Piedmont Technical College

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The mission of the Business Department is to provide quality education that is accessible, affordable and innovative with continuing involvement in partnering with all stakeholders of Piedmont Technical College.

The field of business offers numerous opportunities. Probably no other occupational area encompasses the diverse range of activities that is found in business. Accounting and management are typical examples of the potential career possibilities for business graduates.

By carefully selecting appropriate electives, Piedmont Technical College's business students can prepare for the specific aspect of business that they wish to pursue. (Contingent on sufficient student interest and enrollment, elective courses are available that lead to a degree in General Business with concentrations in Accounting, Business Management, Office Management or General Business.) Students can pursue their studies in either day or night classes, if sufficient enrollment is maintained.

Transfer opportunities exist for business students upon completion of the two-year degree. The number of business courses accepted varies from institution to institution and the student should contact his or her advisor as early as possible to explore transfer options. Written transfer agreements have been reached with Lander University and Newberry College in an attempt to provide maximum transferability of coursework.

Program Location: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens County, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda

Program Options: Day, Evening, Online

Contact Information: Steve Fennell

Concentrations 

• Accounting

• Business Transfer

• Management

• Office Management

Required Courses

Additional Program Information

Day Program

Evening Program

Accounting Concentration

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Business Transfer Concentration

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Evening Program

Management Concentration

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Office Managment Concentration

Day Program

Evening Program

Updated 4/18/2012

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Purpose Statement – The purpose of the business program is to provide educational and training to prepare students for a variety of entry level career positions in the business profession, college transfer, or to provide career enhancement opportunities to individuals already employed in business fields.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the various management theories and apply these appropriately on the job

2. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic laws of contracts in the legal framework of business operations

3. Demonstrate knowledge of the accounting process and prepare and interpret basic financial statements

4. Apply basic economic rules of resource allocation to the workplace and everyday life

5. Apply basic marketing techniques to develop simple promotion, pricing, and distribution plans, and to identify markets 

Advisement Information

• Students may specialize in one of 5 tracks: General Business (BUS3), Accounting (ACC3), Management (MGT3), Office Management (OMG3), and Business Transfer (BSL3).

• Pre-requisite for all BAF, BUS, MGT, MKT, & ACC courses is RDG 100 or appropriate placement test scores

• Review PTC Pathway or BANNER for specific course pre-requisites.

• Online courses with a prefix of BAF, BUS, MGT, MKT, ACC and ECO must have completed CPT 141 or CPT 101 within five years or have a TRA score of 70 or higher.

• When students indicate that they plan to transfer to a four-year institution, code them as BSL3 rather than BUS3.

• Courses are offered during day and evening and online.  Students may begin any term.

• Business electives must be from courses with the following prefixes: BUS, BAF, MGT, MKT, & ACC. Public Speaking (SPC 205) is also an acceptable business elective. It is important that advisors stress that other courses will not count as business electives.  For General Business only, there is one free elective that may be chosen from any discipline and should be selected in accordance with the student's career goals.  

Business Transfer (BSL3)

• A grade of C or better is required for courses to transfer.

• Additional hours may be required to attain admission into the Lander School of Business. Lander accepts a maximum of 64 credit hours from PTC and other accredited junior and technical colleges toward a bachelor's degree.

• The number of business courses accepted varies from institution to institution, and the student should explore transfer options. Written transfer agreements have been reached with Lander University and Newberry College in an attempt to provide maximum transferability of course work.

Accounting Course Work  (ACC3)

• ACC 101, 102, 201 and 202 must be taken in sequence.

• ACC 201 is offered only in fall term.

• ACC 202 is offered only in the spring.

Management Course Work (MGT3)

• No special advising notes.

Office Management Course Work (OMG3)

• AOT sequence is CPT 101-->IST 281-->AOT 165-->CPT 274

Advisement Information updated 9/7/2011