Santa Barbara Business College

Campuses

Programs

• Business Administration (Associate's Degree)
  This program provides a solid background in accounting principles using integrated software for a full range of computer skills. In addition to the accounting principles background, the program includes studies in management skills that will prepare the graduate for entry-level positions in bookkeeping and management careers.
  
  This program is offered at the following locations: Santa Barbara, CA / Santa Maria, CA / Ventura, CA
• Business Administration (Diploma)
  This program provides a solid background in accounting principles using integrated software for a full range of computer skills. In addition to the accounting principles background, the program includes studies in management skills that will prepare the graduate for entry-level positions in bookkeeping and management careers.
  
  This program is offered at the following locations: Santa Barbara, CA / Santa Maria, CA / Ventura, CA
• Criminal Justice (Associate's Degree)
  As a multifaceted program of study, students will be prepared for entry-level employment or advancement in law enforcement, corrections, probation, immigration, security services and comparable types of employment. Students preparing for a career in criminal justice and security will study private, industrial, and retail security. This is not a training program for police or corrections officers. However, it will provide a broad understanding of the criminal justice system in the United States and a fundamental knowledge of the social and behavioral sciences.
  
  This program is offered at the following locations: Santa Maria, CA / Bakersfield, CA / Ventura, CA / Palm Desert, CA
• Fitness Training (Diploma)
  
  
  This program is offered at the following locations: Santa Barbara, CA / Santa Maria, CA / Bakersfield, CA / Ventura, CA / Palm Desert, CA
• Legal Office Systems (Diploma)
  Preparing students for work in the legal profession is the objective of the Legal Office Systems program. Students will be taught valuable legal office skills and receive thorough training in legal terminology, legal processes, legal procedures, and legal computer software including Word Perfect. Specific emphasis is placed on law and ethics, family law, criminal law, business law, civil law, probate law and wills and trusts. In addition to the legal skills, students will develop proficiency in two Microsoft applications: Excel and PowerPoint - critical skills for efficient office management. Graduates will be qualified for employment in legal and related fields.
  
  This program is offered at the following locations: Ventura, CA
• Massage Therapy (Diploma)
  The Massage Therapy classes at Santa Barbara Business College fuse clinical work and the classroom so graduates are ready to sit for the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCTMB). Once certified, you can work in a variety of settings, such as health clubs, sports organizations, spas or even start your own massage therapy business.
  
  This program is offered at the following locations: Santa Barbara, CA / Santa Maria, CA / Bakersfield, CA / Ventura, CA / Palm Desert, CA
• Medical Assisting (Associate's Degree)
  If you want to be a member of a professional healthcare team, this program can prepare you for an exciting career in the medical field. General duties of a medical assistant include preparing patients for treatment, assisting physicians with treatment, preparing and sterilizing instruments, and front office management. In addition students will become certified in phlebotomy and learn how to operate EKG equipment. Strong emphasis is also placed on document coding, insurance forms, and medical terminology.
  
  This program is offered at the following locations: Santa Barbara, CA / Santa Maria, CA / Bakersfield, CA / Ventura, CA / Palm Desert, CA
• Medical Assisting (Diploma)
  If you want to be a member of a professional healthcare team, this program can prepare you for an exciting career in the medical field. General duties of a medical assistant include preparing patients for treatment, assisting physicians with treatment, preparing and sterilizing instruments, and front office management. In addition students will become certified in phlebotomy and learn how to operate EKG equipment. Strong emphasis is also placed on document coding, insurance forms, and medical terminology.
  
  This program is offered at the following locations: Santa Barbara, CA / Santa Maria, CA / Bakersfield, CA / Ventura, CA / Palm Desert, CA
• Medical Office Systems (Diploma)
  
  
  This program is offered at the following locations: Santa Maria, CA / Bakersfield, CA / Palm Desert, CA
• Network Administration (Diploma)
  This program is designed to prepare students to be qualified to install, configure, manage, and maintain existing Microsoft networks. The curriculum includes peripheral interfacing, network design and administration, client/server computing, LANs management, exposure to the relationship between LANs and WANs, connectivity, network theory, system integration, and Internet languages. Upon completion, students will be prepared for emerging positions as Network Administrators or Engineers, Systems Directors, M.I.S. Directors, or Computer Support Specialists.
  
  This program is offered at the following locations: Bakersfield, CA
• Network Administration (Associate's Degree)
  This program is designed to prepare students to be qualified to install, configure, manage, and maintain existing Microsoft networks. The curriculum includes peripheral interfacing, network design and administration, client/server computing, LANs management, exposure to the relationship between LANs and WANs, connectivity, network theory, system integration, and Internet languages. Upon completion, students will be prepared for emerging positions as Network Administrators or Engineers, Systems Directors, M.I.S. Directors, or Computer Support Specialists.
  
  This program is offered at the following locations: Bakersfield, CA
• Paralegal (Diploma)
  This program is designed to comprehensively cover theory and applications of procedures used in law offices by paralegals, enabling graduates to assist attorneys in areas such as research, reporting, and preparation of legal documents, agreements, exhibits, and other relevant tasks prior to trial. Students are also taught client interviewing skills, basic investigative techniques, how to conduct legal research, and the art of briefing case law. Post-graduate employment will primarily target private law offices, but placement opportunities also exist in bank trust departments, insurance companies and government at all levels.
  
  This program is offered at the following locations: Bakersfield, CA / Ventura, CA / Palm Desert, CA
• Paralegal (Associate's Degree)
  This program is designed to comprehensively cover theory and applications of procedures used in law offices by paralegals, enabling graduates to assist attorneys in areas such as research, reporting, and preparation of legal documents, agreements, exhibits, and other relevant tasks prior to trial. Students are also taught client interviewing skills, basic investigative techniques, how to conduct legal research, and the art of briefing case law. Post-graduate employment will primarily target private law offices, but placement opportunities also exist in bank trust departments, insurance companies and government at all levels.
  
  This program is offered at the following locations: Bakersfield, CA / Ventura, CA / Palm Desert, CA
• Pharmacy Technician (Associate's Degree)
  This program prepares students to support licensed pharmacists by assisting during patient consultation, counter dispensing and prescription preparation. In either a retail or hospital pharmacy, technicians may stock and inventory prescriptive and over-the-counter medication, maintain written or computerized patient medication records, count and pour medication into dispensing containers, assemble daily supplies of medication, repackage medication, prepare commercially unavailable medication, and deliver medication to patient rooms.
  
  This program is offered at the following locations: Santa Maria, CA / Bakersfield, CA / Palm Desert, CA
• Pharmacy Technician (Diploma)
  This program prepares students to support licensed pharmacists by assisting during patient consultation, counter dispensing and prescription preparation. In either a retail or hospital pharmacy, technicians may stock and inventory prescriptive and over-the-counter medication, maintain written or computerized patient medication records, count and pour medication into dispensing containers, assemble daily supplies of medication, repackage medication, prepare commercially unavailable medication, and deliver medication to patient rooms.
  
  This program is offered at the following locations: Santa Maria, CA / Bakersfield, CA / Palm Desert, CA
• Vocational Nursing (Diploma)
  Students gain the hands-on nursing skills needed to succeed as Licensed Vocational Nurses in various healthcare facilities, ranging from physicians' offices to outpatient care facilities to long-term care centers. Vital signs assessment, medication administration and other patient care skills are taught in a clinical setting.
  
  This program is offered at the following locations: Palm Desert, CA