non native speakers with no or very limited English. It is intended to develop a basic understanding of English. Students will begin to respond to direct questions, statements, high-frequency commands and courtesies; begin to participate in conversations with peers on familiar topics with supported context.
Lab Hours: 108.00
Transfer: Not transferable
This class is for ESL students with very little English skills who would like to learn the basics of computers. The class will reinforce English skills using the computer as a tool to learn English. Students will learn basic computer literacy, keyboarding and internet skills for success in school and personal use.
Lab Hours: 54.00
Transfer: Not transferable
This class is for people who do not read or write any English. It will focus on basic reading and writing skills. Students will learn to read and fill out everyday forms, such as a basic job application. They will learn basic vocabulary, spelling rules, and basic grammar.
Lab Hours: 108.00
Transfer: Not transferable
It is for non-native speakers of English who wish to develop listening and speaking skills. The course will focus on learning new vocabulary and sentences patterns in everyday speaking and listening situations.
Lab Hours: 108.00
Transfer: Not transferable
This class is designed for high beginning non-native English speakers who read and write at a very limited beginning level. They will be introduced to reading comprehension skills, vocabulary, spelling rules, and basic grammar.
Lab Hours: 108.00
Transfer: Not transferable
This course is for non-native English speakers wishing to continue to develop English skills. It is for people who already speak and understand English fairly well. In this course students will learn more grammar and vocabulary useful in a variety of everyday speaking and listening situations. Students will also be introduced to non-verbal communication, as well as certain idiomatic expressions. There will be a strong emphasis on simulation and role play.
Recommended Preparation: Take AENG 10.3 or AENG 10.4
Lab Hours: 108.00
Transfer: Not transferable
This class is for non native speakers of English who are entering level three ESL. This class will focus on developing reading and writing skills. It is for people who already read and write English fairly well. Students will continue to develop their reading and writing in English. They will continue to learn grammar and spelling rules and will write loosely organized paragraphs.
Lab Hours: 108.00
Transfer: Not transferable
Recommended Preparation: AENG 10.5 or any level three course. This class is the continuation of a level three speaking and listening course. It is for nonnative English speakers who already speak and understand enough English to describe everyday situations, problems, and needs. In this class students will learn more advanced vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, sentence structure, and grammar needed in a variety of specific everyday speaking and listening situations. There will be continued emphasis on simulation and role play.
Lab Hours: 108.00
Transfer: Not transferable
This course is a level four high intermediate reading and writing course for ESL students who want to continue to develop higher-level reading and writing skills. Students work on further developing reading skills and reading comprehension such as scanning, using context clues and improving vocabulary. Students further develop writing skills such as writing short summaries and composition.
Recommended Preparation: AENG 10.6
Lab Hours: 108.00
Transfer: Not transferable
This course is designed for non-native speakers of English who wish to improve English skills for career readiness, vocational training or for students interested in transitioning to college courses. Students will practice writing, grammar, listening, and speaking as it plays naturally in the workplace or in an academic setting. Students will be learning skills, such as interviewing skills, resume writing, and speaking confidently at work or in an academic setting.
Recommended Preparation: AENG 10.7
Lab Hours: 54.00
Transfer: Not transferable
Home Economics for the Homemaker (AHOM) Courses
Designed for those who understand the operation of a sewing machine, fabric selection and preparation, and fundamental sewing skills such as finishing seams, grading and understitching, etc. Emphasis on quality construction techniques with options for tailoring, fitting, specialty fabrics, etc.
Lab Hours: 48.00
Transfer: Not transferable
Designed to teach basic sewing skills and equipment use. Emphasis on fundamentals, including use of equipment, knowledge of fabrics, and construction techniques.
Lab Hours: 48.00
Transfer: Not transferable
A structured class teaching advanced pattern techniques for those with basic sewing knowledge. Students should have beginning sewing skills or better.
Lab Hours: 48.00
Transfer: Not transferable
This class specializes in basic to advanced stitches for knitting, crochet, needle point, crosstitch, lace making and pattern interpretation. This class is for beginners as well as intermediate and advanced students.
Lab Hours: 48.00
Transfer: Not transferable
Learn how to make small craft and quilting projects for home and personal use.
Lab Hours: 48.00
Transfer: Not transferable
A beginning class designed to teach strip sewing techniques for making quilts quickly and easily by machine.
Lab Hours: 48.00
Transfer: Not transferable
A continuation of Machine Quilting I for those who desire more complicated patterns of quilts by machine.
Lab Hours: 48.00
Transfer: Not transferable
Designed to teach basic techniques including threading, tension adjustments. Learn both construction and decorative uses in project construction. Designed for both beginner and more advanced students.
Lab Hours: 54.00
Transfer: Not transferable
Music (AMUS) Courses
A large choral ensemble dedicated to the performance of major choral works from all musical periods, often with orchestra. Group may tour periodically in the United States and abroad. Membership open by solo audition to determine ability to match pitch, sing in tune, carry a harmony part, level of music reading. Prior choral experience in a high school,college/university, community or church choir desirable but not required.
Lab Hours: 54.00
Transfer: Not transferable
The study and performance of standard college large wind ensemble literature, stressing the proper playing and performance techniques. The development of warm up skills, scale studies, rhythmic refinement, and the full range of wind ensemble techniques will be emphasized. Public performance required.
Lab Hours: 54.00
Transfer: Not transferable
A study and performance of standard orchestral literature. Public performances at college and community concerts and events. Open by audition.
Lab Hours: 54.00
Transfer: Not transferable
Provides playing experience in the fields of dance, jazz, rock and popular music. Accurate execution and consistent style will be emphasized, along with improvisation, sight reading, ear training and performance practice skills. Public performances at college and community concerts. Open by audition.
Lab Hours: 54.00
Transfer: Not transferable
The class will explore small ensemble literature for various groupings of wind and brass instruments, including study of music from many periods. Student should check with the music program to determine what specific instrumental groupings will be formed that semester. Open by audition. Public performances required.
Lab Hours: 54.00
Transfer: Not transferable