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colleges such as Santa Ana College, Cal State Fullerton, Chapman University, the Art Institute in Santa Ana, Cal State Long Beach and UC Irvine. 4. The Santa Ana Public Library works closely with the Adelante program at Santa Ana College, an initiative advocating for a college degree in every home in the city. High school students may enroll in the Adelante program and upon completion of general education requirements are guaranteed admission to either University of California Irvine or California State University Fullerton. 5. Santa Ana College and Santa Ana Public Library have recently partnered to create a Higher Education Center (HEC) at the Santa Ana Central Library. Youth will be provided access to all services/programs planned at the HEC (Please refer to attachment W-5 for list of HEC services/programs) F. Describe the certificates that youth will be able to earn while in your program or within 1 year after exit. 1. Santa Ana College Course Credits • 3 College Credits: Art 195: Intro to Digital Media Arts (15-25 Youth) 2. Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education • Adult High School Diploma Program • High School Exit Exam Preparation (GED, HSET, etc.) for participants requiring the services • Vocational courses leading to the attainment of state -approved certificates in areas of entry-level high employment potential. This will be provided in follow-up year. 3. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Pilot Program Certificates: • ALISON— Advanced Learning Interactive Systems Online (Alison.com). Provides industry recognized free certified training in a variety of subjects. Currently used by Em ploy Florida and Virginia Workforce Connection to train job seekers requiring additional skills and certifications. • Microsoft Digital Literacy- IT Basics, Internet & Productivity Programs Diploma (35 youth) - Diploma is verified by Microsoft and is industry recognized. (Completed during program year) • Google Applications Certifications — courses and certificates developed and verified by Google and are industry recognized. (Offered during Follow-up year) o Google Webmaster Certificate o Google Fundamentals of Marketing Youth Business Online Certificate o Fundamentals Google Does Certificate o Exploring Google Apps Certificate o Google Applications for Business certificate o Fundamentals of Google Android Development Certificate o Google AdSense Certificate o Google Analytics Certificate o Google SketchUp for 3D Modeling certificate • EdX- "is a not -for -profit offering the highest quality education, both online and in the classroom. Founded by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University, EdX offers online learning to on -campus students and to millions of people around the world. EdX is building an open -source online learning platform and hosts a web portal at www.edx.orfor online education". In addition to providing courses 14