Management - Spokane Community College

Management from Spokane Community College is a Campus Associate Management degree that prepares you for a Business career. Program Description The challenge of management! It takes a special kind of person with a special knack to be a good business manager. Over 70 percent of the workforce in Spokane is employed in the fields of business, health care and marketing. This creates a big demand for entry-level managers and supervisors. The management program at SCC is designed to prepare students for these positions. The curriculum incorporates individual hands-on experiences while learning the basic principles of business management. Courses in the AAS degree program include management, business law, project management, computer applications and human relations. In addition to the academic courses, there is an opportunity for team work and leadership experience through participation in College DECA, an international management and marketing organization. All students graduating from the AAS degree program must have a minimum grade average of 2.0 on each of the required management, accounting, economic, and business courses and a cumulative minimum grade point average on all required courses in the program. Program Goals Understand organizational behavior and leadership, management, business operation, finances, location and layout, record keeping, merchandising and business promotion. Understand the planning, organizing, leading and controlling functions of running a business on a day-to-day basis. Incorporate information technology and computer applications, including Internet, to the business environment. Understand human relations and the importance of ethics, possess an awareness of cultural diversity, the role of international business, the fundamental principles of business law, credit and collections, problem solving, and group decision processes as used in today's business world. Understand and possibly accept the challenging entrepreneurial role of owning their own business . Communicate effectively. Utilize management skills and knowledge by participating in cooperative education and/or supervised volunteer experience. Career Opportunities Employment opportunities include positions from every level - entry, supervisory, management, and owner-manager - of the manufacturing, wholesaling, and retailing of goods and services. POTENTIAL POSITIONS INCLUDE: assistant buyer, bank branch manager, business owner, department manager, hotel or motel manager, insurance agent, sales and distribution, theater manager, management trainee, retail operations manager in a variety of retail operations, customer service, and assistant manager. Salaries in the Spokane area range from $8.50 per hour upward depending on skills, motivation, experience, and attitude as well as the ability to sell herself/himself at the interview. View more details on Spokane Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Management courses.