Eligible Degrees & Certificates

New Credit Hour Rule- Effective July 1, 2011 has great consequences for many certificate programs that do NOT lead to an Associate degree. Certificate programs that will be impacted are:

Certificate Program	Credit Hours per ACC Catalog	FA Can Pay
Automotive Drive Train Specialist	28	22
Automotive Engine Performance Specialist	28	22
Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning	24	19
Biotechnology	40	32
Carpentry Specialization	37	25
Erosion and Sediment	27	22
Film Production Video	24	16
Firefighter Certificate	26	16
License Vocational Nursing	53	42
Pastry Arts	28	21
Pharmacy Technician	24	19
Photographic Artist	24	20
Texas Peace Officer	38	21
Travel and Tourism	27	17
Woodworking	32	21

Ineligible Certificates that financial aid cannot pay:

Academic CDA Training Program, Institutional Certificate
Accounting Specialist, Marketable Skills Award
Accounting Technician, Marketable Skills Award
Automotive Technology, Enhanced Skills Certificate
Building Construction Technology, Marketable Skills Award
Business Administration Field of Study
Child Development ED Curriculum, Field of Study
Child Development, Enhanced Skills Certificate
Child Development, Marketable Skills Award
Comprehensive CDA Training Program, Marketable Skills Award
Computerized Tomography Certificate
Criminal Justice, Field of Study
Curriculum, Field of Study
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Vascular Technology, Certificate

Film Video Production Management Certificate
Illustrations Enhanced Skills Certificate
Inert Gas Welding Certificate
Inert Gas Welding, Marketable Skills Award
International Business, Certificate
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Certificate
Marine Engine Repair Certificate
Marketing, Enhanced Skills Certificate
Molecular Diagnostics, Institutional Certificate
Phlebotomy Technician, Institutional Certificate
Professional Accountant Advanced Technical Certificate
Professional Accountant, Marketable Skills Award
Small Engine Repair Certificate
Vascular Technology Enhanced Skills Certificate