
Business Management
Program Length
2 years
68 total credit hours
Degrees Offered
Associate of Applied Science
Learning Experiences
Hybrid
Associate of Applied Science in Business Management
Our Associate of Applied Science degree with a Business Management concentration prepares you for various management career opportunities at private, government, or not-for-profit organizations. This business management associates degree program gives you the flexibility to get a degree while working full-time and is designed to provide you with a solid academic foundation in accounting, business concepts, and other necessary skills to work in a dynamic and competitive marketplace.
Empowered to Succeed
As a graduate of the AAS Business Management program, you will be prepared to:
- Identify accounting standards principles and be able to prepare basic financial statements.
- Identify business organization concepts and theories and be able to write a basic Business Plan.
- Describe the basic concepts of economic theories and market structures relative to their implications for government, business, and individuals.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the legal issues, social environment, and government regulations that influence business.
- Understand computer information systems from a managerial perspective and the critical role Information Technology (IT) plays in business.
What Do You Learn In An Associates in Business Management Program?
As seen in our Academic Catalog, the courses you will be enrolled in will help you for a business position, such as:
- Financial Accounting
- Legal Environment of Business
- Spreadsheets for Business
- Principles of Macroeconomics
These courses are just a few of the classes you can take to gain a managerial understanding of business. It is up to you to decide how you want to use your Associates of Business Management, but these skills can be used in a variety of job sectors that promise rewarding careers with the potential for upward mobility.
Additionally, the Business Management Associates degree program prepares students to gain hands-on experience through internships. Being based in Chicago, one of the nation’s largest business environments, provides a range of internship opportunities across various fields. These internships allow you to apply what you’ve learned in the classroom to real-world scenarios, enhancing your skills and resume. Possible internship areas include:
- Corporate Finance: Get experience with the financial workings of large corporations.
- Marketing and Sales: Work on the strategies that drive business growth and customer engagement.
- Non-Profit Management: Learn the unique challenges and rewards of managing non-profit organizations.
- Human Resources: Gain firsthand knowledge of managing an organization’s employees and their resources.
Why St. Augustine College:
- One-year minimum career specialization program.
- Prepare quickly for an entry-level position in the accounting field.
- Open the door to real-world experiences.
- Earn college credits toward an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in accounting.
- Small class sizes where students know each other by name.
- Dedicated student support service that will help the students go through the program
- Friendly qualified and highly qualified faculty.
- The learning environment and campus life are community-oriented.
- Hy-Flex teaching modality, offering students online business management courses or in person.
- Financial Aid is available if you qualify.