Accounting provides you with the information and experience to make educated decisions in all of your endeavors. Most businesses and organizations depend on in-house or contracted accountants (or both) to measure performance and provide financial information and forecasts. Students will learn the rules and language that govern business. They will learn how to use, interpret, prepare and present financial statements that can be used to assist business planning and decision-making. Students will understand and apply financial analysis techniques. An education in accounting can lead to a position preparing financial statements, balance sheets and tax returns at an accounting/CPA firm, small business, large corporation, financial institution, government agency or any number of organizations. This is also the foundation for four-year college studies in accounting.

Get started on a career in business, finance, management, and more! Our programs give you the skills employers are looking for to help you land a job, get promoted, or level up in any field—not just business. Plus, business courses can also greatly enhance your career and life over the long term with foundational skills such as communication, teamwork, management, and much more.

Employers demand good computer skills. They want employees who can type, are familiar with word processing and spreadsheets, and know how to use the Internet as a strategic business tool. Woodland Community College’s Business Computer Applications Basics certificate starts with the basics of using a computer and operating system, then moves on to software applications, keyboarding, and online skills. This certificate will help students begin to develop the core computer skills they will need to succeed in today’s job market.

This degree is intended to provide students with the skills and abilities necessary to obtain employment in the growing bakery, restaurant and hospitality industry. Students that earn this degree will have the ability to secure employment from restaurants, hotels, casinos, bakeries and other foodservice establishments. The students will learn: food safety and handling, recipe conversions, equipment selections, French techniques for pastry and dessert components, and a variety of modern cooking methods and techniques. The Culinary Arts Associate of Arts prepares students with the skills to be the future Sous/Executive Chefs, Restaurant Managers and Business Owners in the rapidly growing foodservice industry. This degree gives students the complete culinary skill set to be successful and the industry advantage of an accredited culinary degree.

Economics is the study of how the individual or society allocates scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants. The Associate in Arts in Economics for Transfer is designed to prepare students for a seamless transfer into the CSU system to complete a baccalaureate degree in Economics or similar major. For economics majors with the goal of applying to CSU as well as UC, there’s a lot of overlap in coursework; students who are applying to UC should opt to take both MATH 1A and 1B