Long Beach High School

Business Department

All the courses through the Long Beach High School Business Education Department have both academic and occupational benefits for students. Students have the ability to prepare for all of the phases of their personal and career lives by taking any of the courses offered. Among these benefits are:

• Students will be better prepared to enter the job market upon graduation
• Students may hold part-time jobs while attending high school or college that may provide career experience
• Students will have the basic knowledge to major in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Law, Marketing, Management, or Sports Administration in College
• Students will understand the impact of preparing for a career and not just holding a job
• Students will learn what it takes to start a business and become a successful entrepreneur
• Students will have the tools to improve their family life skills, ie. communication and financial decision making
• Students will be better informed to make intelligent business and economic decisions as voters, consumers, and workers

Students may take any course as an elective, or choose from any of the four Career Clusters: