Classeswith Nick.

Intro to Business

Business, decoded.

Master how companies actually run today — globalization, ethics, management, marketing, tech and finance — in a fun, practical class built for beginners and career climbers.

Why take GBUS 5

• Core business transfer course
• In-class hands-on participation
• Hybrid learning
• Free course materials

In official LBCC course evaluations for the first 8-week session of Fall 2026, 100% of respondents agreed or strongly agreed on all 12 teaching items.

Personal Finance

Take control of your money: budgeting, taxes, car buying, time value of money, investments, retirement, and real-world tools — bank accounts, loans, credit, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs — so you walk out making smarter choices.

Benefits

• LBCC-GE Math fulfillment
• Transferable to CSU
• Qualifies for multiple certificates and degrees

Textbook: Professor Carbonaro’s own Personal Finance, 2nd edition, on Top Hat.

Digital & Social Media

Brand new curriculum. Real industry results.

This completely rebuilt GBUS 25 uses Metricool’s Social Media School and Stukent Simternship so students create real content and earn a Stukent Industry Certificate.

Benefits

• Run real social media campaigns with a big simulated budget
• Create and test organic posts, paid posts, and influencer deals
• Master content strategy, analytics, and growth with Metricool
• Earn a Stukent Industry Certificate
• Transfers to CSU and counts toward certificates and degrees