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  • Business Management

    Delivery: A mix of daytime, evening and online courses.
    Start: Fall, Spring, or Summer; Full- or Part-Time.
     

    • Business Transfer Pathway — Associate in Science Degree (60 credits)
    • Business Management — Associate in Applied Science Degree (60 credits)

About the Program

Century College offers a Business Transfer Pathway Associate in Science (AS) degree and a Business Management Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree.

Business Transfer Pathway AS Degree

The Business Transfer Pathway AS offers students a powerful option: the opportunity to complete an associate degree whose course credits will directly transfer to designated Business bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State universities. The entire curriculum has been carefully designed to guarantee junior-year status to students who have been admitted to one of the seven Minnesota State universities. There, students can complete their bachelor’s degree by earning 60 additional credits.

Minnesota State universities include:  Bemidji State University; Metropolitan State University; Minnesota State University, Mankato; Minnesota State University Moorhead; Southwest Minnesota State University; St. Cloud State University; and Winona State University.

Business Management AAS Degree

The Business Management AAS degree is designed to equip you with skills that are appropriate for an entry-level position in business. The program contains many general education and business classes that provide students with both critical thinking and technical business skills. This degree is designed primarily for students seeking employment upon completion.

Planning for Your Program

Transfer

Business program at Century College

Potential Job Titles

Business degree students at Century
  • Administrative Services Managers*
  • Office Managers

* with bachelor’s and/or master’s degree

Salary Data

Administrative Services Managers *
Average Wage: $42.52/hour
Top Earners: $61.24/hour

Office Managers
Average Wage: $25.36/hour
Top Earners: $36.94/hour

* with bachelor’s and/or master’s degree.
Information gathered pertains to seven county metro area - careerwise.mnscu.edu

Learning Outcomes

Business Transfer Pathway- AS 60 Credits

  • Identify and explain the major functional areas of the business organizations including management, marketing, finance, information technology, human resources, and accounting.
  • Recognize and recommend practical solutions for common business problems.
  • Apply accounting concepts and principles in making decisions about business operation.
  • Integrate management principles in relationship to finance, personnel, products, services and information.
  • Apply commonly-used computer application programs to create relevant business documents

Business Management - AAS 60 Credits

  • Identify and explain the major functional areas of the business organizations including management, marketing, finance, Information technology, human resources, and accounting.
  • Evaluate and recommend alternative solutions to practical business problems.
  • Apply accounting concepts and principles in making decisions about business operation.
  • Integrate management principles in relationship to finance, personnel, products, services and information.
  • Apply commonly used computer application programs to create relevant business documents.