History of
Success
Santa Barbara Business College
is one of the oldest private
schools in California and the
country. The college was founded
in 1888 as a California business
college and teacher training
institute. The primary
curriculum focus throughout
SBBC's long history has been
business.
SBBC offers associate degrees to
enrich the learning experience
and increase lifelong earning
potential. According to the U.S.
Census Bureau, individuals who
have earned an associate degree
will earn on average 30 percent
more than those individuals with
only a high school diploma or
GED.
With very close ties with
employers and the business
community, we're able to change
quickly -- adding new programs
and enhancing our existing
programs -- to meet employer
demand. Such flexibility and
market awareness have always
been hallmarks of this
California college's rich
history and success.
The SBBC Online campus joins our
five ground campuses with
locations in Santa Barbara,
Santa Maria, Bakersfield,
Ventura, and Palm Desert
California, serving thousands of
students, alumni and employers
each year.
Our graduates work and hold
important positions in the
communities we serve, and we are
proud to have educated many
generations of the families in
these communities. Our online
campus joins this rich history
by offering career-focused
education to the global
community of students looking
for an opportunity to receive
their education online.
For more than a century, the
market-driven, student-centered,
employer-based philosophy
serving the colleges' California
communities has been a
cornerstone to its successful,
long history. Thousands of
graduates have benefited from
the short-term, career-focused
training provided during the
long, distinguished history of
Santa Barbara Business College
in California.
Business Administration
(Associates Degree)
The Business Administration
program at SBBC Online provides
a solid background in important
business principles that are
used in offices everywhere. Our
online Business Administration
degree program uses integrated
software, so that by graduation,
students have a full range of
computer skills used in business
offices on a regular basis.
With a strong focus on business
accounting, the program also
includes business administrative
classes. If you've been
considering getting a business
administration degree, SBBC
Online has the program for you!
Criminal Justice (Associates
Degree)
The Criminal Justice program at
SBBC Online is designed for
those with interest in obtaining
a career in criminal justice or
security. This multifaceted
program of study prepares SBBC
Online Criminal Justice students
for entry-level employment or
advancement in law enforcement,
corrections, probation,
immigration, security services
and comparable types of
employment.
While this is not a training
program for police or
corrections officers, it will
provide a broad understanding of
the criminal justice system in
the United States and a
fundamental knowledge of social
and behavioral sciences.
Medical Office Systems
(Diploma)
Those interested in a healthcare
administration program can find
exactly what they want with the
SBBC Online Medical Office
Systems program.
Providing comprehensive office
administration training, the
Medical Office Systems program
will prepare graduates to work
in the modern medical front
office. Students will develop
proficiency in Microsoft Word
and gain critical skills for
efficient office management
along with current medical
software programs. Emphasis is
also placed on document coding,
insurance forms and medical
terminology, with medical
insurance coding classes.
Medical office administration is
a fast-growing career field. In
fact, according to the U.S.
Department of Labor, healthcare
is one of the fastest-growing
industries in the United States.
Paralegal (Associates Degree)
Paralegals are important members
of legal teams and work in law
offices, large corporations and
for the government. The SBBC
Online Paralegal program is
designed to comprehensively
cover theory and applications of
procedures used by paralegals.
Online paralegal training
enables graduates to assist
attorneys in areas such as
research; reporting; and
preparation of legal documents,
agreements, exhibits and other
relevant tasks prior to trial as
part of their paralegal careers.
In our online Paralegal Studies
program, students are also
taught client interviewing
skills, basic investigative
techniques, how to conduct legal
research, and the art of
briefing case law. Post-graduate
employment will primarily target
private law offices, but
placement opportunities also
exist in bank trust departments,
insurance companies and
government at all levels.
