Break into the world of business with our Business Management Technology program.
Our program will help you take the first step to becoming a manager or an entrepreneur. We can also help you sharpen your managerial skills to get ahead. Wherever you see yourself going in the world of business, we can help you get there.
The curriculum of the Business Management program includes management, entrepreneurship, marketing, and accounting. It also includes computer applications, database management, and international business.
You can choose to to take classes either full or part-time, day or evening. Many courses are also offered online or in a blended format. Additionally, we've added an Online Business Management degree. Courses are offered 100% online. You can earn your degree from the comforts of your home without ever having to come to campus.
Successful completion of the program leads to the Associate of Applied Business degree.
Program Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate technologies basic to the field of business management including: Management, Accounting, Computer Applications, Quantitative Methods of Analysis,
Principles of Economics, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Finance, and Business Ethics. - Know applicable federal and state laws.
- Demonstrate, through role play, the ability to take the text and lecture information and apply it to management areas: job selection, interview, discipline, and discharge.
- Write and produce product advertisements and advertisements for company job openings.
- Gather, organize, interpret, write, and present research on a current topic related to marketing.
- Be aware of the importance of confidentiality that is necessary for the field of management.
- Demonstrate effective written, oral, and nonverbal communication with employees, co-workers, and the public.
- Think independently, clarify values, understand fundamental theory, and develop critical thinking skills.
- Interact with co-workers, subordinates, and customers in a manner that provides the desired psychological and social support including the recognition of cultural and socioeconomic differences.
- Demonstrate awareness in the importance of international understanding in an increasingly interdependent global community.
Students will be prepared for the following credentials:
- Microsoft Office Specialist- Word
- Microsoft Office Specialist- Excel
- National Customer Service Association- Certified Customer Service Professional
View course pathway here.
LOCAL EMPLOYMENT
- Forma Scientific
- RedBird Development
- Doyle Land Services
- American Producers
- Peoples Bank Corp
- Marietta Magnetics
- Cimarron Energy
- Citizens Bank
- Duke Energy
- Bureau of Fiscal Services
- Schwendeman Insurance
- Marietta Memorial
- Hi-Vac Corp
- Watertown Enterprises
- Hino Motors
- Polaris Home Funding
- Merrill Lynch
The Administrative Assistant program is a 1 -year certificate program that can be taken either full or part-time. Courses are offered in 8-week sessions with the option of in-person, online, and blended. Graduates will earn industry recognized credentials throughout the program, including Microsoft Office Specialist in Word and Excel as well as NCSA’s Certified Customer Service Professional.
Upon completion, graduates can choose to continue for one additional year to earn their associate degree in Business Management Technology.
The Administrative Assistant program is a 1 -year certificate program that can be taken either full or part-time. Courses are offered in 8-week sessions with the option of in-person, online, and blended. Graduates will earn industry recognized credentials throughout the program, including Microsoft Office Specialist in Word and Excel as well as NCSA’s Certified Customer Service Professional.
Upon completion, graduates can choose to continue for one additional year to earn their associate degree in Business Management Technology.
The Small Business Entrepreneurship Certificate program at Washington State College of Ohio prepares current and future business owners to start or grow their own business. Our program has a flexible schedule with online and in-person course in an 8-week format. Our faculty bring decades of real world experience across multiple disciplines to the classroom.
In our program students will learn basic accounting, business law, human resources, customer service skills, and will create their own business plan.
The certificate provides a clear pathway for students who want to pursue an associate degree in Business Management.

To learn more:
Admissions
740.568.1900
admissions@wscc.edu
Brad Merritt, Associate Professor
740.374.8716, ext. 3619
bmerritt@wscc.edu
