AAS Degree
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The challenge of management! It takes a special kind of person with a special knack to be a good
business manager. Over 60 percent of the workforce in Spokane is employed in a distributive occupation.
This creates a big demand for persons with training as middle managers and junior executives. The
Business Management program at SFCC is designed to give an individual on-the-job work experience while
learning the basic principles of business management. Students are given credit for approved work experience.
Courses in the program include management, marketing, professional sales, principles of leadership,
social media marketing and human relations. There are seventy five credits of required core courses and
students are required to complete an additional fifteen credits from one of the six areas of emphasis in
the Business Management AAS degree: Credit and Financial Management, Fashion Merchandising, Marketing,
Retail Management, Small Business Management, and Transportation and Logistics. Credits may vary by emphasis,
but a minimum of fifteen in one emphasis is required. Select courses from the area of emphasis that best
meets your needs. Only one AAS Degree in Business Management will be awarded.
The Business Management Department also offers four certificates which can be found under Credit
and Financial Management, Management, Retail Management and Transportation and Logistics.
NOTE: Students wishing to transfer to a four-year institution should consult the
Business Administration transfer degrees. Most vocational courses do NOT satisfy requirements for the transfer degree.