Short Term Classes at DVC

Many short-term classes begin throughout the term. Check out the list of available classes below for fall 2022! 

How to register for a short-term class:

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All Short Term Courses
Course Name Section Course Title Days Start Date End Date
ADJUS-120 5408 Intro to the Admin of Justice   10/17/22 12/9/22
ADJUS-122 5246 Criminal Procedure   10/17/22 12/9/22
ADJUS-222 5410 Criminal Investigation   10/17/22 12/9/22
ADJUS-222 6410 Criminal Investigation   10/17/22 12/9/22
ADJUS-280 5505 Community-Based Corrections   10/17/22 12/9/22
ARTDM-105 5542 Introduction Digital Imaging   10/17/22 12/9/22
ARTDM-214 5389 Introduction to Graphic Design   9/19/22 12/9/22
ARTDM-214 5748 Introduction to Graphic Design   10/17/22 12/9/22
ARTHS-193 5284 History of Asian Art   10/3/22 12/9/22
ARTHS-197 5007 History Baroque-20th Century   9/19/22 12/9/22
BUS-101 5554 Business English   9/19/22 12/9/22
BUS-101 5555 Business English   9/19/22 12/9/22
BUS-103 5225 Applied Business Mathematics   9/19/22 12/9/22
BUS-109 5287 Intro to Business   10/17/22 12/7/22
BUS-109 5296 Intro to Business   9/19/22 12/9/22
BUS-109 3820 Intro to Business M W 9/19/22 12/9/22
BUS-109 5042 Intro to Business   9/19/22 12/9/22
BUS-109 5378 Intro to Business   9/19/22 12/9/22
BUS-209 5461 International Business   9/19/22 12/9/22
BUS-210 5423 Introduction to E-Business   9/19/22 12/9/22
BUS-240 5018 Business Statistics   9/19/22 12/9/22
BUS-250 551 Business Communications T W TH 10/25/22 1/12/23
BUS-250 5211 Business Communications   9/19/22 12/9/22
BUS-294 5509 Business Law   9/19/22 12/9/22
BUS-295 7324 Occupational Work Exp BUS   9/26/22 12/9/22
BUS-295 7474 Occupational Work Exp BUS   9/15/22 11/17/22
BUS-296 7183 Occupational Work Exp Ed BUS   10/24/22 12/2/22
BUS-296 7184 Occupational Work Exp Ed BUS   10/24/22 12/2/22
BUS-296 7185 Occupational Work Exp Ed BUS   10/24/22 12/2/22
BUS-296 7186 Occupational Work Exp Ed BUS   12/5/22 1/13/23
BUS-296 7187 Occupational Work Exp Ed BUS   12/5/22 1/13/23
BUS-296 7188 Occupational Work Exp Ed BUS   12/5/22 1/13/23
BUSAC-188 5874 QuickBooks Accntng for Bus II   10/17/22 12/7/22
BUSAC-285 5347 Federal Income Taxes-Individuals M 9/19/22 12/9/22
BUSMG-168 555 Customer Service W 10/26/22 11/23/22
BUSMG-168 3798 Customer Service W 10/26/22 11/23/22
BUSMG-174 558 Business Ethics W 11/30/22 1/11/23
BUSMG-174 3799 Business Ethics W 11/30/22 1/11/23
BUSMG-191 5209 Small Business Management T 9/12/22 11/29/22
BUSMG-192 5826 Entrepreneurship/Venture Mangt   9/12/22 11/29/22
BUSMK-255 5064 Advertising   9/19/22 12/9/22
BUSMK-256 5228 Marketing   9/19/22 12/9/22
BUSMK-258 5670 Advertising and Gender   10/17/22 12/7/22
BUSMK-260 5110 Social Media Marketing   10/17/22 12/7/22
BUSMK-261 5491 Digital Marketing Analytics   10/17/22 12/7/22
BUSMK-262 5492 Content Marketing   10/17/22 12/7/22
CARER-100 2509 College and Career Readiness I T TH 9/1/22 12/9/22
CARER-110 1316 Career and Life Planning W 9/6/22 12/9/22
CARER-110 5276 Career and Life Planning   9/19/22 12/9/22
CARER-110 5277 Career and Life Planning   10/3/22 12/9/22
CARER-110 5747 Career and Life Planning   10/31/22 12/9/22
CARER-120 5053 Career Assessment   10/17/22 12/9/22
CARER-130 5041 Career and Major Exploration   10/17/22 12/9/22
CIS-116 1292 Microsoft Excel- Comprehensive T TH 10/25/22 1/12/23
CIS-116 2902 Microsoft Excel- Comprehensive T TH 10/25/22 1/12/23
CIS-180 3797 Intro to Project Management T W M TH 10/24/22 1/12/23
CIS-185 3756 Project Management Tools T W M TH  10/24/22 1/12/23
CNT-104 2508 IT Essentials (A+) M TH 10/24/22 1/12/23
COMM-120 5444 Public Speaking   9/19/22 12/9/22
COMM-120 5032 Public Speaking   10/17/22 12/9/22
COMM-120 5051 Public Speaking   10/17/22 12/9/22
COMM-120 5054 Public Speaking   9/19/22 12/9/22
COMM-130 3695 Small Group Communication T W TH 10/25/22 1/12/23
COMM-163 2570 Forensics - Speech and Debate   9/19/22 12/9/22
COMSC-101 3345 Computer Literacy TH 9/19/22 12/9/22
COMSC-110 8199 Introduction to Programming TH 9/19/22 12/9/22
COUNS-095 7014 Educational Planning S 12/3/22 12/3/22
COUNS-095 7016 Educational Planning   12/10/22 12/10/22
COUNS-100 2940 New Student Success Strategies   9/6/22 12/9/22
COUNS-120 2910 Student Success T 9/6/22 12/9/22
COUNS-130 5056 Transfer Planning   10/17/22 12/9/22
CULN-120 2376 Fundamentals of Cuisine M T W TH 9/27/22 12/8/22
CULN-123 3801 Stocks, Soups, and Sauces M T W 9/27/22 10/31/22
CULN-127 3803 Garde Manger TH F 9/29/22 12/8/22
CULN-129 3767 Intro Urban Farming: Farm/Tabl F 9/9/22 11/4/22
CULN-163 3804 Sci & Subs in Baking & Pastry M T W 9/27/22 10/31/22
CULN-209 3813 Plated Seasonal Dessert M T W 11/1/22 12/5/22
CULN-295 7255 Occupational Work Exp CULN   9/6/22 12/9/22
CULN-296 7233 Occupational Work Exp Ed CULN   9/6/22 12/9/22
DANCE-205 5562 Music Theory for Dancers   9/19/22 12/9/22
DANCE-212 1389 Ballet I M W 9/6/22 12/9/22
DANCE-213 1398 Ballet II M W 9/6/22 12/9/22
DANCE-214 1409 Ballet III M W 9/6/22 12/9/22
DANCE-232 1936 Modern Dance I T TH 9/6/22 12/9/22
DANCE-233 1963 Modern Dance II T TH 9/6/22 12/9/22
DANCE-234 1968 Modern Dance III T TH 9/6/22 12/9/22
DANCE-242 2463 Repertory Dance Production I   9/19/22 12/9/22
DANCE-243 2465 Repertory Dance Prod I-TechWk   9/19/22 12/9/22
DANCE-244 2464 Repertory Dance Production II   9/19/22 12/9/22
DANCE-245 2466 Repertry Dance Prd II-Tech Wk   9/19/22 12/9/22
DANCE-250 5563 Dance Choreography   9/19/22 12/9/22
DRAMA-122 3825 Basic Principles of Acting T TH 9/19/22 12/9/22
DRAMA-126 2455 Audition/Prep for the Camera T TH 9/12/22 12/9/22
DRAMA-139 5369 Introduction to Theater   9/19/22 12/9/22
DRAMA-142 5374 Multicultural Perspectives   9/6/22 12/9/22
DRAMA-170 2533 Intro to Musical Theater M W 9/12/22 12/9/22
DRAMA-202 8183 Stage Prod-Technical Theater   10/17/22 12/9/22
DRAMA-202 8361 Stage Prod-Technical Theater   9/6/22 12/9/22
DRAMA-270 8177 Stage Production   9/6/22 12/9/22
DRAMA-270 8182 Stage Production   10/17/22 12/9/22
ECE-123 5662 Intro to Curriculum in ECE   9/19/22 12/9/22
ECE-124 5539 Child Devlp and Psychology   10/17/22 12/9/22
ECE-124 5541 Child Devlp and Psychology   9/19/22 11/11/22
ECE-130 5306 Child, Family, and Community   10/17/22 12/9/22
ECE-144 5571 Diversity in ECE   9/19/22 12/9/22
ECE-230 5361 Dev Appro Prctc/Infant/Toddler   10/17/22 12/9/22
ECE-253 5441 Adult Sprvsn/Mntrng EC Class   9/19/22 12/9/22
ECON-220 5890 Principles of Macroeconomics   9/19/22 12/9/22
ECON-220 5884 Principles of Macroeconomics   10/17/22 12/9/22
ECON-221 5275 Principles of Microeconomics   10/17/22 12/9/22
ECON-221 5891 Principles of Microeconomics   9/19/22 12/9/22
ENGL-122 5116 1st Yr Coll Writng and Reading   9/19/22 12/9/22
ENGL-122AL 5774 1st Yr Coll Eng Intsv/Multiln   9/19/22 12/9/22
ENGL-122L 5285 1st Yr Coll Writ/Read Addl Sup   9/19/22 12/9/22
ESL-115 279 Coll Oral Communication Skill   9/19/22 12/9/22
ETHN-101 5568 Introduction to Ethnic Studies   9/19/22 12/9/22
ETHN-101 5572 Introduction to Ethnic Studies   9/19/22 12/9/22
FTVE-281 5278 World Cinema 1900-1960   9/19/22 12/9/22
GEOG-120 5260 Physical Geography   9/19/22 12/9/22
GEOG-124 5303 Think/Communicate Geospatially   9/19/22 12/9/22
GEOG-130 5320 Cultural Geography   10/17/22 12/9/22
HIST-120 5213 History of the US before 1865   10/17/22 12/9/22
HIST-120 5210 History of the US before 1865   10/17/22 12/9/22
HIST-121 5282 History of the US after 1865   10/17/22 12/9/22
HIST-121 5865 History of the US after 1865   9/19/22 12/9/22
HIST-124 5229 History of California   10/17/22 12/9/22
HIST-126 5298 The American West   10/17/22 12/9/22
HIST-135 3110 Hist Latin Am-Colonial Period W 9/19/22 12/9/22
HIST-141 1510 Hist of Western Civ since Ren   10/17/22 12/9/22
HIST-142 1505 Contemporary European History TH 10/17/22 12/9/22
HIST-180 5265 World History to 1500   9/19/22 12/9/22
HUMAN-110 5172 Humanities: Ancient Civ   9/6/22 12/9/22
HUMAN-118 4415 Humanities: Film/Fiction/Crit T TH 9/6/22 12/9/22
INTD-100 6767 Study Abroad Life and Culture M W 9/12/22 12/7/22
INTD-140 1995 Tutor Training   9/12/22 10/7/22
ITAL-120 2680 First Term Italian M W 9/19/22 12/9/22
JAPAN-120 5546 First Term Japanese M W 9/19/22 12/9/22
JRNAL-110 1620 Mass Media of Communication   10/17/22 12/9/22
JRNAL-130 1329 Multimedia Reporting   9/19/22 12/9/22
KINES-210 5722 Introduction to Kinesiology   9/19/22 12/9/22
KNICA-199 4070 Athletic Conditioning   9/6/22 1/5/23
KNICA-199 4072 Athletic Conditioning   9/6/22 1/5/23
KNICA-199 4074 Athletic Conditioning   9/6/22 1/5/23
KNICA-199 4150 Athletic Conditioning   9/6/22 1/5/23
KNICA-202A 1205 Intercollegiate Basketball Men M T W TH F 10/3/22 12/9/22
KNICA-203A 1550 Intercollegiate Basketball-Wm M T W TH F 10/3/22 12/9/22
LS-121 5029 Info Literacy/Research Skills   9/6/22 10/14/22
LS-121 5049 Info Literacy/Research Skills   10/24/22 12/2/22
MATH-121 3073 Plane Trigonometry W 9/14/22 12/7/22
MATH-140 4497 Tutor Training F 9/2/22 11/4/22
MATH-140 4597 Tutor Training F 9/2/22 11/4/22
MATH-191 3090 Pre-Calculus F 9/16/22 12/2/22
MATH-192 8014 Analytic Geometry/Calculus I M 9/19/22 12/5/22
MATH-192 3995 Analytic Geometry/Calculus I T TH 9/6/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-103 8448 Guitar Ensemble M 9/19/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-110 5858 Music Appreciation   9/19/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-110 5159 Music Appreciation   10/17/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-110 5208 Music Appreciation   9/19/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-112 5708 America's Multicultural Music   10/17/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-114 5538 World Music   10/3/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-117 5518 History of Rock and R & B   9/19/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-118 5519 History of Jazz   10/3/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-119 5510 History/Culture Hip Hop Music   10/3/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-119 5635 History/Culture Hip Hop Music   9/19/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-122 5537 Theory and Musicianship I M W 9/6/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-123 5536 Theory and Musicianship II T TH 9/6/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-150 5258 Beginning Piano I   9/19/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-151 5259 Beginning Piano II   9/19/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-160 8061 Beginning Guitar I M 9/19/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-161 8062 Beginning Guitar II M 9/19/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-162 8250 Concert Choir M 9/12/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-180 8420 Diablo Valley Masterworks Chor M 9/12/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-250 5263 Intermediate Piano I   9/19/22 12/9/22
MUSIC-262 8011 Intermediate Guitar I M 9/19/22 12/9/22
MUSX-100 2474 Audio and Visual Technology W 9/7/22 12/9/22
MUSX-101 2475 Audio and Visual Production W 9/7/22 12/9/22
MUSX-110 5371 History of Electronic Music   10/17/22 12/9/22
MUSX-110 6184 History of Electronic Music   10/17/22 12/9/22
MUSX-120 2476 Live Sound W 9/7/22 12/9/22
MUSX-124 2432 Intro to Music Production W 9/7/22 12/9/22
MUSX-124 2477 Intro to Music Production W 9/7/22 12/9/22
MUSX-125 2433 Adv Music Product/Recordings W 9/7/22 12/9/22
MUSX-125 2478 Adv Music Product/Recordings W 9/7/22 12/9/22
MUSX-172 5164 Intro Electronic Music & MIDI   9/6/22 12/9/22
MUSX-172 5372 Intro Electronic Music & MIDI   9/6/22 12/9/22
MUSX-172 3682 Intro Electronic Music & MIDI M 9/6/22 12/9/22
MUSX-172 8165 Intro Electronic Music & MIDI W 9/6/22 12/9/22
MUSX-173 5530 Advanced Electronic Music   9/6/22 12/9/22
MUSX-174 5165 Intro to Music Tech Pro Tools   9/6/22 12/9/22
MUSX-174 5162 Intro to Music Tech Pro Tools   9/6/22 12/9/22
MUSX-174 3683 Intro to Music Tech Pro Tools M 9/6/22 12/9/22
MUSX-174 8166 Intro to Music Tech Pro Tools TH 9/6/22 12/9/22
MUSX-175 5528 Advanced Pro Tools   9/6/22 12/9/22
MUSX-176 5531 Introduction to Ableton Live   9/6/22 12/9/22
MUSX-270 5529 Advanced Digital Audio Tech   9/6/22 12/9/22
MUSX-270 5532 Advanced Digital Audio Tech   9/6/22 12/9/22
NUTRI-115 3225 Nutrition & Health: Pers Appl   9/19/22 12/9/22
NUTRI-115 5141 Nutrition & Health: Pers Appl M 9/19/22 12/9/22
NUTRI-120 5207 Sprts Nut: Fueling the Athlete   9/19/22 12/9/22
NUTRI-130 5412 Food and Nutri: Cross Cultrl   9/19/22 12/9/22
NUTRI-130 5071 Food and Nutri: Cross Cultrl   9/19/22 12/9/22
NUTRI-160 5558 Nutrition:Science/Application   9/19/22 12/9/22
NUTRI-160 5559 Nutrition:Science/Application   9/19/22 12/9/22
NUTRI-160 5135 Nutrition:Science/Application   9/19/22 12/9/22
PH-124 5012 Health and Wellness   9/19/22 12/9/22
PH-127 5045 Drugs, Health, and Society   9/19/22 12/9/22
PH-127 5587 Drugs, Health, and Society   10/17/22 12/9/22
PH-128 5072 Medical Terminology   9/19/22 12/9/22
PH-128 5702 Medical Terminology   10/17/22 12/9/22
PH-130 5101 Intro to Comm & Public Health   9/19/22 12/9/22
PH-130 5588 Intro to Comm & Public Health   10/17/22 12/9/22
PH-135 5377 Health and Social Justice   9/19/22 12/9/22
PH-135 5589 Health and Social Justice   10/17/22 12/9/22
PH-137 5061 Cultural Comp in Hlth/Soc Svc   9/19/22 12/9/22
PH-137 5590 Cultural Comp in Hlth/Soc Svc   10/17/22 12/9/22
PH-140 5591 Human Sexuality   9/19/22 12/9/22
PH-164 5151 Hlth/Hlng Syst: Cross-Cultural   9/19/22 12/9/22
PH-170 5187 Women's Health T 9/19/22 12/9/22
PH-170 5241 Women's Health   10/17/22 12/9/22
PHILO-130 3826 Logic and Critical Thinking T 9/21/22 12/9/22
PHILO-145 3250 Intro Asian Philosophy TH 9/20/22 12/9/22
PHYS-124 5332 Calculus Supplement - PHYS120 S 11/14/22 12/4/22
PHYS-124 8561 Calculus Supplement - PHYS120 F 11/14/22 12/2/22
PHYS-125 8563 Calculus Supplement - PHYS121 F 11/14/22 12/2/22
POLSC-121 5131 Introduction to US Government   9/19/22 12/9/22
POLSC-121 5114 Introduction to US Government   9/19/22 12/9/22
PSYCH-101 5415 Introduction to Psychology   10/17/22 12/9/22
PSYCH-101 5481 Introduction to Psychology   10/17/22 12/9/22
PSYCH-101 5485 Introduction to Psychology   8/29/22 12/2/22
PSYCH-101 5486 Introduction to Psychology   8/29/22 12/2/22
PSYCH-160 5168 Psychology of Women   9/12/22 11/23/22
PSYCH-200 5074 Life Span Development   9/12/22 11/23/22
PSYCH-200 5075 Life Span Development   9/12/22 11/23/22
PSYCH-200 5076 Life Span Development   9/12/22 11/23/22
PSYCH-200 6075 Life Span Development   9/12/22 11/23/22
PSYCH-200 5501 Life Span Development   9/19/22 12/9/22
RE-160 5351 Real Estate Principles   9/19/22 12/9/22
RE-163 5352 Real Estate Practice   9/19/22 12/9/22
SOCIO-120 5679 Introduction to Sociology W 10/17/22 12/9/22
SOCIO-122 5175 Critical Think: Social/Culture W 10/17/22 12/9/22
SOCIO-125 5107 Fams, Relations & Commitmnt   10/17/22 12/9/22
SOCSC-111 5569 Money, Power, Politics-US   10/17/22 12/9/22
WRKX-160 7123 General Work Experience Ed   9/6/22 12/9/22
WRKX-160 7126 General Work Experience Ed   9/6/22 12/9/22
WRKX-160 7128 General Work Experience Ed   9/6/22 12/9/22
WRKX-160 7352 General Work Experience Ed   9/6/22 12/9/22
WRKX-170 7099 Occupational Work Exp Edu   9/6/22 12/9/22
WRKX-170 7646 Occupational Work Exp Edu   9/6/22 12/9/22
WRKX-170 7647 Occupational Work Exp Edu   9/6/22 12/9/22
WRKX-170 7648 Occupational Work Exp Edu   9/6/22 12/9/22
WRKX-180 7150 Occupational Work Exp Edu   9/6/22 12/9/22
WRKX-180 7189 Occupational Work Exp Edu   9/12/22 10/21/22
WRKX-180 7190 Occupational Work Exp Edu   9/12/22 10/21/22
WRKX-180 7192 Occupational Work Exp Edu   9/12/22 10/21/22
WRKX-180 7917 Occupational Work Exp Edu   9/6/22 12/9/22
Course Name Section Course Title Days Start Date End Date
ADJUS-121 9003 Criminal Law   9/19/22 12/9/22
ANTHR-140 9118 Biological Anthropology   9/19/22 12/9/22
ARTHS-197 9124 History of Baroque to 20th Century Art T 10/17/22 12/9/22
BIOSC-140 9099 Human Physiology M W 9/7/22 12/9/22
BIOSC-170 9355 Environmental Science   9/19/22 12/9/22
BUSAC-186 9466 Financial Accounting   10/17/22 12/9/22
CARER-110 9027 Career and Life Planning   9/19/22 12/9/22
CARER-110 9173 Career and Life Planning M 10/17/22 12/9/22
CIS-108 9211 Introduction to WordPress   10/17/22 12/9/22
CIS-116 9132 Microsoft Excel - Comprehensive   10/17/22 12/9/22
CIS-116 9178 Microsoft Excel - Comprehensive   10/17/22 12/9/22
CIS-117 9126 Microsoft Access - Comprehensive   10/17/22 12/9/22
CIS-118 9330 Microsoft PowerPoint - Comprehensive   10/17/22 12/9/22
CIS-130 9130 Adobe Photoshop Elements   10/17/22 12/9/22
CIS-133 9138 Developing Video Content for the Web   10/17/22 12/9/22
CIS-160 9135 Introduction to MySQL   10/17/22 12/9/22
COMM-120 9184 Public Speaking   10/17/22 12/9/22
COMM-120 9187 Public Speaking T 9/19/22 12/9/22
COMM-120 9189 Public Speaking F 9/19/22 12/9/22
COMM-123 9347 Argumentation and Debate T TH 9/20/22 12/9/22
COMM-128 9131 Interpersonal Communication M W 10/17/22 12/9/22
ECON-221 9346 Principles of Microeconomics   9/19/22 12/9/22
ENGL-126 9285 Critical Thinking: Writing About Non-Fiction M W 9/19/22 12/9/22
FTVE-283 9374 World Cinema 1960 to the Present   9/19/22 12/9/22
HIST-120 9022 History of the United States before 1865   10/17/22 12/9/22
HIST-121 9071 History of the United States after 1865   9/19/22 12/9/22
HIST-124 9141 History of California   10/17/22 12/9/22
HIST-124 9046 History of California   9/5/22 12/9/22
HIST-129 9134 History of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States   9/19/22 12/9/22
MATH-142 9104 Elementary Statistics with Probability T TH 9/20/22 12/9/22
MATH-191 9385 Pre-Calculus M T W TH 9/19/22 12/9/22
PH-140 9129 Human Sexuality M W 9/19/22 12/9/22
PHILO-141 9299 Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion W 9/19/22 12/9/22
PHYS-110 9279 Elementary Physics M W T 9/6/22 12/9/22
PSYCH-122 9199 Psychology in Modern Life   9/19/22 12/9/22
PSYCH-160 9076 Psychology of Women   9/19/22 12/9/22
SOCIO-120 9074 Introduction to Sociology   10/17/22 12/9/22

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