Career Programs
Highly specialized, our career programs provide the necessary training and skills you’ll need for an in-demand career in two years or less.
Many high-paying, in-demand careers require only two years or less of education. At Three Rivers, we set you up for success by offering high-quality educational programs and instructors with real-world, on-the-job experience. If you have any questions, please contact the Welcome Center at 573-840-9605 or email EnrollNow@trcc.edu, or reach out to the program instructor.

Associate of Applied Science Degree
The Associate of Applied Science degree is designed to prepare you for employment after graduation. The requirements for the degree are as follows:
- Complete the required AAS general education requirements.
- Complete the programmatic requirements.
- Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
- Complete at least 15 credit hours at Three Rivers College.
- Complete all courses in the program of study.
- Pass the Missouri Higher Education Civics Achievement Examination.
- Meet all financial obligations to the College.

One-Year Certificate
The One-Year Certificate is designed to provide a specific set of skills needed in the workplace. Most One-Year Certificates are designed as a subset of an Associate of Applied Science. The Requirements of the certificates are as follows:
- Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
- Complete at least 15 credit hours at Three Rivers College.
- Complete all courses in the prescribed certificate.
- Meet all financial obligations to the College.

Short-Term Certificate
The Short-Term Certificates are designed to provide a specific set of skills needed in the workplace. Most Short-Term certificates are designed as a subset of One-Year Certificates and the Associate of Applied Science and can normally be stacked. The requirements for the short-term certificates are as follows:
- Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
- Complete at least 15 credit hours at Three Rivers College.
- Complete all courses in the prescribed certificate.
- Meet all financial obligations to the College.
Career Programs
- Accounting
- Accounting Technology
- Agribusiness
- Agriculture Systems Technician
- Behavioral Health Support
- Business Management
- Career Technical Studies
- Civil Engineering Technician
- Construction Engineering Technology
- Construction Management Specialist
- Criminal Justice – Correction Option
- Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement Option
- Criminal Justice – Technology Specialist
- Early Childhood Development
- Early Childhood Development – Certificate
- Early Childhood Development CDA
- Electrical Process Technology
- Emergency Medical Technician
- Fire Science
- Forestry Technology
- Green Diesel
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning/Refrigeration
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Industrial Technology – Electrical Technician
- Industrial Technology – Industrial Technician
- Industrial Technology – Quality Control Technician
- Information Technology Specialist
- Maintenance Welding
- Management and Supervision
- Medical Billing and Coding
- Medical Laboratory Technician
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Office Administration
- Office Assistant
- Paramedic
- Paraprofessional Educator
- Practical Nurse
- Pre-Dental Hygiene
- Pre-Medical Laboratory Technology
- Pre-Nursing
- Pre-Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Process and Controls Engineering Technology
- Sales
- Surveying
- Technical Graphics Specialist
- Welding Engineering Technology
- Welding Fabrication Specialist