Course Length: 4 Weeks

Credit Units:  5.5

This course includes instruction in basic bookkeeping, transaction analysis, and source document recognition. Students will apply knowledge gained in basic accounting and transaction analysis to making entries in Quick Books along with an introduction to the basic operations of the program. Student will use projects and simulations to facilitate their knowledge and practice setting up companies and related accounts within Quick Books.

Course Length: 4 Weeks

Credit Units:  5.5

This course includes instruction in basic computer knowledge, capacities, internal and external components, basic computer theory and history. Students will also learn the basic operations of MS Windows including file creation, management and shortcuts. Instruction will also be provided in basic DOS, and DOS syntax using Hyper-Text Markup Language (HTML). Students will also learn about the Internet, its history, and evolution.

Course Length: 8 Weeks

Credit Units:  12

This course includes instruction in basic computer functions, internal and external components, and MS Windows operations. This course will also introduce students to the basic functions of word processing using MS Word and electronic spreadsheets using MS Excel.

Course Length: 2 Weeks

Credit Units:  3

This course will provide an in-depth study of payroll procedures. Included are a discussion of employees and independent contractors, employer taxes, recording payroll, and state and federal record keeping requirements. Current tax rates and current tax forms will be used. Some emphasis will be placed on computerized payroll accounting. This course introduces federal laws affecting personnel and payroll records and covers the calculation and recording of gross pay and overtime for hourly and salaried employees, federal income taxes, mandatory and voluntary withholdings, social security taxes, and federal and state unemployment taxes. Required federal tax and information returns and deposit rules are also covered.

Course Length: 3 Weeks

Credit Units:  34

This course presents simplified but realistic versions of applications to real-world models, especially in business situations. Emphasis is placed on computational skills, ideas, and problem solving and some mathematical theory.

Course Length: 2 Weeks

Credit Units:  4

This course provides a general background to the elements and characteristics of business law and ethics. Emphasis is placed on how business law is structured and how it functions in our society. The main portion of the course is devoted to an understanding of contracts and contract structure and the ethics of carrying out these contracts.

Course Length: 2 Weeks

Credit Units:  4

The course is designed to provide students with general knowledge that would enable them to manage their own finances. Topics include personal risks, personal financial planning, personal insurance products and strategies, cash and debt management skills, investment strategies and main products, and tax basics.

Course Length: 4 Weeks

Credit Units:  5

Prerequisite: B05510, B05520, B05530, B05540, B05550, B05560.

This course will provide the student with an opportunity to use the skills acquired from classroom instruction in a “real life” setting. Students will be placed with an outside business as an extern where the employer will provide opportunities for practical application of the student’s skills. The externship will be monitored by the Placement Department and Director of Education but the employer representative(s) will supervise the student on a day-to-day basis.

Course Length: 3 Weeks

Credit Units:  6

This course provides instruction in the art of getting a job. Students will be introduced to resume preparation, job search strategies, interview techniques, goal setting, and dress for success and career development techniques. The course is designed to provide the student with successful strategies and techniques for finding employment opportunities and successfully negotiating the resume, interview and negotiation of employment processes. The course will also provide the student opportunities to target outside job searches and interviews during the term of instruction.