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The Chemistry Department offers a program leading to an Associate of Science degree. Required courses and laboratory instruction in this program provides students the first two years of chemistry and related courses required for admission to baccalaureate major programs.The program also provides a solid foundation in chemistry necessary for admission to professional programs, and for employment in chemistry-related areas. Chemistry is also a discipline essential to training for many preprofessional fields as well as health sciences.

The Computer Information Systems Associate of Applied Science program prepares students for professional careers in the information systems field as program designers, programmer/analysts or systems analysts. Graduates perform detailed program design, coding, testing, documentation and implementation of commercially oriented information systems. The program develops a student’s ability to conceptualize, design and implement information systems.

The study of economics deals with the issue of scarcity. Questions on what to produce, how goods and services will be produced and how produced goods and services are distributed in society, represents the kinds of questions economists deal with on a daily basis. In other words, economics explores how do we use scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants in society. The study of economics utilizes historical data, theoretical models and empirical evidence to explain the behavior of individuals, firms and nations in producing and consuming goods and services.

The Engineering Design/Drafting Technology program offers courses in all of the major engineering drafting discipline areas: mechanical, civil, structural, piping, electronics, and descriptive geometry, as well as in-depth CAD (Computer Aided Design) software training and classes in related disciplines that provide additional knowledge to enhance design capability.