Find out more about Metropolitan Community College Area

Culminating in a capstone project of personal work, is the online AA in Liberal Arts in Creative Writing offered by MCC-Nebraska.  Students will learn how to write effectively in different genres and understand characteristics within literature.  This degree can prepare students for entry-level writing positions or act as a transfer platform to a 4-year university.

This certificate in Language Interpretation can be earned entirely online from MCC-Nebraska.  You can hone your translation abilities and learn new skills to improve your interpretation.  This is an in-demand field, as cultures and languages become more interconnected across the globe.  Students may specialize in the following areas of interpretation:

• Community
• Law
• Medical

The online AAS in Accounting degree program from Metropolitan Community College Area aids students in developing skills, knowledge, and aptitudes necessary to seek employment in paraprofessional accounting positions. The program encompasses a broad range of accounting and business topics and applications, exploring areas such as:

• ​QuickBooks & Excel for Small Business
• Business Law
• Principles of Management
• ​Priniciples of Marketing

The online AAS in Business Management / Generalist degree program from Metropolitan Community College Area is designed to provide students with a knowledge of the practical application of business principles to a variety of career paths. The curriculum includes a solid foundation in liberal arts courses as well as a range of business courses in areas such as:

• Accounting 
• Marketing
• Business Law
• Management
• ​Business Finance

The online AA in Business Transfer degree program from Metropolitan Community College Area provides students with the dual option of seeking entry-level business positions and/or continuing their studies at a four-year institution. Students gain a strong foundation in liberal arts courses as well as beginning business courses in the areas of:

• ​Accounting
• ​Economics
• Management
• ​Marketing

This online AAS in IT offered by MCC gives you a chance to take electives that align with your own goals. In this two-year program, you’ll take general education courses in humanities, communications and other areas, as well as technical classes that can open up entry-level jobs. You can earn this generalized degree that will introduce you to different facets of IT, or specialize in one of several areas, including:

• Front-end Web Development
• Server Administration
• Programming for Databases/Web
• Data Center Operations
• Database Management

MCC offers this online AAS in IT that focuses on the manipulation of data. Through relational systems, you’ll learn how to design, implement and manage data. This is one of the trendiest areas of technology today, as organizations learn how to grow from all of the information and data available. In addition to your general education credits, you’ll take classes within this major, such as:

• Transact SQL
• Database Reporting
• Implementing Data Warehouses

As a support specialist, you’ll get the job satisfaction of helping others. Through technical expertise and troubleshooting know-how, you’ll be prepared to support others when you earn this AAS in IT in Desktop Support from MCC. Your communication and analytical skills will grow, thanks to coursework such as:

• PC Repair
• Windows Operating Systems
• Software Applications Support

MCC offers this online AAS in IT in Front-End Web Development, where you’ll learn how to produce content for the internet. You’ll be ready to work for a company in a support role or a creative role, to help produce web content. In addition to communications, humanities and other foundational classes, you’ll likely take:

• Photoshop
• Dreamweaver
• Introduction to XML

Data is at the forefront of technology today, as company’s mine, warehouse and maintain massive amounts of information to advance. With this online AAS in IT in Programming for Web Databases, you’ll gain insight and knowledge across three disciplines that will open up career paths: databases, web design and programming. At MCC, In addition to foundational classes, your major coursework may contain:

• Linux Operating Systems
• SQL
• Python

Learn how to keep businesses moving and employees productive with this online AAS in IT in Server Administration. You’ll learn how to implement, maintain and troubleshoot Windows servers that sit at the hub of productivity within an organization. Monitoring and managing networks will be your responsibility, once you’ve finished classes at MCC such as:

• PC Repair
• Boundary Protection
• Virtualization Technologies Monitoring

This online AS in Computer Technology is intended for transfer to a 4-year university or to provide you with a pathway to an entry-level position. At MCC, you’ll learn basic programming skills in this program, in different coding languages such as:

• Java
• C++
• Intel Assembly

As a two-year program with two purposes, MCC offers this online AS in Computer Technology in MIS. You can either take the knowledge that you learn in this program and transfer to a 4-year institution, or you can pursue various entry-level jobs. Nearly half of this degree is a foundation of general college coursework, but the other half will give you specialized knowledge to work in business using technology to solve problems. Samples of specialized coursework include:

• Java Programming
• Microeconomics
• Oracle SQL

As part of the Data Center Associate’s program at MCC, you can earn this individual certificate online to use for a job opportunity or continue on with your education. You’ll learn the skills necessary to work in a data center, with classes such as:

• Linux Operating Systems
• Networking Essential
• Introduction to Cloud Computing

You can train to serve and protect with the Associate in Applied Science in Criminal Justice / Law Enforcement from Metropolitan Community College Area. The online law enforcement degree emphasizes professional development such as communication, scientific inquiry, information systems, and computer literacy.

Through the online law enforcement associate’s degree program, you participate in a core curriculum for foundational knowledge in this field. To customize their education to their career interests, students may select from such electives as:

• Correctional client
• Probation and parole
• Community-based corrections

You can prepare for a world increasingly reliant on technology with the Associate in Applied Science in Cyber Security from Metropolitan Community College Area. The online cyber security degree provides the foundation to identify threats and defend data.

Through the online cyber security associate’s degree program, you develop professional skills like communication, interpersonal relations, collaboration, and social awareness. Your online studies explore such topics as:

• Operating systems
• IT essentials PC repair
• Building secure environments
• Information systems, forensics, and legal topics

The online Associate in Applied Science in Health Data and Information Management prepares students to work in health information management in organizations that create, manage, and utilize health information.  Roles range from clinical coder, data analyst, and cancer registrar to electronic health record specialist.  Graduates are prepared for entry-level employment in the health information management field or can pursue bachelor’s degrees.

If you are currently working in a clinic and want to grow your skills, consider this online AAS in Health Information Management Systems with a focus on Medical Coding & Billing.  This entire degree can be earned online from MCC-Nebraska.  You will gain knowledge of filing claims, working with billing from patient and insurance perspectives and procedure and diagnoses codes.  Classes normally include introductions to:

• Anatomy & physiology
• Medical law & ethics
• Insurance

The online Associate in Applied Science in Health Information Management Systems in Medical Office Management is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions performing administrative or clerical duties within healthcare organizations or medical office environments.  The curriculum teaches skills such as transcribing medical reports from physician dictation, utilizing proper health data collection techniques, and securing databases.  Courses cover topics such as medical transcription mechanics, reimbursement methodologies, liability insurance, and electronic health records.