School Budget Vote and Board Election - May 21

The East Greenbush CSD has proposed a school budget for 2024-25 that maintains all programs and services with a 0.55% tax levy increase, which is within the NYS Property Tax Cap. Residents will also vote on a $116 million capital project that would improve school facilities and grounds across the district with no impact to local taxpayers, the replacement of eight school buses, which if approved by voters, will be fully paid for by the Bus Purchase Reserve Fund, and elect three individuals to the Board of Education.

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Course and Program Information

Columbia High School offers three different business pathways for students to earn a Career and Technical Education Endorsement on their diplomas.

  1. Business Management/Administration
  2. Accounting/Finance
  3. 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.