Business Education Foundations Certificate of Achievement

This certificate provides students with the core of courses that constitute foundational business knowledge and skills for the various associates degrees offered in Business as well as for transfer to a bachelor’s or other advanced degree program. The jobs for which this certificate prepares students include entry level office clerks, accounting assistants, production assistants, office assistants, recreation assistants, audio and video equipment assistants, billing and posting clerks, assistants to administrative services managers, construction managers, cost estimators, general and operations managers, industrial production managers, management analysts, sales managers, social and community service managers, transportation, storage, and distribution managers, other managers, and many others across a wide range of industries.

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This certificate provides students with the core of courses that constitute foundational business knowledge and skills for the various associates degrees offered in Business as well as for transfer to a bachelor’s or other advanced degree program. The jobs for which this certificate prepares students include entry level office clerks, accounting assistants, production assistants, office assistants, recreation assistants, audio and video equipment assistants, billing and posting clerks, assistants to administrative services managers, construction managers, cost estimators, general and operations managers, industrial production managers, management analysts, sales managers, social and community service managers, transportation, storage, and distribution managers, other managers, and many others across a wide range of industries.

       The conversation about stacking of awards has been a continuing one in the business department. The recent reduction in our local general education requirements gave further impetus to expansion of our “core + stacking” or “strategic stacking” approach. The courses in this certificate constitute a foundation of business knowledge and skills required for most of our degrees, with the exception of the ADT, giving students greater opportunity to complete more than one award or to switch awards without having to enroll in a completely different set of courses. Furthermore, this set of courses provides a solid and consistent foundation in business regardless of a student’s chosen specialty.

This certificate provides students with the core of courses that constitute foundational business knowledge and skills for the various associates degrees offered in Business as well as for transfer to a bachelor’s or other advanced degree program. The jobs for which this certificate prepares students include entry level office clerks, accounting assistants, production assistants, office assistants, recreation assistants, audio and video equipment assistants, billing and posting clerks, assistants to administrative services managers, construction managers, cost estimators, general and operations managers, industrial production managers, management analysts, sales managers, social and community service managers, transportation, storage, and distribution managers, other managers, and many others across a wide range of industries.