Pima Community College, located in Tucson, Arizona, offers a two-year associate degree in anthropology. Students can attend classes on weekdays and weekends or in the evening. Required courses include human origins and prehistory, human evolution and the nature of language. Students must also complete two semesters of a second language. The program also offers a field archaeology certificate that include coursework on archaeological methods, global positioning system basics and an introduction to the prehistory of the southwestern United States.
West Los Angeles Community College offers an associate degree in anthropology for students who plan to transfer on to a four-year institution. The program takes two years to complete. Required coursework includes human language and communication, human biological evolution and human ways of life. Electives include forensic anthropology, American social problems and anthropology of religion, magic and witchcraft.
Lake Tahoe Community College in California offers a two-year associate program. The program emphasizes comparative, relativistic and evolutionary approaches, critical thinking, reflexivity and cultural awareness. Students take required core classes in cultural anthropology, archaeology, physical/biological anthropology and a second language. Elective options include global cuisine, cross-cultural literature, American deaf culture and Hispanic civilization and culture. The program is designed for students who wish to transfer to a four-year institution.
Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota, is one of the only community colleges in the United States that offers an archeology field school. Degree options include an associate degree with an anthropology emphasis or a multicultural studies emphasis. Course options include women across cultures, health, illness and healing across cultures, and cultural diversity. Some courses include a service learning option that provides hands-on experience in the community.
Austin Community College in Austin, Texas, offers an associate degree in anthropology and an associate degree in archaeology. Both degrees are geared toward students who wish to transfer to a four-year university or college. Programs take two years to complete. Required courses for the associate degree in anthropology include physical and cultural anthropology and two semesters of foreign language. The associate degree in archaeology requires courses in physical anthropology, art history and elementary statistics.