Mathematics

Discover the logic within our world through the universal language of math.

Identify new breakthroughs in physics, develop pioneering technological advances, improve your artistic skills – within its numeric parameters, math dynamic and applicable to today’s world. It brings logic and creativity to help us understand our environment. It’s at the cornerstone of most of today’s discoveries and it’s the underlying element in so many careers, including physics and engineering.

WNCC’s Mathematics emphasis area will prepare you to transfer to a four-year institution so you can major in mathematics.

Award Types

Associate of Science in Mathematics

About the Program

Program Objectives

Provide students with the basics of trigonometry, analytic geometry, single variable calculus, and multivariable calculus.

Curriculum

Career Opportunities

A Mathematics degree at WNCC will give you the foundation you need to transfer and pursue a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, or Math Education at a four-year institution. Many students choose to continue beyond a bachelor’s degree to pursue a master’s degree in order to further broaden the scope of their knowledge and open more opportunities.

There’s so much you can do with a degree in math. The analytical and problem-solving skills you obtain, along with the critical- and independent-thinking you develop, all give you the intellectual building blocks to pursue almost any career you want to have. While more specific education may be needed depending on what you choose, you’ll find your options are almost limitless, from aerospace to biotechnology and everything in between.

There are typical careers for math majors like finance/banking, teaching, data research, technical and financial consulting, statistician, patent law, and economics. And there are also careers you may not have thought of, such as any of those within engineering, computer programming, model designing, geodesy, architecture, cryptographer, fraud investigator, market researcher, and meteorology, are just a few of the pathways available to you with a strong math background. Your degree in math gives you an abundance of options so you can choose the career path that best suits you.

For more information on any of these career options, contact Career Pathways & Advising at pathways@wncc.edu .

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