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Management

Make the most of your career! With the Business Management program at Sinclair Community College, you will acquire the knowledge and skills to prepare you for a management level position in business, industry, and the public sector.  And, because this program offers a significant choice of electives, you can tailor your program to meet your specific career goals.

Why major in Management?

There are numbers of business opportunities in the world today. Our academic business programs allow for you to better understand business structures and the human communication involved in leadership roles—project management and people management. We work with you to help you take that next step in your current position or in your quest to obtain professional experience and understanding.

This area of study might be for you if:
  • You are interested in finding out more about group communication and leadership roles.
  • You are the decision-maker in many situations—at work, home, or even school.
  • You would like to learn the techniques and processes helpful in project and people management.
  • You enjoy leading others, while fostering innovative ideas and business camaraderie.

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Associate of Applied Science
This program emphasizes preparation for a wide variety of management-related positions. It is designed to provide a balance in technical business education along with general education courses while providing a considerable choice of electives and alternatives. Opportunities for managers include supervision, office managers, management trainees, assistant managers and owners within a variety of settings, including small and medium-size businesses, corporations, industries, non-profit organizations and governmental agencies. This degree program contains one or more embedded certificates which will be automatically awarded when the certificate requirements are completed. View Full Program Details
Business Management/Entrepreneurship Go to Program Details Display Program Description
This area of concentration within the Management degree program prepares existing or potential entrepreneurs in a wide variety of small business functions. In addition to general education courses and traditional management courses, the following key areas are emphasized: opportunities for entrepreneurs, financial plan development, marketing plan development and complete business plan development. This degree program contains one or more embedded certificates which will be automatically awarded when the certificate requirements are completed. If you do not want to receive the embedded certificate(s), please notify Registration and Student Records at studentrecords@sinclair.edu. View Full Program Details
Business Management/Supply Chain Management Go to Program Details Display Program Description
The Business Management Supply Chain Management (SCM) concentration provides a broad-based study of organizational strategic plans, resources, roles, responsibilities and functions, while also focusing on management of supply chain activities. This study involves consideration and application of processes to develop coordinated supplier-to-customer systems, including: identifying needs for raw materials, supplies and components; developing specifications; computing quantity requirements; selecting sources and negotiating agreements; acquiring, transporting and storing inventory; managing and maintaining operations; and logistics management. This degree program contains one or more embedded certificates which will be automatically awarded when the certificate requirements are completed. If you do not want to receive the embedded certificate(s), please notify Registration and Student Records at studentrecords@sinclair.edu. View Full Program Details
Associate of Arts
Sport and Recreation Education Go to Program Details Display Program Description
This program is designed for sport and recreation careers and will fulfill the freshman and sophomore educational requirements at most four-year colleges or universities. Sport and Recreation provides two years of a solid foundation in sport related business. It also contains a Coaching short-term certificate. Course work includes management, marketing, coaching, and leadership along with many other respective components of the industry. Students are prepared to enter the profession or transfer for completion of a baccalaureate degree. As part of this degree program, students must complete the requirements of the Ohio Transfer 36 in order to graduate. This degree program contains one or more embedded certificates which will be automatically awarded when the certificate requirements are completed. If you do not want to receive the embedded certificate(s), please notify Registration and Student Records at studentrecords@sinclair.edu. View Full Program Details
Associate of Science
The University Parallel program is designed for the student who wants to pursue a baccalaureate degree at a four-year institution in a business discipline. The purpose of the degree program is to provide the basic core of business and general education requirements for the first two years of a four-year program. As part of this degree program, students must complete the requirements of Ohio Transfer 36 in order to graduate.This degree program contains one or more embedded certificates which will be automatically awarded when the certificate requirements are completed. If you do not want to receive the embedded certificate(s), please notify Registration and Student Records at studentrecords@sinclair.edu. View Full Program Details
One-year Technical Certificate
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This certificate takes the Entrepreneurship and Business Foundations STC one step further by preparing existing or potential entrepreneurs with background issues in skills such as customer service and negotiation techniques by addressing the application of basic principles of negotiation through the introduction and analysis of the negotiation process, case studies, and simulations. This certificate contains foundational courses that apply towards AAS in Business Management/Entrepreneurship. View Full Program Details
Students gain an understanding of business procedures to prepare them for a management position or update the management skills of those currently employed in a managerial, administrative or office support role. View Full Program Details
This certificate prepares existing or potential entrepreneurs in a wide variety of small business functions. In addition to traditional management courses, the following key areas are emphasized for entrepreneurs: financial plan development, marketing plan development and business plan development. View Full Program Details
The Retail Management certificate is a business program where students learn the key skills needed for retail management success. The Retail Management certificate gives students more of the basic tools needed to be a successful supervisor or manager in any business or industry, including retail, hospitality, manufacturing and service industries. This certificate enables students to further build and develop their skills toolbox that will enable them to be successful in the workplace. Additionally, students with justice-involved backgrounds will gain the necessary tools to obtain viable employment in a growing field. View Full Program Details
This certificate is designed to prepare students for careers in the field of sport and recreation management. Sports Management provides a solid foundation in sport related business. This certificate contains an embedded Coaching short-term certificate. Course work includes sports management, coaching, and leadership along with management, marketing, communication, business law, finance, and accounting. Students are prepared to enter a sports management profession. View Full Program Details
Students gain a basic understanding of supply chain management processes to prepare them for a new position or to update the skills of those currently employed in a supply chain management (SCM) role. View Full Program Details
This certificate takes the Supply Chain Technician STC one step further by preparing students with background issues in skills such as customer service and supervision by addressing the basic principles of management through an assessment of skills and an analysis of situational factors that lead to the development of creative approaches to supervision. This certificate contains foundational courses that apply towards AAS in Business Management/Supply Chain Management. View Full Program Details
Short-term Technical Certificate
The short-term certificate in Coaching is designed to provide the foundational knowledge that is essential for coaching any sport. Coaches help athletes master new skills, enjoy competing with others and develop self-esteem. The certificate includes topics in coaching and leadership, sportsmanship, coaching diverse athletes, behavior management, sport first aid, drugs in sport, and the games approach to coaching. View Full Program Details
The Digital Marketing Analytics Short-Term Certificate is designed to introduce, develop and reinforce basic digital marketing analytics skills and technical applications. Graduates learn how to monitor digital campaigns, collect metrics, and report findings using Google Analytics and other industry-relevant digital analysis applications. The ten-year occupational outlook for digital marketing specialists shows an anticipated 24% growth potential. All courses in this certificate can be applied to the Associate of Applied Science in Digital Marketing. View Full Program Details
Entrepreneurship and Business Foundations Go to Program Details Display Program Description
This certificate prepares existing or potential entrepreneurs in a wide variety of small business functions. In addition to a traditional management course, the following key areas are emphasized for entrepreneurs: financial plan development, marketing plan development and business plan development. View Full Program Details

This certificate provides the opportunity to develop and refine human resources skills. The curriculum covers laws and regulations related to employment, implications of decisions and their effect on business as well as employee motivation. Also addresses human resource applications in strategic human resource management, workforce planning and employment, human resource development, total compensation and rewards, employee and labor relations and risk management. Contemporary approach to human resource management using a diagnostic model of internal and external influences.

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This certificate allows students to explore content and experiences relevant to employment in multinational firms and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Students will learn technical information that is applicable to further study in international business as well as direct employment in organizations operating on a global basis. View Full Program Details

The Retail Business short-term certificate gives students more of the basic tools needed to be a successful supervisor or manager in any business or industry, including retail, hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing and service industries. This certificate enables students to further build and develop their skills toolbox that will enable them to be successful in the workplace.

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The Retail Management certificate is a business program where students learn the key skills needed for retail management success. The Retail Management certificate gives students more of the basic tools needed to be a successful supervisor or manager in any business or industry, including retail, hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing and service industries. This certificate enables students to further build and develop their skills toolbox that will enable them to be successful in the workplace.

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This certificate prepares existing or potential entrepreneurs in a variety of small business functions. View Full Program Details
The Supervision Foundations short-term certificate gives students the basic tools needed to be a successful supervisor in any business or industry, including retail, hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing and service industries. This certificate enables students to begin building their skills toolbox that will enable them to be successful in the workplace. View Full Program Details
The Supervisory Skills short-term certificate is useful to students who need to understand the foundation of supervision, no matter in which discipline they formally study. Engineers, business managers, architects, educators, and many other professionals need to understand how to better supervise employees. This certificate includes coursework that is foundational to understanding business and personnel concepts that will benefit supervisors in any capacity. This certificate is most useful for those who are new to supervision or to those who desire to become supervisors. View Full Program Details
Students gain an understanding of the supply chain system of organizations, people, technology, activities and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer. View Full Program Details
 


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