Training for
Today's Job Market
Minnesota School of Business
provides skills training today's
employers look for in job
candidates. It is MSB's mission
to prepare students to enter and
prosper in high-demand,
rewarding careers in business
and industry.
From career planning to career
placement
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path? Fill out the form on the
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aid options. Experience the
personal attention that is a
hallmark of the Minnesota School
of Business experience. Our
support doesn't stop when you
earn your MBA, bachelor's or
associate degree. As a MSB
graduate, you will get the
benefit of extensive career
placement services.
Take the first step today
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Training for Today's Job Market
Minnesota School of Business
provides skills training today's
employers look for in job
candidates. It is MSB's mission
to prepare students to enter and
prosper in high-demand,
rewarding careers in business
and industry.
From career planning to career
placement
Undecided about your career
path? Fill out the form on the
right and schedule an
appointment with one of our
college admissions
representatives. Ask questions,
take a tour of one of our
campuses and explore financial
aid options. Experience the
personal attention that is a
hallmark of the Minnesota School
of Business experience. Our
support doesn't stop when you
earn your MBA, bachelor's or
associate degree. As a MSB
graduate, you will get the
benefit of extensive career
placement services.
Take the first step today
So what are you waiting for? Get
more information about Minnesota
School of Business today, and
take the first step to a
lifetime of success!
Accounting (Certificate)
Diploma –56 credits,
approximately 5 quarters
OBJECTIVES
The objective of the Accounting
diploma is to provide
fundamental knowledge of
accounting principles, methods,
and procedures. It prepares
students for entry level
employment opportunities in
bookkeeping and accounting.
Graduates are equipped with the
skills to prepare and analyze
financial reports.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
This program prepares students
for employment opportunities in
general accounting and
bookkeeping, credit, payroll,
and inventory control. Graduates
have found employment as
bookkeepers, payroll clerks,
accounts payable/receivable
clerks,
receptionists-bookkeepers,
general clerks, tellers, and
others.
Business Admin Assistant
(Certificate)
If you are thinking about
beginning a career in business
administration, in less than
one-year of study, you could
have the essential knowledge,
technical skills, and work
habits that are required for an
entry-level position and the
foundation for career
advancement.
Our Business Administrative
Assistant diploma program will
prepare you to enter the
business world as a competent
administrative assistant, which
includes support positions in
the fast-growing finance, health
care, and service industries.
As a program graduate, empowered
with the fundamentals of
business communications,
qualitative and quantitative
processes, and the expectations
of today's administrative
professional, you'll be ready to
support the applied work of
business owners, managers, and
directors. Plus, you have the
option to complete this program
online, enabling you to become a
part of the virtual community in
addition to having the
opportunity to earn your diploma
while balancing work and
personal responsibilities.
Current Business Administrative
Assistant employment
opportunities include:
Entry-level office administrator
Receptionist
Customer service associate
Data entry/word processor
positions
Critical support staff of small
business owners, managers,
supervisors, or department
directors of public, private or
government businesses. Advance
your job opportunities and
career goals by building your
technical skill sets and
increasing your knowledge of
what makes businesses work!
Accounting & Tax Specialist
(Associate's)
Associate in Applied Science
Degrees - 6 quarters and 7
quarters
Accounting and Tax Specialist
AAS Degree - as little as one
and three quarter years.
Offers the academic training
needed for the new Registered
Accounting Practitioner
credential
Contains all the courses in the
management accounting program
plus Tax I,Tax II,Business Law,
and a capstone review course
Provides the skills needed for
eventual self-employment as well
as for careers in the industry
All courses from the shorter
programs below transfer into
this AAS Degree
Business Administration
(Associate's)
Our program introduces you to
the process of management
including the planning,
organizing, directing, and
controlling functions of running
a business.
You will find yourself pursuing
career opportunities such as:
Management trainee
Sales representative
Customer service
Advancement opportunities would
include: Supervisor
Administrator
Manager
Small business owner
Cosmetology Business
(Associate's)
The Cosmetology Business Program
will provide students with a
business foundation that will
extend their applied emphasis in
cosmetology by preparing
graduates for further
advancement toward independent
ownership, potential entry-level
managerial and other beauty
industry-related career
opportunities. The required
general education coursework
will establish critical thinking
and problem solving skills,
which will be enhanced
throughout the business
specialization coursework.
You must have successfully
completed a licensed cosmetology
program and hold a current MN
cosmetologist license to be
eligible for acceptance in to
our Cosmetology Business AAS
Degree Program.
Criminal Justice (Associates)
The AAS in CJ program will
provide students with an
understanding of the theories
underlying the 3 main components
of the CJ system: law
enforcement; judicial systems;
and correctional modalities
within the context of social and
political sciences. Methods and
applications of these three
areas will be emphasized
throughout the coursework along
with the intersections of their
functions. The required general
education coursework will
further develop the students’
critical thinking and problem
solving skills, which will be
enhanced throughout their
technical coursework. Program
graduates will be prepared for
entry-level positions in a range
of criminal justice positions
including corrections officers,
private security, protective
services, and private
investigator positions. They
will also have the foundation to
pursue further study in social
science or legal coursework.
Information Technology
(Associate's)
This degree provides students
with fundamental knowledge in
the principles of computers
including software development,
database, networking and
security. Students will also
learn basic business principles.
They select to specialize in
either computer networking or
software development. Students
will provide evidence of
competencies in communications,
social sciences, humanities and
fine arts. Analytical and
inferential reasoning and
computational skills as well as
the ability to learn on one’s
own are also taught. This degree
will prepare students for an
entry level position in network
support or software development.
Management Accounting
(Associate's)
Associate in Applied Science
Degrees - 6 quarters and 7
quarters
Management Accounting AAS Degree
- as little as one and a half
years Provides training that
goes beyond the basic
requirements for entry-level
positions.
Contains courses in:
Accounting
Computer information systems
Communications
Liberal arts classes for a broad
education
Usually leads to positions with
opportunities for growth and
advancement
Sales and Marketing
Management (Associate's)
This program provides graduates
with the fundamental knowledge
to pursue a sales and marketing
career in today’s complex
business environment. With the
skill set acquired from learning
about consumer buying behavior,
market research, the selling
process, and other related
topics, graduates can prosper in
such careers as a marketing
manager, sales representative,
promotions manager, customer
service representative and
advertising assistant.
This Associate in Applied
Science program provides a
balance of specialized education
and credentials that develop
students’ skills required for
effective communications,
teamwork and critical thinking.
Transportation Business
(Associate's)
The Transportation Business
Program will provide students
with a complete transportation
business foundation that will
extend their self-selected
applied emphasis in either truck
driving or heavy equipment
operations; by preparing
graduates for further
advancement toward potential
managerial and other
transportation-related career
opportunities. The required
general education coursework
will establish critical thinking
and problem solving skills,
which will be enhanced
throughout the transportation
business specialization
coursework.
You must have successfully
completed a licensed truck
driving program and hold a
current CDL, Class A+ license or
heavy equipment operator's
program and hold a current
certificate to be eligible for
acceptance in the Transportation
Business AAS Degree Program.
Accounting (Bachelor's)
Bachelor's Degree - 12 Quarters
Bachelor of Science Degree - as
little as 3 years
Opens doors to careers with
management-level
responsibilities
Contains courses in:
Accounting
Computer information systems
Communications
Includes business classes such
as: Operations management
Business ethics
Marketing
Finance
Investing
Business Administration
(Bachelor's)
Our program introduces you to
the process of management
including the planning,
organizing, directing, and
controlling functions of running
a business.
You will find yourself pursuing
career opportunities such as:
Management trainee
Sales representative
Customer service
Advancement opportunities would
include:
Supervisor
Administrator
Manager
Small business owner
Business Management
(Bachelor's)
The overall objective of the
Bachelor of Science in Business
Management starts with in-depth
training for individuals seeking
employment in the field of
business, introducing students
to the process of management
including the planning,
organizing, directing, and
controlling functions of running
a business. Students will pursue
career opportunities in emphasis
areas with an ability to provide
leadership in their areas of
expertise.
Health Care Management
(Bachelor's)
The objective of the Bachelor of
Science in Health Care
Management is to prepare
students with the knowledge,
technical skills and work habits
required for entry level
positions in health care
administration. Its curriculum
will have prepared the graduates
with the knowledge and skills
for entry-level management
positions including, human
resources, financial, data
collection and analysis,
planning, marketing, and other
administrative/management
functions within public, private
and government health care
industries. Students will
provide evidence of competencies
in communication, social
sciences, humanities and fine
arts, analytical and inferential
reasoning and computational
skills as well as the ability to
learn on one’s own.
Information Technology
(Bachelor's)
Bachelor's Degree Program - 12
Quarters
This program was designed to
educate students in technology
and business. Students will
learn how to manage technology
and effectively communicate with
others in a business
environment.
The core curriculum provides a
strong foundation of the
knowledge and skills necessary
to be successful in any IT
profession. Along with the
technical requirements of the
degree, students will take
business and other general
classes that are valuable in all
professional careers.
Masters in Business
Administration (MBA)
Our MBA degree program is
designed to provide graduate
education for students in the
managerial leadership principles
of business for the twenty-first
century—entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship, the ability to
turn information into ideas, and
ideas into substantive
information, fosters the
creation of self-generative
professional development, which
is an essential strategy for all
employees.
Our program will prepare
students for middle and upper
management positions in business
and industry, as well as in
small business development and
ownership, and increase its
graduates’ abilities to
interpret, add to, and generate
research in order to develop and
apply effective business
solutions.
The virtual community is now a
reality; business leaders are
expected to recognize the
blurred distinction between
knowledge and skills in order to
effectively manage people with
high-level skills that will
allow them to cope with rapid
changes within conventional and
virtual milieus. Leaders must
encourage both customers and
employees to participate in
evidenced-based decision making,
thus, providing everyone with
the opportunity to identify and
pursue their own needs and
goals.
The primary objective of our MBA
program is to foster innovation,
a critical attribute in a world
where the only constant is
change. The program’s curriculum
addresses today’s managerial
challenges, which are
Ensuring fiscal stability
Maintaining meaningful
communications
Upholding legal and government
regulations
Initiating managed growth
