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Academics
Business
Expand your problem-solving skills and learn how to lead.
Pathways at Edison State
Be a leader.
Get ready to work in different environments, such as business, government, and nonprofit organizations. Business success requires sharp problem-solving skills and an entrepreneurial mindset, and we will support you in becoming a leader in the industry that suits you best.
Explore Business programs.
The Business pathway offers ten specific program options.
![Accounting](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_medium/public/2024-05/accounting.png?itok=PzXvm8La)
Full-Time & Part-Time
Accounting
Compile and analyze business transactions and prepare financial reports, including cost studies and tax reports.
![Agriculture](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_medium/public/2024-07/BUS_Agriculture.png?itok=n0TuxD4n)
Full-Time & Part-Time
Agriculture
Covers a broad spectrum of agriculture life sciences, technology and business. Exclusively at Greenville location.
![Agricultural Maintenance](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_medium/public/2024-07/BUS_AgriculturalMaintenance.png?itok=aiBlNPse)
Full-Time & Part-Time
Agricultural Maintenance
Integrates agricultural sciences and business with industrial maintenance and systems integration. Exclusively at Greenville location.
![Banking](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_medium/public/2024-07/BUS_Banking_0.png?itok=EuKaslTB)
Full-Time & Part-Time
Banking
Learn skills and knowledge related to the banking industry, as well as in accounting, customer service, and marketing.
![Business Management](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_medium/public/2024-07/BUS_BusinessManagement_0.png?itok=0NK8Ja3B)
Full-Time & Part-Time
Business Management
Study the skills needed to manage a small business or to hold a management position in an increasingly complex environment.
![Entrepreneurship](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_medium/public/2024-05/entrepreneurship.png?itok=98PhSQvQ)
Full-Time & Part-Time
Entrepreneurship
Master the skills in accounting, HR, marketing and management that are necessary to start or manage a successful business.
![General Business Studies](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_medium/public/2024-05/general_business_studies.png?itok=KKtmq6bq)
Full-Time & Part-Time
General Business Studies
Gain a wealth of knowledge in several areas of the business world, providing flexibility to explore various options and careers.
![HR Management](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_medium/public/2024-07/BUS_HRManagement_1.png?itok=oSURdtMB)
Full-Time & Part-Time
HR Management
Acquire skills and knowledge of federal, state and local laws needed to manage employee and employment-related issues.
![Marketing](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_medium/public/2024-07/BUS_Marketing_1.png?itok=DZDmdixc)
Full-Time & Part-Time
Marketing
Learn the skills and knowledge needed for a marketing career, as it applies to consumer and business markets.
![Paralegal Studies](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_medium/public/2024-07/BUS_ParalegalStudies_0.png?itok=YPCvSopd)
Full-Time & Part-Time
Paralegal Studies
Master the skills needed to support the work of attorneys in business, domestic, probate, litigation and real estate law.
Explore Business certificates.
The Business pathway also offers technical certificates that students can obtain to increase their skills and advance their careers.
Edison State offers technical certificates within career program areas. Courses outlined in each certificate can lead to an Associate degree for the program sponsoring the certificate. Students generally receive certificates for the completion of 30-37 semester hours of coursework. A certificate can be completed in twelve months.
Accounting
Administrative Specialist
Agribusiness
Banking
Business Management
Entrepreneurship
Farm Management
General Business
Human Resource Management
Marketing
Paralegal Studies Post-Baccalaureate
Real Estate
Short-Term Technical Certificates give students the skills needed to enter a new career field or to advance in their current role and can be completed in under a year.
Accounting Business Analytics
Accounting Clerk
Banking Fundamentals
Business
Family Financial Planning
Government & Non-Profit Accounting
Human Resource Management
Real Estate
Small Business Accounting
Tax Consultant
Why Business?
Explore the career outlook.
Edison State sets you up with the skills you need to be successful as a/an:
- Accountant
- Business Owner
- Paralegal
- Financial Officer
- HR Manager
- Entrepreneur
![Business Student](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small/public/2024-08/careerpathways_business_jim.png?itok=IWfBw4L0)
“Site tours of area agriculture operations and speaker presentations from area farmers and agribusinesses demonstrated that there are excellent careers in agriculture. This is also how I met my current business partner.”
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