Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

President’s MessageMESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTCongratulations to you for selecting one of themost exemplary, innovative and academicallyexcellent community colleges in the state,Skyline College. The richness of diversity inthe cultures, backgrounds, languages,experiences, histories and perspectives is areflection of the larger world culture making lifefuller and more meaningful as what is globalevolves into that which is local. The programsand services are designed to give you theopportunity and tools be become connectedto human history and broad areas of humanknowledge. As a comprehensive communitycollege, we are able to meet a wide range ofacademic goals including transfer, career technicalpreparation and basic skill developmentso you may succeed in college level programsof study.Skyline College recently opened a buildingbearing an inscription that reads “The futurebelongs to those who believe in the beauty oftheir dreams.” Well if that inscription is true, then the future belongs to you. It belongs to the manyfamily members and friends who believe in you. It belongs to your brothers and sisters, cousins,nieces and nephews who are looking up to you right now and having the value of educationengrained in their psyche as that which is normal and minimally expected for them to fulfill theirobligation to be a good, decent and engaged person in this society.There was a time when California believed that education should not be preserved for the elite –that indeed everyone who had the ability to benefit from an education should have access tohigher education. That belief, enshrined in the California Master Plan for Higher Education, wasthe basis for the incredible economic advancement of the Golden State. It is in jeopardy unlesswe as a public remain committed to the investment of public education even during austere timesand unless you as students and potential students take this opportunity to study, learn and growto be one of the most valued privileges on this planet. The esteemed faculty and staff are hereto support you as you navigate this college on your educational journey.Get an education as if the entire planet depended upon it – because it does.Sincerely,Regina Stanback Stroud, Ed.D.PresidentP R E S I D E N T ’ S M E S S A G E2 011 – 2 012 C A T A L O G w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u7