Business Academy

Begin Your Business Career Now

Earn up to 25 college credits - that's about a full year of courses - toward your EICC associate's degree in Business, before you graduate high school. And it costs you nothing. Join the Business Academy and study accounting, economics, and more. After graduation, finish your two-year degree at EICC. Then, transfer to a four-year institution to complete your bachelor's degree in business or a related field. 

Start your Business degree

During high school

  • ACC:142 Financial Accounting, 3 credits
  • ECN:120 Principles of Macroeconomics, 3 credits

  • ACC:146 Managerial Accounting, 3 credits
  • ECN:130 Principles of Microeconomics, 3 credits

  • MAT:156 Statistics, 3 credits
  • CSC:116 Information Computing, 3 credits

  • BUS:210 Business Statistics OR MAT:210 Calculus I OR MAT:165 Business Calculus, 3/4 credits 
  • PSY:111 Introduction to Psychology OR SOC:110 Introduction to Sociology, 3 credits

Finish your degree after high school

  • BUS:102 Introduction to Business, 3 credits (Business Elective)

  • ENG:105 Composition I, 3 credits (Communications General Education)
  • SPC:112 Public Speaking OR SPC:170 Professional Communication, 3 credits
  • ENV:111 Environmental Science, 4 credits OR Physical Science General Education
  • PHI:105 Introduction to Ethics, 3 credits OR Humanities General Education

  • ENG:106 Composition II, 3 credits (Communications General Education)
  • GLS:100 Contemporary World Issues, 3 credits (Intercultural Perspective General Education)
  • ART:101 Art Appreciation, 3 credits OR Fine Arts General Education
  • HIS:152 US History Since 1877, 3 credits OR Western Perspective General Education
  • BUS:185 Business Law, 3 credits (Business Transfer)

  • BIO:114 General Biology IA, 4 credits OR Life Science General Education
  • LIT:101 Introduction to Literature, 3 credits OR Literature General Education

Award: Business Transfer AA Degree (62 - 63 credits)

Your Career in Business

Choose from a wide variety of career paths in business, ranging from accounting to graphic arts. One may be perfect for you. Here are a few to consider! 

Clinton Career Advancement Center Welding Lab

Career Advancement Centers

Brand new ultramodern facilities for career and technical education programs, including automotive tech, culinary, healthcare, welding, and more. Enjoy multi-purpose labs, classrooms, and a large common area. Your successful career starts here.

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Your Degree = Success

Complete your education in two years. Qualify for better jobs. Earn a higher salary. Enjoy a better quality of life. The benefits of an associate's degree are impressive and wide-ranging.

Explore the value of an associate’s degree

Employment and Wage Outlook

Contact our High School Team

Concurrent Advisors

Joe Shovlain

Joe Shovlain

Concurrent Advisor
jshovlainFREEEICC
563-244-7014

Office 100B
Advises High School Concurrent: Clinton, Career Academies

Schedule an appointment with Joe

 

College & Career Transition Counselors/Coaches

Holly Hansen

Holly Hansen

College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
hmhansenFREEEICC
563-441-4004
Serves Cal-Wheat and DeWitt Central High Schools

 

Lorene McLaughlin

Lorene McLaughlin

College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
ltmclaughlinFREEEICC
563-244-7192
Serves Bellevue and Maquoketa High Schools

 

Marla Schultz

Marla Schultz

College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
mschultzFREEEICC
563-244-7131
Serves Clinton and Easton Valley High Schools

Concurrent Advisors

Anabelia Calderon-Flores

Anabelia Calderon-Flores

Concurrent Advisor
acalderon-floresFREEEICC
563-288-6035
Advises Durant and Muscatine High Schools

College & Career Transition Counselors/Coaches

Mikayla Cardenas

Mikayla Cardenas

College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
micardenasFREEEICC
Serves Muscatine High School

 

Theresa Putnam Genz

Theresa Putnam Genz

College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
tputnamgenzFREEEICC
563-288-6047
Serves Columbus Junction and Louisa-Muscatine High Schools

 

Sara Schnepper

Sara Schnepper

College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
sschnepperFREEEICC
Serves Wilton and West Liberty High Schools

Concurrent Advisors

Molly Gleason

Molly Gleason

Concurrent Advisor
mmgleasonFREEEICC
563-336-5241
Advises Assumption, Davenport Central and Davenport North High Schools

 

Lori Perez

Lori Perez

Concurrent Advisor
ljperezFREEEICC
563-441-4057
Advises Davenport West and North Scott High Schools

 

Jill Spengler

Jill Spengler

Concurrent Advisor
jmspenglerFREEEICC
563-441-4137
Advises Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley High Schools

College & Career Transition Counselors/Coaches

Patricia Madden

Patricia Madden

College & Career Transition Counselor/Coach
pamaddenFREEEICC
Serves North Scott High School

Business Transfer Major Academy: Locations

Muscatine Career Advancement Center

Muscatine Career Advancement Center

152 Colorado St.
Muscatine, IA 52761
Map and Directions

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