Certificate of Achievement in Business Management
San Bruno, USA
Certificate
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
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Key Summary
About: The Certificate of Achievement in Business Management at Skyline College (San Bruno, California) builds entry‑level management skills for leadership, supervision, or entrepreneurship. It covers management, marketing, legal, accounting, communications, and human relations. Classes run in person and via the Global Online Learning (GOL) programme. Skyline partners with Genentech and Silicon Valley employers and has high transfer rates and a #1 California ROI rating.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can enter roles such as restaurant manager, office manager, human resources specialist, marketing coordinator, small business owner, and management analyst or consultant; related jobs include operations supervisor and business analyst and entrepreneur roles.
The Business Management certificate program is designed for students who are interested in obtaining entry level management skills. Whether considering positions in large corporations or thinking about starting your own company, the management certificate provides broad knowledge of the key management functions of business. The certificate combines management, marketing, legal, accounting, communications, and human relations courses, along with additional business and economic courses to prepare a person to assume management positions.
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.
Required Courses
- Financial Accounting
- Introduction to Business
- Human Relations at Work
- Introduction to Business Information Systems
- Principles of Marketing
- Business Law
- Business Communications
- Introduction to Business Management
Group A: Select 3-4 units from the following:
- Managerial Accounting
- Mathematical Analysis for Business
- Statistics
- Creativity and Innovation in Entrepreneurship
- The Business Plan
- Principles of Macro Economics
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Introduction to Human Resources Management
- Managing Culture and Diversity
Group B: Select 3 units from the following:
- Intro to Computer Applications and Suites
- Spreadsheets I: Excel
- Spreadsheets II: Excel
- Personal Finance
- Mathematical Analysis for Business
- Digital Marketing
- Business Work Experience
Total Required Units: 31 - 32
Students completing this program will be able to:
- Critical Thinking: Develop critical thinking and analytical skills for decision making and problem solving.
- Accounting/Financial Accounting: Apply accounting principles in business decision making.
- Business Law: Understand how the law and the legal environment relate to business operations, including ethical implications.
- Intro to Business Information Systems: Utilize multimedia and software applications to enhance business decision-making process.
- Business Communications: Create effective oral and written business communications utilizing modern communication technologies.
- Economics/Macroeconomics: Analyze how external forces affect business practices.
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.
- Restaurant manager,
- Office manager,
- Human resources specialist,
- Marketing coordinator,
- Small business owner,
- and Management analyst or consultant.