BUSINESS
& COMPUTER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
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Save
hundreds of dollars in college tuition, books, and fees!
Expand
employment options with business knowledge, computer abilities,
workplace skills and workforce experiences
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Plan Early and Set Goals
for Maximum Achievement
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Welcome to the
BUSINESS & COMPUTER
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Featuring
NYSED
Approved Sequences
College Credit Courses
Interactive Classes
Work Experience
Scholarships
National Involvement
Recognized Program
College Credit Opportunities
NYSED APPROVED SEQUENCES
5-unit Business & Computer sequence major qualifying for
Advanced Designation Regent’s Diploma
and
3-unit Business & Computer minor for exploratory interests
and Regent's Diploma
(Click
Here for Sequences Details)
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COLLEGE
CREDIT COURSES
48 College Credits Available
College (Dual) Credit
courses
as electives or pathways to related college degrees
Tuition-free college
courses
at Tompkins Cortland Community College for qualifying students
College Credit Opportunities
(Click Here for College
Credit Specifics and College Partners)
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INTERACTIVE CLASSES
Hands-on, project based, focused learning, real-world experiences
Networking with business and college professionals
Skills and training to prepare for workplace employment and college
entrance
Career and college
seminars
Cooperative mock trials
Competitive mock trials
Business skill competitions
(Click
Here for Enrichment Activities)
(Click Here for Partnership Information)
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WORK
EXPERIENCE
Paid and volunteer
work internships at area businesses
Lion’s Den School Store experience
(Click
Here for Work Experience Opportunities)
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SCHOLARSHIPS
Sponsored by business
partners to recongnize involved students
Over $3,000 awarded annually to Business & Computer graduates
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NATIONAL
INVOLVEMENT
National Education
Program Participation
Tech Prep
InVEST
National Club
Participation
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
Mock Trial Tournament Team
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RECOGNIZED
PROGRAM
Business & Computer
Education Program is recognized at the local, state, and national
level for the quality of education and opportunities provided
to students.
(Click
Here for List of Recognition and Award Received)
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COLLEGE CREDIT
OPPORTUNITIES
Focus Progress toward a College Degree while
in High School
Dual Credit course enrollment possible in ninth grade
With a goal-oriented schedule earn from 20-40 college credits
by graduation
(save $2,000-$4,000 in tuition and pay no costs for texts and
fees)
Qualify for dual credit and/or tuition-free courses
Start College Education with Dual Credit Courses
Enroll in Business & Computer courses that offer high school
credit toward graduation as well as college credit from SUNY Tompkins
Cortland Community College (TC3)
Begin College Education -- Tuition-Free -- While In High
School
Enroll in Tech Prep to apply
Qualify for one free evening course during high school junior
year
and two free evening courses during senior year
Graduate High School with a College Transcript
Monitor progress on the Tompkins Cortland Community College web
site
TC3 Articulation with other colleges often creates a pathway for
transfer credit to related majors or as elective options
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