Banking, Finance & Investments

Classes:

Banking, Finance & Investments

Contact
Information:

Lisa Moore
Lisa_Moore@apsva.us
703.228.5795

The Banking, Finance & Investments class at the Arlington Career Center prepares students for entry-level employment in Northern Virginia’s growing banking and financial services sector, by operating The Triple $ Branch, a student-run branch of The Arlington Virginia Federal Credit Union.

By operating The Triple $ Branch, students build concrete skills in bank operations, as well as gain a job reference that will propel them toward their future goals. Instruction in the fundamental concepts of finance and money management helps students develop financial literacy, which they can use in both their personal and professional lives.

The Association for Students and Teachers of Marketing, DECA, provides students the opportunity to network with peers at the local, state and national levels, as they compete for awards and earn scholarships.

As one last benefit, Banking, Finance & Investement students who are working after school and/or on the weekends can receive additional academic credit through Virginia’s Cooperate Education Program (see the blue box on the left).

Students completing this one-year class can receive / qualify for:

• CREDIT-- High school credit for work experience through the Co-Op Program of Virginia’s Department of Career & Technical Education.
• CERTIFICATION-- The National Retail Federation Customer Service Certification.
• EXPERIENCE-- Hands-on banking experience through a student-run branch of The Arlington Federal Credit Union.
• Scholarships and professional development through DECA, the association for students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship.

AREA BUSINESSES HIRING OUR STUDENTS

Arlington VA Federal Credit Union
BB&T Bank

PARTNER FIRMS

eTrade Financial through Operation HOPE’s Financial Literacy Program, “Banking on Our Future”

Arlington VA Federal Credit Union:
-- Local In-School Branch
--Supervisory Board Membership

DID YOU KNOW?

You can receive additional academic credit for an after-school or weekend job… that is, if you are a Banking, Finance & Investment student, and work a job that relates to financial services and/or marketing. The work-for-credit program is called the "Co-Op Program" and is run by the Virginia Department of Career & Technical Education. The program was designed to reward students for choosing jobs that relate to their future career goals. To read more about the program, click here.

Want to know if your job qualifies? Just contact instructor Lisa Moore, at 703.228.5795. Need an after-school and/or weekend job that advances your career goals? We can even help you find one!