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Career Pathways

There are many ways to advance your future either with a degree that puts you straight into the workforce or transfer to a bachelor's degree program. Certificates and microcredentials can round out your resume to increase your earning potential.

Pathways

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Arts, Media & Culture

Arts, Media & Culture provides you with the skills necessary to turn your love of creativity into a successful career.

Associated Programs
  • Broadcast Media Production
  • Culinary and Baking Arts
  • Culinary Arts
  • Culinary certificate
  • & more...
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Business

Start your business career — in accounting, hospitality, agribusiness or as an entrepreneur — at ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½.

Associated Programs
  • Accounting
  • Agricultural Business
  • Business Administration
  • Entrepreneurship & Business Management certificate
  • & more...
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English

Explore diverse opportunities in writing, literature and communication, preparing you for careers in education, publishing, media and beyond.

Associated Programs
  • Adolescence Education English Studies
  • Creative Writing
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences: Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences: Humanities and Social Sciences — English concentration
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Health Sciences

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½'s Health Sciences pathway prepares students for the college's rigorous Nursing degree program, and other careers in the booming health care industry.

Associated Programs
  • Nursing
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Mathematics

Build a strong foundation in problem-solving and analytical thinking, preparing you for careers in education, engineering, data science and more.

Associated Programs
  • Adolescence Education Mathematics Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences: Math and Science
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences: Math and Science — Mathematics concentration
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Sciences

Explore the wonders of the natural world and prepare for a career in health care, research, environmental science and cutting-edge technology.

Associated Programs
  • Environmental Science
  • Health Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences: Health Sciences
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences: Math and Science
  • & more...
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Social Science

Understand human behavior, society and culture, preparing you for a career in psychology, sociology and political science, among other fields.

Associated Programs
  • Adolescence Education Social Studies
  • Criminal Justice: Police Science
  • Criminal Justice: Substance Use and Addiction Services
  • Early Childhood/Childhood Education
  • & more...
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Technology, Engineering and Computer Science

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ offers several programs within TECS, to ensure you develop the skills you need for a successful career in these diverse fields.

Associated Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Cybersecurity and Networking
  • Engineering Science
  • Mechatronics
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1+1 programs

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ teams with other SUNY institutions to offer 1+1 programs. ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ offers the first year of a degree program, then students transfer to another college to finish an associate degree.

Associated Programs
  • Environmental and Resource Conservation 1+1 program
  • Forest Tech 1+1 program
  • Histotechnician 1+1 program