Associate of Arts (AA) in Economics

Peralta Community College District

The Economics Department will provide you with solid analytical and comparative skills in economics, to instill in all students the love for economics and empower you to do well in these challenging courses. These skills will enable you to successfully transfer to four-year colleges or to enhance your knowledge of markets, and their strengths and limitations.College of Alameda offers introductory Economics courses in both macroeconomics, the study of national and global economies, and microeconomics, the study of the distribution of wealth within a population and social issues such as poverty. The field is mathematics intensive, and if you plan continue studying economics at a four-year university, you would also be expected to take courses in statistics and statistical analysis.

Merritt College