Business

Why study business at CCC

Studying business administration provides you with a wide variety of job opportunities and prepares you for success in today’s competitive business environment. As one of the most versatile programs, you’ll develop experience in business operations, accounting, marketing and advertising, management, and finance. Students who earn our Business Administration Associate Degree for Transfer are also eligible to transfer to 4-year universities to continue their business education.

At Clovis Community College, you’ll receive a business education that prepares you for a rapidly changing business environment. Whether your interest is in startups, small businesses, non-profits, or corporate firms, we can help prepare you for your future career in business. You’ll also have direct access to instructors with real-world business experience.

We understand how difficult it can be to attend college with other responsibilities. In order to help you balance your responsibilities, we offer courses in a variety of formats, including traditional, online, and hybrid.

Our Philosophy

The Clovis Community College Business program seeks to provide students with a first-class business education that blends theoretical business education with real-world application.

Courses and Programs

Business Courses:
Course	Course Title	Units
BA 5	Business Communications	3
BA 10	Introduction to Business	3
BA 15	Introduction to Management	3
BA 18	Business and the Legal Environment	3
BA 30	Personal Finance	3
BA 33	Human Relations in Business	3
BA 38	Operation of the Small Business	3
BA 39	Finite Mathematics	3
BA 47	Careers in Business	1
BA 52	Introduction to Entrepreneurship	3
MKTG 10	Marketing	3

Business Degree and Certificate Programs:
Program	Type	Major Code
Business Administration	AS-T	C.2050.AS-T
Business Administration: Accounting	AS	C.205A.AS
Business Administration: Entrepreneur	AS	C.205B.AS
Business Administration: General Business	AS	C.205C.AS
Business Administration: Information Systems Management	AS	C.205D.AS
Business Administration: Management	AS	C.205F.AS
Business Administration: Managerial Assistant	CA	C.2180.CA
Business Administration: Marketing	AS	C.205G.AS

Career Opportunities

Our business administration associate degree for transfer (ADT) leads to transfer to a four-year university that grants a bachelor’s degree in business administration. A bachelor’s degree in business administration is a versatile degree, providing graduates with opportunities in a wide range of functions, industries, and organizational roles.

Business graduates can pursue careers in finance, human resources, logistics, management, marketing, and sales. Within these fields, popular career paths include account executive, management analyst, sales manager, marketing manager, finance manager, human resource manager, and operations manager. In addition, business graduates can pursue careers in entrepreneurship by starting and running their own businesses. Due to the wide range of opportunities, business degrees are among the most popular undergraduate degrees.

Contact Us

Business Contacts
Name	Discipline	E-mail
Ryen Hirata	Counselor	ryen.hirata@cloviscollege.edu
Matthew Alanis	Business Instructor	matthew.alanis@cloviscollege.edu
Edgar Parrilla	Business Instructor	edgar.parrilla@cloviscollege.edu

Resources

Future Business Leaders of America Member

Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. (FBLA-PBL)

Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. (FBLA-PBL) is the largest business Career and Technical Student Organization in the world. Each year, FBLA-PBL helps over 230,000 members prepare for careers in business. The organization hosts a leadership conference each year and also focuses on providing a number of services to members like leadership development, educational programs, and academic competitions.

FBLA-PBL.org

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Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO)

Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) is the premier entrepreneurship network with chapters on campuses across North America and beyond. CEO currently supports entrepreneurship in over 250 chapters in all 50 states and worldwide. CEO’s mission is to inform, support and inspire college students to be entrepreneurial and seek opportunity through enterprise creation. With a diverse entrepreneurial community and global network, CEO provides student entrepreneurs with opportunities, events, chapter activities and conferences to help start businesses. The highlight of the year is the annual Global Conference hosted each fall.