The African American Studies program prepares students with the comprehensive knowledge base, critical skills and social consciousness necessary to function as effective leaders in an increasingly globalized and diverse society. Our program is grounded in the decolonization and liberation projects of African Americans and their allies in the civil rights, gender, and sexual liberation movements of the 1960s that continue through the present in new forms that address new conditions. The aim of African American Studies is to support students in developing a critical consciousness and an understanding of social, political, cultural, and economic forces that have shaped the histories and current day realities of African Americans. Our studies are grounded in the principles of social justice and self-determination of oppressed communities. This program centralizes the knowledges, epistemologies and critical thinking produced by racially and sexually oppressed subjects, and we endeavor to examine the entangled intersectionality of racialized sexuality, gender, and class in complex socio- historical processes.

The major in Computer Programming prepares students for careers as software developers. The program provides the analytical, methodological, and language skills required within the computer industry, and serves as a partial foundation for continued education at four-year institutions.

The Architectural and Engineering Technology Department offers vocational and paraprofessional programs in architectural and engineering technology as well as preparation for transfer to four- and five-year architecture programs.

The Photography Department provides students with the basic knowledge, aesthetic and technical skills necessary for occupations in photography. Emerging shooter or Pro, we can help you build.

The Mathematics Department offers a rich curriculum to meet the diverse needs of students at Laney College. Our course offerings include those transferable to four-year colleges/universities, those tailored for programs in career and technical education, along with those designed to help students strengthen their basic skills.

Basically, a machinist is a person who gets paid to make cool stuff with power tools. Machinists design and manufacture precision parts, from simple pieces such as nuts and bolts to complex, high-tech components. Jobs in the industry range from operating, maintaining, repairing or inspecting machines to designing and creating programs for computer-numerical-control machines. Machine technology extends into tool and die work, maintenance machining, and research and prototyping.

Welcome to Mexican/Latin American Studies! We are an area of focus within the Ethnic Studies Department at Laney College and are rooted in the rich legacy of students committed to transformative education and social justice.

Journalism courses aren’t just about writing news articles. In our department, you’ll have an opportunity to explore important life skills such as analytical thinking, research and interviewing skills, concise writing, design and social media marketing. The journalism industry is evolving and it can take you beyond the newsroom into tech, public relations, marketing, brand management, copywriting or advertising.

Environmental Control Technology is a technical program offering the theoretical, technical, and problem-solving skills essential for employment in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration industry. Students completing the suggested curriculum can seek employment as refrigeration technicians, heating, ventilation, air conditioning technicians, and building engineers and technicians.

Construction, manufacturing, engineering, and transportation must consider one or more of these classes. These courses are necessary for anyone involved with facility or plant maintenance, Homeowners and consumers will find many of the courses useful to aid them in the selection of consumer products and effecting general household repairs.

The Computer Information Systems (CIS) Department provides students with the computer skills necessary to find employment, and the analytic and technical knowledge necessary to progress to four-year institutions.

The Communication Program prepares students to transfer to a four-year college or university to obtain a degree in communication or a related social science field.

The Art Department at Laney College offers a wide variety of courses in both fine and applied art to meet student goals ranging from personal interest to prepare for transfer to four-year institutions or professional art schools.

A major in ceramics provides the necessary technical knowledge, skills, and aesthetic judgment to students transferring to four-year institutions or professional art schools. The major can lead to a career in industrial design or as an individual craftsperson.

Anthropology is the holistic study of human, from biological, socio-cultural, historical, and political-economic perspectives. Courses in Physical Anthropology focus on the biological/physical aspects of humans, tracing our origins, evolutionary development, genetic diversity, and relationship to other species. Courses in Archaeology emphasis and understanding human behavior through the study of the material artifacts that people have left behind.