Finance

Overview

There are thousands of challenging educational and training opportunities within the high-skilled world of Finance. Learners need a solid background in math, science and technical skills. Education and training can be obtained in high schools, technical colleges, two-year community colleges, four-year colleges, and career technical schools/ institutes.

Along the way, career guidance professionals assist learners in assessing their educational goals, interests, abilities and skills to facilitate a good match to the cluster's many pathway options. Learners participate in relevant educational opportunities framed in the context of the cluster. They gain knowledge and skills through coordinated workplace learning experiences such as site visits, job shadowing and internships. If they choose, they may achieve valuable skill certifications that lead to employment. Colleges and universities offer advanced degrees and industry certifications that prepare learners for professional and technical careers.

The Finance Cluster prepares learners for careers in financial and investment planning, banking, insurance and business financial management. Career opportunities are available in every sector of the economy and require specific skills in organization, time management, customer service and communication.

Employment Outlook

The finance industry is a critical sector of the United States economy with over 5 million people employed in finance-related occupations. Although some of the finance occupations project only moderate growth through the year 2024, the advances in technology and trends in digital marketing provide exciting and challenging opportunities for careers across all areas of the cluster, especially in the banking services pathway. In the next few years, many new jobs will be added and many openings will result from the need to replace experienced workers who leave jobs.

Middle School Related Courses

Algebra I

Algebra Honors

Geometry Honors

Math 6

Math 6 STEM

Math 7

Math 7 Honors

Math 8

Middle school extracurricular activities

Student Activities: Get involved in the school community and help out with all school related events.

High school finance related courses

Accounting*

Advanced Placement Statistics

Algebra 1*

Algebra 2

Business Law*

Business Ownership and Marketing*

Career and Financial Management*

College Accounting 1

College Accounting 2

College Marketing

Computer Applications 1*

Computer Applications 2*

Economics

Financial Algebra

Financial Literacy*

Geometry*

Pre-calculus

Public Speaking*

Senior Internship

Virtual Enterprise

High school finance related career and technical education (CTE)

CTE Programs located at Hicksville High School:

Business Management & Entrepreneurship

Half-Day Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs: Students have an opportunity to attend programs at Nassau BOCES Barry Tech, the Levittown Gerald R. Claps Career and Technical Center (GC Tech), or The Long Island High School for the Arts (LIHSA).

Nassau BOCES

Office Assistant Skills

Retail Skills

In lieu of the World Language requirement for the Advanced Regents Diploma, students may use a five-credit sequence in the Arts or CTE (Business, Construction, Engineering, Communication). See drop down sequence options below.

High school business sequence

Required Sequence Courses (2.5 credits)

(.5) Career and Financial Management*

(.5) Computer Applications I*

(.5) Computer Applications II*

(1) Business Ownership and Marketing*

+2.5 Credits of any of the following

(1) Accounting*

(.5) College Accounting I

(.5) College Accounting II

(1) Business Law*

(1) College Marketing

(.5) Sports Marketing & Management*

(.5) Web Design*

(1) Virtual Enterprise

High school finance related extracurricular activities

FBLA: FBLA stands for Future Business Leaders of America. It is the largest career student business organization. It helps high school students prepare for careers in business and other fields through academic competitions, leadership development, and educational programs. It teaches career and life skills, creates memorable bonding experiences, is a resume builder that looks great on college applications, and offers many other opportunities to expand real-world skills.


National Honor Society: NHS does community service while maintaining grades above a 93 GPA, creating leadership within the school and community. We do collections for local organizations, each of the students do their own volunteer projects, we help PTA groups with needs throughout the year, create projects within the school to benefit students, etc.


finance related career cluster pathways

This Cluster Contains The Following Pathways:

Career Pathways are a multi-year program of academic and technical study that prepares students for a full range of postsecondary options within each career cluster. Career pathways provide a context for exploring career options at all levels of education. Career pathways link student learning to the knowledge and skills needed for future education and employment.

Pathway 1: Accounting

Employees in the Accounting pathway examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records for the purpose of giving advice or preparing statements. Positions may require installation or advisement on systems of financial and budgetary data. Technology is rapidly changing the nature of the work of most accountants and auditors. With the aid of special software packages, accountants summarize transactions and organize data in special formats employed in financial analysis.

Related Careers

  • Accounting

Related Majors

  • Accounting

Pathway 2: Banking Services

Employees working in the Banking Services pathway provide loans, credit and payment services to businesses and individuals

Related Careers

Related Majors

Pathway 3: Business Finance

Employees in the Business Finance pathway manage policy and strategy for (and the implementation of) capital structure, budgeting, acquisition and investment, financial modeling and planning, funding, dividends and taxation. They also help design, install, maintain and use general accounting systems to prepare, analyze and verify financial reports and related economic information to help make important financial decisions for an organization.

Related Careers

  • Finance

Related Majors

  • Finance

Pathway 4: Insurance

Employees in the Insurance pathway provide protection to individuals and businesses against financial losses resulting from a variety of situations.

Related Careers

Related Majors

Pathway 5: Securities and Development

Employees working in the Securities and Investments pathway provide investment analysis and guidance to help businesses and individuals with their investment decisions.

Related Careers

Related Majors


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