The mission places the highest priority on teaching, which is predominately delivered by full-time faculty members with the appropriate degrees and certifications, as well as scholarship and service, and seeks to:
T HE D IVISION OF B USINESS AND I NFORMATION T ECHNOLOGIES C ERTIFICATES AND D EGREES Associate in Arts Degrees - AA Online Degrees – (100% Online Program) • Business Administration • Business Education Associate in Arts Degrees - AA Ground Courses – (Ground, Hybrid, and Online) • Business Education • Business Administration Associate in Applied Science Degrees - AAS • Accounting Technology • Business Administration and Management • Computer Science – Business Education • Computer Science – General / Math • Office Administration – General • Office Administration – Legal (Paralegal Concentration) • Office Administration – Medical (Medical Coding/Billing)
Provide students with skills that will allow them to matriculate successfully to a four-year institution. Provide programs that meet the special needs of the community. Promote learning through the continuous enhancement of the curriculum and its delivery. Encourage the development of professional competencies, attitudes, and ethics among students and faculty. Acknowledge the effects of increasing globalization, and technological advancements in workplaces. Support the professional development and renewal of the faculty. Encourage meaningful contributions to our academic, professional, and local communities through outreach and service.
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VISION: The Business and Information Technologies Division’s vision is to empower students to become productive and ethical business professionals who are among the best in the world. The Division offers:
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Computer Science
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Various modalities of class delivery: Ground, Online, Hybrid, Virtual, and Hyflex. Programs that meet the special needs of the community. Assistance with campus online courses using Canvas (Learning Management System). On-the-job training through the Division’s Internship Program so students can gain work experience before they graduate. Various areas of training to business and industry and the community. Active Advisory Board.
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Accounting Technology Computer Science Tracks
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Management and Supervision Office Administration – General
Because of our desire to be the “best of the best”, we have become stronger each year which has made our students highly marketable in their endeavors. The challenging training has enabled the students to place nationally in the varied competitive areas of business and technology yearly. This experience alone provides them with growth in their vocation. A large proportion of the employment opportunities in the United States and abroad are in business and business-related fields. The business students at Lawson State Community College are afforded the opportunity to prepare for a career in business and/or transfer to a four-year institution to further pursue a baccalaureate degree in business and related majors. The students play an important and active role in the life of the Division and are treated as important individuals with unique goals, drives, and needs. In addition, the faculty, staff, and dean, who represent expertise, serve as advisors to students throughout their program. They are highly qualified in their specialty areas.
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The Division achieves this through excellence in teaching, research, service, and engagement with the business community and other stakeholders. The student experience is distinguished by leadership training, teamwork, personal attention, and appreciation of the civic and social responsibility of business leaders. highly productive professionals who are ethical, entrepreneurial (profit and nonprofit), and prepared to succeed in corporate, government, and the global economy. MISSION: The mission of the Business and Information Technologies Division is to provide a superior values-laden education that motivates and enables our students to become effective and socially responsible business leaders. We strive to provide our student body with an education that creates
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