General Business

Associate Degree Program

In the modern global marketplace, a solid base of business knowledge can be applied to a diversity of careers, and Delaware Tech’s General Business program provides an excellent means of exploring the many career paths associated with business. It provides you with the fundamentals of business operations with an emphasis on both practical functions and theoretical aspects of business organizations. This blending of knowledge and skills enables you to meet your individual employment goals and educational needs and is designed to assist you in obtaining entry-level job skills and the credentials necessary for advancement. The knowledge you gain from this program will prepare you for opportunities in government; nonprofit organizations; and small, medium and large private businesses.

This program is offered at the Dover, Georgetown and Wilmington Campuses.

What You Can Do

In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare you for positions such as:

• Entrepreneur/business owner
• Entry-level manager
• Entry-level staff accountant
• Entry-level marketing account executive
• Sales
• Office administrator

What You Will Earn

Competitive starting salaries range from $16,000 - $34,000.

What You Will Learn

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

1. Integrate professional, ethical and legal standards into business practice.
2. Employ the various theories of management and marketing in a business.
3. Apply the principles of human resource management to organizations.
4. Evaluate the actions taken to acquire and retain customers.
5. Measure and track financial performance of an organization.
6. Analyze and apply the strategic management process to organizations

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you, as a graduate, will be able to do upon completion of your degree, regardless of your major. You will acquire these core competencies through your general education courses (i.e. English, math, etc.) and your program of study courses.

1. Communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
2. Demonstrate effective problem solving and reasoning skills.
3. Work effectively in groups of people from diverse backgrounds.
4. Demonstrate ethical and professional understanding and conduct.
5. Apply appropriate information literacy skills to locate, evaluate and use information effectively.
6. Use computer technology appropriate to the field.
7. Use scientific and mathematical reasoning appropriate to the technology.

Pursuing a Bachelor's Degree?

This is a Connected Degree program that enables you to complete your associate degree and then transfer to a four-year degree program as a junior. See an academic counselor for details!