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Degrees at Collin are big business
There is no better place to start one’s business degree than Collin.
The college offers four business associate of science, associate of arts and associate of applied science degrees:
- Management
- Management – Criminal Justice
- Marketing
- Marketing – Business Management
The core classes taken while achieving these degrees transfer to almost all public and private universities including local institutions like the University of North Texas (UNT), Southern Methodist University and The University of Texas at Dallas.
Students can then polish off their bachelor’s degrees, according to Russell Kunz, Business Management and Marketing chair. Also, according to Kunz, students vying for an associate of applied science can transfer up to 87 semester hours to UNT – up from the usual 66 hours.
The advantage of starting a business degree at Collin is also about the quality of the education. Business degrees are flexible and they allow students to transfer into any number of bachelor’s programs in the state.
Once they finish that, there are always enough jobs in the workforce whether one is into marketing, teaching, criminal justice or entrepreneurship.
“I would highly recommend the AAS in management development because you get more in-depth training with specific courses in leadership, work teams, quality management, supervision, organizational development, strategic management and negotiations to name a few,” said former
Collin student Jerry Wellman, who is currently finishing his bachelor of science degree in emergency administration and disaster planning at UNT.
After earning an associate’s degree in management development at Collin, Cheree Bontrager earned a bachelor’s degree in business and human relations from Amberton University and is currently the city of Sachse’s human resources analyst.
“Learning about life and how to work in a professional environment was a key thing I learned from my professors at Collin,” Bontrager said. “We were pushed to use new forms of technology and to think abstractly about solving problems.”
Kunz also is quick to point out the value students receive at Collin. The quality of the education does not wane, but the tuition statement is lower than taking one’s first two years of college at a university.
Students can come to Collin, get the same great education with smaller class sizes and experienced and illuminating professors at a lower cost.
The Business Management and Marketing Department also offers certificates in:
- Project Management
- Mediation
- Quality
- Human Resources
- Small Business Management
- International Business
- General Management
For more information, contact Business Management and Marketing advisors Terrence Brennan at 972.377.1790 or Tom Bailey at 972.881.5790.
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