Students will learn business and marketing concepts, terminology, and applications.  Business topics covered will include financial management, consumer issues and purchasing strategies, ethics, management skills, manufacturing and service industry operations strategies, business structure, investment options, and current trends and events. The marketing portion of the program will cover the concepts of sales, promotion, purchasing, pricing, and distribution. Students who complete the entire program and earn a “B” or better in each course have the potential to earn up to 12 articulated college credit hours.