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This AAS is a 100% online CAD program.  You’ll learn to transform concepts into physical work plans, while taking additional general education and science classes to round out your degree.  With MSC Southeast, you’ll acquire a solid educational and technical base to pursue design opportunities in a number of fields.  In addition, with the flexibility of online learning, you can fit this degree into your busy lifestyle.  Coursework generally includes:

• Autocad
• Solidworks
• Manufacturing Processes for CAD Design

The online AAS in Accounting degree program from Minnesota State College Southeast is designed to prepare students for accounting positions in companies of all sizes. Graduates possess the knowledge and skills needed to:

• Apply the principles of financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, tax accounting, and not-for-profit accounting
• Apply mathematical, analytical, and business knowledge and skills to formulate and solve problems and to make decisions relevant to the needs of a business
• Demonstrate proficiency in personal computer operations and applications
• Demonstrate an understanding of human society and culture in order to function as an effective employee and citizen 

The online AAS in Administrative Assistant degree program from Minnesota State College Southeast prepares students for administrative assistant positions in a variety of businesses. Courses cover topics such as:

• Spreadsheets Concepts & Applications
• Business Communications
• Customer Service Concepts
• Word Processing Applications
• Office Procedures

Help others learn technical skills and troubleshooting, while keeping your organization running, with this online AAS in IT Support. At MSC-Southeast, after gaining a foundation of knowledge surrounding IT, in both hardware and software, you’ll cap off your learning with a group project to demonstrate your newly acquired skills. As a 100% online degree, you can complete the curriculum from the comfort of your own home, around your other obligations. Usually offered as a part of this program are:

• Web Design & Technologies
• Database Design & Management with SQL
• PC Hardware Support

This online associate’s degree in Software & Web Development is a 2-year program at Minnesota State College Southeast. The major portion of the curriculum focuses on technical coursework that culminates in a group capstone project. You’ll learn to conceptualize, develop and implement an application to help solve business needs. Coursework may entail:

• GitHub
• HTML/CSS
• Interactive Design & Coding Methods

Prepare to help your community with this online criminal justice associate's degree. You will learn skills for a career in law enforcement, the courts, or corrections facilities. Many students also choose to use this online criminal justice degree as a stepping stone toward a four-year degree.  

Regardless of your end goal, this program will help you get there, covering such topics as:

• Computer crimes
• Evidence procedures
• Criminal law

There are numerous benefits to earning this online criminal justice degree. It is offered 100% online, allowing you to earn a degree around your other commitments in your life. All courses are taught by faculty with post-graduate degrees and working experience in criminal justice.

Begin a career in the field of cyber security and information security with this online cyber security associate's degree. Gain the knowledge and skills needed to prevent and investigate computer crimes with this unique degree that incorporates networking, cyber security, forensics, and criminal justice. There are both general education courses and courses within the cyber and information security field. You will even study the criminal justice system.  

Learn to:

• Collect and maintain evidence
• Use interpersonal communication skills
• Write effectively
• Present and testify in court
• Liaison with criminal justice agencies

Graduates are ready for both exciting and rewarding careers in a growing field.

Help protect confidential, valuable data with this online cyber security associate's degree. You will learn to protect computer networks from cyberattacks and unauthorized access with this degree which leads to exciting and lucrative careers. You will complete both general education and cybersecurity courses. Topics covered include:

• Cloud security
• Device hardening
• Intrusion prevention systems
• Firewalls
• Security threats and countermeasures

Work to ensure that files, systems, and computers are safe by planning, creating, or improving security measures to protect computer networks and information.

Prepare for a bachelor’s degree program with this online criminal justice associate's degree. If you have a desire to help others and want to enter a four-year university, this degree can get you there. You will study law enforcement, the courts, and corrections in courses that transfer seamlessly into a bachelor’s degree program.  

The curriculum includes criminal justice classes and the 40-credit Minnesota Transfer Curriculum package. These courses then directly transfer to related bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State universities. Earn this degree and enter any of the seven Minnesota State universities with junior-year status.

The online Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education program prepares students to work in the early childhood field, impacting the social, cognitive, and emotional growth of children from infancy through school-age years.  The curriculum is both theory and process-oriented and prepares students to practice professional, ethical, and high-quality care giving strategies within diverse settings.  Using the characteristics and needs of young children, graduates will be able to develop appropriate practices and will also develop partnerships with families, community, and educational professionals.  Graduates will use systematic, critical, and creative processes to apply ethical and professional decision-making, and will also design and implement outcome-based learning experiences.  Unlike the diploma and certificate options, the Associate of Applied Science degree requires general education courses in addition to courses in the early childhood education field.

The online Associate of Science in Early Childhood Education program is a transfer program for students who want to develop a foundation in Early Childhood Education and then transfer to a four-year college or university to complete their bachelor’s degrees.  The program prepares students to work in the early childhood field, impacting the social, cognitive, and emotional growth of children from infancy through school-age years.  The curriculum is both theory and process-oriented and prepares students to practice professional, ethical, and high-quality care giving strategies within diverse settings.  Using the characteristics and needs of young children, graduates will be able to develop appropriate practices and will also develop partnerships with families, community, and educational professionals.  Graduates will use systematic, critical, and creative processes to apply ethical and professional decision-making, and will also design and implement outcome-based learning experiences.

The online Associate of Applied Science in Medical Administrative Assistant program prepares students to work within medical facilities by teaching about the responsibilities that include assisting patients and medical professionals in front office and back office responsibilities.  The curriculum teaches students about providing basic medical support in routine examinations, collecting samples, and the responsibilities involved in the administrative duties of an office, such as medical billing, reception, patient care, and other non-medical responsibilities.  Graduates will be able to identify, administer, and document medications; collect, process, and test diagnostic specimens and document follow-up results; apply quality control and safety principles in the workplace; and perform and document routine clinical procedures according to office protocol.