Business Studies, A.A. – CSCU Pathway Transfer Degree
[mk_page_section bg_image=”https://threerivers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/654croppedto1450x464.jpg” bg_position=”center top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” full_width=”true” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ top_shape_color=”#ffffff” bottom_shape_color=”#ffffff” el_class=”header-section” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”450px”][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=”true” color=”#ffffff” size=”80″ font_weight=”bold” txt_transform=”uppercase” margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google” el_class=”page-title”]- Business Studies, A.A. – CSCU Pathway Transfer Degree
This program is designed to provide you with a strong foundation in the area of Business Studies. Upon completion of this Transfer Ticket Business Studies degree program, you will be able to transfer seamlessly to colleges within the Connecticut College State University system, being guaranteed full junior status in your pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in the same discipline, without losing any credits or being required to take extra credits upon transfer.
[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][mk_fancy_title color=”#cb1d5c” size=”30″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]Special Opportunities[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text]With this degree, you will be able to transfer, apply to competitive admissions majors, and complete your BA/BS degree in the same time and with the same course requirements as students who start at a CSU or COSC.
[/vc_column_text][mk_fancy_title color=”#cb1d5c” size=”30″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]Career Options[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1506525957926{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Bank OfficerBusiness Manager/Supervisor
Claims Representative
Contract Administrator
Estimator/Cost Analyst
Human Resources Specialist
Loan Officer
Sales/Marketing Representative
Trust Officer[/vc_column_text][mk_fancy_title color=”#cb1d5c” size=”30″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]Easy Transfer Options[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1634046800939{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]
These degrees guarantee full junior status, no loss of credits, and no need to take extra credits.
Central Connecticut State University – Accounting, B.S.; Finance, B.S.; Management, B.S. or Marketing, B.S.
Eastern Connecticut State University – Accounting, B.S.; Business Administration, B.S. or Finance, B.S.
Southern Connecticut State University – Accounting, B.S.; Business Administration – Business Economics Concentration, B.S.; Business Administration – Finance Concentration, B.S.; Business Administration – Management, B.S. or Marketing, B.S.
Western Connecticut State University – Accounting, B.S.; Business Management – Financial Management Option, B.B.A.; Business Management – Supervisory Management Option, B.B.A. or Marketing, B.B.A.
Charter Oak College (Online) – Business Administration, B.A.
Accounting Career, A.S.
Business Administration, A.S.
Sports and Leisure Management, A.S.
Accounting Certificate
Construction Management Certificate
Marketing Certificate[/vc_column_text][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Courses” tab_id=”1469358364-2-15″][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1554222167303{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]For detailed course information, go to Business Studies, A.A. Degree Requirements.
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See below for a list of all full-time Department Faculty. Please note that not all listed faculty may teach courses related to this specific degree or certificate program.
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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] READ MOREBusiness and Technologies
[mk_page_section bg_image=”https://threerivers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1632-550.jpg” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” full_width=”true” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ top_shape_color=”#ffffff” bottom_shape_color=”#ffffff” el_class=”header-section” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”450px”][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=”true” color=”#ffffff” size=”80″ font_weight=”bold” txt_transform=”uppercase” margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google” el_class=”page-title”]Business and Technologies Department[/mk_fancy_title][vc_empty_space height=”100px” el_class=”page-titlebg” css=”.vc_custom_1469643567733{background-color: rgba(77,49,142,0.8) !important;*background-color: rgb(77,49,142) !important;}”][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row fullwidth=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1469643994949{padding-left: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][ultimate_spacer height=”10″][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”true”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_tabs responsive=”false” container_bg_color=”#ffffff” el_class=”program-tabs”][vc_tab title=”Business Programs” tab_id=”1469358364-1-578ac4-6e62″][vc_column_text]No matter what you do in life or where you go, you will always find yourself in some kind of business situation. A degree in business gives you flexibility in your career choices both now and down the road. Whether you are the head of a department in an international corporation, crafting solutions to turn a struggling non-profit around, utilizing your skills in a business in your home community, providing consulting services to businesses throughout the region, or turning your own business dream into a reality, a business degree is a first step in equipping yourself to achieve great things. Your ability to bring fundamental business knowledge into the decision making process of your employer or your own business is key to future success.And, you know that the business knowledge you’ll gain at Three Rivers is more than academic because our business professors have worked extensively in the fields they teach and bring that fundamental knowledge to life with their years of experience.
Business degrees take many routes. At Three Rivers you can get your degree in Accounting or you can choose from six specialized options in our Business Administration degree: Marketing, Management, Finance and Banking, Hotel Management, Restaurant Management, or Entrepreneurship. Regardless of the business major you choose, the first two semesters contain many of the same core classes, giving you the ability to move between degrees during your first year if you decide you are better suited to a different major.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Programs” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][mk_padding_divider size=”19″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1551456899513{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]
Degrees
Certificates
Marketing Certificate[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Technologies Programs” tab_id=”1503669416271-2-8″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1597854207329{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Interested in pursuing a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) career? The Technologies Department offers several degree and certificate programs where you will learn critical technology, mathematics, and general education skills for transfer to a baccalaureate institution or for workforce employment in an entry-level technology position. Associate Degree Programs offered include:
- Computer Science Technology
- Construction Technology
- Electrical Engineering Technology
- Environmental Engineering Technology
- General Engineering Technology
- Manufacturing Engineering Technology
- Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Nuclear Engineering Technology
- Technology Studies
In addition, several specialty certificates such as Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) are also offered. Get your future STEM career started on the right track by enrolling in one of these programs in the Technologies Department at Three Rivers.[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Programs” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][mk_padding_divider size=”19″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1635255785120{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]
Degrees
Architectural Design Technology, A.A.S.
Computer Science Studies, A.A. – CSCU Pathway Transfer Degree
Computer Science Technology, A.S.
Electrical Engineering Technology, A.S.
Environmental Engineering Technology, A.S.
General Engineering Technology, A.A.S
Manufacturing Engineering Technology, A.S.
Mechanical Engineering Technology, A.S.
Nuclear Engineering Technology, A.S.
Physics Studies, A.A. – CSCU Pathway Transfer Degree
Technology Studies: Data Science Option, A.S.
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Computer-Aided Drafting Certificate
Construction Management Certificate
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Faculty” tab_id=”1470246169784-2-98ac4-6e62″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1503669361625{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Nicole Colter
B.A., City College of New York; M.S. Buffalo State CollegeBusiness and Technologies Department InstructorFaculty Office Hours (860) 215-9423 ncolter@trcc.commnet.edu
Mark Comeau
A.S., Thames Valley State Technical College; B.S., B.Arch., Roger Williams University; M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Licensed-Registered Architect, CT, RI, NY NCARB Board CertifiedBusiness and Technologies Department Department Chair & Professor of Construction TechnologyFaculty Office Hours (860) 215-9415 MComeau@threerivers.edu
James Doran
Business and Technologies Department Full Time Lecturer of Engineering ScienceFaculty Office Hours (860) 215-9469 JDoran@threerivers.edu
Diba A Khan-Bureau, Ph.D.
A.S., Thames Valley State Technical College; B.S., University of Connecticut; M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic University; Ph.D., University of ConnecticutBusiness and Technologies Department Professor of Environmental Engineering TechnologyFaculty Office Hours (860) 215-9443 DKhan-Bureau@threerivers.edu
Yvette Onye
A.S., Springfield Technical Community College; B.S., Westfield State University; M.S., Cambridge CollegeBusiness and Technologies Department Assistant ProfessorFaculty Office Hours (860) 215-9428 YOnye@threerivers.edu
James R Sherrard
B.S., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; M.S.N.E., M.S.N.A., Nav. E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S.M.E., University of Connecticut; M.S.N.S., Catholic University of America; P.E., MarylandBusiness and Technologies Department Professor of Nuclear Engineering TechnologyFaculty Office Hours (860) 215-9472 JSherrard@threerivers.edu
Margaret Whiteman
B.S., University of Connecticut; M.S., University of HartfordBusiness and Technologies Department Assistant Professor/Program Coordinator of AccountingFaculty Office Hours (860) 215-9451 mwhiteman@threerivers.edu
DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Marketing Certificate
[mk_page_section bg_image=”https://threerivers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/674croppedto1450x464.jpg” bg_position=”center top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” full_width=”true” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ top_shape_color=”#ffffff” bottom_shape_color=”#ffffff” el_class=”header-section” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”450px”][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=”true” color=”#ffffff” size=”80″ font_weight=”bold” txt_transform=”uppercase” margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google” el_class=”page-title”]Marketing Certificate[/mk_fancy_title][vc_empty_space height=”100px” el_class=”page-titlebg” css=”.vc_custom_1469643567733{background-color: rgba(77,49,142,0.8) !important;*background-color: rgb(77,49,142) !important;}”][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row fullwidth=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1469643994949{padding-left: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][ultimate_spacer height=”10″][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][/vc_column][/vc_row]This certificate provides valuable business basics as well as instills professional marketing skills and their application. Some of the specialized classes include Principles of Selling, Principles of Advertising and Public Relations. Courses are offered during the day, evening, and online for your convenience. Many students pursue a marketing certificate to facilitate a promotion at their existing jobs or to obtain entry level employment in marketing positions.
[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][mk_fancy_title color=”#cb1d5c” size=”30″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]Special Opportunities[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text]Our business faculty have worked or are currently working in their fields. Their experience includes large corporations, local and regional businesses, law firms, business consulting firms, accounting firms, the insurance industry, and municipality work. Besides the experience, their degrees and certifications include MBA, MSA, and JD designations.
[/vc_column_text][mk_fancy_title color=”#cb1d5c” size=”30″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]Career Options[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text]Marketing FirmsAdvertising Agencies
Public Relations
Finance & Banking
Corporations
Government
Insurance Firms
Non-Profit Organizations
Small Business
Tourism[/vc_column_text][mk_fancy_title color=”#cb1d5c” size=”30″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]Related Degrees & Certificates[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1551115744900{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Because you are interested in the Marketing Certificate, you might want to look at these programs, too.
Accounting Career, A.S.
Business Administration, A.S.
Business Studies, A.A. – CSCU Pathway Transfer Degree
Graphic Design, A.S.
Sports and Leisure Management, A.S.
Visual Fine Arts, A.A.
Accounting Certificate
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See below for a list of all full-time Department Faculty. Please note that not all listed faculty may teach courses related to this specific degree or certificate program.
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Accounting Certificate
[mk_page_section bg_image=”https://threerivers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/548cropped_to1450x464.jpg” bg_position=”center top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” full_width=”true” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ top_shape_color=”#ffffff” bottom_shape_color=”#ffffff” el_class=”header-section” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”450px”][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=”true” color=”#ffffff” size=”80″ font_weight=”bold” txt_transform=”uppercase” margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google” el_class=”page-title”]Accounting Certificate[/mk_fancy_title][vc_empty_space height=”100px” el_class=”page-titlebg” css=”.vc_custom_1469643567733{background-color: rgba(77,49,142,0.8) !important;*background-color: rgb(77,49,142) !important;}”][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row fullwidth=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1469643994949{padding-left: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][ultimate_spacer height=”10″][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][/vc_column][/vc_row]Accounting is among the fastest growing fields in Southeastern Connecticut. Many of our students pursue this certificate to facilitate a promotion at their existing jobs or to obtain new employment. Our graduates obtain employment or receive promotions at accounting firms, local casinos, municipalities, tax preparation businesses, and a variety of small businesses. With the growing need for bookkeepers and accountants, you will have an opportunity to work in a variety of businesses.
[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][mk_fancy_title color=”#cb1d5c” size=”30″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]Special Opportunities[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text]All of our accounting faculty have worked or are currently working in the accounting and tax fields. Their experience includes “Big 4” accounting firms as well as local and regional accounting firms, the insurance industry, and municipality work. In addition to their experience, their degrees and certifications include MBA, MSAT, MSA, MST, JD, and CPA designations.
[/vc_column_text][mk_fancy_title color=”#cb1d5c” size=”30″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]Career Options[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text]Accounting FirmsLocal Casinos
Municipalities
Payroll Companies
Tax Preparation Businesses
Small Businesses[/vc_column_text][mk_fancy_title color=”#cb1d5c” size=”30″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]Related Degrees & Certificates[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1550852187374{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Because you are interested in the Accounting Certificate, you might want to look at these programs, too.
Accounting Career, A.S.
Business Administration, A.S.
Business Studies, A.A. – CSCU Pathway Transfer Degree
Marketing Certificate[/vc_column_text][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Courses & Outcomes” tab_id=”1469358364-2-15″][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1637244187877{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]
See below for a list of all full-time Department Faculty. Please note that not all listed faculty may teach courses related to this specific degree or certificate program.
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Business Administration, A.S.
[mk_page_section bg_image=”https://threerivers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/881croppedto1450x464.jpg” bg_position=”center top” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” full_width=”true” padding_top=”0″ padding_bottom=”0″ top_shape_color=”#ffffff” bottom_shape_color=”#ffffff” el_class=”header-section” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”450px”][mk_fancy_title strip_tags=”true” color=”#ffffff” size=”80″ font_weight=”bold” txt_transform=”uppercase” margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google” el_class=”page-title”]Business Administration, A.S.[/mk_fancy_title][vc_empty_space height=”100px” el_class=”page-titlebg” css=”.vc_custom_1469643567733{background-color: rgba(77,49,142,0.8) !important;*background-color: rgb(77,49,142) !important;}”][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row fullwidth=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1469643994949{padding-left: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][ultimate_spacer height=”10″][ultimate_spacer height=”20″][/vc_column][/vc_row]- Management
- Finance & Banking
- Marketing
- Small Business
- Entrepreneurship
Recent surveys show that there are increasing opportunities for managerial employment in these areas. You’ll be prepared to obtain employment in your specialized field of study. If you are already employed in business or industry and are seeking career advancement, you would also benefit from this program as a source of professional development. We have organized the program of study so you can easily shift into a different option if you find it works better for you. Courses are offered during the day, evening and online for your convenience.
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Our business faculty have worked or are currently working in their fields. Their experience includes large corporations, local and regional businesses, law firms, business consulting firms, accounting firms, the insurance industry, and municipality work. Besides the experience, their degrees and certifications include MBA, MSA, and JD designations.
[/vc_column_text][mk_fancy_title color=”#cb1d5c” size=”30″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]Career Options[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1560807595097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Finance & Banking
Marketing Firms
Insurance Firms
Small Business[/vc_column_text][mk_fancy_title color=”#cb1d5c” size=”30″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Oswald” font_type=”google”]Related Degrees & Certificates[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1550852732480{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Because you are interested in the Business Administration, A.S., you might want to look at these programs, too.
Accounting Career, A.S.
Business Studies, A.A. – CSCU Pathway Transfer Degree
Sports and Leisure Management, A.S.
Accounting Certificate
Construction Management Certificate
Marketing Certificate[/vc_column_text][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Courses & Outcomes” tab_id=”1469358364-2-15″][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1638764282526{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]
See below for a list of all full-time Department Faculty. Please note that not all listed faculty may teach courses related to this specific degree or certificate program.
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Accounting Career, A.S.
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“The classes at Three Rivers are much smaller, and the professors treat you like a person not a number. They have all worked in their fields, and they aren’t teaching to make a living, they’re teaching to make a difference.”
Sean Saunders, Accounting Career, A.S. ’19
The Accounting Career Degree will provide you with the classes needed to obtain employment in the accounting and tax fields. Some of the specialized classes include Accounting Computer Applications (QuickBooks) and Federal Income Tax. Many of the courses required to complete the program are offered during the day, evening and online for your convenience. After the degree is completed, you will have the classes needed to obtain employment as a bookkeeper, assist with tax preparation, and various account reconciliations for accounting firms and small businesses.
Special Opportunities
All of our accounting faculty have worked or are currently working in the accounting and tax fields. Their experience includes “Big 4” accounting firms as well as local and regional accounting firms, the insurance industry, and municipality work. In addition to their experience, their degrees and certifications include MBA, MSAT, MSA, MST, JD, and CPA designations.
Career Options
Accounting Firms
Local Casinos
Municipalities
Payroll Companies
Tax Preparation Businesses
Small Businesses
Junior Accountants
Accounting Clerks
Tax Preparation Assistant
Bookkeeper
Related Degrees & Certificates
Because you are interested in the Accounting Career, A.S., you might want to look at these programs, too.
Business Administration, A.S.
Business Studies, A.A. – CSCU Pathway Transfer Degree
Accounting Certificate
Marketing Certificate[/vc_column_text][/vc_tab][vc_tab title=”Courses & Outcomes” tab_id=”1469358364-2-15″][vc_empty_space height=”12px”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1637243977281{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]
See below for a list of all full-time Department Faculty. Please note that not all listed faculty may teach courses related to this specific degree or certificate program.
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*Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1688141527384{margin-bottom: 0px !important;background-color: #bb3300838 !important;}”]Please note that as of July 1, 2023, all program information should be accessed through the CT State Community College Catalog. Specific program information on this page may no longer be accurate beyond this date.
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