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Business Administration
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Many fields within business, including marketing and finance, are experiencing above-average job growth. With an associate in business administration degree, you'll be ready to jump start your career in this field. The Associate of Science Degree in Business Administration is a preparatory program designed to guide students toward enrollment in a four-year institution immediately upon graduation. The selected courses provide the foundation students need to succeed in majors such as, accounting, business administration, management, or marketing at the baccalaureate level. We have full-articulation agreements with many universities in Southeast Louisana as well as online universities including University of New Orleans, Southern University New Orleans, Dillard University, University of Holy Cross, LSU-Alexandria and Southern New Hampshire Univeristy. Our Business programs are offered in a variety of fomats including on campus, flexible online and virtual live. We offer courses in 8-week and 16 week formats. Many of our students have transfered from other schools and we will work with you to accept transfer or old credits. For students less interested in continueing to a Bachelor' program, and would like more career-focused business education, Delgado offers additional business programs in Accounting and Business & Management.
Learn more about this program in the College Catalog. Request Information - Put Business Administration as the program you are interested in and someone from the Business Studies Department will get back to you. Program Outcome Assessment
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FAQs
What can I do with an Associate of Science Degree in Business Administration?
An Associate of Science in Business Administration gives you two strong options:
(1) enter the workforce in entry-level business roles or (2) transfer to a four-year
college to earn a bachelor’s degree.
Some of the entry-level job options include:
- Administrative Assistant
- Office Assistant or Office Manager (entry-level)
- Customer Service Supervisor
- Sales Associate or Sales Coordinator
- Accounting or Bookkeeping Clerk
- Operations or Logistics Assistant
- Human Resources Assistant
- Business Support Specialist
What skills will I learn?
- Professional written and oral communication
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
- Basic accounting and financial literacy
- Understanding of business operations and management
- Customer service and workplace professionalism
- Teamwork and ethical decision-making
- Business technology skills (e.g., spreadsheets and business software)
What classes will I take?
The Associate of Science Degree in Business Administration combines business core courses, college-level math, and general education courses required for transfer to a four-year university.
Core Business Courses
These classes give you a foundation in how businesses operate. You will typically
take:
- Accounting classes
- Introduction to Business
- Principles of Management
- Principles of Marketing
- Business Communication
These courses prepare you for upper-level business coursework after transfer.
How long does it take to complete?
- The degree is 60 credit hours
- Designed to be completed in 2 years full-time
- Can be completed part-time or online, depending on course availability