Business Occupations

Spokane Community College ETPL
The Business Occupations Certificate is designed to provide a balanced survey of business knowledge and skills that are core to the Business AAS degree programs. All students graduating from this program must have a minimum grade of 2.0 on each of the accounting, management, economics and general business required courses. Students must also have a 2.0 cumulative minimum grade point average on all required courses in the program.

Financial information

Total tuition

$5,000.00

Total required fees

$340.00

Books and supplies

$804.00

Locations

Spokane, Online

Instructional methods

In-Person Variable Sites, Online, E-learning, or Distance Learning

Is this program offered on evenings and weekends?

No

Program details

9 Months

Length of training

Certificate

Award type

46

Credits

N/A

Clock Hours

Additional details

Award name

Certificate

Education Prerequisites

None

Prerequisite courses and other requirements

N/A

Is this program approved to train veterans?

Yes

Program languages

English

Certification/license obtained as part of training program

N/A

Certification/license test preparation provided

N/A

Employment performance results

Program type

Business Administration and Management, General

Completion rate

43%

Employment rate

72%

Typical (median) hourly earnings

$24

Typical (median) annual earnings

$40,100

Top industries for graduates

Program type

Business Administration and Management, General

Accommodation and Food Services

15%

Retail Trade

12%

Healthcare and Social Services

12%

Administrative Support

11%

Professional, Scientific, Technical Services

9%

Careers for graduates

Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.

Student characteristics

Enrollment
Number of students completing the program
141
Completion rate
43%
Average number of students who completed each year
47
Gender
Male
37%
Female
63%
Race
American Indian or Alaska Native
3%
Asian
2%
Black or African American
7%
Hispanic
11%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
White
69%
Multi-racial
9%
Other
0%
Age
Under 20
4%
20 to 29
40%
30 to 39
30%
40 to 49
14%
50 and over
11%
Prior education
No high school diploma/GED
0%
High school diploma/GED, but no college experience
75%
Some college experience, but no degree
24%
Certificate or AA
1%
BA or higher
1%