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´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ College has recently launched a variety of relevant new minors and concentrations, enhancing students' skill sets and showcasing depth and versatility to potential employers. These unique additions not only broaden students’ knowledge in their respective fields, but also allow them to tailor their education to align with specific career goals and emerging industry trends.

“The recent addition of the new minors and concentrations continues to keep ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ’s academic offerings dynamic and relevant, ensuring students have access to design well-rounded academic programs focused on cutting-edge knowledge and skills, said James Keane, Associate Provost for Student Success and Retention.

“New options enrich the educational experience, allowing students to tailor their studies to emerging fields and career opportunities. Such enhancements make the ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ College academic experience valuable and indispensable in today's fast-changing labor market.”

Coaching Minor

The Coaching minor prepares students with the required business, managerial, and leadership skills for pursuing careers in coaching and athletics administration at the youth, high school, and collegiate levels. The minor is particularly attractive to those students majoring in Sport and Recreation Management, Exercise Science, Education, and more. The curriculum includes ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵs such as principals of coaching, sport and recreation facility and event management, sport media and communications, and more, giving students a wide variety of knowledge across the sports industry.

Forensic Investigations Minor

Students minoring in Forensic Investigations are introduced to the various techniques, tools, and scientific tests used to investigate crime along with the application of these elements in a court of law. Through a variety of criminal justice, forensics, and accounting ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵs, students will learn how law enforcement officials prepare for criminal and civil trials, how evidence is identified and preserved, various techniques and tools used to investigate crime, and more.

Business Analytics and Information System (BAIS)

A minor in Business Analytics and Information Systems provides students with the skills needed to manage a business built on data, software, and artificial intelligence. Students will learn how to design data architecture that can support the digital transformation of a business by collecting, cleaning, and integrating data from internal and external data sources. Through this learned skill, students will be able to learn how clean, integrated data can be used to analyze business data to solve various business problems.

Law Enforcement Concentration

The Law Enforcement Concentration, composed of rigorous criminal justice ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵwork, promotes both strategic law enforcement skills such as conducting specialized investigations & strategies for crime prevention, as well as professional readiness like strengthening emotional intelligence and ethical responsibility. The possible career paths for this concentration casts a wide net in the industry, with outcomes such as corrections officer, crime analyst, drug enforcement agent, federal law enforcement officer, and more.

 Applied Behavioral Analysis

´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ College now offers a track within the Special Education major in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), leading to a national credential as a Registered Behavior Technician. In a formal partnership with Boston Public Schools, this track prepares ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ students as Special Education Paraprofessionals, who teach and support both an academic and life skills curriculum in the context of facilitating the development of behavioral and emotional skills.

As one of the only institutions to offer the ABA track at the undergraduate level, ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ offers specific ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵs to support instruction and differentiation in literacy and mathematics across age ranges through Grade 8.