The Business Administration AS degree from Herkimer County Community College is designed to provide a strong foundation for employment in business and to prepare the student for transfer to a four-year program. This program will provide a core of courses that will enable the student to view the total picture of general management.

The goals of this program are to:

•    prepare students to understand the basic management principles and the fundamentals of accounting, marketing and computer technology;

•    prepare students to work with basic computer software packages; and

•    prepare students to become familiar with terminology in the business legal environment and how to communicate more effectively in business operations.

Successful graduates from this program will be able to:

•    effectively communicate principles as they apply to current issues in American business practices;

•    utilize commonly available computer packages that directly apply to business functions; and 

•    identify common business issues and express them orally and in writing.