Finance

Why choose finance at North Central College?

We’ve carefully balanced finance courses that develop practical career knowledge with economics courses that promote abstract thinking, creating a broad set of skills that employers value. With this major under your belt, you’ll be ready to hit the ground running whether you find yourself in the field of corporate finance, investments, financial services, law or government.

You can also:

Visit the Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Board Options Exchange and Federal Reserve.
Compete for internships and job opportunities arranged through faculty, alumni and our Career Development office.
Join student organizations like the Bulls and Bears finance club, which arranges networking events and guest speakers.
Add an economics major by including two additional courses in your schedule.

Doh-Khul Kim, associate professor of economics and finance

Kim publishes paper, co-authored with former student, in business journal

Doh-Khul Kim, North Central College associate professor of economics and finance, publishes paper, co-authored with recent graduate Eric McKee ’12.

Students majoring in business present at international conference

Six North Central College students author presentations about international relations and globalization at annual international conference.

Students from any college may enroll in summer credit courses at North Central College

Students attending any college or university can enroll in summer credit courses at North Central College.

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Internships

Financial services intern, Wachovia, Naperville
Mortgage lender, Aspen Mortgage Corporation, Naperville
Retirement planning, Northwestern Mutual, Lombard, IL
Financial advisor, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Naperville

Careers

Recent graduates in finance include:

Junior analyst, Capstone Financial Services
Credit analyst, Park National Bank
Web project manager, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

Peter Bulandr

Finance major

"My teachers care about me and will help me succeed in any way." In fact, Peter says, "The professors care about all the students' success and treat them as people, not numbers."

But numbers is what Peter is studying--particularly, numbers related to finance.

"I love learning how money changes hands and the countless ways money can be made and lost in the markets. I've always been interested in investment tools and how they work and, now, learning about the economy and why our country and European countries are having financial crises."

Peter says the education he's received at North Central has put him in a position to be successful and find his place in the world. "My professors and the...

Ricky Gacek

Finance major

Ricky has good instincts. He chose North Central because he knew he'd have the chance to build relationships with his professors in small classes. He quickly got to know Andy Whitaker, professor of economics and finance, whom he credits with helping him land an internship with the financial services firm Robert W. Baird. "Professor Whitaker knew the managing director and put in a word for me, which led to an interview," he says. "That's just one example of the networking opportunities at North Central. Our professors have diverse and rich backgrounds in finance, so get to know them as soon as you can. It pays off!"

Tyler Gordon

Finance major

“A nice benefit of a major in finance is it’s easy to be involved in any student organization on campus because each is required to have a treasurer. There’s no limit to the opportunities available to finance majors.”

Chosen treasurer of the College Union Activity Board, Tyler manages a large budget and works with nearly every student organization on campus. “I help organizations create budgets to propose to the finance committee and I’m constantly updating and monitoring those budgets.”

Campus activities like these opened doors for Tyler to intern at the financial advising company First Investors and to work during his senior year at Zurich Insurance Group, where he gained experience in different...

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