# Noncredit Adults With Disabilities (NAWD) courses

Cuesta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 5 courses

Source: https://cuesta.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/29980/29981/30041

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026.

### NAWD 701 — SKILL BUILDING FOR WORK AND COMMUNITY LIFE

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 0.5 to 6 hours per week: (0.00 - 0.00 lecture hours/0.50 - 6.00 lab hours)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/cuesta-college/schedule/fall-2026/nawd.md)
- Non Credit
- Non-credit Course

Provides adults with basic skills to maximize their social, vocational and educational potential, while increasing capacity and facilitating greater community integration. Students progress under multi-modal instruction with instructor support geared to promote self-determined and independent lives.

### NAWD 705 — TRANSITION READINESS PREPARATION

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 1.5 to 3 hours per week: (0.00 - 0.00 lecture hours/1.50 - 3.00 lab hours)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/cuesta-college/schedule/fall-2026/nawd.md)
- Non Credit
- Non-credit Course

Provides students with programs designed to improve basic skills in reading, vocabulary, spelling, grammar, writing, mathematics, study skills, and English as a Second Language. Students work independently and at their own pace with faculty guidance and support using computers, audio-tutorial tapes, books and supplemental materials. This is a noncredit course designed to support the educational program for persons seeking employment and or to transition to other academic programs.

### NAWD 710 — EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 3 to 6 hours per week: (0.00 - 0.00 lecture hours/3.00 - 6.00 lab hours)
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/cuesta-college/schedule/summer-2026/nawd.md); Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/cuesta-college/schedule/fall-2026/nawd.md)
- Non Credit
- Non-credit Course

Provides students with fundamental job exploration and workplace readiness skills. This course prepares students for successful employment by engaging them in job exploration and job-seeking, workplace, and life skills. This is a noncredit course designed to support the educational program for persons seeking employment.

### NAWD 730 — WELLNESS ARTS FOR WORK AND COLLEGE SUCCESS

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 3 hours per week: (1.50 lecture hours/1.50 lab hours)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/cuesta-college/schedule/fall-2026/nawd.md)
- Non Credit
- Non-credit Course

Presents art as a tool for processing, expressing, and managing emotional health as a component of success in the college environment or workplace. Integrates art and the fundamentals of wellness to mitigate disability-related environmental, emotional, and sensory stressors, along with the anxiety, frustration, and self-doubt commonly experienced in college and work environments. This is a noncredit course designed to support the educational program for persons seeking employment or transitioning into other college programs.

### NAWD 740 — WORK SKILLS

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 3 to 6 hours per week: (0.00 - 0.00 lecture hours/3.00 - 6.00 lab hours)
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Non Credit
- Non-credit Course

Introduces technical, safety and workplace skills through work experience in a work environment in diverse areas of vocational activity aligned with local employment opportunities. This is a non-credit course designed to support the educational program for persons seeking employment.