Finance Cluster

Sample Related Occupations:  Auditor, accountant, certified public accountant, full-charge bookkeeper, systems designer

Sample Related Occupations:  Financial planner, asset manager, hedge fund manager, actuary, benefits consultant,branch manager, claim adjuster, claims agent, compliance specialist, financial planner, insurance agent, insurance appraiser, insurance broker, sales agent, special underwriter

Grade  9,10,11,12 (0.5 Credits)

Level:  ES- 15E206

Students will be introduced to one of the fastest-growing professions in the United States, which includes a formal system of financial record management for proprietorships.  Students will also study the relationship between accounting and business and the accounting cycle for a service business organized as a proprietorship.

Grade 10,11,12 (0.5 Credits)

Level:  ES-15E220

Business Law provides students with an opportunity to study the legal rights and responsibilities with which they will be concerned in their personal and professional business dealings in the future.  Specific topics include the nature and purpose of law, rights and duties of minors, law of contracts, marriage/divorce, and employment.

Grade 10,11,12 (0.5 Credits)

Level:  ES - 15E236 

Managers are needed in a wide cross-section of businesses, from large industrial companies, government and non-profit organizations to small service-oriented franchises and the self-employed.  In this course, students will learn and experience the business management functions, various leadership styles and the basic organization of a business.  Students learn how business managers problem solve and increase efficiency through the process of using the resources of a business to effectively achieve goals.

Grade  9,10,11, 12 (0.5 Credits)

Level:  AP-150110

This course is a general survey of business dealing with concepts, principles and practices in economics, accounting, marketing, management, finance and information technology. Students enrolled in this class may have the opportunity to earn 3 Housatonic Community College credits within its College Career Pathways (CCP) program. 

Grade  9,10,11,12 (0.5 Credits)

Level: ES – 15E225

This course provides essential life skills to prepare students to manage their financial lives. Concepts related to saving, investing, banking, debt and credit will be covered to help students learn to make good financial decisions. Students will be equipped with fundamental lessons and knowledge to be prepared for the real world. 

Grade  10,11,12 (0.5 Credits)

Level: ES -15E226

In this course, students will take a deeper look at investing concepts and options with a main emphasis on stock market investing.  Activities include introduction to stock analysis strategies through a stock market simulation and a stock pitch competition in partnership with a local bank. New to the course will be an introduction to cryptocurrencies. Prerequisite: Personal Finance.

Grade  10,11,12 (0.5 Credit)

Level:  AP-150235

This course will focus on a study of the basic principles and procedures of the accounting process as they relate to the recording, measurement and communication of the business entity’s financial data.  Emphasis is placed on the recording process, income determination and the development of financial statements.  HCC Accounting provides a basis for students wishing to further their education in accounting, management, marketing, finance, government, computer-related fields, and business administration.  Students enrolled in this class have the opportunity to earn 3 Housatonic Community College credits within its College Career Pathways (CCP) program, ACC 113.