The Business Administration Department offers various business courses that allow students to satisfy the lower-division requirements for transfer to university-level business programs. Courses are also offered, allowing the student to prepare for career entry-level positions and upgrade knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for the already career-oriented student.
The Business Administration Department offers two certificates: Management Certificate, Bookkeeping I Certificate. The Certificates are designed for those interested in entering the field of business or those currently working and desire to upgrade their business competencies.
Students' completing the Management Certificate will have entry-level management knowledge and skills to manage business organizations and environments. The Management Certificate is offered in an accelerated format in which courses are offered every 8 weeks, providing faster student completion in 1.5 years, and a super accelerated course offering format completable in 1 year in an online course format.
Students completing the Bookkeeping I Certificate will have entry-level bookkeeping/accounting skills necessary to facilitate financial reporting within a business organization. These certificates will also indicate that the student has completed a series of courses for skill upgrading for those already employed.
In addition to the certificates, students may also earn an Associate of Science degree in Business Administration or an Associate of Science for Transfer degree in Business Administration. All of the Business Administration Courses are offered online via the Internet, allowing students to earn certificates and degrees through distance education learning experience. See the current schedule of classes for a listing of face-to-face and online classes.
Those students planning to transfer to an upper-division institution should select their courses with a counselor's assistance since each transfer institution has unique requirements.
Career Opportunities
Positions from entry-level to mid-management may be reasonable expectations upon completion of either the degree or the certificate programs in the fields of retailing, merchandising, service-related businesses, bookkeeping, and manufacturing firms. Some possible position titles include:
Accounting Clerk/Bookkeeper, Administrative Assistant, Department Manager, Human Resource Manager, Marketing Manager, Merchandise Buyer, Merchandise Manager, Office Manager, Purchasing Management, Salesperson, Store Manager, Entrepreneur, Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Faculty
Quarles, Brian
Ropeter, Jennifer
Transfer
- California State University, San Bernardino: Business Administration, major.
- The University of California, Riverside: Business Administration major.
For the most up-to-date information on these programs and others, visit assist.org. Please stop by the Transfer Center in Building 23 or make an appointment with a counselor if you have questions.
Program Learning Outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) are statements of the kind of learning a program hopes a student will achieve. The PLOs describe the knowledge, skills, problem-solving, communication, and values that apply to all certificates and/or degrees within that program.
Upon completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Effectively use various channels of communication.
- Successfully solve business related mathematical computations.
- Apply ethical principles (behavior) in a business environment.
- Demonstrate appropriate human relation skills in a work environment.
- Describe how the nature of management varies at different organizational levels.
- Demonstrate entry-level competence in recognizing and applying accounting principles and concepts to record and interpret business transactions.
- Perform financial and microcomputer accounting activities.
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Demonstrate various methods of communication.
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Identify various economic systems and market structures.
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Create, interpret, and evaluate financial statements.
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Effectively use various channels of communication.
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Use a variety of resources available to make sound business decisions.