 Are you interested in a rewarding career that makes a difference locally and globally? Do you want to operate your own business, manage a company or non-profit organization? Do you like working with numbers and budgets? Whether you're seeking to be an entrepreneur, a manager, maybe you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in something like business or management, perhaps you even just want to work for a hotel or an airline for the amazing travel benefits. The business, hospitality and tourism pathway might be a perfect fit for you. Me being in the School for Business Management is ultimately going to help me run my own record label, you know what I'm saying? So me learning the business side and how to do my taxes and all that good stuff. That's what this is helping me for. A focus in business opens possibilities in all areas of global operations and administration, from finance and technology to sustainable management in areas like tourism, the environment and agriculture. Our programs develop international business people with practical skills, a sense of global citizenship and an understanding of cultural diversity. The Center of Excellence for Global Trade and Supply Chain Management is here at Highline. The first part we actually went to Wenatchee to like see Apple Orchard and then visited Brooks Running because that was one of the warehouses that we visited when we went to Vietnam. So that experience was awesome, like really just to see a whole another culture, really just getting off the plane, a whole another country, a whole another culture. Something like that wouldn't have happened if I wasn't here. Highline's international business program provides an excellent opportunity for individuals wanting a future career in the fast growing import-export industry. International trade is increasingly becoming the engine of growth for economic development around the world. Logistic is the main thing for any industry. If it is financial industry and if it's health sector or if it is legal sector, so logistic is a requirement of today's business world. So that's why I decided to start my Global Trade and Logistic and that was one of my rewarding decisions that I have ever made in my career pathway. We have partners in the international business and trade industry and provide opportunities for students to participate in hands-on learning and mentorship. The world's leading companies and organizations need you to help them build and deliver products better, faster and cheaper. You can make yourself more valuable by earning a Bachelor of Applied Science in Global Trade and Logistics. Hospitality and Tourism is the world's largest business. It has the highest percentage of entrepreneurs of any segment of global business and it's integral to who we are in the Pacific Northwest, our economies and communities. Our program uses a global and sustainable perspective in everything we do in all of our coursework and we value individuals who have a passion for travel and learning about societies, cultures and natural resources. I really want to be and want to meet with new people and work around people. I wasn't sure whether I should join the business program or the hospitality program but Highline offered the best hospitality programs here in Washington State. Students in our field work at airports, global hotels and cruise lines, recreation centers, food and beverage businesses and a lot more. We even teach classes onsite at really cool locations like hotels, inside SeaTac Airport and in our own operating restaurant here on campus. You can learn hands-on with us. We even have a bachelor's degree option right here on campus in conjunction with Central Washington University. We have many options to help you save time and money while pursuing your higher education. After attending college at Highline, it was about one year in that I had this epiphany that all these doors started to open. I didn't get to learn this stuff in high school. Back in the 90s, we weren't learning all the technical stuff so being able to get back into college and come up to speed with technology was a huge game changer. Accounting is the language of business and is used to explain the financial results of companies that range from small businesses to fortune 500 companies in size. At Highline, the AAS in accounting will prepare you for work in a variety of career paths by introducing you to accounting fundamentals such as bookkeeping, tax preparation and payroll. We also have a variety of certificates such as bookkeeping, human resources, international trade and logistics and retail management. There are many job opportunities in this field and because there is a combination between business and technology, these two fields are required for any job, especially right now. The business technology programs provide courses to prepare you with the technical skills and knowledge to be successful in a variety of business positions. In addition to learning technology skills, you'll learn effective business communication, business math and accounting, leadership and team building skills. This is a very flexible program that prepares students to work in a variety of industries and a multitude of positions ranging from entry level to managerial. Business technology provides many short stackable certificates that lead to an AAS in administrative management and business technology. Our top transfer locations for the business, hospitality and tourism pathway, our Central Washington University, University of Washington Tacoma, University of Washington Seattle, Western Governors University, UNLV in Las Vegas, and that's the number one ranked hospitality school in the whole world. Don't be afraid. I mean, I started two years ago, I'm not fresh out of high school, so don't be afraid. Just go for it.