The classes
Courses
GBUS 5 Intro to Business, GBUS 10 Personal Finance, and GBUS 25 Digital & Social Media, offered every term, including winter and summer.
Current students: office hours and location are in your course syllabus.
Students
Forstudents.
Courses, the Business Club, and how to get in touch.
LBCC Business Club
Out of the classroom.
Co-advised by Professor Carbonaro and Dr. Sandra O’Toole, the club takes members behind the scenes with real companies and puts on its own speaker events. For meetings, events and how to join, follow the club on Instagram.
Club highlights
- Members attended a private event with executives from Wisk, the self-flying air taxi company, and Boeing on the Long Beach Airport tarmac, asking questions and sitting in the aircraft. Thanks to LBCC training for the invitation and Long Beach Airport for tarmac access.
- AIM 2019 speaker event, May 2019, with thanks to the club’s AIM speakers.
- AIM for Success, Fall 2018, which the club called its best yet. Watch the recap on Instagram.
- A behind-the-scenes tour of Hoonigan.
From the classroom
Student notes.
Evaluation figures are on the Teaching page.
Professor Nick Carbonaro is an incredibly motivational and knowledgeable educator whose guidance has made a significant impact on my personal and professional growth. after taking his social media course last semester, I was inspired to enroll in his personal finance class this term. His unique ability to deliver complex information in a clear and engaging way makes learning truly effective and enjoyable.
Professor Nick stood out because of the way they brought real-life finance into the classroom. What made it even more impactful was his dedication.
Mr. Carbonaro made directions crystal clear and graded really quickly. There was a test every week to check for understanding; he made them open-book, which helped tremendously. I would recommend Mr. Carbonaro to future students.
Best teacher I've had in a long time! Makes class enjoyable and interactive and is very clear with assignments and grading. Great class to take especially in today's environment with social media. Highly recommend!