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Business Division
Whether you're bound for a university or headed directly into your career,
Eastern Arizona College's Business Division has a lot to offer. You will find
dedicated faculty members preparing students for a wide range of opportunities
in today's exciting and demanding business world.
You have your choice of four university transfer programs, five two-year vocational
development degrees and eight certificate programs. You can move from one program
to another without losing valuable credit.
In all of our business programs, we emphasize earnestly helping students to
grow and gain confidence. Our class sizes are generally small to allow for better
communication between the instructor and student. No matter what your skill
level, abilities or future goals, you'll find you can enhance them at Eastern.
Some other important advantages of choosing Eastern's Business Division are:
- Our programs are more affordable than those at traditional
trade schools.
- Eastern provides job assistance with a Job Placement Coordinator
dedicated to putting your training to work.
- Advisory committees keep course offerings current.
- Students are guaranteed that certain courses will transfer
to an Arizona university and/or adequately prepare vocational students
for their chosen careers.
We take pride in the many students we teach and train for the competitive job
market, and the many successful students who transfer to four-year colleges.
Each individual student is important to us. We've seen the difference that EAC's
concern makes in the long list of achievements our students have attained in
the business world.
We look forward to showing you what Eastern's Business Division can do for
you.
Business
The General Business Department provides instruction and training for students
who intend to work in business but have not decided on an area of specialization.
You will be able to tailor your education to your individual needs. Possible
occupations for a student in General Business include banking, retailing and
clerical office work.
Two-Year Training for Employment-Associate
of Applied Science Degree (AAS) - Business
Short-Term Training for Employment
- Certificate of Proficiency - Bookkeeping
Business Administration
Eastern offers curricula that provide the lower-division years of a four-year
program. You can begin preparing for employment in accounting, finance, marketing,
management, and other areas of today's business world.
The opportunity to develop specific business skills while completing general
education requirements for a business teaching degree is unique to a community
college like Eastern.
University Transfer-Associate
of Arts Degree (ABus) - Business
University Transfer-Associate
of Arts Degree (AA) - Business Education
Computers
Graduates of Eastern's Computer Department have become leaders in their fields
throughout Arizona and other states. Our alumni include:
- High school computer center managers
- Community college computer programmers, analysts and hardware
and software specialists.
- City computer center managers
- Programmers, analysts and system managers for prominent corporations,
small businesses, industrial centers and military organizations
- Network system managers
Equipment in our Computer Education Lab represents leading hardware that is
currently popular:
- IBM
- Macintosh
- Digital Equipment Company
- A network variety run by students
Leading software that is provided for student use includes:
| Adobe |
Lotus |
Microsoft |
| WordPerfect |
Multimedia |
Internet |
| C++ |
COBOL |
FORTRAN |
| Pascal |
Ada |
languages |
Subjects range from two-year computer specializations in programming, networking,
Internet specialists and computer graphic specialists, to transfer programs
in Computer Information Systems and Computer Science.
In the lab, students are free to study and specialize in areas that match their
interests while they become technically proficient.
University Transfer-Associate
of Arts Degree (ABus) - Computer Information Systems
Two-Year Training for Employment-Associate
of Applied Science Degree (AAS) - Computer Information Specialist
Short-Term Training
for Employment - Certificate of Proficiency - Business Programming
/ Database Support
Short-Term Training for Employment
- Certificate of Proficiency - Computer Science
Short-Term Training
for Employment - Certificate of Proficiency - Programming
Short-Term
Training for Employment - Certificate of Proficiency - Small
Computer Networking
Office Technology
Our Office Technology Department offers programs that prepare you for the responsibilities
you will assume in a modern office environment. You have an opportunity to develop
and refine basic office skills, as well as learn the exciting technological
skills needed to compete for the jobs of the future.
For students who transition from a high school tech-prep program to one of
our office technology curricula, specialization opportunities are available.
One of these opportunities is actual workplace experience in a cooperative education
course. Graduates of our programs are trained for entry-level clerical positions
to professional administrative assistants.
Office Technology classrooms are equipped with leading computer hardware, including
IBM and Macintosh, as well as the most popular software, including Microsoft
and WordPerfect. Communication technologies such as Internet and e-mail are
available for students' learning use.
Two-Year Training for
Employment-Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) - Office Technology
Two-Year Training
for Employment-Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) - Tech-Prep Office
Technology
Short-Term Training for
Employment - Certificate of Proficiency - Office Assistant
Short-Term Training
for Employment - Certificate of Proficiency - Word Processing Specialist
Small Business Management
Eastern's Small Business Management can help you move toward an exciting, profitable
future. Small Business Management prepares students for business employment
as supervisors and managers in small- to medium-sized businesses, or for self-employment.
In the United States, small businesses are creating the greatest growth in
employment, the most innovations and the greatest boost to the economy. They
offer tremendous opportunity for personal growth and income, especially for
those with good training in the knowledge and skills of managing a small business.
Our curricula are designed to prepare you in a specific area, such as accounting,
or in all the important aspects of management, including:
- Supervising employees
- Dealing with people
- Knowing how to market your business
- How to better sell yourself and your business
- How to understand financial statements and business accounting
- Dealing with customers and suppliers
- Government regulation
The Small Business Management Department utilizes advances in technology by
offering three computer-oriented courses, including computerized accounting.
We have a lot to offer you. You will gain a solid understanding of all the
concepts that will make you an effective business manager and a valuable employee
for any business - including your own.
Two-Year Training for
Employment-Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) - Small Business Management
Short-Term Training
for Employment - Certificate of Proficiency - Small Business Proprietor
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