Business Technology offers a
variety of educational programs designed to prepare students for careers in
business fields such as accounting, systems management, management and
marketing. The Columbia area has seen rapid expansion in small entrepreneurial
companies during the past several years and the number of new jobs is
increasing each year.
The public services fields are among the midlands strongest growth areas in terms of available jobs. The public service area is one that appeals to many people because of the sense of reward derived from assisting others. The area has diverse offerings. Included are Court Reporting, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Development, Human Services and Paralegal. These prepare students for working with our court system; becoming a police officer, corrections officer, or specialist in the forensics lab; working in the field of early childhood education; providing help with everything from substance abuse to mental health; and working in small to large law firms and in corporate or government legal offices. Transfer programs are also available in some of the public service programs. Ask your advisor about the transfer programs.
Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all of the courses offered within the Business, Information Systems Technology and Public Services departments for the grade to be counted toward graduation. Specifically, these include courses with the following prefixes: ACC, BAF, BUS, CPT, CRJ, CRP, ECD, HUS, IST, LEG, MGT, MKT and OST.