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General Studies, Business Administration Pathway

Dalton State College

Associate's DegreeAcademic

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The Associate of Science (AS) degree in Business Administration provides students with a solid educational foundation in fundamental business concepts and skills, making it an excellent beginning for students pursuing entry-level positions in the growing, competitive world of business. This degree covers core business subjects, equipping students with a well-rounded understanding of the business world.

Credits

60 credits

Format

In-Person

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Georgia

    Georgia

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionActive ListeningSpeakingMonitoringCritical ThinkingCoordinationSocial PerceptivenessManagement of Personnel Resources

Knowledge

Administration and ManagementCustomer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageProduction and ProcessingMathematics

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningSpeech ClaritySpeech RecognitionInductive ReasoningInformation Ordering

Tasks

  • Review financial statements, sales or activity reports, or other performance data to measure product
  • Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with the production, pricing
  • Direct administrative activities directly related to making products or providing services.

Technology

Customer relationship management CRM softwareDocument management softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareHuman resources softwareData base user interface and query software

Tools

10-key calculatorsCell phonesComputer scannersCredit card processing machinesDesktop computersDigital camerasHandtrucksHumidity test chambersLaptop computersMagnetic card readersPersonal computersPersonal digital assistants PDAPhotocopying equipmentPoint of sale POS systemsProfilometers

Work Values

RelationshipsWorking ConditionsIndependenceRecognitionAchievementSupport
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOCOccupationMethodWageGrowthOpenings
Match confidence: medium11-1021.00General and Operations Managerstitle_inference$102,950 median+4.41%16,400
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Associate's Degree)

  • A single department or operating function (front of house, kitchen, sales floor, warehouse) — manage with P&L visibility.
  • Hiring, scheduling, and progressive discipline — execute on a team of 10-25 hourly staff.
  • Department-level budget and cost-control — manage to targets across a month.
  • Mid-tier performance and HR issues — handle with HR partnership.
  • Cross-department coordination (kitchen-FOH, sales-stock, intake-treatment) — manage during a shift.
  • Operational metrics (labor %, food cost, ticket time, NPS) — interpret and translate into team coaching.
  • Customer-experience recovery on serious complaints — handle to satisfaction without manager involvement.
  • Vendor and inbound-receiving relationships — manage for an assigned area.
  • Compliance audits (health, safety, payroll) — prepare for and represent the department in.
  • Newer supervisors on assigned shifts — mentor on standard-work and people fundamentals.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
26%
Placement Rate
53%