Business Administration Certificate

Program Overview:

A business administration certificate program provides a broad foundation in core business functions such as operations, finance, accounting, data analysis, and organizational leadership. As a short-term credential, it is designed to prepare individuals for entry-level administrative and business support roles, enhance existing skills, or serve as a stage of advancement toward further education.

Program Outcomes:

Upon completion of the Business Administration program at RCTC, students will achieve the following outcomes:

• Analyze and interpret financial data from a managerial perspective.
• Describe the major functional areas of business including management, marketing and finance.
• Calculate and interpret business applications of statistics.
• Identify the role of managers in organizations including planning, leading, quality management and managing people.
• Explain how business leaders apply economic principles that allocate resources efficiently, maximize profits, and anticipate responses to strategic planning.

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM CORE REQUIREMENTS (21 CREDITS)

• ACCT 2217 – Financial Accounting (4 cr)
• ACCT 2218 – Managerial Accounting (4 cr)
• BUS 1101 – Introduction to Business (3 cr)
• BUS 2212 – Business and Economic Statistics (4 cr)
• BUS 2232 – Principles of Management (3 cr)
• ECON 1101 – Introduction to Economics (3 cr) OR ECON 2214 – Principles of Economics: Micro (4 cr)

RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCES

FULL-TIME

• Semester 1 (13 CREDITS): ACCT 2217, BUS 1101, BUS 2232, ECON 1101 OR ECON 2214
• Semester 2 (8 CREDITS): ACCT 2218, BUS 2212

PART-TIME

• Semester 1 (7 CREDITS): ACCT 2217, BUS 1101
• Semester 2 (8 CREDITS): BUS 2232, ECON 1101 OR ECON 2214
• Semester 3 (8 CREDITS): ACCT 2218, BUS 2212

Course descriptions can be found at: RCTC course descriptions