Division of Business and Economics

As you study business with us, you will:

• Learn about business using several learning methods, including hands-on demonstrations and experiments, individual and group projects, case studies, readings, podcasts, website analysis, field trips, and more.
• Improve your communication, teamwork, interpersonal, analytical, computer, leadership and problem-solving skills.
• Work with award-winning faculty with extensive experience in both business and teaching.  Numerous business subjects will be covered, including marketing, management, entrepreneurship, accounting, business law, ethics, and economics.
• Have the opportunity to work in the community through service learning projects, and, for Business Management majors, a comprehensive off-campus internship.

After completing your study of business with us, you will be prepared to:

• Work in a variety of businesses, large and small, such as banks, hotels, hospitals, government agencies, retailers, manufacturers, and accounting firms.
• Work in a variety of business fields, such as management, sales, marketing, and accounting.
• Succeed in owning your own business (if this is your goal), and know the resources and actions required to establish a new business.
• Succeed at a four-year transfer college (if this is your goal).

We offer four associate programs and four certificate programs.  Associate programs require 60 credit hours of coursework and lead to an Associate of Science (A.S.) degree or an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree.  They are designed to be completed in two years for full-time students.  For part-time students it will take somewhat longer.

Our Business Management degree program is designed for students who plan to enter the workforce immediately upon receiving their degree.  This program requires the completion of an off-campus internship.  Many of these internship placements have resulted in job offers after graduation.

Our Business Administration, Accounting, and Economics degree programs are designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year college upon completing their studies at Allegany College of Maryland.  Our department has several transfer agreements with four-year colleges that provide for a seamless transfer of credits to the partnering college.

Our certificate programs require 30 credit hours of coursework. They are designed to be completed in one year for full-time students.  For part-time students it will take somewhat longer.  We offer certificates in accounting, entrepreneurship, marketing and sales, and supervision.

We offer courses face-to-face and online.  One of our associate programs, Business Administration, can be completed entirely online.  A limited number of our courses offer flex delivery.  In these courses students have the option, for each class session, of attending the class in person, attending remotely on a computer as the class is being held, or watching a video of the class on their own time.  Class sessions are supplemented with extensive online work.

Many scholarships are available for our students.  Fourteen of the College’s scholarships are available only to business students.  Many more are available to students without regard to their program of study.