About the Program
Two-year full-time degree schedule; mixture of management, accounting, core business, computer, and communication courses with emphasis on management in a variety of organizational settings; program can be completed on a part-time basis.
Students will learn how to develop and execute business management plans from both the strategic and tactical perspectives to maximize organizational resources. MTC’s business management curriculum places a strong emphasis on developing graduates who are prepared to help organizations be successful in the face of everyday marketplace challenges. The Accounting options prepares students to create, analyze, and verify financial records; maintain systematic records utilizing computerized data management systems.
Learning Outcomes
- Evaluate business career pathways.
- Use problem-solving methodology to solve customer concerns and business problems.
- Apply generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to measure, process, and communicate financial information.
- Develop a marketing plan incorporating products, promotions, sales ideas, and strategies.
- Describe legal requirements and ethical considerations pertaining to organizations.
- Explain economics concepts including demand, supply, competition, resources and making choices with regards to consumer behavior.
- Apply theory and practical applications to budgeting, break-even analysis, cost analysis, product costing, and profit planning.
- Apply advanced functions for data analysis and visualization.
- Apply techniques used to transition from the classroom to the work environment.
- Demonstrate business practices within the Business Management field.
- Apply macroeconomic theories to explain the reason for business fluctuations and how governments approach and manage a nation's economy.
- Explain the function of people within organizations, including hiring and managing staff.
- Apply federal income tax regulations to individual, partnership and corporate entities.
- Use computerized software to perform accounting tasks.
- Apply personal financial management concepts in real world situations.
- Apply federal laws and regulations to payroll operations of a business.
Projections from The U.S. Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook is a useful tool for career research on a wide variety of management, marketing, and human resources positions. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
The Small Business Administration is an excellent source of information for anyone contemplating going into business. http://www.sba.gov/
The Business Management Accounting Option is offered in a variety of traditional day/evening, blended and online.
The following is a typical course sequence for completing this program. The actual time needed to complete the program will vary according to each student’s individual needs.