Career Description
All businesses need effective leadership to succeed. The management team is responsible for providing that leadership. Managers must plan, organize, direct, and control the business operations with the ongoing challenge of earning a profit in a highly competitive global marketplace. Strong communication, problem solving, and team building skills are critical traits of successful managers.
 
Program Information
Business management degrees continue to lead the nation as the number one choice of study in higher education. Students in the Associate of Applied Science Business Management Program receive hands-on, skill-based business training with the opportunity to specialize in entrepreneurship, supervision, sales and marketing.

Program Learning Outcomes
Students will perform financial management tasks.
 
Students will demonstrate effective written and oral business communications.
 
Students will utilize software for business applications.
 
Students will develop interpersonal leadership skills.
 
Students will access, analyze, and interpret relevant information specific to business strategies.

Admissions
Central Lakes College has Tech Prep agreements with area high schools. Contact the CLC Registrar to identify individual Tech Prep business courses your high school offers for college credit.

Employment Opportunities
Business management graduates have found employment opportunities in financial institutions, retail and commercial trade, marketing, professional sales, restaurants, hotels/resorts, insurance, healthcare, and manufacturing. In addition, graduates have started their own businesses or managed family businesses.

Business Management, AAS - Program Planning Form (pdf)