Bay Mills Community College

Accounting

The Certificate of Completion in Accounting is designed to provide students with foundational accounting knowledge and practical skills for entry-level positions in bookkeeping, payroll processing, and financial reporting, This certificate program aligns with business industry standards and can serve as a pathway to an associate degree or employment in accounting-related fields.

Anishinaabe Language Instruction

The Anishinaabe Language Instruction program is designed to encourage and promote the understanding and preservation of the Anishinaabe language and prepare the student to function as a language instructor. It is also designed to enhance students’ cultural awareness and offer the opportunity to develop a functional command of the Anishinaabe language, which can be further expanded through additional study or through contact with other speakers of the language.

Anishinaabemowin Pane Immersion Program

The two, four and six year diploma programs are designed to develop the Anishinaabe language learner’s ability to understand the content of fluent speakers’ speech and to respond to that speech appropriately. The semester course offerings and the immersion weekends provide a total immersion environment in which the language student can attain a high level oflistening comprehension and eventually the ability to spontaneously produce speech.

Anishinaabemtaage

This program is designed to encourage and further promote the preservation of Anishinaabemowin. Anishinaabe language learners will be in classes with fluent speakers – Anishinaabemtaagewag, and fellow learners to develop their speaking skills. The students in this program will be assessed to determine their level of Anishinaabemtage or speaking proficiency up to the Intermediate-High level using the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages proficiency scale.

Business Administration

This degree is designed to provide students with a foundation for careers in private or tribal enterprises as well as in a wide variety of government agencies. Students are also prepared to continue their education at four-year institutions in such programs as Business Administration, General Business, Management, Marketing, Accounting, and Office Information Systems. Students considering transferring to earn a bachelor’s degree should consult with an advisor before selecting electives.

Business Administration

This Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program is a four year program delivered online. It prepares students for management roles in a variety of business, nonprofit, and tribal entities. Students will gain a well-rounded and solid foundation in the core business concepts of finance, marketing, and administration.

Computer Information Systems

Students who graduate with a Computer Information Systems degree will possess the skills necessary to install and manage computer networks, configure and administrate servers, and provide software support. Computer hardware and network courses are based on certification-level instructional materials, computer security, web page design, and office suite software is included.

Computer Information Systems

The Bachelor of Science: Computer Information Systems is a four-year, online program that will provide students with an enhanced knowledge of Information Systems, System Administration, Devops, and other Information Technology disciplines. Graduates are qualified to work in an array of fields ranging from programmers to networking architects whether it be in public sector or private.

Computer Science - Web Development

Students who graduate with a Web Development degree will possess the skills necessary to design, manage, and maintain a multitude of web technologies. Students will gain the skills necessary to interact with clients in a professional environment. Students will be equipped with the necessary skills to stay current in the modern web era.

Construction Technology

Upon successful completion, students will possess the skills necessary to construct homes and other residential buildings. Central areas to be studied will include blueprint reading, foundations, framework, exterior openings, exterior and interior finishes. Specialty subjects such as electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling will be based on the Michigan Residential Code guidelines. Graduated students will be able to use their skills and experience to obtain a career in residential construction.

Construction Technology

Upon successful completion, students will possess the skills necessary to construct homes and other residential buildings. Central areas to be studied will include blueprint reading, foundations, framework, exterior openings, exterior and interior finishes. Specialty subjects such as electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling will be based on the Michigan Residential Code guidelines. Graduated students will be able to use their skills and experience to obtain a career in residential construction.

Corrections

This curriculum is designed to prepare students for various positions in correctional facilities at the local, state and federal levels. The program includes a combination of theoretical, practical, and supportive courses. The certificate courses approved by the Michigan Correction Officers Training Council give prospective employees higher employment consideration.

Criminal Justice - Corrections Emphasis

This curriculum is designed to prepare students for various positions in correctional agencies at the local, state, and federal levels. The program includes a combination of theoretical, practical, and supportive courses. Courses included in this program would allow an individual to qualify for the 15 semester credits mandated by the State of Michigan for employment as a Corrections Officer in the Michigan Department of Corrections.

Early Childhood Education

This curriculum is designed to prepare students for the CDA competency exam. Courses will focus on child growth and development from birth to age five, with emphasis on planning a safe, healthy, and supportive learning environment for children, including strategies in positive guidance. Hands on experience will supplement reading and study. The program will give students resource materials, and a basic foundation of knowledge. Classroom practicum is also incorporated.

Early Childhood Education

This is a two year program delivered online that leads to an associate degree in early childhood education. It is for students who are interested in working with young children age birth to eight and their families. Students will acquire an understanding of developmental patterns for children age birth to eight in such areas as cognition, emotion, social interaction, and physical growth.

Early Childhood Education

This is a four year program delivered online that leads to a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. It is for students who are interested in working with young children age birth to eight years and their families. Students will acquire an understanding of developmental patterns for children birth to eight years in such areas as appropriate to learning, social and emotional development, language and literacy, cognition, perceptual, motor, and physical development.

Education

This program is designed to provide students at Bay Mills Community College with a course of study that will prepare them for employment as qualified paraprofessionals or for transfer to a four-year university to complete a baccalaureate degree in Education. Students who wish to transfer to another institution to pursue education beyond an associate degree should work closely with an advisor to determine course selection and to investigate the transferability of courses.

Emergency Medical Technician - Basic

This course will prepare you for a job in the emergency medical field. The student will be trained in basic life support, patient assessment, and management of medical and traumatic emergencies. It will include lecture and practical experience in aspects of emergency treatment and transport of patients to emergency departments. This course is prerequisite for the Emergency Medical Technician Specialist and Paramedic programs.

Emergency Medical Technician - Specialist/Advanced

This course prepares the Emergency Medical Technician Basic to deliver more advanced care during an emergency. This course includes skills in advanced airway management, intravenous and intraosseous cannulations, and some medication administration. The student must also complete forty (40) hours of emergency department and ambulance clinicals.

Exercise Science

This curriculum is designed to provide students with the opportunity to acquire the skills, knowledge, and competencies for the field of exercise science. Students will have a wide variety of entry level career opportunities in such areas as athletic trainer assistant, rehabilitation specialist assistant, sport/fitness program director, personal fitness trainer, aerobics instructor, coach, health club specialist, and other fields of interest.

Fitness Training

This certificate of completion is designed to prepare students to sit for a national Certified Personal Trainer exam. It will cover the topics in the NSCA-CPT Detailed Content Outline, including client consultations; program planning; techniques of exercise; and safety, emergency procedures, and legal issues.

General Science

This curriculum is primarily designed for students who wish to transfer to another institution to pursue education beyond an associate degree. All students wishing to transfer should work closely with an advisor to determine course selection and should investigate the transferability of courses. This program meets the Michigan Transfer Agreement requirements. Substitutions for prescribed courses may be allowed as necessary for students to meet specific transfer requirements.

General Studies - Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA)

This certificate in General Studies - Michigan Transfer Agreement provides students with the MTA stamp, which may allow easier transfer of general studies courses to other Michigan institutions. Students are advised to contact the institution to which they are planning to transfer and verify if and how that institution applies the Michigan Transfer Agreement seal.

Health Science

This certificate is designed to provide students the basic skills needed for continued studies in the health science fields. After completion of this program, students are encouraged to continue their education at Bay Mills Community College or transfer to another institution to continue their studies.

Health Science

This program is designed to provide a thorough foundation for continued learning and career mobility in health fields. After completion of this program, students may transfer to another institution to continue their studies in the health sciences.

Liberal Arts

This curriculum is primarily designed for students who wish to transfer to another institution to pursue education beyond an associate degree. All students wishing to transfer should work closely with an advisor to determine course selection and should investigate the transferability of courses. This program meets the Michigan Transfer Agreement requirements. Substitutions for prescribed courses may be allowed as necessary for students to meet specific transfer requirements.

Medical Coding & Billing

This curriculum is designed to prepare students for work in the field of Medical Coding & Billing and for competency exams in the field of Medical Coding & Billing. Central areas to be studied will include coding and medical procedures, the meaning of formatting, symbols, abbreviations, and notations, coding guidelines, and the coding of medical diagnoses using the Current Procedural Terminology coding guidelines and the International Classification of Disease coding guidelines.

Medical Office

This program prepares students for entry-level office positions in a medical office setting. Skills, knowledge, and competencies in business communication, medical billing, medical coding, and medical terminology are emphasized.

Native American Studies

Native American Studies is committed to examining and advancing our understanding of contemporary and past experiences and life ways of the first Americans from an Anishinaabe perspective. The curriculum is designed to provide a study of the Anishinaabek from a holistic and humanistic viewpoint by not only focusing upon our historical and contemporary life, but our language and culture as well.

Natural Science

This certificate is designed to provide the basic skills for students who want to enter degree programs and careers in natural science. Students who finish this certificate program are encouraged to complete their associate degree at Bay Mills Community College or bachelor’s degree at another institution.

Nurse Aide Training

This program prepares the student to provide basic patient care under the supervision of a licensed nurse. Upon successful completion, the student will be eligible to take the state exam to be certified as a Nursing Assistant (CNA). Students must earn a C or higher in HL116 to receive a Certificate of Completion, and in order to be eligible to take the Nurse Aide Certification Exam and be placed on the Michigan Nurse Aide Registry.

Office Administration

The Office Administration program is designed to provide students with the basic knowledge, skills, and competencies required for employment in an office environment. Integration of software and business applications are covered with a capstone course designed to continue training in a student’s field of study through work experience.

Paramedic

This Certificate of Completion program prepares the EMT Basic for the highest level of emergency medicine. The program will prepare competent entry-level Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. The student will learn advanced techniques of administering care to patients in life-threatening situations and to reduce disability.

Paramedic

This Associate of Applied Science program prepares the EMT Basic for the highest level of emergency medicine. The program will prepare competent entry-level Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedics in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains. The student will learn advanced techniques of administering care to patients in life-threatening situations and to reduce disability.

Practical Nursing

The Department of Nursing offers comprehensive classroom education as well as hands-on clinical experience. The carefully selected curriculum consists of prerequisite courses intended to prepare students for advanced nursing courses and the core curriculum is designed to provide students with a solid foundation embedded with the standards of practice essentials for entry into the workforce.

Social Science

This degree is designed to provide transferable credit for students planning to pursue a bachelor’s degree at the university level. Students should work closely with an advisor to determine course selection and should investigate transferability of courses to their intended institution. Courses listed are required in programs such as education, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and social work.

Sport & Fitness Management

This degree is designed to provide students with a foundation for careers in sport and fitness management, such as health, fitness, or recreation manager; independent contractor personal trainer; or entry entry-level sports agent. Students are also prepared to continue their education at four-year institutions in both exercise science and business fields.