Colorado Mountain College’s Action Sports Industry (ASI) degree capitalizes on the combination of the snowboard/ski, skate, surf, wake, and bike industry by offering an associate degree specializing in the unique needs of today’s competitive marketplace. With the action sport industry becoming more intertwined, the program’s unique curriculum creates pathways for our students to become a part of this fast-paced, high-energy career field.
The ASI degree provides students an opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge necessary to find employment in the action sport industry as a manufacture representative, product manager, retail sales manager, retail sales employee or repair technician. The degree will include courses that will improve technical knowledge needed to be successful in the action sport industry while emphasizing the skills necessary to be a leader.
Action-sports related careers include retailing, manufacturing, marketing and sales are emphasized. The AAS degree courses fulfill many of the requirements for the Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) - Leadership & Management .
Students must demonstrate college-level proficiency in composition, reading, and mathematics as prerequisites for courses within this degree. Skills in these areas may affect the sequence in which students can enroll and may also extend the time required to complete this program. For more details, please see the Academic Placement and Testing section.
Graduates of this program will receive an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Action Sports Industry. Advisors will help develop a schedule that meets student academic needs.
The Action Sport Industry degree is offered at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs.
