Business & Finance Program Cluster

B USI N ESS & FI N A N C E

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DEGREES & PROGRAMS.

Take advantage of the robust business, finance and management programs at Bismarck State College. You’ll learn from faculty that focus on the fundamentals while fostering innovative thinking to help you shine in today’s business world. Earn a technical degree in two years or learn everything you need to move on to a four-year program at BSC or at another university.

BACHELOR’S DEGREE

Finance (Bachelor’s of Applied Science)  As a financial professional, you will support industrial, financial, nonprofit and government organizations. With the BAS in Finance, you will learn to plan, manage and analyze the financial and monetary performance of an organization through application of finance theory to real-world situations via an internship.

$75K AVERAGE SALARY

CAREERS

Real Estate Sales Agent Credit Analyst

Loan Officer Personal Financial Advisor

ASSOCIATE DEGREES Accounting 

Learn to record, classify and summarize money, transactions, financial events and statements. Through the integration of technology, learners are exposed to the latest software programs used by business and industry nationwide.

CAREERS

Accountant Tax Preparer

$60K AVERAGE SALARY Financial Examiner Budget Analyst

Business Administration  

Learn how to succeed as a future manager! Acquire skills that will help you establish a career or become more productive in your current organization. Students will master critical thinking, teamwork, how to utilize technology, make decisions and communicate ideas effectively in a global economy.

CAREERS

BSC gave me the knowledge and tools to help me succeed in the financial services industry early on.

The flexible schedule of classroom and online classes allowed me to have a part-time job at Kirkwood Bank, and I’ve been there ever since. My professors were very hands-on and approachable.

Another benefit was being able to stay at BSC and work collaboratively with another college in the state to earn my bachelor’s degree.

- Jarrod Auer, Loan Officer/Branch Manager for Kirkwood Bank & Trust, Business Administration and Banking & Finance major at BSC.

Data Analytics Technician 

The Data Analytics Technician program will provide you with highly marketable skills in data collection, data analysis, communication, organization, time management and problem solving. Curriculum integrates database, spreadsheets, programming/ scripting and mathematics courses.

CAREERS

Banking Healthcare

$66.5K AVERAGE SALARY Government Agencies Investment Firms

$57K AVERAGE SALARY

Market Research Analyst Financial Manager

Sales Manager Marketing Manager

 Limited Enrollment

 On Campus

 Online

Economics 

You will learn to express information in many ways.

Curriculum focuses on business law, accounting, statistics, and how principles of micro- and macroeconomics function under various economic structures and policies.

$47K AVERAGE SALARY

CAREERS

Financial Planner Real Estate Broker

Economist Auditor

Financial Technologies  

Begin or advance your career in Financial Technologies.

Learn the foundational concepts of planning, managing, and analyzing the financial and monetary aspects of an organization’s performance. Courses include finance, accounting, economics, marketing, business communications, statistics and an internship.

CAREERS

$75.7K AVERAGE SALARY

Financial Associate Accounting Specialist

Payroll Technician Banker

Management Entrepreneurship 

Develop the skills, tools and experiences necessary to help create and manage new business ventures. The backbone of the curriculum focuses on successfully developing a business plan and financial analysis.

Study involves a combination of general education, business and marketing coursework.

CAREERS

Business Operations Specialist Financial and Investment Analyst

Gain skills and knowledge required for management positions in all areas of business and industry. Curriculum includes courses on fundamental business principles, sales, marketing, electronic commerce, project management, human resources and entrepreneurship.

CAREERS

$40-50K AVERAGE SALARY

General & Operations Manager Project Management Specialist

• Accounting • Management • Entrepreneurship • Mobile App Development • Insurance • Business End User • Leadership

The Fast Track program at BSC encompasses the non-traditional ways students may have earned college credit, including:

DUAL CREDIT & EARLY ENTRY

Dual Credit students enroll in a college course to receive both college and high school credit. These courses are usually taken at the high school or via interactive video.

Early Entry students enroll in a college course to receive both college and/or high school credit. These courses are usually taken at the high school, BSC campus or online.

BSC awards credit for Military Training Programs as outlined by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Chief Executive Fundraiser

Management (Technical) 

BUSINESS & FINANCE CERTIFICATES

MILITARY

$80K AVERAGE SALARY

Chief Executive Personal Service Manager

Certificates can be stacked to a customized degree in Advanced Digital Technology or Integrated Studies.

*Earning estimates were provided by Lightcast in the spring of 2022.

CLEP/AP

With CLEP (College-Level Examination Program), a student can earn college credit for what they already know on any of 34 CLEP examinations.

AP (Advanced Placement) courses are taken in high school. Students can receive college credit if they earn a 3 or higher on the exam.

PRIOR LEARNING

Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) provides an opportunity for adults to earn college credit for knowledge and competencies they’ve gained outside the classroom.

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