Business

Earn a marketable degree that comes with competitive earning potential and built-in flexibility. Our program is designed to provide you with the knowledge and training you need for a variety of career paths in the fields of business, accounting, data analytics, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing, retail management, and supply chain management.

Students at any Maricopa Community College may need to complete courses at more than one of our colleges.

SCC Program Description

"Students wishing to transfer to a 4-year university to earn a bachelor’s degree in a business-related area or in computer information systems may take all their lower-division credits at Scottsdale Community College, earn an Associate in Business, and then transfer to a university to continue toward the bachelor’s degree. The 62-credit Associate of Business (ABUS) transfer degrees contain all the lower-division requirements to qualify you for a university business program."

This degree transfers into dozens of business majors at many universities, with special agreements with Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and the University of Arizona. Students wishing to major in computer information systems or data analytics at the university should follow the Associate of Business-Special Requirements (ABUS-SR), and students wishing to major in most other business areas (accounting, business administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, international business, management, marketing, sports management, supply chain management, etc.) should follow the Associate of Business-General Requirements (ABUS-GR).

The General Business program is designed to provide business training for various entry-level positions in business or to continue into Scottsdale Community College's Bachelor of Business Administration - Management degree. The courses in the associate degree include an introduction to business concepts, accounting and computer principles, and legal issues related to business.

Experiential Learning Opportunities

  • Business internships
  • DECA (student business association with professional development opportunities)
  • Service learning and volunteerism

Course Format/Textbooks

Classes are offered in various formats: in-person, online, hybrid, day, evening, full-time and part-time.


 

Most of our courses use low-cost textbooks or no-cost material your instructors provide. General education courses may have textbooks that cost more.