Program

Associate of Applied Business in Business Management and Entrepreneurship

Hocking’s Business Management and Entrepreneurship degree program prepares you for work in a variety of business management jobs and careers ranging from manager trainee to field sales. The program is designed to provide entrepreneurship training to those new to the business world as well as individuals already in the field of business. The flexibility of the Business Management and Entrepreneurship program allows you to tailor the program to meet your own career goals and interests. You may specialize your course of study by completing approximately 15 credit hours in one of the following focused areas:

• Accounting
• Human resource management
• Microcomputer applications
• Real estate
• Retail marketing management
• Marketing
• E-Business

Completion of a practicum in area businesses, industries, or agencies provides an opportunity for you to implement skills learned. You may choose to continue skill development by completing an optional internship or co-operative work experience.

The training you receive from the Business Management and Entrepreneurship degree program is invaluable when you are looking for any business management jobs. Hocking College gives you the tools and skills you need to work in the field of business, or to start your own. With great entrepreneurship training and business management courses, Hocking College is the ideal place to get your degree.

Program Outcomes

The following outcomes are skills, behaviors, and attitudes cultivated in students seeking the Associate of Applied Business in Business Management and Entrepreneurship:

• Effectively use a computer to develop accounting records;
• Make sound management decisions based upon planning and examination of appropriate alternatives;
• Understand the legal system as it relates to business systems;
• Develop and implement appropriate marketing strategies;
• Maintain high ethical standards in business dealings;
• Effectively perform the staffing process;
• Perform various analytical business tasks;
• Communicate effectively through varied media (e.g., written, verbal, visual);
• Use effective quantitative skills in business activities; and,
• Utilize professional demeanor through appropriate conduct, dress, and exhibited attitude.

Curriculum

Career Opportunities

Completion of the Business Management and Entrepreneurship program prepares you for entry-level positions as a manager or a manager trainee, and ultimately, to own and operate your own business. Specialized certificates also provide opportunities for employment as a personnel manager, realtor or sales associate.