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Management

More than 70 percent of Spokane’s workforce is employed in the fields of business, health care and marketing. These fields demand well-trained, entry-level managers and supervisors. You can prepare to fill that need with a management degree.

In this program, you learn the fundamentals of business management, while gaining hands-on experience in the profession. Courses cover topics in business law, project management, accounting, computer applications and human relations.

Whether you’re new to the job market, or you want to advance your current career, management skills help you compete for the position you want.

Detailed Information

All students graduating from the AAS degree program must have a minimum grade average of 2.0 on each of the required management, accounting, economic and business courses and a cumulative minimum grade point average on all required courses in the program.

Associate in Business DTA/MRP degree

We also offer an Associate in Business DTA/MRP degree. This a statewide articulated transfer degree agreement for business majors between the community colleges and most four-year institutions in the state of Washington. A candidate for the Associate in Business degree must complete a minimum of 90 quarter credits in academic courses numbered 100 or above with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 and meet specific distribution requirements.

  1. Understand organizational behavior and leadership, management, business operation, finances, location and layout, record keeping, merchandising and business promotion.
  2. Understand the planning, organizing, leading and controlling functions of running a business on a day-to-day basis.
  3. Incorporate information technology and computer applications, including Internet, to the business environment.
  4. Understand human relations and the importance of ethics, possess an awareness of cultural diversity, the role of international business, the fundamental principles of business law, credit and collections, problem solving, and group decision processes as used in today's business world.
  5. Understand and possibly accept the challenging entrepreneurial role of owning their own business.
  6. Communicate effectively.
  7. Utilize management skills and knowledge by participating in cooperative education and/or supervised volunteer experience.

Breaking Ground on Your Pathway


Placement

Math placement is not required for this program.

Prepare for College-level English

English placement is required for this program. If your English placement is below ENGL& 101, you’ll need to take following sequence of courses, starting from the level you placed into:
AE 36 → AE 46 and 47 (taken together) → AE 67 → ENGL 99 → ENGL& 101

Plan Your Courses

Meet with our counselors to customize this plan just for you. You can also search the quarterly schedule for class days and times.

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Total Program Credits: 90


Program Courses

First Quarter

Course ID
Course Title
Credits
 
Group A-AAS Degree-Management Core  
80
 
Group B-AAS Degree Management Electives  
5
 
Group C-AAS Degree Written Communications Elective  
5
Total Credits
 
90
 
ACCT 151
College Accounting I   1
5
BT 152
College and Career Strategies  
3
BUS& 101
Intro to Business  
5
BUS 103
Basic Business Math and Electronic Calculators   2
5
BUS 104
Business Mathematics  
5
BUS& 201
Business Law  
5
BUS 280
Human Relations in Business  
5
CATT 138
Microsoft Excel I   3
2.5
CATT 139
Microsoft Excel II   3
2.5
CATT 241
Microsoft Project   4
2.5
ECON 100
Fundamentals of Economics   5
5
ENGL&101
English Composition I   6
5
MMGT 100
Supervised Volunteer Experience  
1
MMGT 101
Principles of Management  
5
MMGT 211
Marketing  
5
MMGT 231
Human Resource Management  
5
MMGT 243
Fundamentals of Project Management  
5
MMGT 244
Introduction to Lean Six Sigma  
2.5
MMGT 256
Lean Leadership  
5
MMGT 288
Cooperative Education Work Experience (No Seminar)   7
1
BUS 140
International Marketing  
3
BUS 204
Introduction to Law  
5
CATT 120
Microsoft Word I  
2.5
CMST&101
Introduction to Communication  
5
MIS 211
Information Technology In Business  
5
MMGT 125
Social Media Marketing  
5
MMGT 205
Small Business Planning  
5
MMGT 212
Retailing  
5
MMGT 218
Fundamentals of Advertising  
5
MMGT 223
Customer Service  
3
Group C-AAS Degree Written Communications Elective: Choose 5 credits Group C-AAS Degree Written Communications Elective: Choose 5 credits  
BT 272
Business Correspondence  
5
BT 274
Business Writing for the Web  
5
ENGL&102
Composition II  
5
ENGL&235
Technical Writing  
5
1 ACCT 151 may be substituted with ACCT& 201.
2 BUS 103 or proficiency test is required.
3 CATT 138 and CATT 139 may be substituted with MIS 211.
4 Previous or concurrent enrollment in MMGT 243 is recommended.
5 ECON 100 may be substituted with a higher-level ECON course.
6 ENGL& 101 may be substituted with a course from Group C-AAS Degree Written Communication Elective.
7 MMGT 288 may be substituted with ACCT 288. 1 credit=55 hours of work experience.

  • Tuition

  • Resident

    $
    9,456

  • Non-Resident

    $
    12,396

  • International

    $
    22,686

  • Avg. Books

    $
    702

Costs for completing a degree or certificate can vary. For more information about costs, visit our How Much Does it Cost? page.