{"id":13046,"date":"2024-07-31T14:39:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T18:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/?page_id=13046"},"modified":"2025-09-18T13:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T17:26:07","slug":"academic-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/academic-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n        <nav>\n                <input id=\"searchFilter\" placeholder=\"Search by keyword\" type=\"text\" aria-label=\"Search by keyword\"\/><button aria-label=\"Submit Search\"><\/button>\n                <h2>Program Type <button aria-label=\"Open\/Close filter options\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n                        <\/button><\/h2>\n                        <label>\n                            <input value=\".associate\" type=\"checkbox\" name=\"program_type\" id=\"typeAssociate\" aria-controls=\"aos-cards\"\/>\n                            Associate\n                        <\/label>\n                        <label><input value=\".nexus\" type=\"checkbox\" name=\"program_type\" id=\"typeNexus\" aria-controls=\"aos-cards\"\/>\n                            Nexus\n                        <\/label>\n                        <label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"typeBachelors\" name=\"program_type\" value=\".bachelor\" aria-controls=\"aos-cards\"\/>\n                            Bachelor&#8217;s\n                        <\/label>\n                <h2>Ways to Learn <button aria-label=\"Open\/Close filter options\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n                        <\/button><\/h2>\n                        <label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"typeOncampus\" value=\".campus\" aria-controls=\"aos-cards\"\/>\n                            On-Campus\n                        <\/label>\n                        <label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"typeOnline\" value=\".online\" aria-controls=\"aos-cards\"\/>\n                            Online\n                        <\/label>\n                  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Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/communication-program\/\">\n                        <h2>Communication Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Arts<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/computer-information-systems-program\/\">\n                        <h2>Computer Information Systems Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Science<\/p>\n                        <p>cis<\/p>\n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/computer-science-program\/\">\n                        <h2>Computer Science Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/academic-programs\/criminal-justice-pathway\/\">\n                        <h2>Criminal Justice Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Arts<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/academic-programs\/bachelor-science-criminal-justice\/\">\n                        <h2>Criminal Justice (eMajor)<\/h2>\n                        <p>Bachelor of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/dental-hygiene-program\/\">\n                        <h2>Dental Hygiene (RDH)<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/bachelor-of-science-in-dental-hygiene\/\">\n                        <h2>Dental Hygiene (RDH to BSDH Completion)<\/h2>\n                        <p>Bachelor of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/academic-programs\/bachelor-science-digital-media-and-communication\/\">\n                        <h2>Digital Media &#038; Communication<\/h2>\n                        <p>Bachelor of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/early-childhood-education-pathway\/\">\n                        <h2>Early Childhood Education Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/pre-engineering-program\/\">\n                        <h2>Engineering Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/english-program\/\">\n                        <h2>English Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Arts<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/entrepreneurship-pathway\/\">\n                        <h2>Entrepreneurship Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/environmental-and-natural-resources\/\">\n                        <h2>Environmental and Natural Resources<\/h2>\n                        <p>Bachelor of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/exercise-science-pathway\/\">\n                        <h2>Exercise Science Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/film-and-digital-entertainment-pathway\/\">\n                        <h2>Film &#038; Digital Entertainment Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Arts<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/financial-technology-pathway\/\">\n                        <h2>Financial Technology Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/general-studies-program\/\">\n                        <h2>General Studies Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/geology-program\/\">\n                        <h2>Geology Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/graphic-design-pathway\">\n                        <h2>Graphic Design Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Arts<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/health-professions-pathway\/\">\n                        <h2>Health Professions Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/bachelor-science-health-sciences\/\">\n                        <h2>Health Science (BSHS)<\/h2>\n                        <p>Bachelor of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/healthcare-management\/\">\n                        <h2>Healthcare Management<\/h2>\n                        <p>Bachelor of Business Administration<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/history-program\/\">\n                        <h2>History Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Arts<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/journalism-program\/\">\n                        <h2>Journalism Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Arts<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/logistics-and-supply-chain-management\/\">\n                        <h2>Logistics and Supply Chain Management<\/h2>\n                        <p>Bachelor of Business Administration<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/mathematics-program\/\">\n                        <h2>Mathematics Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/middle-grades-education-pathway-stem-non-stem\/\">\n                        <h2>Middle Grades Education Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/nursing-asn-program\/\">\n                        <h2>Nursing (ASN)<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Science<\/p>\n                        <p>nurse<\/p>\n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/nursing-lpn-paramedic-bridge\/\">\n               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Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/sociology-program\/\">\n                        <h2>Sociology Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Arts<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/spanish-program\/\">\n                        <h2>Spanish Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Arts<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/special-education-pathway\/\">\n                        <h2>Special Education Pathway<\/h2>\n                        <p>Associate of Science<\/p>\n                        \n                <\/a>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highlands.edu\/areas-of-study\/sport-management-pathway\/\">\n                      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