Brown Mackie College - Boise

Brown Mackie College — Boise is dedicated to helping you complete a college education that will prepare you to launch a career or enhance your current one in an increasingly competitive economy. Here, you can choose from programs that will enable you to become part of the growing fields of business, health care, legal assistance, or computer technology.

Why choose Brown Mackie College — Boise?

The students at Brown Mackie College — Boise have chosen us for many different reasons. Some of the advantages are listed below. We hope you’ll find some good reasons of your own.

A sense of belonging. Brown Mackie College — Boise is an energetic learning community where you’ll be supported and encouraged to do your best. It’s a community where we celebrate diversity. Here, you’ll attend classes with other students who are seeking to achieve their professional goals while confronting personal demands that may be very much like your own.

Education that fits your schedule. Many of our students work at least part-time, and many have family responsibilities on top of that. But at Brown Mackie College — Boise, they’re able to find a balance between the demands of school and life. Here, you can study full-time or part-time, day or evening. And in most programs you can focus on one course at a time instead of trying to juggle the work of several classes and cramming for multiple exams all at once.

Small classes with personalized attention. Our faculty members are readily available to students outside of class. Likewise, our staff takes a personal interest in your success. You have a support system here — one that lets you concentrate on your studies and focus on your future.

Financial assistance that can make an education happen. A college education is an investment in yourself that can pay dividends in personal satisfaction and professional success. To help you manage the costs of your education, financial assistance is available in the form of grants, loans, and work-study programs. We’ll work with you to complete the required forms and put together an education budget and financial plan. Financial aid is available for those who qualify.

The value of a Brown Mackie College — Boise education. Pursuing a college education is one of the best things you can do to improve your earning potential and enjoy a higher quality of life. And it’s not just about making more money; it also means encountering more interesting professional opportunities through your working life and having the ability to better control your future.

Accounting Programs

Accounting - Diploma
The Accounting diploma program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho is designed to prepare you for entry-level employment in accounting positions in various types of business organizations or for further study towards an accounting degree. This Accounting diploma program meets its objective through instruction in appropriate accounting, business and technical courses.
Accountants are essential to the operation of a business. They help ensure businesses run efficiently by maintaining accurate financial information. In addition to preparing, analyzing and verifying financial documents, many are required to possess a wide range of knowledge and skills to meet a changing business climate. This Accounting diploma can give you the foundation needed for a successful career.
This Accounting diploma program offers you courses on:
• Basic accounting concepts, procedures, and principles, including preparing financial documents.
• Computerized accounting systems and how to use the computer in solving accounting problems.
• The procedures for maintaining payroll records and the preparation of required federal, state, and local payroll tax reports.
Accounting Technology - Associate
The Accounting Technology degree program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho is an associate’s degree program designed to prepare you for entry-level employment and advancement in accounting positions in various types of business organizations. This Accounting Technology associate’s degree program meets its objective through instruction in appropriate accounting, business, and general education courses.
As a graduate, you may be prepared to seek entry-level employment opportunities such as bookkeeper, tax preparer, auditor, payroll clerk, accounts receivable processor, or accounts payable processor in accounting firms, administrative offices, banks, doctor’s offices, non-profit organizations, and tax preparation firms.
This Accounting Technology degree program offers you courses on:
• Basic accounting concepts, procedures, and principles, including preparing financial documents.
• Computerized accounting systems and how to use the computer in solving accounting problems.
• Payroll management, which will explore procedures for maintaining payroll records and the preparation of the required federal, state, and local payroll tax reports.

Administrative Programs

Office Management - Associate
The Office Management associate’s degree program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho prepares students for entry-level administrative positions and to use software products to provide business support and solutions in an office setting. This Office Management degree program in Boise, Idaho, includes general and business courses, including an introduction to accounting and payroll, that round out the educational experience. Graduates will be prepared for a wide variety of employment options because of the versatility of the skills acquired through this program.
Graduates will be equipped with the knowledge to excel in a wide range of fields, including accounting, retail, customer service, marketing, and/or human resources. They will be prepared for entry-level positions such as office manager, human resource associate, account representative, and marketing associate.
The Office Management degree program offers you courses on:
• Applying commonly encountered software products to business-related problems
• General and business courses, including an introduction to accounting and payroll
• Effective communications for an office setting

Business Programs

Business
The Business diploma program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho can prepare you with the skills necessary for entry into the contemporary world of business through instruction in business practices and principles, technical business procedures, and appropriate computer applications. Graduates of this business program are prepared to assume entry-level roles in a variety of management positions.
Whether you are good with numbers, people, computers, or just business concepts in general, a business diploma may help you get in the door at many businesses and organizations. Developing your business skills also can increase your marketable job skills, make you more promotable, and boost your confidence in work situations. This Business diploma program can prepare you for such entry-level career opportunities as an executive assistant, bookkeeper, customer service representative, sales assistant, and banking representative.
This Business diploma program offers you courses on:
• All phases of business, including ownership, marketing, personnel, finance, managerial controls, and the relationship between businesses and the social and economic environments in which they operate.
• Accounting theories and principles. Topics include journalizing, posting entries; preparing adjustments, worksheets and financial statements; and accounting systems.
• Computer operations and programs, including a word processing application, an electronic spreadsheet application, and the Internet.
Business Administration
The Business Administration degree program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho is a bachelor’s degree program that combines business management courses with more specialized classes designed to prepare you for the fast-paced, multifaceted world of business. You are given the opportunity to develop your interpersonal and professional skills for a potential career as a manager.
The Business Administration degree program in Boise is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary for entry-level management or leadership opportunities in a wide range of fields, including accounting, retail, customer service, marketing, and/or human resources. It prepares you to enter the business world by focusing on business practices, accounting, leadership, marketing, and computer skills.
This Business Administration degree program offers you courses on:
• Accounting theories and principles; the functions of sales, advertising, and marketing; human resources; and personnel training and development.
• The practical applications of management theory as they are related to various administrative functions, with topics on planning, organization concepts, information systems, leadership, motivation, operations management, and organization control.
• Entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial process, with emphasis on how to conceive, initiate, organize, manage, and operate a small business.
Business Management - Associate
The Business Management degree program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho is an associate’s degree program that equips you with skills necessary for entry into the contemporary world of business management and provides knowledge and skills which can lead to opportunities for promotion if you are currently working as a manager. This objective is reached through coursework in management principles, technical business procedures, computer operations, and general education. This Business Management degree program in Boise can prepare you to fill any of a variety of entry-level management positions.
You will be equipped with the knowledge to excel in a wide range of fields, including accounting, retail, customer service, marketing, and/or human resources. You will be prepared for entry-level positions such as office manager, human resource associate, account representative, and marketing associate.
This Business Management degree program offers you courses on:
• All phases of business, including ownership, marketing, personnel, finance, managerial controls, and the relationship between businesses and the social and economic environments in which they operate.
• Accounting concepts, procedures, and principles.
• The intricacies of decision-making in organizing and developing a small business, with focus on the various responsibilities a small business must meet and the challenges generated by the marketplace.

Criminal Justice Programs

Criminal Justice - Associate
The Criminal Justice degree program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho is an associate’s degree program designed to prepare you for job opportunities in corrections, investigations, juvenile law, and security. A Criminal Justice degree can give you a solid foundation in human service related fields.
An associate’s degree in Criminal Justice may be used as a building block toward a career or a Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree. Careers in Criminal Justice include criminal investigator, corrections officer, legal assistant, customs agent, and court administrator. As a graduate of the Criminal Justice degree program in Boise, you may find employment at federal, state and local government agencies; security companies; private investigation services; businesses and retail stores; law firms; and in private probation.
This Criminal Justice degree program offers you courses on:
• The relationships and functions of the various police agencies and their respective jurisdictions, defense and prosecution, judges and juries, and personnel affiliated with correctional institutions.
• Practical guidelines for law enforcement officers with respect to the legal aspects of their daily duties and the rights of defendants.
• Criminal law, which pertains to any act or omission in violation of a public law forbidding or commanding it; family law, including divorce, custody, alimony, child support, adoption, and juvenile law; and property law, including estates, licensing, marital and concurrent interests, and landlord/tenant relationships.
Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice diploma program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho prepares you for entry-level job opportunities in corrections or investigations through legal, technical, and business coursework.
A Criminal Justice diploma may be used as a building block toward a Criminal Justice degree, or it may be used by students who have degrees and/or experience in unrelated fields who are seeking to develop skills that will lead to a successful career change. Careers in Criminal Justice include criminal investigator, corrections officer, customs agent, legal assistant, and court administrator.
This Criminal Justice diploma program offers you courses on:
• Practical guidelines for law enforcement officers with respect to the legal aspects of their daily duties and the rights of defendants.
• Criminal law, which pertains to any act or omission in violation of a public law forbidding or commanding it; business law with an introduction to contracts and the application of legal principles to such areas as corporations, agencies, partnerships, and bailments; and family law, including divorce, custody, alimony, child support, adoption, and juvenile law.
• Legal research and writing. Topics include organizing a research plan, the use of primary and secondary sources, and formulating a systematic method of researching legal issues.
Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice degree program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho is an associate’s degree program designed to prepare you for job opportunities in corrections, investigations, juvenile law, and security. A Criminal Justice degree can give you a solid foundation in human service related fields.
An associate’s degree in Criminal Justice may be used as a building block toward a career or a Criminal Justice bachelor’s degree. Careers in Criminal Justice include criminal investigator, corrections officer, legal assistant, customs agent, and court administrator. As a graduate of the Criminal Justice degree program in Boise, you may find employment at federal, state and local government agencies; security companies; private investigation services; businesses and retail stores; law firms; and in private probation.
This Criminal Justice degree program offers you courses on:
• The relationships and functions of the various police agencies and their respective jurisdictions, defense and prosecution, judges and juries, and personnel affiliated with correctional institutions.
• Practical guidelines for law enforcement officers with respect to the legal aspects of their daily duties and the rights of defendants.
• Criminal law, which pertains to any act or omission in violation of a public law forbidding or commanding it; family law, including divorce, custody, alimony, child support, adoption, and juvenile law; and property law, including estates, licensing, marital and concurrent interests, and landlord/tenant relationships.

Drafting Programs

Architectural Design and Drafting Technology - Associate
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Healthcare Programs

Health Care Administration - Associate
The Health Care Administration degree program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho is an associate’s degree program that prepares you to understand all the components that are essential to providing management and organizational support in the healthcare industry.
You will be exposed to various healthcare systems and will learn multiple aspects of healthcare administration while simultaneously being trained in the clinical aspects of providing healthcare to the general population. As a graduate of the Health Care Administration degree program in Boise, you may be prepared for entry-level administrative positions in hospitals, clinics, healthcare insurance offices, home healthcare agencies, public health settings, and any other healthcare or healthcare-related organization.
This Health Care Administration degree program offers you courses on:
• The ethical issues in healthcare facilities. A structured approach for identifying, analyzing, and resolving ethical issues in clinical medicine will be discussed.
• Automated scheduling and billing procedures as well as fundamental accounting, office management, and correspondence. Students will be offered a functional overview of the national health coding systems and insurance forms, and the application of proper medical terminology and abbreviations, as well as practice in medical transcription.
• Professionalism and proper communication in a healthcare setting. The student will learn how to appropriately interact with coworkers, visitors, and guests, as well as learn the soft skills needed to project a professional image.
Healthcare Management - Bachelor
The Health Care Management degree program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho is a bachelor’s degree program designed to accommodate the needs and interests of students from a variety of backgrounds. Courses provide a solid foundation for varied healthcare careers. The program also incorporates an externship that offers you real-world experience within healthcare facilities that may include hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory care facilities, physician practices, and pharmaceutical and medical equipment companies.
As a graduate of the Health Care Management degree program at Brown Mackie College – Boise, you may be able to apply learning to the functional role of the manager in a healthcare setting; analyze trends in health care and internal systems to assure they are adequately matched and working together; and evaluate the effectiveness of healthcare administrative systems and procedures for strategic revision and modification.
This Health Care Management degree program offers you courses on:
• Managing healthcare information and recordkeeping practices in a healthcare setting.
• The structure and function of the health organizations, professions, and delivery systems across the continuum of care, including community and teaching hospitals, long-term care facilities, rehabilitation hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, public health clinics, and private medical practice.
• The leadership fundamentals in healthcare organizations. This includes content in interpersonal skills, leadership, ongoing professional development, and strategic management.

Information Technology Programs

Information Technology - Associate
The Information Technology (IT) degree program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho is an associate’s degree program that offers you entry-level skills in business IT infrastructure, design, and development. As an IT graduate, you are prepared for entry-level positions such as a support specialist, help desk technician, or software trainer. This Information Technology program in Boise includes general education, business, and technical courses in order to produce a well-rounded graduate capable of contributing and advancing successfully in a technology-enabled business environment.
Computer support specialists and help desk technicians give technical assistance, support, and advice to computer users and customers. They troubleshoot and provide technical support for hardware, software, and systems. To properly perform these duties, they must have strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
This Information Technology degree program offers you courses on:
• All phases of business: ownership, marketing, personnel, finance, managerial controls, and the relationship of business with the social and economic environment in which the business operates.
• The basics of logical problem solving using a computer programming language, including an introduction to data structures, programming structures, object orientation, algorithms, and event-driven programming as solutions to common business problems.
• The fundamentals of Web-based systems, including an introduction to Internet technologies and systems, searching the Internet, communications, Internet security, creating a Web site (including an introduction to HTML), e-business, and site administration.

Legal Programs

Legal Studies - Bachelor
The Legal Studies degree program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho is a bachelor’s degree program designed to prepare you to enter the legal field. This program is designed to give you a broad understanding of legal theory, subject matter, and in-depth analysis of legal issues impacting today’s society. A solid foundation of general education studies enhances the core set of legal skills.
As a graduate of this Legal Studies degree program in Boise, you may be prepared to demonstrate standards and principles in the legal field; apply appropriate substantive and procedural law to relevant factual settings; and demonstrate both oral and written communication skills necessary to analyze legal issues and prepare appropriate documentation. Through entry-level employment, such as a paralegal or legal assistant, you may assist attorneys with the preparation of criminal and civil cases, including interviewing clients, investigating facts, drafting legal documents, researching law, and assisting the attorney at trial.
This Legal Studies degree program offers you courses on:
• Application of the principles of business law, family law, property law, and criminal law.
• Legal research and writing. The basic concepts of legal research by using both hands-on manual research techniques and computerized technology, and how to formulate research strategies, analyze primary and secondary legal authorities, and prepare and draft legal documents.
• The process of litigating a civil case from its initiation through the use of discovery techniques and the actual order and presentation of the trial.

Medical Assisting Programs

Medical Assistant - Diploma
The Medical Assistant diploma program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho provides you with the necessary medical assistant training to obtain entry-level employment in a clinical and/or administrative medical setting. This program prepares you for positions under the direct supervision of a physician or medical office manager through coursework in medical office administration, clinical procedures, and pharmacology, as well as in business principles and computer operations.
Medical assistants perform a variety of tasks to ensure that the offices of health practitioners run as smoothly as possible. They may assist in the examination and treatment of patients under the direction of a physician, interview patients, measure vital signs, and record information on patient charts. They also could perform administrative functions such as greeting patients, updating and filing medical records, filling out insurance forms, scheduling appointments, arranging laboratory services, and handling billing.
This Medical Assistant diploma program offers you courses on:
• The structure and function of the human body.
• Routine procedures for a physical examination, which include taking vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure), using instruments and equipment, taking measurements, and recording medical histories.
• Automated scheduling and billing procedures, as well as fundamental accounting, office management, and correspondence.
Medical Assisting - Associate
The Medical Assisting degree program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho is an associate’s degree program that can prepare you to work with, and under the direction of, physicians in the office or in other medical settings. To achieve this goal, the medical assisting curriculum provides study in clinical and laboratory procedures, anatomy, and physiology, medical terminology, and medical office administration. Coursework in general education and business also helps you to grow professionally and develop the ability to assume leadership roles.
Medical assistants perform a variety of tasks to ensure that the offices of health practitioners run as smoothly as possible. They may assist in the examination and treatment of patients under the direction of a physician, interview patients, measure vital signs, and record information on patient charts. They also could perform administrative functions such as greeting patients, updating and filing medical records, filling out insurance forms, scheduling appointments, arranging laboratory services, and handling billing.
This Medical Assisting degree program offers you courses on:
• Routine procedures for a physical examination, which include taking vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure), using instruments and equipment, taking measurements, and recording medical histories.
• Automated scheduling and billing procedures, as well as fundamental accounting, office management, and correspondence.
• The various types of drugs and instruction in the routes by which medications are administered, including proper techniques and preparations.

Medical Technology Programs

Occupational Therapy Assistant - Associate
The Occupational Therapy Assistant associate’s degree program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho provides the student with the knowledge, skills, practice, and professionalism necessary to obtain an entry-level position as an occupational therapy assistant.
This program will prepare the graduate for the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Certification Examination for Occupational Therapy Assistants. The basic sequencing of occupational therapy courses, which combine classroom lecture, laboratory, and clinical experiences, is supplemented with general education to enhance the student’s versatility and effectiveness in the occupational therapy profession.
Occupational therapy assistants administer therapy treatments – under the supervision of occupational therapists – to individuals who have lost functional abilities because of an illness, injury, or disease. They help clients with rehabilitative activities and exercises outlined in a treatment plan. Assistants might monitor a person’s activities to make sure they are performed correctly and to give encouragement. They also might assist in recordkeeping and billing.
The Occupational Therapy Assistant degree program offers you courses on:
• The human body as a whole, including structure of the body, cells, tissues, organ systems, the mechanism of disease, and the senses.
• Kinetics and kinematics with an emphasis on the assessment procedures that an occupational therapy assistant must carry out to monitor a patient’s progress. Each area of the body is examined to determine relevant functional activities.
• Diseases and disorders of the physical system. Emphasis is placed on treatment of occupational performance components and areas with functional documentation of progress and outcomes.
The Occupational Therapy Assistant program has applied for accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 4720 Montgomery Lane, P.O. Box 31220, Bethesda, MD 20824-1220. ACOTE's telephone number c/o AOTA is 301.652.AOTA.

Paralegal Programs

Paralegal - Associate
The Paralegal associate’s degree program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho is designed to prepare students to work directly under the supervision of an attorney in entry-level positions and perform general background work for the legal firm. The objective of this program is to train students in many phases of paralegal responsibilities. Legal courses are supplemented with business, computer applications, and general education courses that ensure the student’s versatility and productivity in the business environment.
Paralegals and legal assistants perform many vital functions as they help attorneys prepare for closings, hearings, trials, and corporate meetings. They investigate the facts behind cases and identify appropriate laws, judicial decisions, legal articles, and other materials that are relevant to the cases. Their possible areas of specialization include litigation, probate law, criminal law, general practice, and corporate law.
The Paralegal degree program offers you courses on:
• Application of the principles of business law, family law, property law, and criminal law.
• The concepts of legal research and writing. Topics include organizing a research plan, the use of primary and secondary sources, and formulating a systematic method of researching legal issues.
• Drafting basic contracts, mortgages, separation agreements, and trust instruments.
Paralegal Assistant - Diploma
The Paralegal Assistant diploma program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho is designed to prepare students to work directly under the supervision of an attorney in entry-level positions for legal offices and firms. The objective of this program is to train students to perform legal research and writing for various areas of law. This objective is met through legal, business, and technical coursework.
Paralegal assistants may analyze legal material, organize records and files, conduct research for attorneys, assist in the preparation of legal documents and contracts, and perform other basic administrative functions. In addition to law firms, they are employed in organizations such as corporate legal departments, insurance companies, real estate firms, and banks.
The Paralegal Assistant diploma program offers you courses on:
• Legal research and writing, including organizing a research plan, the use of primary and secondary sources, and formulating a systematic method of researching legal issues.
• The principles of contract law, including the process of contract formation, contract enforcement, and remedies for breach of contract.
• Proper utilization of investigative skills.

Surgical Technology Programs

Surgical Technology - Associate
The Surgical Technology degree program at Brown Mackie College – Boise in Idaho is designed to provide students with the knowledge base and technical skills required to obtain entry-level employment in the field of surgical technology. To achieve this goal, the Surgical Technology associate’s degree in Boise provides study in general and specialty surgical procedures, principles of anesthesia, anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, and surgical technology techniques. Additional coursework in general education assists the graduate in growing professionally and in developing the ability to assume leadership roles.
Surgical technologists are health professionals who are members of an operating room team, assisting in surgeries. They work under the supervision of surgeons, registered nurses, and other surgical personnel. They help prepare the operating room for procedures by setting up surgical instruments and equipment and are responsible for sterilization throughout operations. Technologists also get patients ready for surgery and monitor vital signs, check charts, and assist the surgical team with putting on sterile gowns and gloves. During surgery, they pass instruments to surgeons and help operate diagnostic equipment.
The Surgical Technology degree program offers you courses on:
• The structure and function of the human body.
• Surgical technology techniques and specialty surgical procedures.
• Routine procedures for physical examination, which includes taking vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure), using instruments, taking measurements, and recording medical histories.

Veterinary Technology Programs

Veterinary Technology

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Mission Statement

Brown Mackie College – Boise provides traditional and nontraditional students with convenient, focused, and flexible post-secondary education options through bachelor’s degrees, associate’s degrees, and diploma programs, which enhance their career opportunities and expand their perspectives. The College believes that education should be specific enough to provide for a meaningful career, yet broad enough to lay the foundation for lifelong learning.

Brown Mackie College – Boise through its educational programs, provides graduates with career-focused skills and abilities necessary to succeed at entry-level employment positions that contribute to the economic growth of both employers and the community served.

The following objectives are integral to the mission of Brown Mackie College – Boise:

Create a positive, friendly learning environment where each student’s personal and practical skill development is encouraged.
Maintain qualified, experienced and dedicated staff and faculty members who are committed to the College’s philosophy of promoting student development and education.
General Education Philosophy
The general education component of the College’s degree programs is designed to assist in the development of the knowledge and skills necessary for graduates to function more effectively in contemporary society. In developing this component of its educational programs, the College has established as its objectives that students will:

Improve their skills in written and oral communication.
Enhance their appreciation of the cultural diversity of contemporary American society.
Increase their understanding of themselves and others.
Develop their skills in reasoning and analysis.
Improve their ability to “learn how to learn.”
The general education courses provide students opportunities to improve their communication skills, and to develop an enlightened and respectful accommodation of the diversity of behavior, knowledge, opinion, and culture which they will encounter both within and beyond their formal education.

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