Business Technical Certificate

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Program and Career Description

This certificate is designed to prepare students to advance in the business community by providing them basic knowledge and skills in business management. Courses from this program may be applied to the Associate of Applied Science degree in Business or General Technology.

Career	Entry-Level Pay	Median Pay	Experienced Pay
Customer Service Representative	$20,720	$29,570	$38,030
General Clerk	$20,270	$29,570	$38,180
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$24,880	$36,760	$50,150

Career and salary information taken from JOBS4TN.GOV. Check out this website for additional information about job descriptions, education requirements and abilities, and supply and demand for these careers. For additional information from a national perspective, go to Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor on the internet at www.bls.gov . Visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook on this website. Salaries are not guaranteed.

Program Requirements

The Business Technical Certificate is offered in a traditional format during the day in Columbia and also in an online/hybrid format for those who prefer to complete most of their coursework at home. The online courses are in a 7-week or 15-week format, while the hybrid courses are in a 5-week, 7-week, or a 15-week format. The certificate can be completed in two semesters.

Students may be required to take additional Learning Support courses.

First Semester - Total Credit Hours: 12

BUSN 1305 - Introduction to Business Credit(s): 3
INFS 1010 - Computer Applications Credit(s): 3
BUSN 1380 - Supervisory Management Credit(s): 3
BUSN 1310 - Business Communications Credit(s): 3

Second Semester - Total Credit Hours: 15

BUSN 1350 - Sales and Service Credit(s): 3
BUSN 2370 - Legal Environment of Business Credit(s): 3
BUSN 2380 - Principles of Marketing Credit(s): 3
ACCT 1010 - Principles of Accounting I Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3 *

Requirements for Certificates Include:

Total certificate hours must be at least 27
earning 25% of total program credits in residence at Columbia State.
GPA of at least 2.0 in courses required for the certificate.

Note(s):

*Note: An elective can be any college-level course. BUSN/CITC courses are strongly recommended.

For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the program and other important information, please review Gainful Employment Disclosure for this certificate.

For more information contact:
Meredeth McCoy at
mmccoy@columbiastate.edu or 931.540.2698
or
Science, Technology & Math Division office at 931.540.2710

Columbia State Community College, a Tennessee Board of Regents institution, is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution.
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