College Classes

NOVA Academy partners with Santa Ana College to offer an array of degrees and certificates through our College Opportunity Program. Through this program, students attend college free of charge and complete courses that align with their personal passions and career interests. This saves students both time and money, allowing many NOVA graduates to begin college as sophomores!

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Here are some of the FREE college classes taken recently by students at NOVA Academy:

Spring 2025

  • Acting for the Camera II

  • Adobe Acrobat

  • Advanced Medical Terminology

  • African American History from 1863 to the Present

  • American Sign Language I

  • Analysis of Social Trends and Problems

  • Analytic Geometry and Calculus

  • Argumentation and Debate

  • Beginning Basketball

  • Beginning Karate

  • Beginning Voice

  • Body Systems I

  • Business Mathematics

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid

  • Career/Life Planning and Personal Exploration

  • Child Growth and Development

  • Classical Piano II

  • College Algebra

  • Communication and New Media

  • Computer Keyboarding Skills

  • Concepts of Criminal Law

  • Critical Thinking

  • Digital Illustration

  • Electrical/Electronic Systems

  • Elementary Chinese I

  • Elementary French I

  • Elementary Italian I

  • Elementary Japanese I

  • Elementary Spanish I

  • Elementary Spanish II

  • Film Music Appreciation

  • Fire Protection Equipment and Systems

  • Fire Protection Organization

  • Freshman Composition

  • Fundamentals of Biology

  • Fundamentals of Biology Laboratory

  • Fundamentals of Business

  • General Human Anatomy

  • Global Commerce and Management

  • Healthful Living

  • History of Modern Art

  • History of Photography

  • Honors Elementary Spanish I

  • Human Sexuality

  • Importing: Global Sources and Markets

  • International Politics

  • Introduction to Academic Reading

  • Introduction to American Governments

  • Introduction to Architecture/Civil Engineering/Construction (AEC)

  • Introduction to Art Concepts

  • Introduction to Bakery and Pastry

  • Introduction to Biological Psychology with Lab

  • Introduction to Biotechnology

  • Introduction to Chicana/Chicano Studies

  • Introduction to Child Psychology

  • Introduction to Corrections

  • Introduction to Criminal Justice

  • Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

  • Introduction to Digital Media Arts

  • Introduction to Digital Media Design Principles

  • Introduction to Drawing

  • Introduction to Electronic Media

  • Introduction to Ethnic Studies

  • ​Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship

  • Introduction to Intercultural Communication

  • Introduction to Kinesiology

  • Introduction to Lifespan Psychology

  • Introduction to Philosophy

  • Introduction to Programming

  • Introduction to Psychology

  • Introduction to Sociology

  • Introduction to Sports Medicine

  • Introduction to Stars and Galaxies

  • Introduction to Visual Communication 

  • Introduction to Women’s Studies

  • Introductory Chemistry

  • Jazz in America

  • Law and Society

  • ​Legal Interpretation & Translation – Spanish/English

  • Legal Terminology

  • Library Public Services

  • Literature and Composition

  • Medical Assistant – Clinical Back Office

  • ​Medical Interpretation & Translation – Spanish/English

  • Mexican American History in the United States

  • Microsoft Outlook

  • Music Appreciation

  • Natural History of Death Valley

  • Nutrition and Fitness

  • Personal Finance

  • Phlebotomy

  • Physical Anthropology Laboratory

  • Principles of Marketing

  • Principles/Micro

  • Public Speaking

  • Real Estate Practice

  • Real Estate Principles

  • Rock Music History and Appreciation

  • Social and Cultural History of the United States

  • Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

  • Street Gangs

  • Stress Management 

  • Suspension and Steering

  • Technical Services

  • The United States to 1865

  • Trigonometry

  • Two-Dimensional Design

  • Watercolor Painting

  • World Civilization to the 16th Century

  • World Regional Geography

  • World Religions

Fall 2024

  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Acting for the Camera

  • Advanced Medical Terminology

  • American Government and Political Science

  • American Sign Language

  • Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous North America

  • Beginning Hatha Yoga

  • Beginning Medical Terminology

  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid

  • Career/Life Planning and Personal Exploration

  • Child Growth and Development

  • Dance History and Appreciation

  • Concepts of Criminal Law

  • Elementary Chinese I 

  • Elementary Spanish I

  • Elementary Spanish II

  • Fire Behavior and Combustion

  • Fire Prevention Technology 

  • Freshman Composition

  • Fundamentals of Biology

  • History of Film to 1945 

  • Intermediate French II

  • Introduction to Art Concepts

  • Introduction to Chicano/a Studies

  • Introduction to Criminal Justice

  • Introduction to Pharmacy Technology

  • Introduction to Philosophy

  • Introduction to Programming

  • Introduction to Psychology

  • Introduction to Sociology

  • Introduction to the Natural Environment

  • Introduction to the Solar System

  • Introduction to Visual Communication

  • Introduction to Women’s Study

  • Launch Your Freelance Business

  • Legal Environment of Business

  • Mass Media & Society

  • Mexican American History

  • Music Appreciation

  • Principles of Finance

  • Principles of Marketing

  • Public Speaking 
    Reasoning and Problem Solving 

  • Reporting and Writing the News

  • Statistics and Probability

  • Statistics for the Behavioral Science Majors

  • Technology for Interpreters

Summer 2024

  • Argumentation and Debate
  • Beginning Medical Terminology
  • Beginning Self-Defense
  • Beginning Weight Training
  • Business Law
  • Concepts of Criminal Law
  • Dance History and Appreciation
  • Elementary Spanish I
  • Elementary Spanish II
  • Ethics
  • Fire Behavior and Combustion
  • Fire Prevention Technology
  • Freshman Composition
  • Fundamentals of Biology
  • History of Modern Art
  • Introduction to Art Concepts
  • Introduction to Biological Psychology
  • Introduction to Chicana/Chicano Studies
  • Introduction to Comparative Politics
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • Introduction to Ethnic Studies
  • Introduction to Legal Studies
  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Introduction to the Solar System
  • Legal Environment of Business
  • Phlebotomy
  • Public Speaking
  • The United States to 1865

Spring 2024

  • Acting for the Camera
  • Acting Fundamentals
  • American Sign Language I
  • Argumentation and Debate
  • Beginning Circuit Training
  • Beginning Yoga
  • Business Interpretation
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid
  • Careers in Teaching
  • Career/Life Planning and Personal Exploration
  • Child Growth and Development
  • College Level Algebra
  • Couture Sewing
  • Elementary French I
  • Elementary Spanish I
  • Elementary Spanish II
  • Ethical Hacking
  • Fire Prevention
  • Flat Pattern Techniques
  • Freshman Composition
  • Fundamentals of Biology
  • Fundamentals of Business
  • Health, Safety, and Nutrition
  • History of Animation
  • History of Photography
  • Intermediate Weight Training
  • International Cuisine
  • Introduction to American Governments
  • Introduction to Art Concepts
  • Introduction to Automotive
  • Introduction to Chicana/Chicano Studies
  • Introduction to Child Psychology
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • Introduction to Culinary Arts
  • Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
  • Introduction to Digital Media Arts
  • Introduction to Digital Media Design Principles
  • Introduction to Engineering
  • Introduction to Ethnic Studies
  • Introduction to Lifespan Psychology
  • Introduction to Programming
  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Introduction to Television Production
  • Introduction to the Essay
  • Introduction to Theatre
  • Introduction to the Solar System
  • Introduction to Women’s Studies
  • Language and Culture; Law and Society
  • Legal Aspects of Real Estate
  • Legal Environment of Business
  • Medical Assistant – Administrative Front Office
  • Medical Assistant – Clinical Back Office
  • Music Theory and Musicianship
  • Nutrition
  • Personal Finance
  • Preparation of Medical Insurance
  • Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival
  • Programming Concepts
  • Real Estate Practice
  • Real Estate Principles
  • Solidworks Basic Solid Modeling
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Statistics for Behavioral Sciences
  • Stress Management
  • Survey of Western Art History
  • The Computer and Society
  • The United States Since 1865
  • Three-Dimensional Design
  • Trigonometry
  • Two-Dimensional Design
  • Women’s Health Issues
  • World Civilizations to the 16th Century
  • World Dance and Cultures

Fall 2023

  • Acting Fundamentals
  • Advanced Medical Terminology
  • American Sign Language I
  • Beginning Weight Training
  • Child, Family, and Community
  • Child Growth and Development
  • Civil/Architectural Blueprints
  • College Level Algebra
  • College Study Skills
  • Concepts of Criminal Law
  • Elementary Chinese I
  • Elementary French II
  • Elementary Spanish I
  • Elementary Spanish II
  • Federal and California Taxes
  • Financial Accounting
  • Fire Protection Organization
  • Fundamentals of Biology
  • History of Film from 1945 to Present
  • History of Jazz
  • History of Photography
  • Introduction to Art Concepts
  • Introduction to Baking and Pastry
  • Introduction to Biological Anthropology
  • Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
  • Introduction to Digital Media
  • Introduction to Earth Science
  • Introduction to Fashion
  • Introduction to Geography
  • Introduction to Geography Lab
  • Introduction to Innovation
  • Introduction to International Business
  • Introduction to Interpersonal Communications
  • Introduction to Lifespan Psychology
  • Introduction to Pharmacy Technology
  • Introduction to Programming
  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Introduction to Stars and Galaxies
  • Introduction to the Solar System
  • Introduction to the Solar System Lab
  • Introduction to Women’s Studies
  • Jazz Ensemble
  • Law and Society
  • Literature and Composition
  • Marketing to Attract Customers
  • Medical Interpretation and Translation
  • Microsoft Office
  • Music Theory and Musicianship
  • Payroll Accounting
  • Pharmacy Calculations
  • Principles of Fire Emergency Services
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Proficiency in Educational Technology
  • Programming Concepts
  • Real Estate Principles
  • Single Variable Calculus I
  • Social Media and Bootstrapping Marketing
  • Stress Management
  • The Child as a Victim
  • The Computer and Society
  • Women’s Health Issues

Summer 2023

  • Advanced Java
  • American Sign Language I
  • Auto Essentials
  • Beginning Sewing
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and First Aid
  • Career/Life Planning and Personal Development
  • Child Growth and Development
  • Children’s Literature
  • College Level Algebra
  • Computer Applications for the Medical Office
  • Discrete Structures for Computer Science
  • Elementary Spanish I Elementary Spanish II
  • Fire Behavior and Combustion
  • Fundamentals of Biology
  • Introduction to Art Concepts
  • Introduction to Biological Anthropology
  • Introduction to Social Psychology
  • Introduction to the Natural Environment
  • Phlebotomy