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Business (A.A. Degree)
Get your associate’s degree in business in two years, and get a broad skillset you can take into the industry. At Dordt, we believe God calls us to be good stewards wherever we serve, including how we approach business. You will learn foundational principles and learn how to grow and adapt as you see changes and trends throughout your career.
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Program Overview
Dordt’s business program will prepare you to excel in your career and become a responsible and capable leader in your workplace.
What you’ll learn
You’ll have the opportunity to learn both in the classroom and through hands-on experiences the business department has developed. Students have the opportunity to develop industry connections through internships, class projects, and our business clubs.
What you can do with a Business (A.A. degree)
An associate’s degree in business will prepare you to step into the industry, where you could serve in a variety of areas such as retail or sales, marketing, event planning, or serving as an administrative assistant.
Administrative Assistant
An administrative assistant helps keep an office running smoothly. They are often the hub of activity as they organize schedules or flights, assist with filing, and ensure that necessary tasks are completed in a timely manner.
Sales Associate
As a sales associate, you could work selling a product from business to business (B2B) or from a business directly to a consumer (B2C). Sales associates sell all kinds of products ranging from motors to dog food, to pharmaceuticals, or clothing and makeup.
Customer Service Representative
Many industries have customer service representatives who are responsible for handling calls and emails regarding customer concerns. This involves having the business skills needed to understand how to balance both business and consumer interests, and doing so in a gracious and friendly manner.
Students are required to take foundational classes such as introduction to business and principles of accounting, but also have the opportunity to select electives that cater to their areas of interest.
- Computer Literacy for Business: This course teaches important computer skills used in today’s world of business. Areas of study include beginning and intermediate Excel and Word, advanced PowerPoint, an introduction to Access, and Windows and file management basics.
- Introduction to Business: This course will prepare you to understand your calling in the business industry. This course will help develop your understanding of God’s plan for business and how you can become an effective Kingdom citizen in this area of work. This course will also help you gain a better understanding of the different roles people play within a business and the ways these roles work together for the effectiveness of the business. Finally, this course will provide students with advice on how to be successful within the business major.
- Introduction to Accounting: This course provides exposure to basic accounting information concerning the recording of daily business transactions and the preparation, use, and interpretation of accounting records and reports. Business Administration 100 is strongly recommended.
- Principles of Financial Accounting: Introduces the concepts and terminology of accounting and financial reporting for modern business enterprises. The course is centered around analyzing and interpreting accounting information for use in making decisions about organizations. There is a special emphasis on analyzing the balance sheet, the statement of income and expense, the statement of cash flows, and the statement of stockholders’ equity. Additional emphasis is placed on problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills that are necessary for forming conclusions about business activities and communicating these conclusions to others.
- Principles of Management: An introductory course in management theory and practice. Major topics covered include planning and strategic management, organizational design, leadership and motivation theory, and control mechanisms.
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Erika PostWith Dordt's help in figuring out her strengths and weaknesses, Erika was able to narrow down the business career paths that were right for her and find the perfect opportunity for her after graduating.
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