Associate Degree of Applied Science
The Finance program provides the educational background and training required for entry positions in banks, savings and loan associations, finance companies, credit unions, real estate, insurance, financial planning, government, or mercantile and manufacturing enterprises. Job experience and continuing education provide the qualifications necessary for advancement. finance relates to the management of, not necessarily the accounting for, monetary affairs. Public finance deals with governmental agencies, corporate finance deals with business enterprise, and personal finance deals with monetary afairs of individuals. The Finance student is encouraged, while successfully completing the core curriculum, to select electives which focus on one of these three areas of finance: public, corporate or personal.
Following is a list of potential clases in the Finance program. A list of program and graduation requirements (PDF) is available on the Finance information page.