School of Commerce and Technology

Associate in Arts Degree

The Business Technology Associate in Arts degree prepares students for a variety of technology positions in today’s digitally-focused administrative and professional fields. Upon successful completion, students are qualified for positions such as administrative assistant, web content manager, project coordinator, business office manager, office administrator, data entry specialist, account assistant, and executive secretary. The curriculum includes advanced office software introductory courses, including spreadsheets and database reporting, business communication skills, digital literacy, business math, project management, digital marketing, digital content creation, and web development proficiency.

Business Technology courses are offered in a variety of formats, including accelerated online (competence-based), online, hybrid (partially online and in the classroom), and traditional classroom learning.

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Certificate Programs

BTS Certificate Programs give students the opportunity to become computer and digitally literate and gain competence by working with the most current business software applications as applied in a business environment. Programs emphasize the technological changes taking place in the workforce, where employment opportunities are increasing dramatically for those who are computer literate and adept at operating a variety of software applications with business skills. Instruction emphasizes business applications and skills as applied to technology. Credits earned in the certificate programs can be applied to the Business Technology degree.

Certificates of Achievement

Certificates of completion

Profitable employment information

Federal regulations require academic institutions to disclose to prospective students certain information about the institutions’ paid employment (GE) programs and about students enrolled in programs eligible for Title IV funding that lead to paid employment in an accredited profession. See the list of eligible certificates, but please note that it may be out of date from current offerings.

Career opportunities

To see some examples of the types of job titles you can earn after completing a degree or certificate in this program, visit the Center for Career Connections Career Pathways website.