Choose a career in Management
Managers provide leadership for businesses and organizations. In their day-to-day duties, they work closely with others in a broad array of environments from manufacturing to administrative. Managers rely on support staff to complete assignments effectively, on time and up to corporate quality standards. They can lead small project based teams while others lead large groups of staff members. Managers are typically high-energy people who enjoy meeting sales goals and working with people.
Most businesses prefer managers who exhibit leadership, professionalism and team building skills as well as the ability to multitask, organize, communicate effectively and utilize up-to-date technology.
About the Program
The Management Associate Degree in Applied Science program is a study of the art and science of directing an organization toward its desired goals. The program develops management, communication, mathematics, and problem-solving skills required in supervisory and leadership positions. In addition, critical business topics such as accounting, economics, finance, and information processing technology are introduced.
This degree can be obtained completely ONLINE through selection of appropriate classes.
Why Choose the Program
Students in this program get to learn management skills from the very first semester at CCTC. As they progress through the program, they can apply what they learned in their introductory courses and leave the program ready to work and lead a successful career.
Courses are career oriented with relevant knowledge that prepares graduates to be career ready.
Areas of study include:
- Accounting
- Human Resource Management
- Microcomputer Software Applications
- Total Quality Management Concepts
- Business Plan Preparation
- Basic Statistical Techniques
- Managerial Finance
- Accounting Principles
- Leadership & Supervision Principles and Practices
Career Opportunities
- Managerial Assistant
- Supervisor
- Quality Control Technician
- Retail Manager
- Entry Level Management
- Entrepreneurial Opportunities
- Human Resource Management Technician
This program is aligned with the following career cluster: Business, Management & Administration
Salary Potential: $30,000
Offering Certificates in the following areas:
- Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management – 27 Semester Hours
- Human Resource Specialist – 24 Semester Hours
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management – 24 Semester Hours
- Marketing and Sales for Small Business – 24 Semester Hours
- Office Management – 30 Semester Hours
- Supervision and Leadership Foundations – 27 Semester Hours
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Developmental Courses
This program of study requires that all developmental courses be completed prior to graduation. These developmental courses may or may not be prerequisites to courses required in the program. Developmental courses are determined by placement tests taken at the time of admission into the College. The developmental courses are MAT 013 and RWR 032. These courses do not count for credit in any program of study.
Following is a list of courses required to complete this program. Since some courses are offered once a year, courses should be taken in the following sequence in order to complete the program in a timely manner:
General Education Core Requirements - 15 Credit Hours
Note(s): Following is a list of courses required to complete this program. Since some courses are offered once a year, courses should be taken in the following sequence in order to complete the program in a timely manner:
FALL SEMESTER - FIRST YEAR - FULL TIME
SPRING SEMESTER - FIRST YEAR
SUMMER SEMESTER - FIRST YEAR
FALL SEMESTER - SECOND YEAR
SPRING SEMESTER - SECOND YEAR
FALL SEMESTER - FIRST YEAR - PART TIME
SPRING SEMESTER - FIRST YEAR
SUMMER SEMESTER - FIRST YEAR
FALL SEMESTER - SECOND YEAR
SPRING SEMESTER - SECOND YEAR
SUMMER SEMESTER - SECOND YEAR
FALL SEMESTER - THIRD YEAR
SPRING SEMESTER - THIRD YEAR
Departmental Approved Electives - Choose 6 Credit Hours from the following:
Note(s): *Recommend PHI 110 Ethics
