CollegeAmerica Adds Event Management Emphasis to Business Management and Accounting Program

March 6, 2012 - PRLog -- Colorado Springs, CO, —In addition to property management and retail sales, CollegeAmerica has added yet another interesting emphasis area to its business management and accounting program.

The Associate’s of Applied Science in Business Management and Accounting at CollegeAmerica is now available with an emphasis in Event Planning.

Event planning is an excellent career option for individuals who have the creativity and organizational skills to design events. The job involves planning, designing, and managing events for private and corporate clients.

Event planners are expected to have the business knowledge to understand the client objectives behind organizing an event and work towards designing the event so that it achieves those goals. Their job involves managing all aspects of the event, from selecting a site and making a budget to planning pre-event publicity and choosing speakers/entertainment.

The business management and accounting degree with an emphasis in event planning is designed to provide students a firm foundation in the field, with courses like:

•   Fundamentals of Event & Meeting Planning
•   Event Marketing & Management
•   Special Events
•   Event Logistics  

In addition to courses related to event planning, the degree also covers topics, such as accounting, economics, management principles, marketing, entrepreneurship, business law, and more, that are the hallmark of a typical business program.

The scheduled length of the business management and accounting program is 20 months, but students have the option of graduating in less-than-normal completion time at CollegeAmerica. Once they graduate, some of the employment options they can explore include:

•   Event planner in an event management company
•   Conference service manager in hotels, resorts, and convention centers
•   Meeting and convention planner in professional organizations
•   Freelance on-site event manager
•   Destination event manager
•   Cruise line event planner

The program is available at CollegeAmerica’s Colorado Springs branch campus, its satellite in South Colorado Springs, and its Denver main campus. Students looking for flexible education opportunities have the option of taking online classes through CollegeAmerica’s affiliate, Stevens-Henager College Salt Lake City/Murray.

For further details on CollegeAmerica’s Associate’s of Applied Science in Business Management and Accounting degree with an Event Planning emphasis, call 1-888-220-5449 or visit http://www.collegeamerica.edu/ for more information.