Brown Mackie College - Moline

The Accounting diploma program at Brown Mackie College – Moline in Illinois 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. 

The Accounting Technology degree program at Brown Mackie College – Moline in Illinois 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. 

The Business diploma program at Brown Mackie College – Moline in Illinois 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. 

The Business Management degree program at Brown Mackie College – Moline in Illinois 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 Moline 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. 

The Medical Assistant diploma program at Brown Mackie College – Moline in Illinois 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. 

The Medical Assisting degree program at Brown Mackie College – Moline in Illinois 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. 

The Medical Office Management diploma program at Brown Mackie College – Moline in Illinois is designed to prepare you to be an entry-level employee in the insurance coding and billing department of a physician’s office, clinic or hospital. You will have the coursework in general education and supervisory functions to take on more responsibility in the department, allowing for an expansion of career opportunities.

The core objectives of this Medical Office Management program:
• Apply the entry-level competencies for medical billing and coding.
• Demonstrate ability to perform appropriate skills in a physician’s office, clinic, or hospital.
• Utilize critical thinking skills in patient-medical billing relationships with regards to communication, legal concepts, patient instruction, and general office operation functions.
• Comprehend fundamental processing in problem-solving in the medical field.
• Develop skills required for clinical applications and front office duties.

As a graduate of this program, you may be prepared for entry-level positions such as medical secretary, medical transcriptionist, and medical records clerk. Duties for these jobs include transcribing dictation, preparing correspondence, recording medical histories, ordering supplies, and organizing medical records.

This Medical Office Management diploma program offers you courses on:
• The fundamentals of anatomy and physiology.
• Automated scheduling and billing procedures, as well as fundamental accounting, office management, and correspondence.
• The rules for computerized coding systems and how to apply them to code patient diagnoses and procedures. 

The Paralegal Assistant diploma program at Brown Mackie College – Moline in Illinois 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.