Career Advantage Onsite DMACC Academies
Business Administration Career Academy
This program is designed to provide a foundation of business related courses that will prepare students for entrance in multiple business-related post-secondary opportunities.
Schedule:
- DMACC Ankeny Campus
M-F 12:30-2:30pm
| What other courses should I take while in high school to prepare me for this career? |
| Composition, Speech, Business Math, Economics, Accounting, Algebra I, Keyboarding, Intro to Word Processing. |
| DMACC credits you can earn while in high school: | |
| BUS 102 | Intro to Business – 3 credits An overview of the ever-changing world of business. Provides information in the areas of ownership, management, marketing, insurance, economic systems and finance, as well as the role of government. |
| ACC 131 | Accounting I – 4 credits Introduces the student to the principles of accounting with emphasis placed on the users and uses of accounting information. The double-entry bookkeeping system is presented with a focus on the end result of the accounting cycle, the financial statement. |
| ECN 120 | Macroeconomics – 3 credits This course is an introduction to basic macroeconomic concepts and principles. It deals with problems of resource allocation, supply and demand, national income, employment, price levels, fiscal and monetary policy, money and banking systems and elements of global finance. |
| BUS 185 | Business Law – 3 credits Provides introductory overview of the sources of law of the American legal system, the structure of the court systems, torts, contract law and sales law. |
| FIN 121 | Personal Finance - 3 credits This course emphasizes family financial planning including financial statements, budgeting, taxes, risk management and retirement. |
| SDV 108 | The College Experience – 1 credit This course is designed to introduce students to college resources, services, and expectations and to assist them in gaining maximum benefit from their college experience. |
| How do I register? |
| See your high school principal or guidance counselor. |
DMACC Career Advantage/Career Academy Contacts
Zoë Thornton
Academic Advisor
Email: zmthornton@dmacc.edu
DMACC Ankeny Campus
515-964-6898, or 1-800-362-2127, ext. 6898
Randy Gabriel
Director, Career and Technical Programming
Email: rgabriel1@dmacc.edu
Des Moines Area Community College
515-965-6011, or 1-800-362-2127, ext. 6011
More information:
Ankeny