Business Programs
Business Administration
The Business Administration Program develops competencies in management principles, accounting, human relations, business decisions, and advertising. You may choose a concentration in several different areas, including:
Banking and Finance
Most courses required to meet graduation requirements in this curriculum are offered only during day hours. Minimum time for completion: Four semester, full-time attendance. The Associate in Applied Science Degree is awarded graduates of the curriculum.
The banking and finance curriculum prepares you for careers in the industry, provides an educational program for banking employees who want to receive the American Institute of Banking certification, and provides an educational program to upgrade or retrain individuals presently employed in the banking or finance industry.
Students study banking and finance principles, theories and practices; teller operations; lending and collections procedures; finance analysis; marketing and public relations. This curriculum prepares individuals for entry into a variety of banking or finance jobs in retail banks, commercial banks, government lending agencies, mortgage banks and credit companies. Employment opportunities for graduates of the banking and finance curriculum include accounting clerk, teller, general clerk, collector and adjuster, branch manager, advertising department manager, budget department manager or department manager.
Customer Service
Customer service is a concentration under the Business Administration Program. This curriculum provides a broad foundation of communication and interpersonal skills designed to prepare graduates for customer contact roles within a business organization.
Emphasis is placed on concepts in retailing, credit and collections, resolving customer complaints, service followup, consumer law, and consumer behavior. Concepts include communicating effectively, using interpersonal skills, establishing credit worthiness, analyzing common accounting financial and credit documents, and operating a computer.
Employment opportunities include customer service representative, customer services manager, consumer relations, credit analyst, credit card specialist, credit and collection specialist, retail sales, accounts control analyst, administrative assistant, authorizations analyst, and telephone sales representative in both service and production oriented businesses.
Electronic Commerce
Electronic commerce is a concentration under the Business Administration Program. The curriculum prepares individuals for a career in the Internet economy.
Course work includes topics related to electronic business, Internet strategy in business, basic business principles in the world of e-commerce. Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to identify and analyze such functional issues as planning, technical systems, marketing, security, finance, law, design, implementation, assessment and policy issues at an entry level.
Graduates will have a sound business educational base for lifelong learning and will be prepared for employment in government agencies, financial institutions, and small- to medium-size businesses or industry.
Minimum time for completion: five semesters, full-time attendance. The Associate in Applied Science Degree is awarded graduates of this curriculum.
Business Administration--Marketing & Retailing Concentration
Marketing and retailing is a concentration under the curriculum title of Business Administration. It is designed to provide students with fundamental skills in marketing and retailing. Course work includes marketing, retailing, merchandising, selling, advertising, computer technology, and management. Graduates should qualify for marketing positions within manufacturing, retailing and service organizations.
Courses needed to meet graduation requirements are offered during the day and online. Core courses are offered mostly online.
Minimum time for completion: five semesters, full-time attendance. The Associate in Applied Science Degree is awarded graduates of this curriculum.
Operations Management
Operations management is a concentration offered under the Business Administration Program. The curriculum is designed to educate individuals in the technical and managerial aspects of operations for manufacturing and service industries.
Emphasis is placed on analytical reasoning, problem solving, and continuous improvement concepts required in today's dynamic business and industry environments. Concepts include quality, productivity, organizational effectiveness, financial analysis, and the management of human, physical and information resources.
Graduates should qualify for leadership positions or enhance their professional skills in supervision, team leadership, operations planning, quality assurance, manufacturing and service managemen, logistics/distribution, health and safety, human resources management and inventory/materials management.
Most courses needed to meet graduation requirements are offered during evening hours. Minimum time for completion will vary according to the semester load of student (usually eight to nine semesters.) The Associate in Applied Science Degree is awarded graduates.
College Transfer
If you are interested in a four-year degree in business, CVCC can help you get started through our College Transfer Business Program. The curriculum is designed to parallel the freshman and sophomore years of a four-year college. For details, call 828-327-7000, ext. 4309.
