Career Programs

If you want to complete a degree, diploma, or certificate in two years or less, as well as prepare for immediate entry-level employment, a M State career program is designed and built for you.

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Detailed Program List

Name	D	F	M	W	Other	Degree(s) Available
(+) Accounting This major provides the knowledge and skills necessary to examine, analyze, interpret, and correct accounting data for the purpose of preparing financial statements, budgets, forecast accounting reports, payroll reports, and individual state and federal income tax returns. Computerized accounting concepts are included in this area of study. ... Read more »	D	F	M	W		AAS, AS, Diploma
(+) Administrative Assistant This major is designed to prepare students for employment as administrative secretaries or assistants. Administrative assistants' responsibilities may include processing incoming and outgoing mail, communicating through electronic mail, scheduling, keyboarding documents and forms, transcribing business documents and forms, transcribing business documents from machine dictation, filing and retriev ... Read more »			M			AAS
(+) Administrative Management Technology The Administrative Management Technology program is designed for students who after completion of this degree may seek employment as office managers, office analysts, office assistants, customer service managers and other business related employment. In addition, graduates may continue their study in a baccalaureate degree program in careers such as computers, operations management or business ad ... Read more »	D					AAS
(+) Architectural Technology Men and women completing this program will be prepared to obtain employment with architectural and engineering firms, contractors, and a variety of manufacturing and distributing companies related to the construction industry. Computer aided drafting is an important tool for the construction industry and the design professions and is an important part of the Architectural Technology program. Thi ... Read more »	D					AAS
(+) Automotive Service Technology The Automotive Service Technician is a person working in an exciting and rapidly changing industry. Students in this program will receive training in the many service and diagnostic procedures necessary to maintain our nation on wheels. Students are trained in modern laboratories equipped with current service and testing equipment. Students in Automotive Service Technology will have options to ... Read more »	D		M			AAS, Diploma
(+) Auto Body Collision Technology The Auto Body Technician will repair and replace damaged portions of automobile bodies and frames. They straighten bent frames and/or unibody cars, remove and repair dents in body panels and fenders, and weld breaks in body metals. They install window glass and windshields. Technicians will also sand and mask repair areas, perform drive train component replacements, wheel alignments, and perfor ... Read more »	D					AAS, Diploma
(+) Business Entrepreneurship As an entrepreneur, you can create your own path to success and work to make your dream a reality! This degree teaches students the skills and behaviors necessary to contribute to personal and business success. This program also prepares students to assess new enterprise opportunities, obtain financial resources, prepare a business plan, and market a venture for success. Students will gain the con ... Read more »	D				E	AAS
(+) Business Fashion Marketing And Management This program is designed to prepare students with the skills necessary for management careers in the apparel and accessory industry. The students are provided with the essential skills in sales, marketing, management, computer technology, merchandise presentation, buying, customer service, and product knowledge. Emphasis is placed on professional competence in the areas of apparel and accessory ... Read more »			M			AAS
(+) Business Management Marketing And Sales The Business Management, Marketing and Sales AAS major includes marketing, management, and other business courses as well as general education courses. This program is designed to prepare students to succeed in the marketplace. This major is designed to provide students with the skills necessary for a variety of careers in the sales, marketing, and management fields. Curriculum includes instr ... Read more »			M			AAS, Diploma
(+) Carpentry The Carpentry program prepares the student with skills and knowledge for a career in residential carpentry. The program coursework will provide the student with a mix of technical education, general studies, theory and hands-on learning experiences. The student in this program progresses from basic skills to those required of a carpenter. General areas of study include building codes, blueprint ... Read more »			M		WE	AAS, Certificate, Diploma
(+) Civil Engineering Technology Men and women completing the Civil Engineering Technology program are prepared for employment in the civil engineering fields. Civil Engineering Technicians plan, design, monitor construction, and maintain public or private works systems with the collaboration and direction of engineers. They will gather preliminary data, plan, budget, survey, design, prepare construction documents, and administ ... Read more »	D					AAS
(+) Computer And Network Technology This major provides the skills to support and maintain computer network systems in a business environment. Computer skill development covers the hardware and software systems of current computer technology. Networking skills include switching, routing, server operating system, directory services, and security. Application software skills include software selection, customizing, training, and suppo ... Read more »	D				E	AAS, Certificate, Diploma
(+) Computer Help Desk Technician A Computer Help Desk Technician interacts with individuals in business, industry, education, and government by providing technical solutions to customer critical problems related to software applications and relevant hardware. This is accomplished through problem analysis using phone service support, direct client service, and a variety of electronic means to achieve high level customer satisfacti ... Read more »	D				E	AAS, Diploma
(+) Computer Network Security This program will prepare students to enter the high-demand field of information technology networking and security. With the increase of viruses, spyware/adware and hacking incidents, companies need professionals skilled in protecting data and equipment from internal and external security threats. Students gain hands-on experience in LAN and WAN technologies utilizing current hardware and softw ... Read more »	D				E	AAS, Certificate
(+) Computer Programming This program provides the programming skills needed in computer application development, database management, computer systems, operations and data communications. Students learn to design, write, code, document, and implement computer programs for various computer platforms. They learn at least one minicomputer operating system, one command level language, one database management system, and p ... Read more »			M		E	AAS
(+) Construction Management Construction and related activities comprise the largest segment of our Gross National Product. The construction industry makes an important contribution to society and represents progress and the future. This AAS program represents a combination of skills in construction, architecture, business and management areas. The skills learned in these areas can enable a graduate to pursue a variety ... Read more »			M			AAS
(+) Dental Hygiene The Dental Hygiene program provides knowledge and skills necessary for the dental hygienist to work with a dentist and to provide direct patient care to patients. The services dental hygienists provide vary somewhat from state to state. Routine functions include: scaling, peridontal therapy, and polishing teeth; applying preventive and other topical agents to the teeth; taking and processing ... Read more »			M			AAS
(+) Diesel Equipment Technology The Diesel Equipment Technician works in an exciting and rapidly changing industry. Students in this program receive the diagnostic and service training needed to be successful in their chosen field. Students entering should have good mechanical aptitude, good communication skills and the ability to comprehend service literature. The program prepares individuals to diagnose and repair all com ... Read more »			M			AAS, Diploma
(+) Electrical Lineworker The Electrical Line Worker program provides trained personnel for the power industry. Coursework provides both theory and practical hands-on experience in all phases of power line construction and maintenance. Coursework includes electrical math, national electrical safety codes, construction of overhead and underground distribution systems, conductor applications, over voltage and over current ... Read more »				W		AAS, Diploma
(+) Financial And Credit Service Administration This program prepares individuals with the skills needed to support credit, lending, and selling functions in financial institutions, trade and service credit, and collection agencies. Prospective students should be interested in working with numbers and details, and should have a genuine desire to assist other people with credit services. ... Read more »			M			AAS
(+) Graphic Design Technology Graphic Design Technology is a highly competitive and rewarding career for those with a talent and/or interest in the graphic arts. Graphic Design Technology does not focus on the fine arts of painting and art history�we focus on the integration of technology with graphic design to train students to create communication materials (stationery, brochures, annual reports, newspaper layout, etc.) for ... Read more »			M			AAS, Diploma
(+) Health Information Technology The Health Information Technician is an important member of the healthcare team, who secures, analyzes, integrates, and manages health information for patient care, reimbursement, planning, marketing, legal aspects, and research. This information steers the healthcare industry. The program is designed to combine the general education courses with the technical courses for a well-rounded and fu ... Read more »					E	AAS
(+) Human Resources Human Resources programs prepare students to provide support to companies, and to individual employees, in the area of human resources. AAS and AS graduates may assume duties in the following areas: communication with employees, employee data recordkeeping, policies and administration, employee and labor relations, employment process, training and development, wage and salary, and benefit admini ... Read more »			M		E	AAS, AS
(+) Industrial Mechanical Maintenance Modern American manufacturing and industry has become a highly complicated, high speed, high pressure environment requiring skilled workers that have knowledge beyond the rigid confines of individual trade based maintenance workers of the past. This program prepares students with a foundation in the theory, application, and principles of today�s manufacturing and industrial environment. This inclu ... Read more »				W		AAS, Certificate, Diploma
(+) Marine Engine Technology The Marine Engine Technician is a person who works in an exciting, rapidly changing and growing industry. The Marine Engine Technology curriculum is designed to educate individuals to become competent marine technicians. The primary focus of the program is the diagnosis, service and repair of outboard and stern drive engines, drive systems, and related systems and components. Students will perf ... Read more »	D					AAS, Certificate, Diploma
(+) Marketing The Marketing AAS is concerned with providing the practical knowledge and skills related to planning, managing, and performing sales and marketing activities to meet organizational objectives. This AAS major includes marketing, management, sales, marketing research, and other related business courses as well as general education courses. This program is designed to prepare students for a wide v ... Read more »	D					AAS
(+) Mechanical Drafting And Design Design Technicians use a graphic language to communicate ideas or products that must be processed, manufactured, or constructed. Students draw layouts of assembly processes, make freehand sketches and rough layouts of machine equipment and parts. They may study costs as they relate to the usefulness of designs and translate the ideas of the engineer into the working plans used in making or insta ... Read more »			M			AAS, Diploma
(+) Medical Administrative Assistant The Medical Administrative Assistant AAS program prepares students to work in a variety of medical settings, handling all types of administrative duties for private practice, hospitals and clinics. This program offers a broad foundation of knowledge and skills, expanding the traditional role of the medical secretary through the addition of liberal arts classes as preparation for leadership roles. ... Read more »			M	W	E	AAS
(+) Nanoscience Technology Nanoscience is a field of study involving the areas of chemistry, biology, engineering and physics. It studies the composition, structure, properties and behavior of material at the molecular and atomic level. Research, observation, measurement and manipulation occur at the nanometer range. A nanometer is one billionth of a meter. Visualize approximately 80,000 nanometers being the diameter of ... Read more »			M			AAS
(+) Nursing The Practical Nursing program prepares the student to practice within the scope of practical nursing under the supervision of a registered nurse. The student is taught to use the nursing process at the practical nurse level in the maintenance of health and prevention of illness, the observation and nursing care of persons experiencing changes in health status, and how to administer prescribed medi ... Read more »	D	F	M	W	E	AAS, AS, Diploma
(+) Paralegal This program prepares graduates for work under the supervision of an attorney with a focus on real estate, estate planning and probate and in a variety of other legal specialty areas, such as civil litigation and family law. Students will study theory as it applies to the law; research statutes, case law and court rules; and prepare legal documents. The student will also learn to analyze procedura ... Read more »	D				E	AAS
(+) Pharmacy Technology The Pharmacy Technician works as an assistant to a Registered Pharmacist, assisting or relieving the Pharmacist in routine technical and clerical duties and functioning in strict accordance with standard written procedures and guidelines under the supervision of the professional Pharmacist. A.A.S. graduates have enhanced potential for upward progression in the career of Pharmacy, as the general e ... Read more »					E	AAS, Diploma
(+) Plumbing Technology The Plumbing program prepares the student to begin a career in plumbing and pipe fitting. Coursework provides the student with technical understanding, skills development and integrates theory with practical experience. Through the Plumbing program, the student develops skills in piping techniques and procedures, plumbing and piping systems, residential and commercial system installations, bluepri ... Read more »			M	W		AAS, Diploma
(+) Radiologic Technology The Radiologic Technology program prepares individuals to perform various radiologic procedures. The Radiologic Technologist instructs and positions patients, manipulates radiographic equipment, adjusts exposure factors, provides radiation protection for patient and self, develops radiographic images, evaluates the quality of finished radiographs, and carries out activities associated with quality ... Read more »	D				E	AAS
(+) Supervisory Leadership This program prepares working foremen, team leaders, and supervisors with a knowledge base in practices and principles of leadership, supervision and management. Core elements include: human resource policies, interpersonal communication, organizational behavior, quality and customer service issues, and industry fiscal and safety requirements. ... Read more »			M			AAS, Certificate
(+) Web Development A Web Developer facilitates information exchange by coordinating, compiling, and converting various media into an Internet standard format to provide accessible information and effective communication for an organization. Graduates of the Web Development program will develop and manage web sites on the Internet and corporate Intranets. They will be prepared to create and manage customer-friendly i ... Read more »	D				E	AAS, Certificate, Diploma