Columbia High School offers three different business pathways for students to earn a Career and Technical Education Endorsement on their diplomas.
- Business Management/Administration
- Accounting/Finance
- Computer Applications For Business
Students should see the Program of Studies, a business teacher or a school counselor if they are interested in completing a Business Pathway.
Business Courses
- Accounting
- Business Communication*
- Business and Personal Finance*
- Business Technical Mathematics
- Career Exploration Internship Program (Not offered in the 2023-24 school year)
- Career and Financial Management
- Computer Concepts and Applications*
- Entrepreneurship*
- Principles of Marketing*
- Microsoft Word Essentials (prerequisite for Computer Concepts and Applications)
- Organization and Management*
- Web Page Design and Social Media
*Course can be taken for college credit
2023-24 Business Department Brochure
Technology Courses
- Design and Drawing for Production (may be used by ANY student to satisfy the Art/Music requirement even if the student is not taking a technology career cluster)
- Computer Integrated Manufacturing
- Materials Processing Metals I
- Materials Processing Metals II
- Materials Processing Woods I
- Materials Processing Woods II
- Principles of Engineering (Not offered in the 2023-24 school year)
- Digital Electronics (Not offered in the 2023-24 school year)
- Energy Technology (Not offered in the 2023-24 school year)
Students can also enroll in Career and Technical Education classes through Questar III BOCES, which include Agriculture Science, Automotive Technologies, Aviation, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, EMT & Health Careers, Gaming & Multimedia, Heavy Equipment Operation & Maintenance, HVAC & Renewable Energies, Nursing Assistant, Pathways in Education and Welding/Metal Fabrication.