Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

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Serving the Bexar County community through its programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today’s world. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees.
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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Serving more than 6,000 students from the ten Metrocom Communities and northeast San Antonio. Named “Best Institutional Facility” by Live Oak Economic Development.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunites for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Top 10 finalist for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges.
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St. Philip’s College

St. Philip’s College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College is named in the top 150 community colleges in the nation by Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Public Administration, A.A.S. ♦

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Prepares students to work in public sector City, County, State, Federal agencies or non-profit organizations.

This offering is available in the following modes:

Face-to-face, Fully online

With this award, you may seek jobs such as:

Budget Analyst, management Analyst, Urban Planner, Human Resources Specialist

Stackable Awards:

Leadership in Public Service, Level I Certificate ♦

Nonprofit Management, Level I Certificate ♦

Public Engagement, Level 1 Certificate ♦

Workforce Development Professional, Occupational Skills Award

Related Awards:

Budgeting in the Public Sector, Level I Certificate ♦

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Total Credit Hours Required: 60

Semester I

PBAD 1321 - Public Administration ***
PBAD 2339 - Human Resource Management in the Public Sector ***
ENGL 1301 - Composition I
GOVT 2305 - Federal Government
HRPO 1305 - Management and Labor Relations

Semester II

PBAD 2305 - Public Sector Management
PBAD 2311 - Public Sector Supervision
ENGL 1302 - Composition II
GOVT 2306 - Texas Government
PBAD 2347 - Urban Planning

Semester III

HIST 1301 - United States History I
ITSC 1301 - Introduction to Computers

Semester IV

PBAD 2331 - Budgeting in the Public Sector
PBAD 2341 - Legal Aspects of Public Management
ECON 1301 - Introduction to Economics
Select 1 course from the following:

Life and Physical Sciences (30) Core
MATH 1314 - College Algebra
MATH 1332 - Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning)

Semester V

Select one course from the Language, Philosophy & Culture (40) Core or Creative Arts (50) Core

SOCI 1301 - Introductory Sociology
PBAD 2364 - Practicum - Public Administration or PBAD 2365 Practicum - Public Administration
Select 1 course from the following:
ACNT 2330 - Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting
HRPO 1392 - Special Topics in Labor/Personnel Relations and Studies
PBAD 1341 - Governmental Agencies
PBAD 1392 - Special Topics in Public Administration
PBAD 2301 - Public Relations for the Public Sector
PBAD 2335 - Ethics in the Public Sector

Milestone Course(s)

*** denotes Milestone course(s)

A milestone course is a course that is critical for success in this program as determined by the Faculty of the Alamo Colleges District.

Notes:

Please note: that for the Labor Studies Certificate courses HRPO 1392 Labor Leadership and PBAD 2301 Public Relations for the Public Sector are required even though these courses are electives in the associate degree.

CIP Code: 44.0401

Major Code: PADM

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