{"id":61,"date":"2020-05-02T15:59:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-02T15:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lonestar.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2020-volume-1-issue-1\/lsc-means-business\/"},"modified":"2020-05-02T16:09:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T16:09:27","slug":"lsc-means-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonestar.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2020-volume-5-issue-5\/lsc-means-business\/","title":{"rendered":"LSC Means Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans Bold';\">Not all workforce programs use heavy machinery!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">Lone Star College offers Business and Professional Services programs that prepare you for careers in management and administration for many types of businesses and organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">The Texas Workforce Commission reports that students who earn an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Accounting could make $39,000 a year as an accounting clerk, bookkeeper or accounting assistant. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">\u201cI had a bachelor\u2019s degree in biology, but realized I preferred accounting instead,\u201d said LSC alumni Gale L. Childers, CMA CPA accounting manager, Financial Aid Payment Office Workforce Solutions. \u201cLone Star College did an excellent job and the instructors were top notch.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">The AAS in Accounting is also tailored as an academic transfer degree for students who will ultimately be pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree at a four-year college, leading to even greater earning potential. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">There\u2019s good news for military veterans \u2013 they can receive up to six college credit hours toward their degrees, thanks to their service for our country. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">Other business programs offered include administrative services, business administration and paralegal studies. There are also fast-track classes that allow you to earn an LSC certificate in accounting assistant\/bookkeeper, payroll assistant and project management. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans';\">\u201cA lot of the Lone Star College professors came from the accounting industry,\u201d said Childers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Droid Sans Bold';\">Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/LoneStar.edu\/Business\">LoneStar.edu\/Business<\/a> to find a career that works for you.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not all workforce programs use heavy machinery! Lone Star College offers Business and Professional Services programs that prepare you for careers in management and administration for many types of businesses and organizations. 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