Great Basin College

The Certificate of Achievement in Professional Medical Coding and Billing is a new field of study offered by Great Basin College. The Professional Medical Coding & Billing online training program prepares you to fill positions for medical coding and billing professionals. GBC is an academic partner with Career Step, located in Springville, Utah, to deliver all MCOD courses online.

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A totally online program, the Great Basin College RN to BSN is designed for non-traditional RN students with an associate degree who want to continue their education in nursing and still be engaged in practicing their profession. The program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc., ACEN (formerly National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, NLNAC), 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326, 404-975-5000). The program allows you the flexibility to work toward your degree full time or part time and to adapt completion of course assignments to times and locations convenient to your personal and professional lives. Direct practice in a clinical setting is not a requirement in RN to BSN Program.

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The accounting emphasis at Great Basin College provides opportunities for students to create and maintain accounting records and reports for business enterprises. Students will also develop the necessary competencies to create and analyze financial information for managerial decision-making.

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Graduates of this certificate program will have the knowledge and skills to:

• Grasp the importance of financial information as a key ingredient in effective and ethical business decision making.
• Differentiate between the major financial statements with respect to their content and use.
• Understand the rules and conventions in accounting and use journals and ledgers in tracking the financial activity of a business enterprise.
• Be aware of the limitations of historical accounting information for decision making.

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This pattern of study is designed specifically to meet the lower-division requirements at a four-year institutions, but students should be aware that each institution varies slightly in its requirements. Students who plan on transferring to any particular college or university should consult with an advisor in order to assure appropriate lower-level courses are taken at Great Basin College. In a few cases where an institution requires a specific course that is not offered at GBC, students may need to take one or more lower-division cores at the institution to which they transfer. All the courses in this program are available in the online format.

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Graduates of this certificate program will have the knowledge and skills to:

• Be aware of the voluntary nature of business activity, and develop an appreciation for the reality that choices affect profitability and success in a business enterprise.
• Effectively apply appropriate human relations skills in employment situations.
• Recognize the importance of ethical perspectives in business decision making.
• Determine the wants and needs of customers, and understand how to take action to fill those needs within the constraints of the business organization and of the broader society.

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Recipients of the certificate of achievement program in Entrepreneurship will have the knowledge of:

• Business fundamentals
• Market research and analysis
• Marketing strategies and skills to:
• Create a workable business, marketing, and organizational plan
• Understand budgets and financial statements
• Raise venture capital
• Start and grow a new venture

The program is designed to provide business students with mentoring and real world experiences of running a business. Particular attention is paid to providing managerial skills that are important for the successful performance and growth of a new venture. Entrepreneurs will become aware of legal issues, financing difficulties, and organizational issues faced when developing a business. Faculty will provide students with research abilities/experiences that will allow them to develop a network of professionals who can provide capital sources and mentoring services.

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Students who choose to pursue a degree in business administration at GBC will take classes from seasoned professionals who have many years of both practical work experience and teaching. This faculty subscribes to the notion that people of all ages and backgrounds are capable of personal growth and that a stimulating, engaging educational experience enhances that development. We believe that acumen in business is critical for personal and community economic/social success.

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Students who earn the Certificate of Achievement in Human Resources will receive the education needed for entry level employment in the Human Resources department in a variety of offices, within small and large business organizations.

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The Management and Supervision emphasis is designed to perfect your skills in business practices and builds on any associate degree by helping you to develop your skills and practices in workplace management. The coursework focuses on managing, marketing, computing, decision-making, and strategic planning in business and industrial management.

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You can earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Computer Programming. Recipients of this degree will work with data in an office setting, creating spreadsheets and databases to manipulate and analyze data. Students will create web pages and GIS maps to share data and use programming to customize business documents. Work with computer hardware and networks is also included.

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