AAB, Business Administration

Programs for this Business Degree are available at the following campuses:

• Florence, KY Campus
• Tri-County Cincinnati, OH Campus
• Online – some courses available in an optional online format

The Business Administration Associate Degree Program at Beckfield College prepares students for professional careers by offering a high-quality business curriculum in a student-centered learning environment. The program is designed to develop a student's quality of work, communication skills self-discipline, personal motivation, ethical behavior, leadership, and teamwork abilities.

Business Administration Associate Degree – Overview

The Associate Degree in Business Administration prepares graduates to begin or advance a career in the business world. The program is designed to give students an understanding of business principles and practices. A formal business education prepares students to plan, organize, direct, and control the various functions and process of a firm or organization. Individuals trained with these skills sets are needed in almost every sector of business.  The Florence campus offers the Associate of Applied Science. The Tri-County campus offers the Associate of Applied Business.

Business Administration Associate Degree – Business Courses

Business courses for the Business Administration Associate Degree program include Management and Supervision, Accounting, Project Management, Business Law, Marketing, and Salesmanship.

Students can join the Phi Beta Lambda chapter, providing them with the opportunity to develop skills in leadership, networking, team-building and communications.

Graduates can also continue their education by enrolling in the College’s Bachelor of Business Administration program.

This program has been approved by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools, and the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. 

What is the total cost of the Associate Degree program in Business Administration?

The cost displayed below assumes that

1)      the student remains enrolled full-time,

2)      no developmental courses are required,

3)      no courses are credited by transfer or proficiency, and

4)     no courses must be repeated because of failures or withdrawals.

Tuition:                                    $29,856 ($311 per credit hour)

Fees:                                        $  1,531

Equipment:                              $     200 (Netbook)

Estimated cost of Textbooks:  $  3,500

Total cost of program:            $35,087

Current Quarter textbook prices are available at http://www.beckfield.edu/about-us/book-price-listing.aspx.

How much student loan debt does a typical graduate have to repay after graduation?

The median loan debt of the program’s graduates is defined as the midpoint of all graduates’ loan debts upon graduation.

For those who graduated between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011

What percent of graduates completes the program in the normal time frame as published in the catalog?

A continuously enrolled full-time student who successfully completes all of his or her courses will normally complete this program in 8 quarters. The time normally required for program completion may be reduced through courses credited by transfer or proof of proficiency, or extended by course failures and withdrawals, institutional withdrawals, leaves of absence, developmental courses, change of enrollment status from full-time to part-time, and change of program or change of an elective option within a program.

In the year July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011

What percent of graduates found employment related to their field of study?

Placement is reported in the campus’ Campus Accountability Report to the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. The most recent Report covers the period from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011

 “Placement” refers to employment in the field for which the graduate’s education has prepared him or her, or in a related field which requires substantial application of the skills and knowledge taught in the curriculum.

The placement rate is determined by dividing the number of available graduates placed by the total number of available graduates. The Accrediting Council does not require institutions to report placement for graduates who are not available for placement due to continuing education, active military duty, visa restrictions, or pregnancy, death, and health-related circumstances. Further information pertaining to the employment of graduates may be obtained from the College’s Office of Career Services at dfuller@beckfield.edu

For those who graduated from the program between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, the career placement rate was

How can I find out more about this career?

Further information pertaining to occupational requirements and opportunities for graduates of this program is available at

http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-3011.00

http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/43-4051.00

http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/43-6011.00

http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/43-9061.00

http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/41-1011.00

http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/43-5071.00

http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-1021.00

The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code for this program is 52.0201.