Business Management, One-Year Technical Certificate

Curriculum Code #0127

Effective May 2026

Division of Engineering, Business and Information Technologies

This one-year technical certificate in business management offers opportunities for individuals to learn about and develop some of the basic skills that may be utilized in business administration, with a deeper exposure to some of the functional areas of business management. Completion of the one-year technical certificate in business management may be applied to fulfill at least 50% of the requirements of the management major for the business administration associate of applied business. Lorain County Community College has articulation agreements with colleges and universities including programs offered by Lorain County Community College’s University Partnership.

Plan of Study Grid
Preferred Sequence
Fall SemesterHours
ACTG 151 ACCOUNTING I - FINANCIAL 4
CISS 121 MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS I 3
BADM 155 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 3
ECNM 151 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3
ENGL 161 COLLEGE COMPOSITION I 3
SDEV 101 INTRODUCTION TO THE LCCC COMMUNITY 1 1
 Hours17
Spring Semester
ACTG 152 ACCOUNTING II - MANAGERIAL 2 4
BADM 168 BUSINESS ETHICS 3
BADM 211 BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS 2 3
BADM 251 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 3
Select one of the following: 3-4
QUANTITATIVE REASONING 3  
STATISTICS 3  
COLLEGE ALGEBRA 3  
 Hours16-17
 Total Hours33-34
1

A student must register for the orientation course when enrolling for more than six credit hours per semester or any course that would result in an accumulation of 12 or more credit hours.

2

Indicates that this course requires a prerequisite.

3

The required math course may vary depending on the transfer institution. Students planning to transfer should verify the specific math course requirements with their intended institution or consult an advisor for guidance.

Program Contact(s):

Spencer Reid
440-366-7407
sreid@lorainccc.edu

For information about admissions, enrollment, transfer, graduation and other general questions, please contact your advising team.

More program information can be found on our website.

Credit for Prior Learning (PLA) options may be available for your program. For more information, please visit our website:  www.lorainccc.edu/PLA

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Contrast and apply various management concepts and theories to address and resolve organizational challenges and problems.
  2. Distinguish between and analyze the multiple (economic, financial, legal, international, and social) components of business.