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From professional teams packing stadiums to global brands sponsoring athletes, sports are big business. Behind every game, there’s strategy, leadership, and organization that keep it all running smoothly. How do managers build winning teams on and off the field? What role does media, sponsorship, and fan engagement play? And how is technology changing the way we experience sports? If you’re interested in the fast-paced world where athletics meets business, understanding sports management is essential. Get in the game early!

Students will learn key marketing strategies, digital media tools, and event promotion techniques used by college sports programs to boost visibility and drive fan engagement. They’ll also explore the business side of college athletics, including fundraising, licensing, and creating partnerships with local and national companies.

By the end of the course, students will have a strong foundation in sports marketing and a practical understanding of how to build and promote sports brands, making them well-equipped for future careers in sports management, marketing, and communications.

Want to be the next controversial radio talk-show or podcast host? Perhaps you want to be a radio news or sports reporter! Learn how you can use your personality to convey excitement to your listeners. You’ll get experience in both live and pre-taped environments, learning how to sweeten sound, mix voices and music, and perform in front of the microphone with a smooth, assured voice.

“Only a life lived in the service to others is worth living.” ACA’s Service Learning course embodies this Albert Einstein quote providing, rewarding opportunities to spend time helping to make Madison an even better place for its citizens and visitors. American Collegiate Adventures is committed to helping students participate in social and personal transformation. Our goal is to encourage them to realize the power they have to grow as individuals while contributing to an environment of cultural understanding and mutual respect.

ACA prides itself on being a leader in the pre-college summer enrichment industry and is committed to giving our students access to rewarding community service opportunities. We’re convinced, and educators at every level will agree, that these experiences not only improve the well-being of people around the world, they also produce more well-rounded, socially aware students – the kinds of students colleges want to enroll!

Students will find inspiring ways to use their talents by working with children in local schools, raising money for worthwhile charities or volunteering at soup kitchens, organic farms and senior centers. Morning and afternoon options are available, earning up to 40 hours of community service! Upon completion, every participant receives a certificate highlighting the total number of hours volunteered and projects completed.

Students have the option to enroll in an Intensive Community Service Program, which allows them to participate in fulfilling service projects during both enrichment offerings, or they can choose service for just one course period.

Past ACA Service Partners Include:

• Madison School and Community Recreation Program
• Family Centers, Inc.
• Middleton Village Senior Living Community
• Second Harvest Food Pantry
  Community Action Coalition (CAC)
• Make-A-Wish Foundation & Pediatric Leukemia Fund
  TSupport Our Troops
• Bayview Foundation

Everyone knows that we live in a fast-paced, information-dependent culture – and we need skilled, entertaining personalities to provide us with what we need to know. Whether it’s serious news served up CNN style or a lighthearted late-night talk show, anchors, hosts and reporters have worked hard to ask compelling questions and create engaging interview styles. You’ll study classic ways to cover a story, interview a celebrity and interact with an audience. Stick with it and you could become one of the trusted faces we see on TV every night!

From skyscrapers downtown to the homes in your neighborhood, real estate drives our cities and communities. But what does it take to succeed in buying, selling, and managing property? Explore how real estate professionals evaluate markets, negotiate deals, and invest wisely to grow wealth. You’ll also learn about trends in housing, commercial property, and technology that’s reshaping the industry. If you’re curious about business, finance, and the power of property, this course will give you a firsthand look at the world of real estate. Start building your foundation today!

Want to learn how to get your point across more effectively? Then this is the course for you. You’ll learn the fundamental building blocks of speaking and debating, including verbal and non-verbal techniques, delivery styles, audience analysis, topic selection and ways of overcoming pre-speech anxiety.

From towering skyscrapers to cozy homes, architecture shapes the spaces where we live, work, and play. But what makes a building more than just walls and a roof? Explore how architects combine creativity, engineering, and design to turn ideas into real-world structures. You’ll learn about design principles, sustainable building practices, and the role of technology in modern architecture. If you’re curious about creating spaces that inspire and function, this course will give you a hands-on look at the art and science of architecture. Start building your vision today!