01-02-2015, 04:10 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-02-2015, 04:16 AM by Christopher.)
You mean Theater Arts isn't on there? lol. Our CC is so desperate to graduate students interesting in theatre (and putting that new multi-million dollar performing arts building into use by students) that they changed the major course requirements from like 38 credits down to 18. And they allow "substituting" or "alternative THA classes" if you can’t do one of the requirements. They did away with AA’s in Fine Arts, English, Theater Arts: Directing, Film/Cinema, and Sociology (outside of a general Social and Behavior Science degree). This year we lost Print Journalism because it’s a dying field, and it looks like Art History is going next as all the classes have about been cut out or cancelled for spring semester according to the registration catalog. The list of AA’s without transferring are getting shorter. The General: Liberal Arts, and General: Social and Behavior Sciences are the two big ones at our community college behind Business Administration and Computer Sciences. They keep a percentage ratio of what major students “declared” and those three are the big ones right now. Zoology is the least declared major.
Zoology (AS in Exotic Animal Traning & Zoology listed under Natural Sciences) actually pays amazing. $100,000+ a year. Our CC is one of the few colleges that offer it (and have a minor state approved zoo), and it's set up to manage, train, and work directly with exotic anmials and in the major zoo's. However it's the only major that requies 60 credits (not quarter credits, actual full credits) just in the major, and about 28 or so for the standard GE requirements. About 90 credits in total. But, you usually need to move on to a BS and I hear that ends up being 180 credits when you're done instead of the 120. One of the courses alone is a 6 credit course that requires something like 10 hours minimum a week working at a zoo as an intern animal research assistant.
Liberal Arts seems to be big on the AA level. I can be totally wrong, but into the last few years and schools like TESC, I never seen a BA and/or MA program in “Liberal Arts”. Not Liberal Studies as Liberal Studies means something totally different in California, but Liberal Arts. Liberal Studies in California are mostly state certified teaching courses such as “EDU 210: Teaching Elementary School Math” and stuff like that.
There was an article stating that Liberal Arts is actually becoming popular again because it shows the college graduate has study various of areas and topics instead of just one solo area of interest. I’ll post below.
Business Administration is big out here. I mean super big. I mean SUPER SUPER big. The classes max out like the first two or three days once semester registering opens. I just looked and right now every business class being offered at our CC is closed and in waiting list (especially so many are offered online now or hybrid as a partial online / partial in class course.) This being the Los Angeles metro area might be the reason as we have a lot of cooperate offices in the city compared to more small market towns/cities in the USA. The problem is, there’s becoming so many BABA majors that the competition is getting harder. I remember out of high school everyone I knew was majoring in Business/ Economics (thinking they’re going to be the next future Donald Trump.) It’s a good degree for sure if you can handle the math, and business world.
Electrical Engineering is also popular here, and pays well in the BA/MA area. Combo degrees seem to becoming popular as I noticed from my employer hiring. Like a “BA: Business Management, AA: Accounting” or “BA: Economics, AA: Business Administration”. When hiring substitute teachers we look for two main areas over other applicants….Liberal Arts or Psychology. Liberal Arts because the person studied a vast amount of subjects and can sub the different class/grade levels and topics (and can pass the CBEST or CSET state certification exam), and psychology/Child Development because they can better handle working with the students. Most though that apply are Kinesiology majors.
Nursing pay is unbelievably great out here and you only need an AA to get into entry level nursing in California. Never seems to be a shortage of nurses. Our community college's nursing program has a two year waiting period and you have to actually interview to get into the program, and can’t get anything below a “B” grade once in the program or you're placed on academic probation, and later kicked out of the program if grades dont get to the A/B level.
Criminal Justice is used by those wanting to get into law enforcement in the Los Angeles area. A lot of police forces now require an AA in something, preferably CJ or Law Enforcement. Our county’s sheriff’s department and Park Rangers require an AA for entry level. I think, but not sure, that LAPD requires an AA now too.
Very interesting. I guess in the end, majoring in not "German" or "Chicano Studies" is not profitable? Hehe.
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Zoology (AS in Exotic Animal Traning & Zoology listed under Natural Sciences) actually pays amazing. $100,000+ a year. Our CC is one of the few colleges that offer it (and have a minor state approved zoo), and it's set up to manage, train, and work directly with exotic anmials and in the major zoo's. However it's the only major that requies 60 credits (not quarter credits, actual full credits) just in the major, and about 28 or so for the standard GE requirements. About 90 credits in total. But, you usually need to move on to a BS and I hear that ends up being 180 credits when you're done instead of the 120. One of the courses alone is a 6 credit course that requires something like 10 hours minimum a week working at a zoo as an intern animal research assistant.
Liberal Arts seems to be big on the AA level. I can be totally wrong, but into the last few years and schools like TESC, I never seen a BA and/or MA program in “Liberal Arts”. Not Liberal Studies as Liberal Studies means something totally different in California, but Liberal Arts. Liberal Studies in California are mostly state certified teaching courses such as “EDU 210: Teaching Elementary School Math” and stuff like that.
There was an article stating that Liberal Arts is actually becoming popular again because it shows the college graduate has study various of areas and topics instead of just one solo area of interest. I’ll post below.
Business Administration is big out here. I mean super big. I mean SUPER SUPER big. The classes max out like the first two or three days once semester registering opens. I just looked and right now every business class being offered at our CC is closed and in waiting list (especially so many are offered online now or hybrid as a partial online / partial in class course.) This being the Los Angeles metro area might be the reason as we have a lot of cooperate offices in the city compared to more small market towns/cities in the USA. The problem is, there’s becoming so many BABA majors that the competition is getting harder. I remember out of high school everyone I knew was majoring in Business/ Economics (thinking they’re going to be the next future Donald Trump.) It’s a good degree for sure if you can handle the math, and business world.
Electrical Engineering is also popular here, and pays well in the BA/MA area. Combo degrees seem to becoming popular as I noticed from my employer hiring. Like a “BA: Business Management, AA: Accounting” or “BA: Economics, AA: Business Administration”. When hiring substitute teachers we look for two main areas over other applicants….Liberal Arts or Psychology. Liberal Arts because the person studied a vast amount of subjects and can sub the different class/grade levels and topics (and can pass the CBEST or CSET state certification exam), and psychology/Child Development because they can better handle working with the students. Most though that apply are Kinesiology majors.
Nursing pay is unbelievably great out here and you only need an AA to get into entry level nursing in California. Never seems to be a shortage of nurses. Our community college's nursing program has a two year waiting period and you have to actually interview to get into the program, and can’t get anything below a “B” grade once in the program or you're placed on academic probation, and later kicked out of the program if grades dont get to the A/B level.
Criminal Justice is used by those wanting to get into law enforcement in the Los Angeles area. A lot of police forces now require an AA in something, preferably CJ or Law Enforcement. Our county’s sheriff’s department and Park Rangers require an AA for entry level. I think, but not sure, that LAPD requires an AA now too.
Very interesting. I guess in the end, majoring in not "German" or "Chicano Studies" is not profitable? Hehe.
What Good Is a Liberal Arts Degree in the Job Market? - DailyFinance
The Value of a Liberal Arts Education in Today
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