Noncredit Adults With Disabilities
5 courses · Cuesta College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Summer 2026 · Fall 2026
NAWD 701 SKILL BUILDING FOR WORK AND COMMUNITY LIFE
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- 0.5 to 6 hours per week: (0.00 - 0.00 lecture hours/0.50 - 6.00 lab hours)
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
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- 1.5 to 3 hours per week: (0.00 - 0.00 lecture hours/1.50 - 3.00 lab hours)
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
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- 3 to 6 hours per week: (0.00 - 0.00 lecture hours/3.00 - 6.00 lab hours)
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
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- 3 hours per week: (1.50 lecture hours/1.50 lab hours)
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
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- 0
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- 3 to 6 hours per week: (0.00 - 0.00 lecture hours/3.00 - 6.00 lab hours)
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.