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Business & Technology Department
Mission: Our department is composed of Business, Economics, Real Estate and CIS courses that help prepare you for a variety of business-related careers. Guy Forkner and Ron Grant serve as department co-chairs.
Business
The Business Department offers occupational and professional programs in business which give students general business knowledge in Accounting, Finance, Marketing, and Management areas.
Current Faculty: Simon Chan - ychan@peralta.edu
Fereshteh Mofidi - femofidi@peralta.edu
Shahbaz Shahbazi
Shahbaz Shahbazi
Computer Information Systems
The CIS Department offers a full-service computer lab, available and open to current students in the CIS/BUS programs. The lab provides a quieter and less crowded environment in which students can learn, practice and study computer skills.
Location: P103 in P Building, Merritt College
CIS Lab Manager: Simon Chan
CIS Department gives you the education and training you need to search for entry-level employment in the computer support field. You can learn about computer programs, hardware and software, and network systems. It is a good chance to develop essential workplace skills that will help you stand out in the job market.
Current Faculty: Monte Hanrahan
Simon Chan
Diane Weston
Michael Feiler
Real Estate
Click HERE to see all of our current offerings. Online courses are listed under "DISTANCE EDUCATION CLASSES." You can locate regular classroom classes by doing a search in the Schedule of Classes.
Our new CONTRACT program has all the courses you need not just for salesperson/broker licensing, but in addition, all the classes you need to take the state exam to become a state-licensed Trainee Appraiser. We want you to get licensed and get working as soon as possible!
All the faculty - Carl Ogden, Joanna Ratkovich ( Certified General Appraiser), and chairman Guy Forkner - have worked hard to get this new program up and running. We hope you can find all the courses you need. If not, please email any one of the instructors' names listed below, and we'll answer you with our usual promptness!
Adjunct Faculty: Joanna Ratkovich- jcratkovich@hotmail.com
Carl Ogden - chogden@pacbell.net
Teresa Sublett
Al Watts
Department Co-Chair: Guy Forkner - gforkner@att.net
Department Co-Chair: Ron Grant