Degree Completion Time: Baccalaureate/Transfer Degree (2 years)

Childcare and preschool teacher assistants and workers play a vital role in the development of children. As an Early Childhood Education major, graduates enjoy a variety of career options, including a child care teacher, an assistant director or director of a child care facility, a private preschool teacher, nanny, director of a preschool program, an elementary school assistant, or Head Start assistant.

Economics includes the study of labor, land, and investments, of money, income, and production, and of taxes and government expenditures. Although various roles in businesses are most common, economics majors are successful in law, medicine, government, non-profits, and international relations, as well as in academic roles.

Computer science spans the range from theory through programming to cutting-edge development of computing solutions. The work of computer scientists falls into three categories: a) designing and building software; b) developing effective ways to solve computing problems, such as storing information in databases, sending data over networks or providing new approaches to security problems; and c) devising new and better ways of using computers and addressing particular challenges in areas such as robotics, computer vision, or digital forensics (although these specializations are not available in all computer science programs).

Richland Community College's Communication program prepares students to work in a variety of fields. Graduates work in communications, public relations, government and public service, sales, publishing, journalism, advertising, education, performing arts, business, and many other areas.

Chemists are the unsung heroes in the sciences who transform the everyday materials around us into amazing things. The basic building block for other sciences, chemistry blends well with other specialties. A chemistry major can be combined with courses in biology, geology, or other sciences, business management, or communications to develop careers in such areas as biomedical research, pharmaceutical sales, or science communications.

The Arts program is designed to provide two academic years of college study for transfer to a four-year university or upper-division college toward a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. It provides hands-on experience in the classroom and through the David Erlanson Art Gallery.

Majoring in Foreign Languages opens up more career options - making you more competitive in the job market. Richland offers classes in a variety of foreign languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, and Spanish. Students can take classes to fulfill foreign language requirements for Associate of Arts degrees or pursue a concentration in foreign language as part of their Associate of Arts degree.

A concentration in African-American Studies is comparable to concentrations in history, sociology, philosophy, and anthropology, with an added multicultural component. This program provides an excellent background preparation for many careers, including teaching, law, business, public policy, community work, etc.

If you enjoy science and math and want to pursue a science-related career, general science may be the right major for you. Because it is broader than most undergraduate degree programs, the general science curriculum enables students to develop skills that relate to a variety of topics, ideas, and experiences. By becoming familiar with a broad range of disciplines, a wide range of possibilities are open to you beyond working in a lab or teaching. You can apply your knowledge of science to careers in writing, social science, law, and activism.

History helps students see a broad picture of the past - broadening their scopes of both contemporary and past events and how they interrelate with one another. Graduates become artists, ministers, small business owners, military officers, insurance agents, bankers, politicians, restaurateurs, lobbyists, archivists, doctors, musicians, city planners, architects, writers, newspaper editors, physical therapists, professional athletes, actors, social workers, travel agents, and much more.

Richland Community College's Math program includes general mathematics skills, algebra, trigonometry, statistics, calculus, differential equations, and developmental courses through technical mathematics. Graduates can apply this background in mathematics to a variety of careers.

For musically talented people, or people who are passionate about music, a career in music can be extremely rewarding, and there are many career paths available. Graduates find careers in music education, performing, therapy, engineering, arranging, recording, publishing, writing, lyricism, and more.