Powerplant Systems and Components

Powerplant systems and components such as engine instrument and engine fuel systems. Procedures necessary to properly repair and maintain systems such as induction systems, engine cooling systems and engine exhaust systems. Emphasis will be put on troubleshooting, operating and testing carburetors and propellers. Attention will be given to safety procedures and hands-on skills of basic maintenance and repair.

Powerplant Theory & Maintenance

Powerplant theory and systems of reciprocating engines. Inspection, overhaul and repair techniques used in powerplant maintenance. Topics include technical vocabulary, physical properties and inspection, among others. Attention will be given to safety procedures and hands-on skills of maintenance and repair of aircraft reciprocating engines.

From Funk to Hip Hop

Explores African American culture as reflected through theories of race and ethnicity and the aesthetics and politics of Black popular music from the Black Awakening of the 1960s to Hip-hop. Provides an understanding of how Black music forms have impacted and represented African American social consciousness, struggles, resistance, and racial justice.

African American Consciousness

AFAM 30 is an Ethnic Studies course that focuses on W. E. B. Dubois' term "The Souls of Black Folk." Using frameworks of race and ethnicity, students will gain a critical understanding of the complex expressions of what African American people think, feel, and imagine in their conscious existence, historically and geographically.

Basic Police Academy

Principles, procedures, and techniques of law enforcement; criminal law, patrol and investigative procedures, report writing, use of force tactics, weapons use, community relations, vehicle operations, traffic enforcement, accident investigation, first aid, CPR, academic and physical skills training and assessment required by the State Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to meet the minimum standards for employment as a peace officer in California (1280 in-class hours).