Graduates of the Associate Degree in Nursing Education program are accountable, adaptable generalists prepared with the knowledge and skills to enter the practice of nursing at an advanced beginner level in a variety of settings, continue their professional development through to proficient and expert levels, and advance their education to the baccalaureate in nursing level. After successful completion of the Associate program, the student becomes eligible to apply for the Registered Nurse NCLEX examination and upon successful completion of that examination, may apply for their Registered Nurse license.

The Business Management and Accounting program prepares students for a variety of responsible managerial positions. Due to the diversity of the program courses, the student will build a strong foundation in accounting, marketing, insurance, finance, electronic commerce and real estate. Objectives of the program are to provide the student with an integrated understanding of business and economic concepts and how these concepts relate to business and social systems, the recognition of ethical responsibilities and accountability, the development of planning, decision-making, and other management functions, the capacity to implement and adapt to change, and development of analytic thinking and leadership style.

In partnership with the National Property Management Association (NPMA), the Associate of Applied Science in Business Management and Accounting (emphasis in property management) allows you to complete your degree while you prepare for NPMA certification. Due to the diversity of the program courses, the student will build a strong foundation in accounting, marketing, insurance, finance, electronic commerce and real estate. Objectives of the program are to provide the student with an integrated understanding of business and economic concepts and how these concepts relate to business and social systems, the recognition of ethical responsibilities and accountability, the development of planning, decision-making, and other management functions, the capacity to implement and adapt to change, and development of analytic thinking and leadership style.

This program prepares students for an entry-level career in graphic arts. Due to the diversity of the program courses, the student will build a strong foundation in all areas required to be successful in the field, including advertising design, multimedia applications, Web design, marketing and graphic design. Objectives of the program are to provide the student with an integrated understanding of business and design concepts and their relationship to the field of graphic arts.

This program of study is directed toward developing problem-solving skills. In conjunction with the understanding of computers and computer systems, this will enable a graduate of the program to apply his or her knowledge to finding solutions to problems that arise in the science, business, industry, government and education sectors. The objectives of the program are to provide a solid foundation of knowledge about computers and to facilitate thinking that will permit continuing growth on the part of the graduates. Prospective students should have an aptitude for mathematics and logic and an interest in analysis and deductions. Students will study several programming languages, database design and administration and programming for the Internet.

This program prepares students for entry-level jobs in the computer repair and networking fields. Students are trained using current operating systems, network hardware, and Internet technology. The objectives of the program are to provide a solid foundation of knowledge about computers and to facilitate thinking that will permit continuing growth on the part of the graduates.

The Respiratory Therapy program offers a comprehensive curriculum, modern equipment, small class sizes, and individual attention from qualified instructors. The curriculum is a 20-month course of study combining classroom theory, laboratory experience, and clinical practice in respiratory patient care. Graduates have the skills for employment in hospitals and medical centers as respiratory care practitioners. The Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy degree program prepares you to meet the challenges of this dynamic field. As part of the curriculum, you'll gain clinical experience with patients in a respiratory care facility. You will receive your clinical training at local hospitals, so you'll master new skills under the supervision of some of the best respiratory practitioners and physicians in the country.

The Respiratory Therapy program offers a comprehensive curriculum, modern equipment, small class sizes, and individual attention from qualified instructors. The curriculum is a 20-month course of study combining classroom theory, laboratory experience, and clinical practice in respiratory patient care. Graduates have the skills for employment in hospitals and medical centers as respiratory care practitioners. The Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy degree program prepares you to meet the challenges of this dynamic field. As part of the curriculum, you'll gain clinical experience with patients in a respiratory care facility. You will receive your clinical training at local hospitals, so you'll master new skills under the supervision of some of the best respiratory practitioners and physicians in the country.

This program prepares students for entry-level employment as medical assistants with billing/coding, and laboratory skills. The student is also prepared for a career as an entry-level pharmacy technician, nursing assistant, home health aide, and as a medical receivables and coding professional. Objectives of the program include preparing students for possible certification or licensing in the various medical specialties, as well as gaining employment in many medical fields.

This program prepares students to assume entry-level positions as members of a healthcare surgical team. Employment opportunities are available in hospitals and in surgical centers as surgical technologists. The surgical technologist works under the direct supervision of the circulating nurse in the operating room. The surgical technologist assists with surgical procedures and provides the surgeon with instruments, sutures, sponges, and other equipment necessary to accomplish the procedures. All clinical externships are performed in the daytime.

A Business Administration degree prepares graduates for a variety of responsible managerial positions in both domestic and international firms. The objectives of the program are to provide a solid foundation in Accounting, Sales and Marketing, Operations Management, Human Resource Management, and Banking and Finance. The program provides the graduate with an integrated understanding of business and economic concepts and how they relate to the domestic and global economy.

The Business Administration program prepares graduates for a variety of responsible managerial positions in both domestic and international firms. Property Managers are an integral component to organizational stability. Because of efficient asset management understanding, property managers can lead to considerable cost savings by monitoring property life cycle; acquisition, utilization and disposition. Because of liability associated with operations and asset finance reporting, the legislative law (Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002) requires companies to implement controls to protect investors from corporate fraud schemes. This degree has been created for that specific reason; to educate property managers on not only sound accounting practices, but to ensure that ethical controls are understood and implemented.

The Bachelor`s degree in Business Administration with Technology emphasis is designed to prepare the graduate to apply technology skills to achieve business goals. The emphasis is placed on preparing graduates to become certified in computer applications, networking, maintenance, and security. The emphasis prepares the graduate for entry into positions that include computer service technician, application specialist, and administrative and technical support representative.

The Bachelor's degree in Accounting is designed to prepare the graduate for entry into positions with public accounting firms and similarly challenging positions with private, government, and nonprofit organizations. The objectives of the major are to provide the graduate with an understanding of business and financial concepts and how they relate to professional accounting — including the principles of federal taxation, auditing, and accounting for small businesses and corporations.

The Bachelor`s degree in Accounting with Forensic Accounting emphasis is designed to prepare the graduate for entry into positions with public accounting firms and similarly challenging positions with private, government, and nonprofit organizations, including work with legal counsel and private investigators. The emphasis area allows forensic accountants to integrate the areas or accounting, auditing, and investigation and provide an accounting analysis that can be used for judicial debate and resolution. The objectives of the program are to prepare graduates to conduct an analysis, interpretation and summary of an organization’s present financial situation in an understandable and adequately supported manner.

The Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy provides the student with the necessary skills that are needed to advance into a supervisory position in a general healthcare facility (e.g. hospital, clinic, medical office) or in an environment specific to the field of respiratory therapy. The curriculum contains information on management and current issues and trends in healthcare, exposing students to the latest developments in respiratory care. The program includes a general education component, a foundation in cardiopulmonary sciences, and coursework in the traditional respiratory care specialties of critical care, perinatal and pediatrics, and cardiopulmonary diagnostics.

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Graphic Arts prepares students to plan, analyze, and create visual solutions to communication challenges. The combination of the study of theory and a mastery of in-studio visual communication methods enables students to get messages across in print, electronic, and film media using a variety of methods such as color, type, illustration, photography, animation, and various print and layout techniques. Graduates may seek employment in advertising agencies, design studios, publishing houses, or corporate communication departments in entry-level positions as a graphic designer, a production artist for a design staff, or as a junior art director.

The Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration is designed to provide healthcare practitioners and others with the skills and competencies to function as supervisors and managers in healthcare settings, or in a business environment requiring management skills. This program is designed to help the professional meet increasing responsibilities. The curriculum provides a working foundation in management and interpersonal skills, while at the same time introducing the student to the healthcare delivery system and to business challenges with varied issues. Graduates are not only better prepared to assume increased management responsibilities, but to do so with a better understanding of the complex system in which they work.

The Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management is designed to prepare students for entry level positions such as inpatient/outpatient coder, health information technologist, coding data coordinator, and clinical information systems technologist. Health Information Management professionals are becoming increasingly important as the healthcare industry continues to transition to electronic information management with Electronic Health Records (EHRs).

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science with Networking Emphasis is designed to give you the competencies required for complex levels of networking, which are crucial to business and industry. Your training in networking will cover security concepts, network communications, storage area networks, advanced server administration, Linux systems, and more. This degree will help you gain knowledge and skills that lead to entry- to mid-level employment in a variety of computer networking positions.

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science with Programming Emphasis gives you practical skills and diverse knowledge that are necessary for entry-level to mid-level positions as a software engineer, network administrator, web developer, computer programmer, systems analyst, or project manager. Courses focus on the essentials of programming: designing, writing, testing, and maintaining source code, and you'll have the opportunity to learn a number of in-demand programming languages, including C, C++, HTML, and Java.

The Bachelor`s degree in Computer Science with Information Systems Security emphasis is designed to prepare the graduate for entry into positions as a software engineer, network administrator, web developer, computer programmer, and project manager. The area of emphasis prepares graduates to provide protection for information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, description, modification, perusal, inspection, recording, or destruction. Objectives of the program are to ensure competencies at complex levels of programming, network administration, database management, and client interface.

The Bachelor`s degree in Computer Science with Social Media Technology emphasis is designed to prepare the graduate for entry into positions as software engineers, network administrators, web developers, computer programmers, project managers, systems analysts, and social media computer science professional. The area of emphasis will help graduates guide the future of programming, networking, and social media technologies in business and industry. Objectives of the program are to ensure competencies at complex levels of programming, network administration, database management, client interface, web development, and social media technology

The Bachelor of Science Completion in Nursing program prepares registered nurses (RN) to meet the many changes in the healthcare field by expanding and enhancing their nursing education. The program is available to registered nurses only. This program prepares graduates for leadership roles and graduate study in nursing. The graduate is prepared to utilize theory and research-based knowledge in the provision of care to the client, family and community in a global society with flexibility to adapt to the changing nature of healthcare and healthcare roles. The graduate is also prepared to integrate care across multiple settings, managing the interactions between and among components of the integrated network of healthcare services. The graduate will be prepared for positions in community health clinics, private practice, hospitals, and patient care facilities.

The Bachelor of Science Completion in Nursing Administration (BSNA) program is designed as a degree completion program to enhance career opportunities for practicing Registered Nurses. This program prepares students with the appropriate academic skills for entry-level and nurse supervisory positions in the healthcare field. Because this program prepares students to assume healthcare supervisory positions rather than additional clinical responsibilities, no clinical hours are required and applicants must have a valid RN credential.

The Bachelor of Science in Web Design and Development program is designed to help students qualify for entry- and mid-level positions in Web design, mobile application design, e-learning, information design, consumer electronics development, and human/computer interaction (HCI) technologies. Students are required to conceptualize, code, and publish their own standards-based content for a variety of formats while working with the multiple languages used in interactive design.

The Master of Business Administration program is designed to provide the knowledge and skills needed to become an effective manager in a variety of organizational settings. It is a comprehensive program designed to provide graduates with the background to advance in their career rather than training to target a particular job within an organization. The broad goal of the program is to provide students with the foundations in content and competencies that will support their development as effective managers in a variety of organizational settings.

The Nursing Administration graduate program prepares nurses for administrative leadership and management roles in managed care, home healthcare, long-term care, professional and other health-related organizations. Program content focuses on management and organizational theory, ethical and legal issues and healthcare delivery systems, as well as health policy, information systems, and the management of human, material, and fiscal resources. Students seeking admission to this program must hold a valid Registered Nurse license.

The Healthcare Administration graduate program is designed to provide education and research activities that will teach the student to develop or recognize opportunities to make health service delivery more effective or efficient. Students enrolled in the program will receive instruction on processes for evaluating and improving health policy.

The Master of Science in Healthcare Informatics program is designed to prepare graduates for positions such as Healthcare Chief Information Officer (CIO) and IT/ IN Director. The objective of the programs is to addresses the growing need for professionals who possess both analytical skills and business acumen with the goal of improving healthcare delivery systems through information technology and management.

The Master of Science in Information Systems program is designed to help students gain employment with the office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), Information Technology/Information Systems/Information Management Director, systems analyst, systems architect, and strategic technologist. Students will need to be skilled in the topics of understanding how to organize information, analyze user information, design or evaluate information systems that allow for efficient and effective user interaction, be able to provide and assure the quality and value of information to decision makers, understand the economic and social environment in which their organization functions, be familiar with relevant issues in law, economics, ethics, and management.

The Nursing Education graduate program prepares nurses to be a nurse educator in a variety of settings including higher education, vocational education, staff development, and patient education. Program content focuses on preparing graduates to be conversant with theory and current trends in nursing as well as providing opportunity for students to confront important issues in education and develop skills as educators. Students seeking admission to this program must hold a valid Registered Nurse license.