Business and Information Systems Pathway

An associate's in business administration or business management from CSM opens the door to a four-year baccalaureate degree and then to a variety of career opportunities including: accounting, commercial lending, city management, sales management, human resources management, public relations, and advertising. A business degree at CSM will quickly introduce topics like management theory and principles of accounting making your transition to a four-year baccalaureate program seamless.

Students considering a career in the field of business can explore continuing education entry-level career options such as administrative assistant, bookkeeper, tax preparer, or real estate sales agent. Students seeking professional development (and with qualifying work experience) can prepare to earn a certification credential in human resources as a Society for Human Resource Management SHRM-CP or SCP or in project management as a Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP). Students with little to no project management experience can develop project management skills and prepare to earn a certification credential as a PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM).

Associate of Applied Science

• Accounting, AAS
• Business Management, AAS (Accelerated Program Available)

Associate of Science

• Business Administration, AS
• Business Administration: Technical Management, AS

Certificates

• Accounting - Advanced Certificate
• Accounting - Basic Certificate
• Business Management Certificate
• Business Management: Marketing Certificate
• Retail Management Certificate
• Small Business Entrepreneurship Certificate

Letters of Recognition

• Business Management Letter of Recognition
• Financial Office Assistant Letter of Recognition
• Small Business Entrepreneurship Letter of Recognition

Workforce Training

• Administrative Assistant
• Bookkeeping and Financial Management
• Communications and Marketing
• Human Resources
• Management and Professional Development
• Project Management
• Real Estate Agent

Students completing CSM’s hospitality management program will be prepared to function at mid-level management positions within the hospitality/leisure services industry. The scope of the hospitality industry encompasses careers in travel, lodging, assembly and event management, restaurants and managed services, and recreation.

Associate of Applied Sciences

• Business Management, AAS, Concentration in Hospitality Management

Workforce Training

• Meeting and Event Planner
• ServSafe
• Wedding Coordinator

Students interested in pursuing a more interdisciplinary program, combining both business and information technology, may be interested in a degree in information systems. Students may pursue transfer opportunities that may lead to careers as a chief information officer (CIO) or chief technology officer (CTO).

Associate of Applied Science

• Information Systems, AAS
• Software Development, AAS

Workforce Training

• Computer Basics
• IT Support Technician (CompTIA A+, CompTIA IT Fundamentals)
• Network Administrator (CompTIA Network+, CCNA)
• Office Technology
• Security (Security+)