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1 Fact Sheets - Academic s - Southwestern Community College S Y L V A, N O R T H C A R O L I N A Last updated 9/6/05 FACT SHEETS FOR PROGRAMS OF STUDY CAREER TECHNOLOGIES ARTS & SCIENCES HEALTH SCIENCES Accounting Advertising & Graphic Design Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Technology Automotive Systems Technology Business Administration Business Administration - Electronic Commerce Computer Engineering Technology Cosmetology Criminal Justice Technology Criminal Justice - Latent Evidence Culinary Technology Cyber Crime Technology Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education - Teacher Associate Electrical/Electronics Technology Electronics Engineering Technology Gaming Management Technology Hotel & Restaurant Management Information Systems Internet Technologies Network Administration & Support (Information Systems) Associate in Arts - College Transfer Biotechnology Environmental Science Technology College Transfer - Pre-Majors Business Admin Criminal Justice Elementary, Mid Grade, Special Ed English Ed History Nursing Physical Education Political Science Psychology Social Science Sociology Emergency Medical Science Health Information Technology Human Services Technology HST - Substance Abuse Medical Laboratory Technology Medical Sonography Medical Transcription (HIT) Nursing - Associate's Degree Nursing - Practical Phlebotomy Physical Therapist Assistant Radiography Respiratory Therapy Surgical Technology Therapeutic Massage 1 of 2 2/14/2006 5:01 PM

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3 SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Accounting experience excellence CAREER TECHNOLOGIES Overview The Accounting curriculum is designed to provide students with the knowledge and the skills necessary for employment and growth in the accounting profession. Using the language of business, accountants assemble and analyze, process, and communicate essential information about financial operations. Accountants engage in a wide variety of activities besides preparing financial statements and recording business transactions including computing costs and efficiency gains from nee technologies, participating in strategies for mergers and acquisitions, quality management, developing and using information systems to track financial performance, tax strategy, and health care benefits management. The field of accounting offers stimulating and challenging work that is constantly evolving. Because accountants spend a lot of time looking players in business began their careers as accountants. Graduates should qualify for entry-level accounting positions in many types of organizations including accounting firms, small businesses, manufacturing firms, banks, hospitals, school systems, and governmental agencies. With work experience and additional education, an individual may advance in the accounting profession. Highlights Contact Information Career Technologies Division ext ext. 204 Admissions Office ext ext. 352 fax: website: In addition to course work in accounting principles, theories, and practice, students will study business law, finance, management, and economics. Related skills are developed through the study of communications, computer applications, financial analysis, critical thinking skills, and ethics. Why Southwestern? 1. Southwestern s Accounting program teaches students analytical skills, computerized accounting skills, accounting theory and real-life accounting practices. 2. The Accounting curriculum is designed to prepare you for a variety of career choices in the accounting profession. 3. Small class sizes ensure that students receive personalized instruction from faculty who have extensive experience in the accounting field. Student Benefits In addition to Accounting fundamentals, this program provides you with a general knowledge of business fundamentals including management, economics, business law and finance. The program integrates essential skills in the areas of communications, computer applications, financial analysis, critical thinking and ethics necessary for employment and growth in the accounting profession. Being a non-traditional student, single parent with two children, attending community college prior to advancing to a university was the bridge I needed. SCC provided me with opportunities to succeed. - Alexis Bell Accounting & Business Administration SCC Class of 2002

4 Curriculum Year 1 Fall Semester 1: ACC Principles of Financial Accounting 4 BUS Introduction to Business 3 BUS Principles of Management 3 CIS Introduction to Computers 3 or OST Office Software Applications 2 ENG Expository Writing 3 MAT Mathematical Models 3 Totals Spring Semester 1: ACC Principles of Managerial Accounting 4 CIS Spreadsheet I 3 ECO Survey of Economics 3 ENG Professional Research and Reporting 3 OST Office Computations 2 OST Word Processing 2 Totals 17 Summer Semester 1: BUS Small Business Management 3 or COE Co-op Work Experience I 2 *** The *** - Humanities Elective 3 *** *** - Social Science Elective 3 Totals 8-9 Year 2 Fall Semester 2: ACC Individual Income Taxes 3 ACC Intermediate Accounting I 4 ACC Cost Accounting 3 BUS Business Law I 3 BUS Business Communication 3 Totals 16 Spring Semester 2: ACC Intermediate Accounting II 4 ACC Sel. Topics-Forensic Accounting 3 ACC Selected Topics in Accounting 2 BAF Analyzing Financial State 3 BUS Business Finance 3 Totals 15 Total Semester Hour Credits: Award: Associate in Applied Science Degree ACC Principles of Financial Accounting 4 ACC Principles of Managerial Accounting 4 ACC Individual Income Taxes 3 ACC Selected Topics in Accounting 2 CIS Introduction to Computers 3 or OST Office Software Applications 2 Totals Total Semester Hour Credits: Award: Certificate After Graduation Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be prepared to perform bookkeeping, payroll, reconciliation reports, financial analysis, auditing (basic) and computerized accounting. Graduates will also be able to engage in the practice of accounting by either opening their own business or working with a CPA. Employment opportunities exist as: Accounting Clerk Bookkeeper Cost Analyst Junior Accountant Payroll Specialist Related Data Processing Occupations Estimator Top Recent Employers Drake Systems Duke Power Harrah s Cherokee Casino Harris Regional Hospital Haywood Regional Medical Center Macon Bank State Employees Credit Union United Community Bank *Salary Averages Local: $25,000 - $31,200 State: $25,000 - $31,200 *Salary averages as determined by the North Carolina Bureau of Labor Statistics data in the North Carolina Occupational Employment and Wages 2003 Report. State salary averages are within a minimum/average starting salary range.

5 SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE COSMETOLOGY & Manicuring/Nail Technology experience excellence CAREER TECHNOLOGIES Cosmetology Overview The Cosmetology curriculum is designed to provide competency-based knowledge, scientific/artistic principles, and hands-on fundamentals associated with the cosmetology industry. The curriculum provides a simulated salon environment which enables students to develop manipulative skills. Course work includes instruction in all phases of professional imaging, hair design, chemical processes, skin care, nail care, multi-cultural practices, business/computer principles, product knowledge, and other selected topics. Graduates should qualify to sit for the State Board of Cosmetic Arts examination. Upon successfully passing the State Board exam, graduates will be issued a license. Employment is available in beauty salons and related businesses. Manicuring/Nail Overview Highlights Contact Information Career Technologies Division ext ext. 204 Admissions Office ext ext. 352 fax: website: The Manicuring/Nail Technology curriculum provides competency-based knowledge, scientific/artistic principles, and hands-on fundamentals associated with the nail technology industry. The curriculum provides a simulated salon environment which enables students to develop manipulative skills. Course work includes instruction in all phases of professional nail technology, business/computer principles, product knowledge, and other related topics. Graduates should be prepared to take the North Carolina Cosmetology State Board Licensing Exam and upon passing be licensed and qualify for employment in beauty and nail salons, as a platform artist, and in related businesses. Southwestern s Cosmetology features a full service salon, where students can work on their technique and gain valuable experience while they are in college. So why should you enroll in Cosmetology at SCC? The Cosmetology instructors are trained in various methods of Haircutting, from different academies. We take components of each method back to our classrooms and labs. We do not teach just one method of cutting. We embed in our program certain aspects of cosmetology that are otherwise given the label of elective at other schools. This makes it cost effective for our students, as they are already receiving this advanced education yet not at an unnecessary expense. Our instructors incorporate other areas and disciplines (technology, Business, etc) into the curriculum so that our students have experience in that part of cosmetology that is often neglected, business management. Having good technical skills will support a business, having good business skills will keep it running. There is great satisfaction in being a salon owner. First changing people s styles and color is stimulating. It makes you feel good to make others feel and look good. And second, there is nothing more gratifying than seeing your stylists build their careers. - Debbie Miller Owner, Image Maker Salon Cosmetology, SCC class of 1975

6 Cosmetology Associate Curriculum Cosmetology Day-Diploma Curriculum Cosmetology Certificate Curriculum s Year 1 COS Cosmetology Concepts I 4 COS Salon I 8 COS Cosmetology Concepts II 4 COS Salon II 8 ENG Expository Writing 3 *** *** - Elective 2 Totals 17 Summer Semester: COS Cosmetolgy Concepts III 4 COS Salon III 4 *** *** - Elective 3 Totals 11 Year 1 Fall Semester 1: COS Cosmetology Concepts I 4 COS Salon I 8 Spring Semester 1: COS Cosmetology Concepts II 4 COS Salon II 8 Summer Semester 1: COS Cosmetolgy Concepts III 4 COS Salon III 4 PSY General Psychology 3 Totals 11 Semester 1: COS Cosmetology Concepts I 4 COS Salon I 8 Semester 2: COS Cosmetology Concepts II 4 COS Salon II 8 Semester 3: COS Cosmetolgy Concepts III 4 COS Salon III 4 Totals 8 Semester 4: COS 117- Cosmetology Concepts IV 2 COS Salon IV 7 Totals 9 Total Semester Hour Credits: 41 Award: Certificate Year 2 COS 115- Cosmetology Concepts IV 2 COS Salon IV 7 MAT Mathematical Models 3 *** *** - Elective 3 Totals 15 BUS Small Business Management 3 or BUS REAL Small Business 4 ENG Professional Research and Reporting 3 PSY General Psychology 3 *** *** - Humanities Elective 3-13 Total Semester Hour Credits: Award: Associate in Applied Science Degree Year 2 Fall Semester 2: COS 117- Cosmetology Concepts IV 2 COS Salon IV 7 ENG Expository Writing 3 Total Semester Hour Credits: 47 Award: Diploma Manicuring/Nail Technology Semester 1: COS Manicure/Nail Technology I 6 Semester 2: COS Manicure/Nail Technology II 6 Total Semester Hour Credits: 12 Award: Certificate Employment opportunities exist as a: Cosmetologist Educator Platform Artist Sales Consultant Salon Manager After Graduation Top Recent Employers *Salary Averages Upon successful completion of this program, students will be prepared to be a cosmetologist, salon manager, sales consultant, platform artist or an educator for a major beauty company. Shear Impressions Shear Images Karma Hair Gallery Creative Edge Local: $20,000 - $30,000 State: $20,000 - $30,000 *Salary averages as determined by the North Carolina Bureau of Labor Statistics data in the North Carolina Occupational Employment and Wages 2003 Report. State salary averages are within a minimum/ average starting salary range. Les Gens Beaux Julie s Hair and Tanning Image Maker Salon New You Salon

7 SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Overview Emergency Medical Science experience excellence HEALTH SCIENCES The Emergency Medical Science curriculum is designed to prepare graduates to enter the work force as paramedics. Additionally, the program can provide an Associate Degree for individuals desiring an opportunity for career enhancement. The course of study provides the student an opportunity to acquire basic and advanced life support knowledge and skills by utilizing classroom instruction, practical laboratory sessions, hospital clinical experience, and field internships with emergency medical service agencies. Students progressing through the program may be eligible to apply for both state and national certification exams. Employment opportunities include ambulance services, fire and rescue agencies, air medical services, specialty areas of hospitals, industry, educational institutions, and government agencies. Highlights Contact Information Health Sciences Division ext ext. 305 Admissions Office ext ext. 352 fax: website: Emergency Medical Science is the only health profession with a high level of responsibility, where individuals must make on-the-spot and on-demand decisions without receiving their orders from a medical doctor. EMS students at SCC are exposed to all areas of the health system, including the operating room, emergency room, airflight, labor & delivery, medical labs and the Intensive Care Unit. With their exposure and knowledge of various healthcare environments, along with their clinical experience, SCC EMS students are prepared for successful careers in the healthcare industry. Why Southwestern? 1. Small class sizes ensure personalized instruction from instructors bring. 2. SCC s EMS program has a 100% job placement rate for students finding employment within three months of graduation. 3. Second year students organize and coordinate a county wide disaster drill each year for Jackson County, utilizing resources from local Sheriff s, police, fire and rescue departments. 4. Students who already hold current EMT-Basic or EMT Intermediate certifications (state or national) may advance place into the curriculum. Student Benefits EMS faculty continue to work in the field as part-time Paramedic s and bring their experience and knowledge into the classroom. The clinical requirements for the EMS program are among the most rigorous in North Carolina among all Allied Health programs of study. EMS students are rotated through 20 different clinical sites located throughout Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, & Tennessee. With EMS you never know what will happen and I like that. You may start out on a call prepared for one situation only to find it s something entirely different. You have to adapt quickly to any situation you find. It s very challenging! - Kim Anthony Paramedic, West Care Health Systems Emergency Medical Care, SCC class of 2005

8 Curriculum Year 1 BIO Anatomy and Physiology I 4 EMS EMT-Basic 7 MAT Mathematical Measurements 3 EMS Emergency Vehicles & EMS Comm 2 ENG Expository Writing 3 Totals 19 BIO Anatomy & Physiology II 4 EMS Intermediate Interventions 3 EMS EMS Clinical Practicum I 2 EMS Pharmacology I for EMS 2 EMS Advanced Airway Management 2 EMS Cardiology 4 Totals 17 Summer Semester: CIS Introduction to Computers 3 EMS EMS Clinical Practicum II 3 ENG Professional Research and Reporting 3 Totals 9 Year 2 EMS Rescue Scene Management 2 EMS Advanced Patient Assessment 2 EMS EMS Clinical Practicum III 3 EMS Advanced Medical Emergencies 3 EMS Advanced Trauma Emergencies 2 PSY General Psychology 3 Totals 15 EMS EMS Management 2 EMS Special Needs Patients 2 EMS EMS Clinical Practicum IV 3 EMS Life Span Emergencies 3 EMS EMS Capstone 2 *** *** - Humanities Elective 3 Totals 15 Total Semester Hour Credits: 75 Award: Associate of Applied Science Degree After Graduation Upon successful completion of this program, students will be prepared to work in prehospital settings as a paramedic. Graduates will be able to use their knowledge and skills to provide basic and advanced life support to seriously ill or injured patients before these patients reach the hospital. In short, graduates will be able to perform any functions that would be done in the Emergency Room. Employment opportunities exist in: Ambulance, Rescue or Aeromedical Services Educational Institutions Governmental Agencies Private Industry Educational Institutions Specialty Areas of Hospitals EMT s & Paramedic s usually work in teams of two and may be exposed to a variety of hazards. They work closely with police and fire departments. Top Recent Employers Angel Medical Center Cherokee Tribal EMS Harris Regional Hospital Haywood County EMS Macon County EMS Swain County EMS Westcare EMS *Salaries Local & State: EMT: $20,000 - $32,000 EMT-I: $21,000 - $33,000 EMT - Paramedic: $25,000 - $39,000 *Salary averages as determined by the North Carolina Bureau of Labor Statistics data in the North Carolina Occupational Employment and Wages 2003 Report. State salary averages are within a minimum/average starting salary range.

9 SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE Nursing experience excellence HEALTH SCIENCES Overview The Associate-of-Applied Science degree program in Nursing provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide nursing care to clients and groups of clients throughout the lifespan in a variety of settings. Courses will include content related to the nurse s role as provider of nursing care, as manager of care, as member of the discipline of nursing, and as a member of the interdisciplinary team. Graduates of this program are eligible to take the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN), which is required for practice as a Registered Nurse. Employment opportunities include hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, physician s offices, industry, and community agencies. Highlights Nursing classes at SCC are smaller than average and instruction is more individualized. Updated and personalized laboratory instruction. Nursing faculty are highly qualified to teach in a variety of specialities. Nursing faculty maintain current knowledge in practice and share up-to-date information. Access to regional, state-wide, and national learning resources. Why Nursing at SCC? 1. SCC graduate passage results on the NCLEX-RN licensing examination are consistently high for first time test takers. 2. Students are prepared through SCC s Nursing curriculum to enter into Capstone s at baccalaureate institutions. 3. SCC graduates are highly recruited by employers throughout Western North Carolina. Contact Information Health Sciences Division ext ext. 305 Admissions Office ext ext. 352 fax: website: Student Benefits SCC students have a variety of clinical opportunities throughout Western North Carolina. Graduates of the RN program are eligible to apply to WCU s BSN Capstone. Licensed SCC graduates have a 100% employment rate in the nursing field. I enjoy how the students and instructors work closely together in SCC s Nursing program. The whole class is like family. I also like that we get to practice in different clinical agencies. The variety of experiences will help me throughout my nursing career. - Second Year Nursing Student

10 Curriculum Year 1 BIO Anatomy and Physiology I 4 ENG Expository Writing 3 NUR Fundamentals of Nursing 5 NUR Pharmacology 2 Totals 14 BIO Anatomy & Physiology II 4 NUR Nursing Assessment 3 NUR Adult Nursing I 9 PSY General Psychology 3 Totals 19 Summer Semester: ENG Professional Research and Reporting 3 NUR Nutrition/Diet Therapy 2 NUR Maternal-Child Nursing 8 Totals 13 Year 2 BIO General Microbiology 3 COM Introduction to Communication 3 or COM Public Speaking 3 NUR Mental Health Nursing 5 NUR Nursing in the Community 3 Totals 14 NUR Adult Nursing II 10 NUR Professional Issues 3 *** *** - Humanities Elective 3 Totals 16 Total Semester Hour Credits: 76 Award: Associate in Applied Science Degree Nursing Information Haywood, Southwestern, and Tri-County Community Colleges offer a joint associate degree nursing program through a consortium agreement known as the Region A Nursing Consortium. Person interested in entering the nursing program are encouraged to apply to the college serving their area of residency. Due to enrollment limitations, interested individuals are urged to begin the process of application as early as possible. Information on nursing and the program requirements are available in the SCC Nursing Department, or online at Additionally, admissions criteria can be viewed at this website. Applications may be obtained from the SCC Admissions Office. After Graduation Nursing is one of the fastest growing health care fields and that growth is projected to continue through Licensed registered nurses are being hired in record numbers to fill positions which present them with increased independence and job opportunities. Acute Care Ambulatory Care Clinics Home Health Hospice Care Hospital Administration Intensive Care Units (ICU) Career potential exists in: Labor and Delivery Long-term Care Managed Care Organizations Medical-Surgical Units Mental Health Settings Operating Rooms Outpatient Clinics Physician Offices Public Health Rehabilitation Centers Schools Urgent Care Centers Top Recent Employers Angel Medical Center Angel Home Health Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation Haywood Regional Medical Center Harris Regional Hospital Mission St. Joseph s Healthcare System Swain County Hospital Vanderbilt University Medical Center Westcare Health System Westcare Home Health *Salary Averages Local: $36,000 - $38,000 (entry level) State: $31,000 - $65,000 *Salary averages as determined by the North Carolina Bureau of Labor Statistics data in the North Carolina Occupational Employment and Wages 2003 Report. State salary averages are within a minimum/average starting salary range.