Prepare for a career in business or begin your path toward a bachelor’s degree at Vol State. Choose from programs in accounting, business administration, finance, logistics and supply chain management, management, marketing, and entrepreneurship.
Career-focused Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degrees and technical certificates help students develop practical skills for the workplace. Associate of Science (A.S.) Tennessee Transfer Pathways programs allow students to complete the first two years of a bachelor’s degree before transferring to an eligible four-year college or university.
Business Programs
Prepare for a Career: Associate of Applied Science
An Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in Business prepares students to launch or advance their careers in business. The department offers four concentrations within the “career” program degree: accounting, logistics, management, and marketing. The curriculum for the A.A.S. degree consists primarily of business courses, enabling students to develop the knowledge and skills sought by today’s employers.
Students can also earn an embedded technical certificate for a rapid path to employment, with all required courses counting toward an A.A.S. degree. Technical Certificate options include Administrative Professional Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
Prepare to Transfer: Associate of Science
Students planning to earn a bachelor’s degree can begin at Vol State through an Associate of Science–Tennessee Transfer Pathway (A.S.–TTP) program. The Business Department offers five A.S.–TTP, or “transfer,” majors: accounting, business administration, finance, management, and marketing.
Students in these programs take mostly general education courses and complete most of their business courses at the transfer university. With a rigorous curriculum that requires numerous math and accounting courses, students earning Vol State’s A.S.–TTP degree graduate well prepared for success at a transfer university.
Accredited by the SACSCOC and ACBSP
Business Department programs are high-quality and well-respected. Volunteer State Community College is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
The following Vol State business programs are also accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP):
- A.A.S. Business Logistics
- A.A.S. Business Marketing
- A.A.S. Business Management
- A.A.S. Business Accounting
- A.A. and A.S. TTP Programs: Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Management, and Marketing
The faculty team, led by Department Chair Anita Rives, consists of seven full-time faculty members and nearly a dozen adjunct instructors. An advisory board made up of leaders from area employers and education institutions also provides valuable input and support to help sustain the focus and quality of our programs.
