San Bernardino Valley College has added several new programs for the 2025-26 academic year, ranging from glassblowing to piloting aircraft.

“SBVC already has a huge variety of programs, and we’re excited to offer even more course diversity this academic year,” Curriculum Coordinator Kay Dee Yarbrough said.
The additions are:

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Essential Skills Certificate of Completion: This noncredit certificate introduces practical applications of AI and machine learning tools in business contexts.

  • Artistic Glass and Design Certificate of Achievement: Students gain hands-on experience in glassblowing, kiln-formed glass, lampworking, and coldworking techniques so they can enter the art glass industry.

  • Education, Society, and Human Development A.A. Degree: Students are equipped for careers in education-related fields, spanning advocacy, public policy, community leadership, and working with special populations in sectors like law, health care, and the arts. This degree has a pathway to UC Riverside.

  • Flight Operations - Professional Pilot A.S. Degree and Professional Pilot Certificate of Achievement: This program prepares students for a career in aviation, providing comprehensive flight training and ground school instruction in aerodynamics, navigation, and aviation regulations.

  • Journalism AA-T Degree and Journalism Certificate of Achievement: Students learn writing, video creation, and documentary production, developing skills tailored to the demands of modern media.

  • Sustainable Design Certificate of Achievement: This program teaches sustainability principles with practical design applications, geographic information systems, and interdisciplinary knowledge from geography and environmental studies.

  • Urban Planning Certificate of Achievement: This program merges theoretical insights with practical applications and focuses on sustainable, eco-friendly, and people-centered urban planning and design principles.