Overview
Widely recognized among colleges and universities, Berkeley College offers a proven approach to career education that provides students with a competitive edge and the skills sought by employers. This innovative combination of benefits is known as The Berkeley Advantage®.
- A supportive faculty chosen for academic excellence and relevant professional experience
- Flexible scheduling: day, evening/weekend, and online classes
- More than $37 million in Berkeley College grants and scholarships for qualified students provided in the past award year
- Valuable, real-world experience through program-related, faculty-monitored internships or job-related assignments
- Bachelor's and Associate's degree programs developed and updated to meet current business and professional demands
- Tuition freeze for students who meet continuous enrollment requirements
- More than 20 Career Services specialists who assist students in identifying and pursuing job opportunities
- Extensive employer connections with leading firms and organizations
- Free lifetime career assistance for Berkeley College graduates
Accreditation
All locations, other than Brooklyn which is pending, are accredited by the http://www.msche.org/http://www.msche.org/Middle States Commission on Higher Education (3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104; telephone:
215-662-5606).
- Business Administration - AccountingBusiness Administration - Accounting
Berkeley College's degree programs in Accounting combine accounting theory and practice with a broad background in business administration and the liberal arts, creating many opportunities for students.
Students Benefit From:
- Examining financial, managerial, and cost accounting techniques
- Practice creating and managing computer spreadsheets, databases, and other technology used by accounting professionals
- A strong baccalaureate curriculum including a course in Government and Nonprofit Accounting, and two tax courses
- Internships that allow students to apply their education in the workplace
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Business Administration - Information Systems ManagementBusiness Administration - Information Systems Management
The Berkeley College Information Systems Management programs help students develop an understanding of how successful businesses have streamlined their systems so that vast amounts of information are exchanged more efficiently than ever. All programs include hands-on training in the latest software essential for today's businesses.
- Business Administration - ManagementBusiness Administration - Management
Berkeley College's Management degree programs foster innovation and creativity in decision-making and enable students to develop the skills necessary to actively participate in the management of a modern organization.
Students Benefit From:
- Insight into the constantly changing pattern of the business world
- Exposure to every function of an organization
- Courses in Leadership and Developing Managerial Competence
- Curriculum that incorporates managing cultural diversity; forecasting, and strategic planning
- Hands-on experience with technology used in businesses
- Internship in an organization that allows students to apply their education in the workplace
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Business Administration - MarketingBusiness Administration - Marketing
Every product and service requires people who know how to spot potential buyers and motivate them to make a purchase decision. Students who enjoy that kind of challenge will find the Berkeley College Marketing degree programs very rewarding.
- Fashion Marketing & ManagementFashion Marketing & Management
Berkeley College's degree programs in Fashion Marketing and Management integrate the creative and business aspects of the fashion industry that employers demand. Incorporating marketing strategies and management skills, the programs encompass current technology and a complete understanding of the fashion industry.
- Financial ServicesFinancial Services
The ever-increasing complexity of today's financial world renders yesterday's answers obsolete. Students can get started in a career in the financial services industry with Berkeley College degree programs in Financial Services. Trained professionals in this field can assess and evaluate a client's financial future and develop a comprehensive financial plan. The programs are designed to provide an overview of financial institutions, the products and services they offer, and their importance to the economy.
Students Benefit From:
- Curriculum built on a solid business and technology core with an emphasis on financial planning and exchange
- Baccalaureate programs that prepare students for the Certified Financial Planning Examination offered by the CFP Board of Standards, Inc.™
- Insights into investment and securities management
- Hands-on experience with software used by financial service professionals
- Internship in a financial institution that allows students to apply their education in the workplace
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Health Services AdministrationHealth Services Administration
Berkeley College's programs in Health Services familiarize students with the expanding health services industry and provide them with the important business and technology skills required to succeed in this increasingly complex business. Curricula, grounded in business administration and technology, explore the operations and challenges of organizations delivering and supporting health services.
- Health Services Administration - Medical Insurance, Billing, and CodingHealth Services Administration - Medical Insurance, Billing, and Coding
Berkeley College's programs in Health Services familiarize students with the expanding health services industry and provide them with the important business and technology skills required to succeed in this increasingly complex business. Curricula, grounded in business administration and technology, explore the operations and challenges of organizations delivering and supporting health services.
Students Benefit From:
- Curricula that focus on the structure and dynamics of the healthcare industry
- Exploration of the role and contributions of hospitals, rehabilitation centers, long-term care facilities, and practitioners
- Opportunities to explore interactions between healthcare providers and private and governmental funding agencies
- Emphasis on the technology and specialized software for information management and administrative purposes to collect, process, and use information essential to the industry and its clients
- Internship in a health services organization that allows students to apply their education in the workplace
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Interior DesignInterior Design
A knack for interior design and an eye for detail can turn into a career. Berkeley College's degree programs in Interior Design help students develop technical skills, creativity, and an understanding of aspects of interior design that affect the health, safety, and welfare of the general public. Business courses also provide graduates with the skills employers are seeking.
- International Business (AS)International Business (AS)
Berkeley College's programs in International Business provide students with the knowledge and understanding required to deal effectively with the complexities of contemporary global business environments, both multinational and multicultural.
Students Benefit From:
- Learning how businesses today look beyond borders to sell products as well as to source materials, products, and manufacturing
- Understanding how to compete in an interdependent world by managing cultural diversity with creative problem-solving
- Integrated foundation in international trade, marketing, and management; learn about global business practices and build an understanding of cultural and environmental contexts of international business
- Hands-on experience with software used in business
- Internship in an organization with an international orientation that allows students to apply their education in the workplace
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Justice Studies - Criminal JusticeJustice Studies - Criminal Justice
Berkeley College's programs in Justice Studies - Criminal Justice provide students with a comprehensive foundation for a variety of careers in criminal justice. They also prepare students with the technological and management skills required for successful careers in justice administration.
- Network Management
- Paralegal StudiesParalegal Studies
Paralegals are qualified to perform law-related work under the supervision of a lawyer: analyze legal issues; investigate and evaluate facts; prepare pleadings, contracts, forms, legal memoranda, and other documents; interview clients; assist in case management; and perform other duties. Paralegals may not provide legal services directly to the public.
- Health Services ManagementHealth Services Management
Berkeley College's programs in Health Services familiarize students with the expanding health services industry and provide them with the important business and technology skills required to succeed in this increasingly complex business. Curricula, grounded in business administration and technology, explore the operations and challenges of organizations delivering and supporting health services.
- AccountingAccounting
Berkeley College's degree programs in Accounting combine accounting theory and practice with a broad background in business administration and the liberal arts, creating many opportunities for students.
- Business Administration - Information Systems ManagementBusiness Administration - Information Systems Management
The Berkeley College Information Systems Management programs help students develop an understanding of how successful businesses have streamlined their systems so that vast amounts of information are exchanged more efficiently than ever. All programs include hands-on training in the latest software essential for today's businesses.
- Business Administration - ManagementBusiness Administration - Management
The Berkeley College Business Administration degree program strategically balances academic preparation, professional training, and hands-on experience.
Students Benefit From:
- Flexible curriculum allowing exploration of several business disciplines
- Ideal for students with transfer credit or credit for prior learning
- Emphasis on creative problem-solving, team-building and presentation skills, cultural diversity, and cross-cultural communication
- Forecasting and strategic planning
- Focus on the role of the Internet and computer applications widely used in today's professional environment
- Internship in business that allows students to apply their education in the workplace
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Business Administration - MarketingBusiness Administration - Marketing
Every product and service requires people who know how to spot potential buyers and motivate them to make a purchase decision. Students who enjoy that kind of challenge will find the Berkeley College Marketing degree programs very rewarding.
Students Benefit From:
- Focus on understanding the global dynamics of increasing competition that drives companies to employ well-educated professionals to implement effective marketing programs throughout the world
- Broad background in business administration
- Exploration of new product introductions, advertising, market research, and promotion
- Courses designed to develop the skills and abilities to analyze, plan, implement, and control the creation of demand among targeted buyers
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Fashion Marketing & ManagementFashion Marketing & Management
Berkeley College's degree programs in Fashion Marketing and Management integrate the creative and business aspects of the fashion industry that employers demand. Incorporating marketing strategies and management skills, the programs encompass current technology and a complete understanding of the fashion industry.
Students Benefit From:
- Focus on understanding the fashion industry from product development to consumer
- Opportunities to explore consumer and buyer trends, analyze the market base, evaluate production needs, and learn how each affects the retail and wholesale sides of the fashion industry
- Hands-on experience with merchandising software and related programs utilized in the industry
- Opportunities to examine the application of principles of business administration and marketing techniques
- Experience composing a quality marketing strategy
- Internship in a fashion-related position that allows students to apply their education in the workplace
- Courses in Home Merchandising and Fashion Forecasting
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Financial ServicesFinancial Services
The ever-increasing complexity of today's financial world renders yesterday's answers obsolete. Students can get started in a career in the financial services industry with Berkeley College degree programs in Financial Services. Trained professionals in this field can assess and evaluate a client's financial future and develop a comprehensive financial plan. The programs are designed to provide an overview of financial institutions, the products and services they offer, and their importance to the economy.
- General BusinessGeneral Business
The Berkeley College General Business degree program broadens business knowledge within the context of personal and career objectives. This flexible program encourages students to study in a variety of areas related to specific employment opportunities.
Students Benefit From:
- Broad-based business curriculum ideal for students with transfer or prior learning credits
- Focus on maneuvering through a competitive business marketplace
- Hands-on experience with technology used in business
- Internship that allows students to apply their education in the workplace
- Seamless transition with Associate's degrees in Business and Paralegal Studies
- International BusinessInternational Business
Berkeley College's programs in International Business provide students with the knowledge and understanding required to deal effectively with the complexities of contemporary global business environments, both multinational and multicultural.
- Marketing CommunicationsMarketing Communications
Students Benefit From:
- Focus on understanding the global dynamics of increasing competition that drives companies to employ well-educated professionals to implement effective marketing programs throughout the world
- Broad background in business administration
- Exploration of new product introductions, advertising, market research, and promotion
- Courses designed to develop the skills and abilities to analyze, plan, implement, and control the creation of demand among targeted buyers
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Interior DesignInterior Design
Building on over two decades of successful Interior Design training, Berkeley College's NEW Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design integrates theory and practice to prepare students for careers in this dynamic and growing field. The intensive, studio-focused program teaches students how to apply creative and technical solutions to enhance the aesthetics of interior spaces. As one of the select colleges in New Jersey to offer the degree with faculty-supported studio time, Berkeley provides:
- AccountingAccounting
Students Benefit From:
- Examining financial, managerial, and cost accounting techniques
- Practice creating and managing computer spreadsheets, databases, and other technology used by accounting professionals
- A strong baccalaureate curriculum including a course in Government and Nonprofit Accounting, and two tax courses
- Internships that allow students to apply their education in the workplace
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Business AdministrationBusiness Administration
The Berkeley College Business Administration degree program strategically balances academic preparation, professional training, and hands-on experience.
Students Benefit From:
- Flexible curriculum allowing exploration of several business disciplines
- Ideal for students with transfer credit or credit for prior learning
- Emphasis on creative problem-solving, team-building and presentation skills, cultural diversity, and cross-cultural communication
- Forecasting and strategic planning
- Focus on the role of the Internet and computer applications widely used in today's professional environment
- Internship in business that allows students to apply their education in the workplace
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Fashion Marketing & ManagementFashion Marketing & Management
Students Benefit From:
- Focus on understanding the fashion industry from product development to consumer
- Opportunities to explore consumer and buyer trends, analyze the market base, evaluate production needs, and learn how each affects the retail and wholesale sides of the fashion industry
- Hands-on experience with merchandising software and related programs utilized in the industry
- Opportunities to examine the application of principles of business administration and marketing techniques
- Experience composing a quality marketing strategy
- Internship in a fashion-related position that allows students to apply their education in the workplace
- Courses in Home Merchandising and Fashion Forecasting
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Financial ServicesFinancial Services
Students Benefit From:
- Curriculum built on a solid business and technology core with an emphasis on financial planning and exchange
- Baccalaureate programs that prepare students for the Certified Financial Planning Examination offered by the CFP Board of Standards, Inc.™
- Insights into investment and securities management
- Hands-on experience with software used by financial service professionals
- Internship in a financial institution that allows students to apply their education in the workplace
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Health Services ManagementHealth Services Management
Students Benefit From:
- Curricula that focus on the structure and dynamics of the healthcare industry
- Exploration of the role and contributions of hospitals, rehabilitation centers, long-term care facilities, and practitioners
- Opportunities to explore interactions between healthcare providers and private and governmental funding agencies
- Emphasis on the technology and specialized software for information management and administrative purposes to collect, process, and use information essential to the industry and its clients
- Internship in a health services organization that allows students to apply their education in the workplace
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Interior Design ManagementInterior Design Management
Students Benefit From:
- A curriculum that focuses on exploring design fundamentals, theory, visual communication, history, and color
- Hands-on experience with computer-aided design and other technology used in the design industry
- An emphasis on business fundamentals, including Accounting, Marketing, and Management (B.S. degree)
- Internship in a design position that allows students to apply their education in the workplace
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- International BusinessInternational Business
Students Benefit From:
- Learning how businesses today look beyond borders to sell products as well as to source materials, products, and manufacturing
- Understanding how to compete in an interdependent world by managing cultural diversity with creative problem-solving
- Integrated foundation in international trade, marketing, and management; learn about global business practices and build an understanding of cultural and environmental contexts of international business
- Hands-on experience with software used in business
- Internship in an organization with an international orientation that allows students to apply their education in the workplace
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Justice Studies - Criminal JusticeJustice Studies - Criminal Justice
Students Benefit From:
- A curriculum that examines the causes of crime, criminal law, the role of police, and forensic science
- Practical job preparation
- Exciting courses in specialized areas such as Terrorism, Cyber Crime, Global Security, and Intelligence
- The opportunity to analyze emerging issues and focus studies in a single area such as policing or security
- Internship in an organization administering justice that allows students to apply their education in the workplace
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- ManagementManagement
Berkeley College's Management degree programs foster innovation and creativity in decision-making and enable students to develop the skills necessary to actively participate in the management of a modern organization.
Students Benefit From:
- Insight into the constantly changing pattern of the business world
- Exposure to every function of an organization
- Courses in Leadership and Developing Managerial Competence
- Curriculum that incorporates managing cultural diversity; forecasting, and strategic planning
- Hands-on experience with technology used in businesses
- Internship in an organization that allows students to apply their education in the workplace
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Management - EntrepreneurshipManagement - Entrepreneurship
Students who dream of running their own business or who plan to take over a family business can benefit from Berkeley College's Management degree program with a concentration in Entrepreneurship. It provides invaluable insights into how others have spotted opportunities in the marketplace, capitalized on consumer needs, and built successful businesses.
- Management - Environmental ManagementManagement - Environmental Management
Companies recognize the impact of their business practices on the environment and are taking more and more steps to address sustainability in areas such as manufacturing processes and materials, transportation, building operations and energy usage, food service, and finance. Berkeley College's Management degree program with a concentration in Environmental Management provides valuable insights into how businesses are affecting the environment and what organizations must do to operate successfully in an era of heightened environmental awareness.
- Management - Human Resources ManagementManagement - Human Resources Management
Hiring the right people and effectively managing them is essential to the success of every major business and organization. Berkeley College's Management program with a concentration in Human Resources gives students a clear understanding of strategies for attracting, developing, and retaining a skilled, motivated workforce.
Students Benefit From:
- A curriculum that emphasizes principles of management, organizational behavior, and human resources management
- Exploration of legal issues affecting employment policies
- Insights on benefits administration and professional development
- Courses and projects that explore staffing; employee and labor relations; compensation and benefits; and training and development
- Hands-on experience with software used in human resources departments
- Internship in a human resources position that allows students to apply their education in the workplace
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Management - Non-Profit ManagementManagement - Non-Profit Management
Annual charitable giving in the United States exceeds $300 billion. Managers who understand the subtle differences in managing a nonprofit versus a for-profit company are vital if these organizations are to thrive. Students are exposed to governance, marketing, finance, and human resource challenges that are unique to the nonprofit sector.
Students Benefit From:
- Curriculum that emphasizes management, marketing, and financial management
- Learning to apply sound business principles in managing a nonprofit organization
- Courses in Nonprofit Management
- Hands-on experience with technology used in business
- Internship in a business organization that allows students to apply their education in the workplace
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Marketing CommunicationsMarketing Communications
Students Benefit From:
- Focus on understanding the global dynamics of increasing competition that drives companies to employ well-educated professionals to implement effective marketing programs throughout the world
- Broad background in business administration
- Exploration of new product introductions, advertising, market research, and promotion
- Courses designed to develop the skills and abilities to analyze, plan, implement, and control the creation of demand among targeted buyers
- Seamless transition between Associate's and Bachelor's degrees
- Information Technology Management
- Information Technology Management
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