Tribal Gaming Management Program Guide Certificate of Completion
This is a one year certificate program offered on the Omak Campus that is designed to prepare individuals for a management career in the regulatory sector of the tribal gaming industry. The regulatory/compliance sector of the tribal gaming industry is charged with providing the oversight, security and regulation of the industry as mandated by federal, state, local and tribal laws. The program's skill set blends business applications of math and English, computer proficiency, basic business principles and special topics related to tribal law and jurisdictional issues. A graduate of the program may have potential employment opportunities within Wenatchee Valley College's district with the Colville Confederated Tribes casinos and gaming enterprises and with other gaming and casino operations throughout the state. To receive the Tribal Gaming Management certificate, students must earn a cumulative 2.0 grade point average. English nad mathematics courses require qualifying assessment scores or acceptable preparatory coursework.
The entire certificate can be applied toward an Associate of Technical Science degree in either General Business or Accounting Technology.
Follow these links to Workforce Explorer to see employment information for occupations related to this program: gaming manager.
Required Courses: Tribal Gaming Management Certificate of Completion Offered at Omak Campus
Prerequisites: Keyboarding Skills, ENGL 097 Composition: Paragraph, MATH 097 or MATH 099 Intermediate Algebra or appropriate placement scores.
Core Program Requirements
Credits
ACCT 102 or BCT 128
Practical Accounting I or Business Math
5
BCT 105
Computer Applications
5
BCT 116
Professional Work Relations
3
BUS 146
Business Ethics
5
BUS& 201
Business Law
5
CMST& 220
Public Speaking
5
BUS 196/296 or BUS 240
Cooperative Work Experience or Principles of Management (5 cr)
1-5
ECON 101 or ECON& 201 or ECON& 202
Introduction to Economics or Micro Economics or Macro Economics
5
ENGL 100 or BCT 205 or ENGL& 101
Writing in the Workplace or Business Communications or English Composition 1
5
TGM 150
Tribal Law
3
TGM 160
Jurisdictional Issues
3
Total Credits for Tribal Gaming Management Certificate
45-49
Note that: BUS 240 and ECON 101 are currently offered in fall quarter; ECON&201 is currently offered in winter quarter; ECON&202 is currently offered in spring quarter. BCT 205 is currently offered spring quarter.
Tribal Gaming Management (Cert) Students who complete the Tribal Gaming Management Certificate will be able to:
Use and apply business concepts in the Tribal regulatory field.
Know current practices, principles, and issues related to Tribal law, the role of the Tribes, and their justice systems, specific to the gaming environment.
Use training and education to seek employment or advance in current employment in Tribal gaming-related fields.
Contact Information
Jean Rodgers Business and Accounting Faculty 509.422.7846 jrodgers@wvc.edu
1300 Fifth Street, Wenatchee, WA 98801 Phone: (509) 682-6800
