Business Management Program

Contact the Business Management Program at 615-353-3403 or 353-3400 or business@nscc.edu

Vision Statement
The Business Management program seeks to be recognized for providing a quality education in business management principles and practices.

Mission Statement
ACBSP

The mission of the Business Management program is to provide practical learning opportunities that prepare our students to:

Excel in the business community.
Effectively adapt to and manage technological change.
Develop ethical business practices and a sense of personal responsibility.
Work independently and as part of a team.
Communicate effectively with written and oral messages.
Think critically.
Be creative with business solutions.

Recent placement rates of graduates range from 85-95 percent. Additionally, data from enrolled student and graduate surveys indicate overall satisfaction with the college and the Business Management Program. The program continually receives positive feedback from employers and the program advisory committee.

The Business Management Program has many strengths to offer:

• Accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs. ACBSP is recognized both nationally and internationally as the leading specialized accrediting agency for business education to support, celebrate and reward excellence in teaching and learning outcomes.

• Hosts a chapter of Kappa Beta Delta which is a national honor society established by the ACBSP to recognize students in accredited associate degree-granting institutions for their high academic achievement in business programs.

• Highly qualified, dedicated faculty members with strong backgrounds in business and their academic discipline.

• Curriculum that contains both theory and practical applications.

• Up-to-date equipment and software.

• Sound curriculum that meets the needs of employers.

• A growing distance learning program that includes numerous Web and hybrid (online and on-campus) courses.

• Courses available day and night.

• The Business Administration and Marketing concentrations are available entirely through Web courses.

Business Administration
The US and the global economy are driven by business. The emerging global business market that is now accessible to all businesses via the internet is creating tremendous opportunity for the all businesses large and small. The Business Administration concentration provides competencies in accounting, business law, economics, human resource management, management theory and practice, customer service and sales techniques, organizational behavior, and general business practice.

Entrepreneurship (Effective Fall 2009)
Students in the Entrepreneurship Concentration will be provided an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills to become an entrepreneur in today’s changing job market. 80+% of business in the US is small business and it continues to be the economic engine of our nation. Entrepreneurship is a major contributor to the creation, redesign, and stability of this business sector of the US economy. Entrepreneurship is on the rise in the US and globally as more major corporations consolidate with the resultant spin-off of business units and employees. Instruction in the areas of entrepreneurial planning, managing, marketing, accounting, and supervising are emphasized. The concentration will provide students with a basis to enter the small business environment.

Financial Services
The opportunities are unlimited in the dynamic global-based financial services industry. As internet technology has created markets for products and services on a world-wide basis the financial services industry has responded with electronic banking, ordering, purchasing, payment, and tracking systems. Financial services are the key to all of this activity. Students in this concentration will receive a firm foundation in accounting principles, the US monetary system, banking transactions, customer credit, bank management, the economics of money and banking, and basic information on investments.

Marketing
Marketing is the process of identifying what, when, how much, where, and why the consumers want specific products and services. With internet technology the marketer now has access to meet the needs of a global market. Students enrolled in this concentration will acquire competencies in customer service and sales techniques, communications, marketing, management and planning, general business practices, accounting and economics, and organizational and consumer behavior.

Possess integrity and the ability to think and operate ethically in business and personal endeavors.

Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills.

Have a sense of personal responsibility and a commitment to their community.

Use critical thinking and problem solving methodologies to identify business problems and develop creative resolutions.

Conduct and manage information research, analysis, organization, and the presentation of data

Work effectively independently, as team member, and as a team leader using appropriate interpersonal skills.

Possess basic business knowledge and business management skills.

Demonstrate current technology skills and possess an ability to adapt to and manage technological change.

Be employed successfully in retail, wholesale, manufacturing, and service industry organizations, or

Continue their education to obtain the desired degree in the discipline of their choosing.

Typical employment positions held by recent graduates include:
• Account Executive
• Claims Processor
• Human Resource Generalist
• National Sales Manager
• Bank Account Analyst
• Executive Assistant
• Marketing Associate
• Customer Service Representative
• Regional Administrator
• Sales Associate
• Pricing Coordinator
• Customer Service Supervisor
• Project Management Assistant
• Office Manager
• Territory Sales Manager
• Human Resource Development

Please contact any of our faculty members for information about our program and curricula.