| Simply put, the business and computer science
schools at Metro Orlando’s higher education institutions are
top-ranked and bring thousands of new financial-savvy knowledge
workers into the market each year. Collectively, these institutions
graduate more than 2,000 each year with Bachelor’s degrees in
economics, finance, accounting and management; and over 500 each
year with MBA’s. And on the computer science front, the University
of Central Florida graduates more computer science majors than any
other university in the state. Here’s a closer look at some of the
institutions that are critical to the financial services and
financial technology industry.
The University of Central
Florida (UCF), now the second largest university in
the country, is home to a renowned College of Business
Administration, offering Bachelor’s degrees in economics, finance,
accounting, management, and management information systems (MIA).
Its Master’s degree program includes business administration,
management, accounting, taxation and MIS, while its Doctorate
program includes a wide array of Business Administration degrees in
finance, accounting, marketing, management and MIS.
At the same time, UCF has emerged as one of the premier computer
science universities in the country. Graduating more computer
science majors than any other Florida university, UCF has developed
strong partnerships with industry, world-class centers and
institutes that focus on technology and software.
Rollins
College has been recognized by Forbes and
BusinessWeek as one of the nation’s leading business
schools. Its Graduate School of Business ranks #1 among 121
Southern Master’s-level universities, according to U.S. News
& World Report’s annual rankings of America’s Best
Colleges. Among its Bachelor’s and Master’s degree program
offerings are international business, trade and commerce, business
administration and management, and personnel administration.
DeVry
University and Everest University
also graduate hundreds each year in targeted financial and business
administration-related fields.
Adding to the mix are three noted state/community colleges
(Valencia College
(VC), Seminole State College of
Florida (SSC) and Lake-Sumter Community
College) that offer one- and two-year certificates and
Associate’s degrees that support the financial services industry,
bringing more than 1,000 potential new employees into the industry
each year. VC and Seminole State also offer certification and
associate degrees in IT and computer science areas that cover
coursework as e-business technology, programming, and network and
electronics.
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