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Business Administration Degree

Associate in Applied Science — Business Administration with Management or Human Resources Management Specialization

Benefits

• Earn your Business Management Certificate or Human Resources Management Certificate before you progress to your AAS - Business Administration degree.
• Enjoy a condensed, accelerated schedule where you can bring your current job knowledge to class interactions as you learn and work toward quick completion.
• Be able to apply concepts and ideas to your job instantly with in-class activities and assignments on real-world applications.
• Get support from dedicated advisors, industry professionals teaching in the classroom and your fellow students in a cohort class.
• Prepare to transfer to a 4-year college or university to complete your Bachelor's.

What You'll Learn

• Increase your success as a manager or supervisor by utilizing advanced skills in management, human resources, motivation, team building, leadership, change, strategic planning, and much more.
• Critically analyze business and management issues.
• Interpret financial statements to guide business decisions.
• Create a comprehensive marketing plan with advanced understanding of product, price, place, and promotion decisions and target market analysis.
• Discover and assess both local and global economic, technological, competitive, social, and legal trends and their impact on entrepreneurial endeavors.
• Write and speak more effectively in business situations.

Business Administration Degree

• Choose between a Management or Human Resources Management Specialization (assumes career certificate has been completed).
• Complete your degree part-time in about 2 years.
• One night per week (classes are online currently).
• Classes held at the main Palatine campus (classes are online currently).
• Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Sample Course Schedules

Please note: Your actual schedule may be different. For more information, see the Business Administration Program page.

Job Outlook and Wage Information

• http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Degree=Associate%27s_Degree%2c_Business_Administration/Salary 
• https://www.onetonline.org/find/quick?s=11-
• First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
• Customer Service Representative
• First-Line Supervisor of Office and Administrative Support Workers
• General and Operations Managers

Next Steps

• Request Information
• Attend a Fast Track Info Session
• Apply now

For more information about Harper's Fast Track Program, please call us at 847.925.6438 or FTSTUDENT@harpercollege.edu, schedule an appointment or attend an info session.