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The course will focus on fundamental concepts of genetics, animal breeding, physiology, anatomy, nutrition, digestion, and the scope of the livestock industry.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB108", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-108", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-108.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000003", "code": "AB 114", "title": "Ag Orientation", "credits": 2, "hours": 2, "description": "This course will provide an introduction to the various careers in agriculture. The course will also cover career and job trends, setting academic goals, note taking, designing a term study plan, preparing for tests, and test taking strategies and skills.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000357", "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB114", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-114", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-114.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000004", "code": "AB 116", "title": "Applied Agronomy for Precision Ag ^", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course presents instruction in plant identification, plant health, plant pathology, soil health and crop production. This course covers cropping practices, tillage methods, planting methods and pest control methods with the application of precision agriculture technologies. The course includes hands on experience in tillage, planting, and fertilizer/insecticide applications using variable rate application maps.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000357", "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB116", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-116", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-116.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000005", "code": "AB 118", "title": "Agriculture GIS ^", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course focuses on the concepts and procedures used in dis- covering and applying the spatial relationships within and among maps. It utilizes the mapping and geo-query capabilities of the agricultural Geographic Information System (GIS) platforms to map, analyze, and construct spatial models. This course establishes a comprehensive framework that encompasses a wide range of multi-layered queries, such as: multi-year yield analysis, yield versus field attribute, or fertility versus observed field attribute. The gathering of these layers enables the end-user to design comprehensive models for the analysis of farming operations leading to the development and implementation of improved strategies on the farm or in industry.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000357", "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB118", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-118", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-118.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000006", "code": "AB 126", "title": "Principles of Agronomy", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course presents instruction in crop plant classification, use, and identification. The course also covers cropping systems, tillage methods, planting methods, harvesting methods, and crop growth patterns. Course emphasis will be balanced between theoretical and practical crop science.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB126", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-126", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-126.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000007", "code": "AB 128", "title": "Agriculture Electronic Devices & Systems ^", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course is designed to teach a person with basic electrical knowledge how sophisticated electronic control systems are applied to Precision Agriculture applications. The course will cover simple open-loop control to the more complex closed-loop control systems. The class will introduce a variety of sensors and actuators that are commonly used in conjunction with the con- trollers, to measure and control various agricultural operations. In addition to control technology, wiring symbols and wiring diagrams will be taught for diagnostics applications.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000357", "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB128", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-128", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-128.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000008", "code": "AB 130", "title": "Precision Farming Systems ^", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course provides an overview of precision agriculture concepts and the tools of the discipline: Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Spatial Data Management Platforms, Intelligent Devices, and Implements. Introductory use of each of these tools within the processes of precision agriculture is covered. Hands-on activities with agricultural data and data collection equipment will provide an initial experience in the use of these tools. The primary and secondary economic and environmental benefits to the adoption of these practices are also discussed.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000357", "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB130", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-130", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-130.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000009", "code": "AB 132", "title": "Agriculture Data Management Systems ^", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course will prepare the student in the use of various spatial data management platforms. Students will be required to do the initial setup, create management and production lists, save and unload data cards, process field data, and duplicate the process that end-users must do to complete the task of transferring data from the field to the computer. After setting up a data management tree, students will be required to do a field check to ensure that it works to collect and separate the appropriate data. In addition, students will use the software to create reports and prescription maps. Ag Leader® Spatial Management System™ will be the primary platform demonstrated in this course. This will be a project-driven course for which the instructor will provide guidance and the student will be required to read software documentation to complete most of the tasks.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000357", "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB132", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-132", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-132.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000010", "code": "AB 134", "title": "Precision Farming Hardware ^", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course will prepare the student in the use of various precision farming hardware components. Basic concepts of electricity, electronics, hydraulics, and pneumatics will be covered first. Students will then get hands-on experience in the installation of display modules, guidance units, and control components. This is a project driven course which requires the students to read and understand technical manuals for the installation. Monitoring and guidance to be demonstrated include: Outback® MAX w/A321 RTK, John Deere® GreenStar™ 3 2630 w/StarFire™ 3000 RTK, Case IH® AFS™ 700,Trimble® TMX-2050, Raven® Viper Pro™, and Ag Leader® Integra™.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000357", "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB134", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-134", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-134.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000011", "code": "AB 136", "title": "Introduction to Agricultural GIS ^", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This introductory course focuses on the concepts and procedures used in discovering and applying the spatial relationships within and among maps. It utilizes the mapping and geo-query capabilities of the agricultural Geographic Information System (GIS) platform, SST® Summit Professional™, to map, analyze, and construct spatial models. This course establishes a comprehensive framework that encompasses a wide range of multi-layered queries, such as multi-year yield analysis, yield versus field attribute, or fertility versus observed field attribute. The gathering of these layers enables the end-user to design comprehensive models for the analysis of farming operations.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB136", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-136", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-136.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000012", "code": "AB 138", "title": "Remote Sensing ^", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course examines fundamental concepts and theories from the geospatial, cartographic, and computing sciences to understand the emergence, use, and development of this rapidly growing area of geographic inquiry and research. Focused on GIS, Global Positioning System (GPS), and remote sensing as well as spatial data production, analysis, and management, this course combines an in-depth review of the major geospatial theoretical foundations with hands-on practical exercises to offer participants key opportunities to gain knowledge and expertise with which to collect, analyze, and produce geospatial and attribute information.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000357", "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB138", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-138", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-138.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000013", "code": "AB 142", "title": "Field Mapping for Decision Making ^", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "The primary purpose is to demonstrate the various tools available in industry to assist GIS Specialists, Precision Ag Technicians, Agronomists, and Soil Surveyors in collecting accurate field data. The data will then be interpreted using GIS software to create management zones, grids, and other agronomic research-based decisions. The equipment used in this course will consist of GPS receivers for spatial data, soil collection equipment, GIS plat- forms for interpretation, and soil contact electrical conductivity sensors.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000357", "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB142", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-142", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-142.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000014", "code": "AB 144", "title": "Intermediate Agricultural GIS ^", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This intermediate course builds upon on the concepts and procedures used in discovering and applying the spatial relationships within and among maps learned in Introduction to Agricultural GIS. It further utilizes the mapping and geo-query capabilities of SST® Summit Professional™ to map, analyze, and construct spatial models while adding the mobile tools found in the SST® Sirrus™ platform. This course re-affirms the comprehensive framework from previous lessons and begins to develop the practical knowledge necessary to succeed in developing and implementing these strategies on the farm or in industry.", "prerequisites": [ "AB 136" ], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB144", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-144", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-144.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000015", "code": "AB 146", "title": "Aerial Systems Management ^", "credits": 2, "hours": 2, "description": "This course introduces Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) platforms, their history, and commercial applications, with special emphasis in Precision Agriculture, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulatory framework, data collection, privacy issues, and navigation concepts. Although instruction will cover content that is needed to pass the certification test for flying drones, no certification will be awarded as part of this class in the actual flight of unmanned aerial vehicles. Further training and instruction will be required for students wishing to acquire and/or pilot aerial vehicles, and students will be responsible for pursuing that certification through testing.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000357", "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB146", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-146", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-146.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000016", "code": "AB 148", "title": "Positioning Systems Management ^", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is a worldwide, satellite-based navigation system used for aviation, remote sensing, shipping, vehicle tracking, surveying, time transfer, search and rescue operations, and personal communicati", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000357", "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB148", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-148", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-148.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000017", "code": "AB 202", "title": "Agriculture Economics", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course provides an introduction to the field of agricultural economics as well as some of the basic tools and concepts of decision making. Concepts are illustrated in terms of selected contemporary social and economic issues, including the role of agriculture in both the national and international dimensions. Topics will include the structure of U.S. agriculture, consumer food issues, world food problems, agribusiness, and rural development.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB202", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-202", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-202.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000018", "code": "AB 203", "title": "Soils and Soils Lab", "credits": 4, "hours": 4, "description": "This course will provide a study of the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils and how these properties determine the nature of each soil and its crop productivity. The course will also cover soil management practices.", "prerequisites": [ "AB 210", "PS 111" ], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB203", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-203", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-203.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000019", "code": "AB 207", "title": "Fundamentals of Animal Nutrition", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course covers the role of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, minerals. vitamins, and water in animal nutrition. The course will emphasize digestion, absorption, metabolism, and excretion of nutrients and their metabolites.", "prerequisites": [ "AB 108" ], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB207", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-207", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-207.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000020", "code": "AB 208", "title": "Applied Animal Nutrition", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This advanced course will cover various techniques involved in the formulation, preparation, and construction of animal nutrient rations.", "prerequisites": [ "AB 207" ], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB208", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-208", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-208.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000021", "code": "AB 210", "title": "Crop Science", "credits": 4, "hours": 4, "description": "This course will examine plant morphology and anatomy and will also provide a history of plant agriculture. The course will emphasize plant structures and systems related to the five major field crops found in the local region: corn, sorghum, wheat, soy- beans, and alfalfa. Growth stages, critical periods of development, plant nutrition, mineral elements involved in physiology, and grain grading and marketing will also be covered.", "prerequisites": [ "PS 107", "PS 111" ], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB210", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-210", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-210.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000022", "code": "AB 212", "title": "Livestock Production", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This advanced animal science course is designed so students can expand their expertise working with livestock. The course will cover lactation, genetic applications, physiology of reproduction, animal ecology, and the impact of livestock production on the quality of life.", "prerequisites": [ "AB 108" ], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB212", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-212", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-212.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000023", "code": "AB 216", "title": "Farm Marketing", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This introductory course will cover operations involved in the movement of agricultural commodities from the farmer to the consumer. The course will focus on the essential marketing functions of buying, selling, transportation, storage, financing, standardization, pricing, and risk bearing.", "prerequisites": [ "AB 202" ], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB216", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-216", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-216.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000024", "code": "AB 220", "title": "Beef Production", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course will cover the basic husbandry practices used in modern beef production. The course will focus on the latest advancements in technology as they apply to cattle production. Special emphasis will be placed on genetics, physiology of reproduction, beef nutrition, health programs, management methods, use of electronic ID systems, ID databases, and marketing methods.", "prerequisites": [ "AB 108" ], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB220", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-220", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-220.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000025", "code": "AB 222", "title": "Sheep Production", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course is designed to introduce the technology required for modern sheep production. The course will focus on genetics, reproduction, health, nutrition, management concepts, marketing, budgets, and the proper care and handling of wool.", "prerequisites": [ "AB 108" ], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB222", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-222", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-222.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000026", "code": "AB 224", "title": "Range Management", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course is designed to give students knowledge about forage and range management. The course will cover principles of plant species selection, establishment, fertilization, and weed control. Utilization and grazing of natural grasses will also be covered, as well as improved cultivators. The course will include discussion of intensive grazing design and temporary forage systems, silage, and haying methods.", "prerequisites": [ "AB 210" ], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB224", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-224", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-224.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000027", "code": "AB 225", "title": "Animal Diseases and Health", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course will cover general concepts and applications for de- signing and developing an effective flock or herd health program. The course will emphasize effective sanitation, disease prevention, control of ectoparasites and endoparasites, disease identification, and methods of effective chemotherapy.", "prerequisites": [ "AB 108" ], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB225", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-225", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-225.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000028", "code": "AB 227", "title": "Ag Microcomputer", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course is designed for students who have had some experience with computers. The course will cover the start-up dialogue, care and maintenance of software and hardware, and what to look for when purchasing a farm computer system. The course will also emphasize the use of integrated software packages and their agricultural applications.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB227", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-227", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-227.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000029", "code": "AB 244", "title": "Precision Agriculture Capstone ^", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "The primary goal and function of this capstone course is to assist students in combining the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the program to form a coherent problem solving resource. The effectiveness of this resource is exhibited in the ability of the student to employ multiple tools found within the discipline to make sound decisions independently in the field. To do this, students will first be exposed to multiple facets of the industry through a multi lecture series on agribusiness management and strategy. Secondly, to complete the course and the Precision Agriculture curriculum, students will present an original project to an industry panel demonstrating their ability to integrate and communicate their knowledge across the discipline.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000357", "highlandks-000361" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#AB244", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-244", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ab-244.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000030", "code": "ACR105", "title": "Painting & Refinishing I ^", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course is the first in a four-course sequence covering all aspects of painting and refinishing auto body surfaces. The course will cover safety and health issues, surface preparation, metal treatments, equipment, and paint specifics.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000347" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#ACR105", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/acr105", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/acr105.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000031", "code": "ACR115", "title": "Non-Structural Analysis & Damage Repair I ^", "credits": 4, "hours": 4, "description": "This course is the first in a four-course sequence covering all aspects of non-structural analysis and damage repair for automobiles. The course will cover safety issues, vehicle construction, industry opportunities, and auto body repair techniques and materials.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000347" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#ACR115", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/acr115", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/acr115.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000032", "code": "ACR125", "title": "Structural Analysis & Damage Repair I ^", "credits": 2, "hours": 2, "description": "This course is the first in a four-course sequence covering all aspects of structural analysis and damage repair for automobiles. The course will cover measuring, damage analysis, safety, frame repair, unibody analysis and welding.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000347" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#ACR125", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/acr125", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/acr125.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000033", "code": "ACR135", "title": "Airbrush, Fiberglass, and Pin Striping ^", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course is designed to enhance skills in auto collision repair through creating detail and unique products using airbrush and pin striping techniques and fiberglass fabrication.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000347" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#ACR135", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/acr135", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/acr135.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000034", "code": "ACR155", "title": "Painting & Refinishing II ^", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course is the second in a four-course sequence covering all aspects of painting and refinishing auto body surfaces. 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The course is recommended for elementary education and library science majors, and, at some institutions, is a requirement for those majors. Course material will be broad enough to accommodate anyone with an interest in the field of children’s Literature.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#ED105", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ed-105", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ed-105.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000232", "code": "ED 110", "title": "Intro to Elementary & Secondary Education", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course will cover the historical and sociological development of elementary and secondary American education, the role of public schools in American society, and the diverse nature of the American student population. 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Upon completion students should be able to integrate Computer Aided Drafting to Computer Aided Machining in both 2D and 3D milling and lathe, generate geometry and setup Computer Numeric Control processes using Mastercam software, apply tooling setup and operation, understand the Post Processor, and operate a Computer Numeric Control machine.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000355", "highlandks-000363" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#EGT226", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/egt-226", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/egt-226.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000237", "code": "ELE100A", "title": "Electrical Continuing Education", "credits": 5, "hours": 5, "description": "The State of Kansas requires electricians to complete 6 hours of continuing education to renew a journeyman or master electrician license. 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The concepts of power and privilege will be discussed as psychological constructs operating across all cultures and contexts.", "prerequisites": [ "IDS120" ], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#IDS130", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ids130", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ids130.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000326", "code": "IDS140", "title": "Creativity Across the Disciplines", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This interdisciplinary course is designed to explore human creativity from psychological and practical angles. Students work independently and collaboratively to create, and to understand creativity both as an expression of freedom and as a way to improve their flexibility of thinking. A significant benefit will be the opportunity to share their work with a wider audience through publication, exhibition, or performance, and to receive valuable feedback to improve their creative work.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#IDS140", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/ids140", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/ids140.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000327", "code": "IWT105", "title": "Welding Safety/OSHA 10", "credits": 1, "hours": 1, "description": "Through a variety of classroom and /or lab learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: explain job/site safety and precaution for job/site hazards; determine the uses of personal protective equipment (PPE); identify the safety equipment and procedures related to safe work practices and environment; identify fire prevention and protection techniques; explore Hazardous Communications (HazCom) including Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000360" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#IWT105", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt105", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt105.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000328", "code": "IWT115", "title": "Cutting Processes", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "Through classroom and/or shop/lab fearing and assessment activities, students in this course will: distinguish several types of mechanical and thermal cutting equipment and processes used in the welding trade; demonstrate the safe and correct set up, operation and shut down of the Oxy-fuel (OFC) workstation; demonstrate the safe and correct set up, operation and shut down of the Plasma Arc (PAC) workstation; demonstrate the safe and correct set up, operation and shut down of the Carbon Arc Cutting with Air (CAC-A) workstation; Demonstrate safe and proper operation of several types of mechanical cutting equipment; and inspect quality and tolerance of cuts according to industry standards.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000360" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#IWT115", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt115", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt115.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000329", "code": "IWT125", "title": "Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "Through classroom and /or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: describe the Shielded Metal Arc Welding process (SMAW); demonstrate the safe and correct set up of the SMAW workstation; associate SMAW electrode classification with base metals and joint criteria; demonstrate proper electrode selection and use based on metal types and thicknesses; build pads of weld beads with selected electrode in the flat position; build pads of weld beads with selected electrode in the horizontal position; perform basic SMAW welds on selected weld joints; and perform visual inspection of welds.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000360" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#IWT125", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt125", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt125.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000330", "code": "IWT135", "title": "Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "Through classroom and /or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: explain Gas Metal Arc Welding process (GMAW); demonstrate the safe and correct set up of the GMAW workstation; correlate GMAW electrode classifications with base metals and joint criteria; demonstrate proper electrode selection and use based on metal types and thicknesses; build pad", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000360" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#IWT135", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt135", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt135.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000331", "code": "IWT145", "title": "Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "Through classroom and /or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: describe the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding process (GTAW); demonstrate the safe and correct set up of the GTAW workstation; relate GTAW electrode classification with base metals and joint criteria; build proper electrode selection and filler metal selection use based on metal types and thicknesses; build pads of weld beads with selected electrode and filler material in the flat position; build pads of weld beads with selected electrode and filler material in the horizontal position; perform basic GTAW welds on selected weld joints; and perform visual inspection of GTAW welds.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000360" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#IWT145", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt145", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt145.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000332", "code": "IWT162", "title": "Blueprint Reading", "credits": 4, "hours": 4, "description": "Through a variety of classroom and/or shop/lab learning and assessment activities, the students in this course will: identify basic lines, views, and abbreviation used in blueprints; interpret basic 3D sketches using orthographic projection and blueprints; solve applicable mathematical equation; use basic measuring tools; interpret scale ratios on a blueprint; identify basic welding joints and structural shapes; interpret a Bill of Materials; identify standard AWS weld symbols.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000360" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#IWT162", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt162", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt162.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000333", "code": "IWT175", "title": "Shielded Metal Arc Welding II (SMAW II)", "credits": 5, "hours": 5, "description": "Through classroom and /or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: perform safety inspections of equipment; make minor external repairs to equipment; set up components and accessories of a complete Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) system; set up for SMAW operations; operate SMAW equipment; execute corrective actions to repair surface flaws on welds and base metals; make 2G, 5G, and 6G groove welds on carbon and stainless steel pipe; perform a 6G unlimited thickness qualification test on carbon and stainless steel pipe.", "prerequisites": [ "IWT125" ], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000360" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#IWT175", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt175", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt175.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000334", "code": "IWT180", "title": "Gas Metal Arc Welding II (GMAW II)", "credits": 5, "hours": 5, "description": "Through classroom and /or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: perform safety inspections of equipment; make minor external repairs to equipment; set up components and accessories of a complete Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) system; set up for GMAW operations; operate GMAW equipment; execute corrective actions to repair surface flaws on welds and base metals; make 2G, and 5G groove welds on carbon steel pipe; perform a qualification test on carbon steel pipe and plate.", "prerequisites": [ "IWT135" ], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000360" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#IWT180", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt180", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt180.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000335", "code": "IWT185", "title": "Gas Tungsten Arc Welding II (GTAW II)", "credits": 5, "hours": 5, "description": "Through classroom and /or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: perform safety inspections of equipment; make minor external repairs to equipment; set up components and accessories of a complete Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) system; set up for GTAW operations; operate GTAW equipment; execute corrective actions to repair surface flaws on welds and base metals; make 5G welds on carbon steel pipe with carbon and stainless filler material; perform 6G qualification test on carbon steel pipe with carbon and stainless filler material.", "prerequisites": [ "IWT145" ], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000360" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#IWT185", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt185", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt185.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000336", "code": "IWT190", "title": "Blueprint Reading II", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "Through a variety of classroom and/or shop/lab learning and assessment activities, the students in this course will: identify threaded fasteners; distinguish screw thread series, classes, and designation; identify non-threaded fasteners; interpret structural steel shapes and symbols; identify pipe representation on prints; distinguish metal identification.", "prerequisites": [ "IWT162" ], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000360" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#IWT190", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt190", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt190.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000337", "code": "IWT202", "title": "GasTungsten ArcWelding (Pipe)", "credits": 6, "hours": 6, "description": "Through classroom and/or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: perform safety inspections of equipment; Interpret welding, nondestructive examination and piping symbols; Apply principles of welding applications to welding, fabrication and inspection; Apply principles of weld quality and repairs to welding; Execute corrective action to repair surface flaws on welds and base metals; Perform a 6G limited thickness performance qualification test on carbon and stainless steels using the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) process.", "prerequisites": [ "IWT185" ], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#IWT202", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt202", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt202.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000338", "code": "IWT 212", "title": "Combination Pipe Welding", "credits": 6, "hours": 6, "description": "Through classroom and/or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: perform safety inspections of equipment; Interpret welding, nondestructive examination and piping symbols; Apply principles of welding applications to welding, fabrication and inspection; Apply principles of weld quality and repairs to welding; Execute corrective action to repair surface flaws on welds and base metals; Perform a 6G limited thickness performance qualification test on carbon and stainless steels using the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) process and Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process.", "prerequisites": [ "IWT175", "IWT185" ], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#IWT212", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt-212", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/iwt-212.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000339", "code": "LG 100", "title": "Conversational Spanish", "credits": 2, "hours": 2, "description": "This course emphasizes the development of basic Spanish communications skills through practice in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It is designed to introduce students to skills necessary for casual conversation and career specific situations.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000350", "highlandks-000361", "highlandks-000363" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#LG100", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/lg-100", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/lg-100.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000340", "code": "LG 101", "title": "Spanish I GE", "credits": 5, "hours": 5, "description": "This course covers the fundamentals of Spanish pronunciation, vocabulary building, conjugation of the present tense, and introduction of two past tenses. The course will provide practice in understanding and speaking simple phrases, elementary reading and writing, and some study of the culture of people in countries where Spanish is spoken.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000350", "highlandks-000361", "highlandks-000363" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#LG101", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/lg-101", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/lg-101.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000341", "code": "LG 102", "title": "Spanish II GE", "credits": 5, "hours": 5, "description": "This course builds on Spanish I and provides continued emphasis on pronunciation, vocabulary building, speaking, and understanding modern Spanish. Focus will be on elementary reading and basic writing skills as well as the study of the culture of Latin America and Spain. Review of the present tense is continued. The course will introduce the preterit tense and irregulars, the future, conditional, and perfect tenses, and subjunctive-introduction to present. Direct and indirect object pronouns, reflexive pronouns, command forms, sequencing, and storytelling will also be covered.", "prerequisites": [ "LG 101" ], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000350", "highlandks-000361", "highlandks-000363" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#LG102", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/lg-102", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/lg-102.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000342", "code": "LG 105", "title": "American Sign Language I", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This is a first course of study of the American Sign Language (ASL), the language used by the deaf community in the United States. This course covers the fundamentals of the basic structure of ASL grammar, vocabulary, fingerspelling/numbers, visual-gestural communication, and information related to deaf culture.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#LG105", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/lg-105", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/lg-105.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000343", "code": "LG 106", "title": "American Sign Language II", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course continues study begun in LG 105 and will focus on continued development of American Sign Language (ASL) skills, concentrating on comprehension and production. The course will also provide information about the linguistic and cultural features relevant to language learning.", "prerequisites": [ "LG 105" ], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#LG106", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/lg-106", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/lg-106.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000344", "code": "LG 201", "title": "Spanish III GE", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course builds on Spanish II and provides continued emphasis on pronunciation, vocabulary building, speaking, and understanding modern Spanish. Focus will be on intermediate listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, using a variety of tenses and moods, as well as the continued study of the culture of Latin America and Spain. Expanded review and practice using the present, preterit, imperfect, future, and conditional tenses and the imperative, indicative, and subjunctive moods will be continued. Sequencing and storytelling will also be continued. Por and para, comparatives and superlatives, prepositions, and the subjunctive in noun, adjective and adverbial clauses will be covered and incorporated in the demonstration of appropriate interpretation and response to Spanish language input.", "prerequisites": [ "LG 102" ], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000350", "highlandks-000361", "highlandks-000363" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#LG201", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/lg-201", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/lg-201.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000345", "code": "M 101", "title": "Music Fundamentals", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course covers the basics of music, including symbols, rhythm, and scale construction. The course also introduces reading and dictation in two or three parts, the minor modes and chromatics, eye and ear study through the simple modulations, and transpositions.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#M101", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/m-101", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/m-101.md" }, { "id": "highlandks-000346", "code": "M 103", "title": "Music History and Appreciation", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course provides an introduction to music as an art form. The course will cover the basic elements of music and historically significant style periods and composers. The course will also emphasize the concept of music as self-expression.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "highlandks-000350", "highlandks-000361", "highlandks-000363" ], "source_url": "https://www.highlandcc.edu/documents/catalog-documents/2025-2027-course-catalog-revised3-27-2026.pdf#M103", "canonical_url": "/highlandks/courses/m-103", "markdown_url": "/highlandks/courses/m-103.md" } ]