Division: IV
Questions? Contact: Melanie Meyer
email: melanie_meyer@wvm.edu
tel: 408-855-5019
Counseling: 408-855-5030

Full Time Faculty:
 
Jim Van Tassel
email: jim_vantassel@wvm.edu
tel: 408-855-5344
 
Alex Braun
email: alex_braun@wvm.edu
tel: 408-855-5355

Associate Faculty:
 
Valorie Carpenter
Lynn Hunsaker
Rob Leadbeater
Drew McCormick
Paul Nolan
Anita Whitehill
Lale Yurtseven
Chris Zilg

What's New:

• NEW Spring 2010
  • Business Law II (BUS028B)
    
  • Applied Project Management (BUS038)
  • Business and Society (BUS061)
  • Apply & Register Now
• NEW Internship Program
  • Internships are 1-3 unit courses that include a minimum of 40 hours of work experience.  Learn more.
• NEW Certificate Programs
  • Learn the secrets of successful project management by earning our Project Management Certificate.
  • Develop skills in running an eBusiness via our eBusiness Certificate.
  • Demonstrate your improved business communication skills by earning our Business Communications Certificate.
  • Apply & Register Now
• NEW Complete certificate programs via distance learning. The Small Business Start Up certificate and Business Level I certificate can be completed entirely through distance learning.  Classes required are offered on a rotating basis in TV or online formats.  See details below for info on each certificate program.

Find out more about Management & Supervision (MGMT) and Marketing (MKT) courses being offered.

Roadmap for Business Program:

Follow the path through the business course offerings towards your program objective.
Use our programs to build your career.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Business program, students will be able to:

• Describe the functions of American business;
• Choose a business career path;
• Transfer to colleges and universities;
• Successfully operate a business.

Program Statistics:

• Total enrollment of 1073 for Fall 2009.  Note:  Enrollment is a "seat count".
• Approximately 60 degrees awarded each year.
• Approximately 10 certificates awarded each year.

Additional Catalog Information

• Business

For those students thinking of transferring, San Jose State University offers the Gary J. Sbona Honors Program to prospective business students.

Additional Catalog Information

• Meet some of the current students in the Business program.

Career Options:

• Learn more about career options in business.
• View the Video Clip:  Learn why a certificate in Business Communications is important.
  
• Follow the Project Management Career Pathway.
• Discover the Human Resource Management Career Pathway.
  

Degrees:

• A.A. Business
• A.S. Business
• A.S. Global Business

Certificates:

• Business Level I
• Business Level II
• Business Computing Core Skills
  
• Business Computing
• Business Communications Core Skills
• Business Communications
• Customer Service
• e-Business
• Global Business
• Project Management
• Purchasing
• Small Business Start Up

 

Learn more about the department Advisory Committee.

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