Accounting-B.S.

You will study the many different aspects of accounting in our Washington, D.C. or Northern Virginia locations. Our training classes and degree courses cover related topics, such as auditing, cost accounting, and individual and corporate taxation. You will also sharpen your ability to work with accounting information systems. Our four year, Accounting Bachelor Degree education program consists of focused accounting courses as well as related business subjects and general studies. An education in accounting is intended to prepare students for entry-level positions in public accounting firms and equally challenging positions in private, governmental and nonprofit organizations. The accounting degree program is available at both our schools, at our Washington DC campus and our Herndon, Virginia campus.

Government Contract Management-B.S.

Our school’s government contract management degree education program is designed to train and prepare students for careers in government contracting and the various activities of government contract implementation in private and public companies, city and county governments, and nonprofit organizations. Positions are often described as contract officers. Government Contract Management training is available at both of Potomac College’s Washington, D.C. and Herndon, Virginia locations.

Management degree training classes can differ greatly in particular fields but each course is necessary and essential to the effective operation of a business. Management skills are vital to the success of any company, no matter how large or small. In some cases, individuals will work up through the ranks, but those who possess a Bachelor’s degree in management are almost certain to find a job that is well suited and fulfilling for them.

Information Systems Cyber Security-B.S.

Security Management program at Potomac College consists of extensive courses in computer networking and Internet security. These courses address protocols used to access and transfer information over both public and private networks. Students also learn about fundamental loss prevention concepts, how to implement a total security program and the methods used to protect and assess online information resources. Modern businesses have huge investments in the virtual world of cyberspace. These investments require professionals who are well versed and experienced in a wide range of knowledge and technological security to monitor and oversee them.

Program components in computer and online forensics cover several different areas. These areas include tracking offenders, hiding data, encryption and computer investigation. Students develop a thorough understanding of running information technology systems, while simultaneously pursuing a scrupulous program in effective security management.

Information Systems-Management-B.S.

Today’s modern business world could not function properly without online information retrieval, storage and data. Computers, advancing technology and the Internet have made experts in information system technology an imperative part of a business team. These specialists ensure that a company’s intranet and Web site operate properly and without error. Because the Web, computers, software and online technologies are continuously changing and developing, information systems professionals must consistently stay current with online computer trends and methods.

International Business-B.S.

Potomac College’s International Business Degree program uses a solid combination of focused and in-depth international business degree courses, related business subjects and general studies classes. This business degree training program is intended to provide students with the leadership abilities that are considered desirable for a variety of careers in global firms and private, governmental and nonprofit organizations. Our International Business Degree program is offered at both of our school locations, in Washington D.C. campus and Herndon, Virginia.

Potomac College is an accredited school with International Business Degree education training that is specifically designed to equip students for further graduate study in a wide array of fields that can potentially lead to advanced business degrees in different areas of international affairs. Students become experienced with information technology while pursuing a thorough career education program that helps them become familiar with the many different aspects of global business. A successful international businessperson utilizes effective business strategies and skills in an international context. Potomac College’s program includes basic degree classes that deal with the many, different explicit areas of business practices in a complex and developing international economy.

Management-General Specializations-B.S.

Potomac College’s Bachelor Degree training program in Business Management provides college students with the solid, theoretical foundation that is required to successfully accomplish the standard career objectives of an organization or company. Potomac College students are given in-depth and comprehensive class training that teaches them how to effectively manage a company’s scarce resources - capital, human, and physical.

Having two school locations, one in northern Virginia and one in Washington, D.C., Potomac College’s business degree program focuses on utilizing information as a resource for a company or organization. It also deals with the manager's important role in collecting, analyzing, recording and presenting the necessary market data during the corporate decision making process. Students are prepared to manage and succeed in a variety of industries such as healthcare, hospitality, telecommunications, finance, government, education or the nonprofit sector.

Management-Health Specialization-B.S.

These programs provide professional skills for career transition in a wide variety of public and private business sectors. Advanced certificate programs will provide the theoretical foundation for working professionals who have completed an Associate Degree or higher. These programs will be offered to Potomac College graduates who have expressed interest in gaining additional knowledge for career transition in areas relevant to the current job market such as business project planning and evaluation, business accounting, information systems management and security, and global business economics.

Accounting-A.S.

Potomac College is a nationally-accredited college with school locations in both Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia that offers students a two-year Associate’s Degree in accounting. Potomac’s accounting classes will prepare you for a para-professional accounting career. With an Associate’s Degree in accounting from Potomac College, you will be able to assist in auditing and tax preparation. This career training program enables students to experience the necessary education required to analyze transactions, prepare journal entries and manage a company’s payroll or books.

Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks are an organization’s financial record keepers. Their duties are imperative to the survival of a business, no matter how large or small. They may update and maintain one or more accounting records. They also tabulate expenditures, receipts, accounts payable and receivable and track profit and loss. They represent a wide range of skills and knowledge, from full-charge bookkeepers who can maintain an entire company’s financial records to accounting clerks who handle specific, individual business accounts.

Students will learn to summarize financial information by taking classes that teach them to prepare and interpret financial statements. This helps in assisting with management decision-making. Following graduation, accounting students can obtain employment as a bookkeeper, an accounts receivable clerk, and other entry-level business positions.

Information Systems-A.S.

Today’s modern business world could not function properly without online information retrieval, storage and data. Computers, advancing technology and the Internet have made experts in information system technology an imperative part of a business team. These specialists ensure that a company’s intranet and Web site operate properly and without error. Because the Web, computers, software and online technologies are continuously changing and developing, information systems professionals must consistently stay current with online computer trends and methods.

The Associate’s Degree in Information Systems training program at Potomac College gives students the educational degree foundation that allows them flexibility in choosing their future careers. The information systems management career curriculum was created to provide students with the ability to interpret and manage the technological information resources of a business or organization. This course of study at Potomac College teaches a basic and thorough comprehension of information system management fundamentals. This allows students to function successfully in a wide variety of corporate environments.

Potomac’s school locations, in both Washington, D.C. and Virginia, help current students obtain a thorough and comprehensive understanding of the logical and physical information system processes and its components through in-depth courses and training classes. These career-oriented classes provide degree training in data and information storage, retrieval, manipulation, transmission, communication, presentation and analysis. Students also study the computer’s substantial and ever-changing impact on the corporate world.

International Business-A.S.

Potomac College’s International Business Associate Degree program training consists of specialized international business courses, related business subjects and general studies classes. The program is designed to prepare you for an entry-level career in global firms and similar jobs in private, governmental and nonprofit organizations. If they choose to do so, students will also be aptly prepared to enter a Bachelor’s Degree program in international affairs.

Management-A.S.

At Potomac College, we prepare students for successful careers in the area of business management. Our Associate’s Degree training program gives students the broad, exhaustive business background that is necessary to productively navigate the standard goals of an organization or corporation. Potomac College graduates are given extensive training courses that teach them how to efficiently supervise a company’s human, physical and capital assets.

Potomac has two school locations, one in northern Virginia and another in Washington, D.C. Both schools offer a thorough education degree program that focuses on utilizing data as a resource for a business. It also deals with a business manager’s imperative role in analyzing, recording, collecting and presenting information during the corporate decision-making process. Graduates can choose to enter a variety of industries, such as hospitality, healthcare, telecommunications, government, finance, nonprofit or the education.

Network Security Management-A.S.

This Associate of Science Degree in Security Management program at Potomac College consists of extensive courses in computer networking and Internet security. These courses address protocols used to access and transfer information over both public and private networks. Students also learn about fundamental loss prevention concepts, how to implement a total security program and the methods used to protect and assess online information resources. Modern businesses have huge investments in the virtual world of cyberspace. These investments require professionals who are well versed and experienced in a wide range of knowledge and technological security to monitor and oversee them.

Program components in computer and online forensics cover several different areas. These areas include tracking offenders, hiding data, encryption and computer investigation. Students develop a thorough understanding of running information technology systems, while simultaneously pursuing a scrupulous program in effective security management.