East Mississippi Community College

Degree Programs at East Mississippi Community College

Associate's Level Programs

• Agriculture and Natural Resources

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  • Natural Resources and Conservation See more schools with programs in Natural Resources and Conservation
    • General Forestry
      A program that generally prepares individuals to manage and develop forest areas for economic, recreational, and ecological purposes. Includes instruction in forest-related sciences, mapping, statistics, harvesting and production technology, natural resources management and economics, wildlife sciences, administration, and public relations.

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• Arts & Humanities

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  • English Language and Literature See more schools with programs in English Language and Literature
    • Speech and Rhetorical Studies
      A program that focuses on human interpersonal communication from the scientific/behavioral and humanistic perspectives. Includes instruction in the theory and physiology of speech, the history of discourse, the structure and analysis of argument and types of public speech, the social role of speech, oral interpretation of literature, interpersonal interactions, and the relation of speech to nonverbal and other forms of message exchanges.

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  • General Studies See more schools with programs in General Studies
    • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
      A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.

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  • Visual Arts See more schools with programs in Visual Arts
    • Art/Art Studies
      Art and Art Studies is a general, introductory program that focuses on the study and appreciation of the visual arts. Students of these two or four year programs receive instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media.

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• Business

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  • Accounting & Related Services See more schools with programs in Accounting & Related Services
    • Accounting
      An accounting program provides the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. This program includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.

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  • Administrative Services See more schools with programs in Administrative Services
    • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
      Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science programs are two year programs for individuals seeking a career as administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. These programs include instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation.

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  • Financial Services See more schools with programs in Financial Services
    • Banking and Financial Support Services
      Learn the skills needed to provides all types of customer services in banks, insurance agencies, savings and loan companies, and related enterprises. This program helps students realize a banking career by providing instruction in communications and public relations skills, business equipment operation, and technical skills applicable to the methods and operations of specific financial or insurance services.

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  • Hospitality & Restaurants See more schools with programs in Hospitality & Restaurants
    • Hospitality Management
      A program that prepares individuals to serve as general managers and directors of hospitality operations on a system-wide basis, including both travel arrangements and promotion and the provision of traveler facilities. Includes instruction in principles of operations in the travel and tourism, hotel and lodging facilities, food services, and recreation facilities industries; hospitality marketing strategies; hospitality planning; management and coordination of franchise and unit operations; business management; accounting and financial management; hospitality transportation and logistics; and hospitality industry policies and regulations.

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  • Management See more schools with programs in Management
    • Business/Commerce
      This program provides a general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings.

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    • Operations Management and Supervision
      A program that prepares individuals to manage and direct the physical and/or technical functions of a firm or organization, particularly those relating to development, production, and manufacturing. Includes instruction in principles of general management, manufacturing and production systems, plant management, equipment maintenance management, production control, industrial labor relations and skilled trades supervision, strategic manufacturing policy, systems analysis, productivity analysis and cost control, and materials planning.

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  • Marketing See more schools with programs in Marketing
    • Marketing/Marketing Management
      A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets.

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• Education

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  • Teacher Training See more schools with programs in Teacher Training
    • Elementary Education and Teaching
      A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter.

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    • Music Teacher Education
      A program that prepares individuals to teach music and music appreciation programs at various educational levels.

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    • Secondary Education
      A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the secondary grades, which may include grades seven through twelve, depending on the school system or state regulations. May include preparation to teach a comprehensive curriculum or specific subject matter.

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• Engineering

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  • General Engineering
    A program that generally prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to solve a wide variety of practical problems in industry, social organization, public works, and commerce.

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• Fitness, Recreation and Leisure Studies

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  • Physical Fitness See more schools with programs in Physical Fitness
    • Health and Physical Education
      A general program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. Includes instruction in human movement studies, motivation studies, rules and practice of specific sports, exercise and fitness principles and techniques, basic athletic injury prevention and treatment, and organizing and leading fitness and sports programs.

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• Funeral and Mortuary Services

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  • General Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
    A program that generally prepares individuals for careers in the funeral service industry and for licensure as funeral service directors or morticians. Includes instruction in the basic elements of mortuary science and the business, counseling, and operational aspects of funeral service.

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• Health & Medical Services

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  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs See more schools with programs in Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
    • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
      A program that prepares individuals for admission to a first-professional program in medicine, osteopathic medicine, or podiatric medicine.

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    • Pre-Pharmacy Studies
      A program that prepares individuals for admission to a first-professional program in pharmacy.

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  • Nursing See more schools with programs in Nursing
    • Nursing
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  • Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services See more schools with programs in Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services
    • Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician
      A program that prepares individuals to adapt and fit corrective eyewear, including eyeglasses and contact lenses, as prescribed by ophthalmologists or optometrists; to assist patients in selecting appropriate frames; and to prepare work orders for ophthalmic laboratory technicians. Includes instruction in geometrical optics; ophthalmic optics; anatomy of the eye; optical instrumentation; use and maintenance of adjustment and cleaning tools; prescription interpretation; contact lens adaptation and fitting; prosthesis fitting; facial and eye measuring; pathology identification; record-keeping; and patient and business administrative tasks.

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  • Rehabilitation & Therapy See more schools with programs in Rehabilitation & Therapy
    • Physical Therapy/Therapist
      A program that prepares individuals to alleviate physical and functional impairments and limitations caused by injury or disease through the design and implementation of therapeutic interventions to promote fitness and health. Includes instruction in functional anatomy and physiology, kinesiology, neuroscience, pathological physiology, analysis of dysfunction, movement dynamics, physical growth process, management of musculoskeletal disorders, clinical evaluation and measurement, client assessment and supervision, care plan development and documentation, physical therapy modalities, rehabilitation psychology, physical therapy administration, and professional standards and ethics.

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• Legal Professions

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  • Pre-Law Studies
    A program that prepares individuals for the professional study of law at the post-baccalaureate level.

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• Security and Protective Service Careers

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  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
    A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, the administration of justice and the judiciary, and public attitudes regarding criminal justice issues.

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• Skilled Trades

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  • Construction Trades See more schools with programs in Construction Trades
    • Electrician
      A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to install, operate, maintain, and repair electric apparatus and systems such as residential, commercial, and industrial electric-power wiring; and DC and AC motors, controls, and electrical distribution panels. Includes instruction in the principles of electronics and electrical systems, wiring, power transmission, safety, industrial and household appliances, job estimation, electrical testing and inspection, and applicable codes and standards.

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  • Mechanic/Repair Trades See more schools with programs in Mechanic/Repair Trades
    • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
      The two year Automobile Technician program teaches individuals to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Systems covered in this program include brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, suspension and steering, automatic and manual transmissions and drive trains, and heating and air condition systems.

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    • Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology
      A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair and maintain industrial machinery and equipment such as cranes, pumps, engines and motors, pneumatic tools, conveyor systems, production machinery, marine deck machinery, and steam propulsion, refinery, and pipeline-distribution systems.

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  • Precision Production Trades See more schools with programs in Precision Production Trades
    • Welding Technology/Welder
      A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Includes instruction in arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction reactions, welding metallurgy, welding processes and heat treating, structural design, safety, and applicable codes and standards.

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• Social Sciences

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  • General Social Sciences
    A program that focuses on the general study of human social behavior and social institutions using any of the methodologies common to the social sciences and/or history, or an undifferentiated program of study in the social sciences.

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• Technician Careers

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    • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
      A program that prepares individuals to generally apply technical skills to create working drawings and computer simulations for a variety of applications. Includes instruction in specification interpretation, dimensioning techniques, drafting calculations, material estimation, technical communications, computer applications, and interpersonal communications.

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    • Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
      A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of electrical, electronics and communication engineers. Includes instruction in electrical circuitry, prototype development and testing; systems analysis and testing, systems maintenance, instrument calibration, and report preparation.

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    • Manufacturing Technology/Technician
      A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills to the identification and resolution of production problems in the manufacture of products. Includes instruction in machine operations, production line operations, engineering analysis, systems analysis, instrumentation, physical controls, automation, computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), manufacturing planning, quality control, and informational infrastructure.

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• Technology

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  • Information Systems Operation and Management See more schools with programs in Information Systems Operation and Management
    • General Computer Science
      A general program that focuses on computers, computing problems and solutions, and the design of computer systems and user interfaces from a scientific perspective. Includes instruction in the principles of computational science, and computing theory; computer hardware design; computer development and programming; and applications to a variety of end-use situations.

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  • Networking See more schools with programs in Networking
    • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
      A program that focuses on the design, implementation, and management of linked systems of computers, peripherals, and associated software to maximize efficiency and productivity, and that prepares individuals to function as network specialists and managers at various levels. Includes instruction in operating systems and applications; systems design and analysis; networking theory and solutions; types of networks; network management and control; network and flow optimization; security; configuring; and troubleshooting.

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Certificate Programs at East Mississippi Community College

• Business

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    • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
      Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science programs are two year programs for individuals seeking a career as administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. These programs include instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation.

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  • Information Systems See more schools with programs in Information Systems
    • Management Information Systems
      A program that generally prepares individuals to provide and manage data systems and related facilities for processing and retrieving internal business information; select systems and train personnel; and respond to external data requests. Includes instruction in cost and accounting information systems, management control systems, personnel information systems, data storage and security, business systems networking, report preparation, computer facilities and equipment operation and maintenance, operator supervision and training, and management information systems policy and planning.

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• Cosmetology & Beauty

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  • Cosmetology See more schools with programs in Cosmetology
    • Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
      A program that generally prepares individuals to cut, trim, and style scalp, facial, and body hair; apply cosmetic preparations; perform manicures and pedicures; massage the head and extremities; and prepare for practice as licensed cosmetologists in specialized or full-service salons. Includes instruction in hair cutting and styling, manicuring, pedicuring, facial treatments, shampooing, chemical applications, esthetics, shop management, sanitation and safety, customer service, and applicable professional and labor laws and regulations.

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• Health & Medical Services

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  • Nursing See more schools with programs in Nursing
    • Licensed Practical /Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS)
      A program that prepares individuals to assist in providing general nursing care under the direction of a registered nurse, physician or dentist. Includes instruction in taking patient vital signs, applying sterile dressings, patient health education and assistance with examinations and treatment.

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    • Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
      A program that prepares individuals to perform routine nursing-related services to patients in hospitals or long-term care facilities, under the training and supervision of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.

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• Skilled Trades

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    • Electrician
      A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to install, operate, maintain, and repair electric apparatus and systems such as residential, commercial, and industrial electric-power wiring; and DC and AC motors, controls, and electrical distribution panels. Includes instruction in the principles of electronics and electrical systems, wiring, power transmission, safety, industrial and household appliances, job estimation, electrical testing and inspection, and applicable codes and standards.

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  • Mechanic/Repair Trades See more schools with programs in Mechanic/Repair Trades
    • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
      The two year Automobile Technician program teaches individuals to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Systems covered in this program include brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, suspension and steering, automatic and manual transmissions and drive trains, and heating and air condition systems.

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  • Precision Production Trades See more schools with programs in Precision Production Trades
    • Machine Shop Technology/Assistant
      A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to fabricate and modify metal parts in support of other manufacturing, repair or design activities, or as an independent business.

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    • Welding Technology/Welder
      A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Includes instruction in arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction reactions, welding metallurgy, welding processes and heat treating, structural design, safety, and applicable codes and standards.

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• Transportation Careers

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    • Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operation
      A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to drive trucks and buses, delivery vehicles, for-hire vehicles and other commercial vehicles. Includes instruction in operating gas, diesel, or electrically-powered vehicles; loading and unloading cargo or passengers; reporting delays or accidents on the road; verifying load against shipping papers; arranging transportation for personnel; and keeping records of receipts and fares.

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