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Business Education

Business
Education

Associate's Degree (2 Years)

Know Your Interest Area?

Butte College offers several A.S. (Associates of Science) degrees. These are well rounded 2 year degrees designed for students who do not intend to transfer to a 4 year university--although many of these courses do transfer. If you decide to transfer to a Bachelors program, see the Associates for Transfer (AS-T) degree with a guarantee.

Accounting

Accounting
Business Management

Business
Management
Economics

Economics
Marketing

Marketing
Accounting

Small Business / Entrepreneurship
Real Estate

Real Estate

Where Do I Start?

For the greatest success, we recommend all students begin by taking their Skills Courses, then advance to the Foundation Courses, and then complete the Emphasis Classes.

Step 1: Skills Courses

  • BCIS 13 Business Communication
  • CMST 2 Public Speaking

Step 2: Foundation Courses

  • BUS 20 Into to Business
  • BUS 35 Leading & Supervising Teams
  • Econ 25 Intro to Econ or Econ 4: Microeconomics
  • BUS 64 Intro to Marketing (not required for ACCT emphasis)
  • ACCT 20 Intro to Accounting or
    ACCT 2 Financial Accounting
  • BUS 8 Legal Environment of Business

Step 3: Select an Area of Emphasis

See the interest areas above for degree overview, coursework, and description of careers in each area.

BA Degrees Earn 67% More Than High School Graduates*

AS Degrees
Earn 18%
More Than
High School
Graduates*

*Source 2016 Data from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Business Education Department

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Content editor:
Lisa Christiansen
530-895-2395

4/12/24