Nov 21, 2024  
2024 - 2025 Eastern Iowa Community Colleges Catalog 
    
2024 - 2025 Eastern Iowa Community Colleges Catalog

Business, Finance, Marketing and Management


Prepare to thrive in the ever-changing global economy through the Business, Finance, Marketing and Management career pathway. Whether you’re interested in management, sales, accounting, marketing, office administration or even starting your very own business, we have a program that will equip you with the in-demand skills sought after by employers. Our programs emphasize leadership, critical thinking, human relations, marketing and the applied business skills needed to get the job done.

Business

Business graduates work in non-profits, government organizations, and large and small corporations around the world. The transfer major in business has been designed to provide a broad education with emphasis in economics, technology, accounting, and law, as well as mathematics and the liberal arts/humanities. This program is for students interested in transferring to a four-year institution with a major in business or a related field.

Business Transfer Major, AA  

Accounting Management

This program provides the fundamentals necessary to be able to solve business-oriented accounting problems. Students obtain extensive hands-on experience working “real-world” accounting problems including payroll, cost, and tax. Students learn how to maintain reliable accounting records both manually and in a computerized environment. Perhaps more importantly, students learn how to interpret and communicate accounting information to non-accounting personnel for organizational use.

Accounting Management, AAS  

Accounting Management, Diploma  

Administrative Office Professional

The Administrative Office Professional program allows students the option of completing their course of study at three different levels. The awards provide up-to-date computer training, using the most popular office software applications. If you are a detail-oriented individual who enjoys office-related tasks, this program will help you prepare for an exciting career that is in high demand. Students may complete their program online, in a live online format, or in a combination of those two formats.

Administrative Office Professional, AAS   

Administrative Office Professional, Diploma  

Administrative Office Professional, Certificate  

Business Professional

The Business Professional program is comprised of three levels of coursework. Each lead to an increasingly higher level of professional award (Certificate, Diploma, and AAS). The Business Professional program is perfect for individuals with little or no related business experience. Students will learn advanced software applications, strategies for business success, effective communication, and the economic impacts of business. Students may complete their program online, in a live online format, or in a combination of those two formats.

Business Professional, AAS  

Business Professional, Diploma  

Business Professional, Certificate    

Data Analytics

Data analytics is the science of interpreting vast amounts of complex data to make sound decisions. A data analyst’s role is to help companies make better business decisions. In this Data Analytics program, you will learn analytics tools and techniques, how to work with databases, the languages of R and SPSS, how to create data visualizations, and how to apply statistics and predictive analytics in a business environment.

Data Analytics, Certificate  

Supply Chain and Logistics

The Supply Chain and Logistics program is designed for individuals wishing to enter the job market with the skills to perform a variety of job functions in the Supply Chain and Logistics field. Supply Chain and Logistics professionals are responsible for the entire life cycle of a product, including procurement, manufacturing, transportation, warehousing and distribution, operations, customer service and reverse logistics.

Graduates will learn how to fulfill customer demands, improve organization’s responsiveness, develop value for the customer, create network resiliency and encourage financial success in a global economy. Graduates will be introduced to a variety of information technologies and learn how to use data analytics within successful supply chains.

Supply Chain and Logistics, AAS  

Supply Chain and Logistics, Diploma