Anoka-Ramsey Community College announces five new degree programs for spring semester 2010 to meet the needs of students and area businesses and organizations.

The new programs are broken into two broad categories: Business and Humanities.

New Business-related degree programs include:

• Associate in Science in Business Industry and Technology
• Associate in Science in Human Resources
• Associate in Science in Sales Management

“We are thrilled to offer these three new programs in response to community demand,” says Robin Robatcek, the college’s Director of Business, Biomedical and Technology. “As with all of our programming, these were designed with input from our educational institution and employer partnerships. In the case of Business-related programs, our Business Division Advisory Board Committee reviews course and program content to ensure the needs and current conditions of the workplace are of foremost consideration.”

• New Humanities-related degree programs include:
• Associate in Arts with an Arts emphasis
• Associate in Arts in Psychology

Ideas for new academic programs emerge from faculty, administration, advisory committees and as a result of strategic or academic planning.

Before new programs are developed, the college rigorously researches the demand for graduates and student interest. Metro Alliance, non-Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, private and for-profit college programs are also reviewed for evidence of program duplication.

Degrees from Anoka-Ramsey are designed to translate into immediate employment or to transfer to a four-year institution.

Currently Anoka-Ramsey offers more than 90 degree, certificate and non-credit career enhancement programs to serve the Twin Cities’ metropolitan area and East Central Minnesota.

For more information about the exciting career and transfer programs at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, visit www.AnokaRamsey.edu.