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Gain the skills you need to be a leader in any industry and setting with the Associate of Applied Science in Business Management. Designed for students who plan to enter the workforce immediately after graduation rather than pursuing additional education, this degree program focuses on the various aspects of business you will need to understand for career success.

General education courses are supplemented with studies of business law, entrepreneurship, employment strategies, business communication, and more. Students will prepare for modern-day challenges by examining current issues in business. An internship opportunity allows students to practice their skills in a real-world setting.

Some of the courses in this online Business Management degree include:

• Principles of management
• Principles of marketing
• Human resource development
• Web page design
• Credit and finance

You can prepare for employment dealing with crime with the Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice from North Central Missouri College. The online criminal justice degree explores issues within such systems as:

• Police
• Courts
• Corrections

Through the online criminal justice associate’s degree program, you analyze our criminal legal system's policies, processes, philosophy, and reforms. Graduates understand the Constitutional rights of offenders and victims and the legal procedures when someone is accused of or a victim of a crime.

You can learn to work with young children with the Associate in Applied Science in Early Childhood Development from NCMC. This online early childhood education associate’s degree prepares you to work in child care centers, Head Start programs, and private pre-schools.

Through the online early childhood education courses, you will study both general education and behavior sciences. The practicum experiences allow you to apply your classroom knowledge.

Topics of study include the following:

Children with special needs

Emergent language and literature

Speech communications

Child development

The associate’s Human Services degree online from NCMC prepares students for entry-level positions in a variety of professions aimed at helping people and communities. The program prepares students for employment opportunities after graduation in the state of Missouri. The Community Support Specialist position is traditionally held by bachelor’s level graduates, however the Missouri Department of Mental Health has approved graduates of this two-year degree program for immediate employment in the field.

Students will learn skills needed to collaborate with mental health professionals and interact with clients with behavioral and mental health issues. The curriculum of this online human services degree also includes a hands-on practicum experience in a community setting. Graduates will be prepared for entry level positions in state, county, and local human services agencies. 

Graduates can find employment in settings such as:

• Treatment and rehabilitation centers
• Substance abuse counseling agencies
• Halfway houses
• Correctional facilities
• Parole and probation departments
• Drug court
• Retirement facilities
• Schools