CCV’s Business degree prepares you for a variety of career options in business, industry, government and education. You can follow a traditional curriculum meant to prepare you for employment in a corporate setting or select from courses meant to help develop entrepreneurial skills that will prepare you to own and operate your own small business. The popularity of small business ownership is well addressed in business courses at CCV, and the program provides ample opportunity for you to explore the possibilities for business ownership.
Program Outcomes
Successful graduates will be able to:
- describe what managers do, how businesses operate, and how markets behave;
- use information technologies to improve individual and organizational performance;
- use knowledge and analytical skills to frame and solve business problems;
- demonstrate an understanding of legal, ethical and professional issues that arise within businesses;
- practice effective business communication skills;
- apply theory to actual business situations through case studies, simulation, or internships;
- demonstrate academic skills required of all CCV graduates, including competency in writing, information literacy, oral communication, and quantitative reasoning; and
- explore pathways for educational and career development in the student’s field of study.
How Our Degree
Works The Business program prepares you for a variety of career settings and possibilities. In this program, you gain the foundational knowledge and skills needed to work in the business field in such areas as communication, information technology, management, marketing and accounting.
The program is structured to combine theoretical and practical learning needed for continued business education and placement in the workforce. The curriculum helps you to develop a full range of skills in preparation for positions in management, transfer to a four-year institution, or self-employment and small business management.
Why Our Degree Works
Graduates of this program are fully prepared for entry level positions in supervision and management, as well as entry into four-year degree programs in business or entrepreneurship. Ninety-five percent of our program graduates report being employed or continuing their education at a four-year institution of higher learning.
Career Opportunities
Graduates report holding a variety of employment positions including business owner, export clerk, human resource supervisor, investment counselor, warehouse supervisor and sales manager. Many students work at the same time they attend CCV, gaining knowledge and skills that assist them with their current job responsibilities, and opening the door to promotion or job change.
Transfer Options
Our transfer agreements make it possible to transfer easily to a number of four-year colleges including:
- Castleton State College
- Champlain College
- Johnson State College
- Lyndon State College
- Vermont Tech
CCV students also report attending Norwich University, Franklin Pierce College, SUNY-Plattsburgh, Southern New Hampshire University, and University of Vermont.
