Associate Degree in Business Management
Woodside, USA
Associate Degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Key Summary
About: The Associate Degree in Business Management at Cañada College in Redwood City covers advanced topics in management, business, accounting, and economics. Courses run in person and through Global Online Learning (GOL) Program so you can study from your home country. Cañada offers hands-on learning, clear transfer pathways to universities, strong UC outcomes: 50% transfers to UC Berkeley and 99–100% of honors transfers accepted to UCLA.
Career Outcomes: The program prepares you for mid-level supervision positions and management roles across sectors including business, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, retail, and transportation. Careers include team lead, operations supervisor, assistant manager, and logistics coordinator.
This program completes exposure to advanced topics in the field of management, business, human relations, accounting and economics.
In addition to in-person studies, most programs are available through the Global Online Learning (GOL) Program, which allows students to take classes fully online from their home countries
The San Mateo Colleges of Silicon Valley (SMCSV) offer more than 50 institutional scholarships each year, and all enrolled students are eligible to apply. Award amounts range from $300 to $7,000, helping make college more affordable. Students can also apply for external scholarships, such as the $1,000 Study in California Scholarship, to further support their educational journey.
Students completing this program will be able to:
- Design and manage business documents using current technology to engage in creative problem solving.
- Communicate an understanding of business concepts professionally through written, oral and visual presentations using current technology.
- Recognize ethical behavior in their chosen profession and behave in a socially responsible manner.
- Analyze business issues, interpret Financial data and identify economic trends.
Career advancement opportunities in management vary across sectors, such as business, global trade, healthcare, hospitality and tourism, manufacturing, materials management, retail and sales, services, technology, and transportation. This program prepares students for mid-level supervision positions.
| Complete Core Courses, 29 units | Units |
|---|---|
| Financial Accounting | 4 units |
| Managerial Accounting | 4 units |
| Introduction to Business | 3 units |
| Human Relations in the Workplace | 3 units |
| Personal Finance | 3 units |
| OR | |
| Principles of Macro Economics | 3 units |
| Business Law | 3 units |
| Business Communications | 3 units |
| Spreadsheets | 3 units |
| Introduction to Business Management | 3 units |
| Selective Courses, choose a minimum of 6 units from the following: | Units |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Business Information Systems | 3 units |
| Marketing | 3 units |
| Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 units |
| OR | |
| Interpersonal Communication | 3 units |
| Principles of Micro Economics | 3 units |
| Redefining Leadership: Individuals Effecting Change | 3 units |