Business Administration, Entrepreneurship

Program Information

The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship Option at Trenholm State Community College provides the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare graduates for a career in business administration that will ultimately create career pathways enabling students to transfer to baccalaureate degree programs. Furthermore, it will provide a concentration in entrepreneurship.

The Business Administration program will also translate for seamless articulations to the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration programs at partnering universities. Graduates and program completers will be academically prepared to advance their vocations, but also prepare for matriculation to higher education. This program will provide students with a robust program that provides academic rigor. The program will provide not only an associate degree but also a short certificate. The entrepreneurship options will provide students with the skills necessary to take a business idea from conception through funding and development. Entrepreneurs are more than just business owners or CEOs; they create a tangible product or an intangible service to help the people they have defined as their target market. Entrepreneurs who take their own ideas and run with them might end up as business owners, CEOs, managers, or consultants.

Occupational Choices

The entrepreneurship option prepares students for startup of a new small business from the beginning. The Business Employment Dynamics section of Bureau of Labor Statistics website states, “Entrepreneurship plays a vital role in the growth of the U.S. economy. New business establishments make an important contribution to the economy”. Small businesses are typically the entry point for entrepreneurs as they develop ideas and guild a customer base before deciding whether to expand.

Source: Bureau of Labor and Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2021 Survey

Average Full-Time Wage

Project salary for Entrepreneurs can range depending the business venture. the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects,” Employment of entrepreneurship occupations is projected to grow 7.9 percent from 2018 to 2028, about as fast as the average for all occupations, which will result in about 254,000 new jobs”.

Source: Bureau of Labor and Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2021 Survey

Awards Available

Associate of Applied Science
Business Administration - Entrepreneurship

Short Term Certificate
Business Administration - Entrepreneurship

Program Contact

Michael Tydlaska
Program Coordinator/Instructor
334-420-4328
Patterson Campus Building B

The College regularly evaluates student learning outcomes for each program as part of ongoing planning and evaluation.

Estimated Program Length & Cost *

Award	Length	Credit Hours	Tuition/Fees	Books	Tools	Supplies
Associate Degree	6 Terms	68	$11,736	$2,500	$100	$500
Short Term Certificate	3 Terms	27	$4,238	$1,500	$100	$250