Business Management

OBJECTIVES

The Associates of Applied Science (AAS) Degree curriculum is designed to meet the needs of individuals who need to work in business setting. The emphasis is learning computer skills, accounting applications, accounting for servicing business, and for merchandise. This program also provide the students with knowledge of how to manage a business, office procedures, understanding the law related to business, essential needs for marketing and advertising the products, learning the principle of management skills, and supervising and administrating small or large departments.  The (AAS) degree program also includes courses such as database management applications, accounting applications that are need in the job market. The program provides with expanded knowledge and understanding of general education courses which are beneficial to the students to interact within their community and beyond.    

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

To be admitted for the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree program, the students must obtain a passing score on the school’s entrance exam and be interviewed by the Admissions Department. 

EQUIPMENT

LAORT students train on the appropriate equipment consistent with the demands of the job market.

PROGRAM LENGTH

This Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree may be offered in the morning, afternoon, or evening sessions.  The morning session is taught 5 days per week for 48 weeks of instruction. In the afternoon or evening sessions, this program is taught 4 days per week for approximately 76 weeks of instruction. The AAS degree program is a 65 semester credit hour program or 1200 classroom hours.

	This program is designed to prepare the graduate of (AAS) Degree program for employment in all related positions such as administrator in a business setting to manage a department or work as junior or senior manager in accounting of financial setting, work independently or managing other employees in a business setting. The opportunities are in industries dealing with banking, insurance, real estate, service-providing industries including Federal, State, and local government, health care, technical services, administrative and support services; and educational services, public and private, wholesales and retail trade, and manufacturing. In addition, this program provides a foundation for those interested graduates in starting their own business venture.