Entrepreneurship

Overview

This two-year program provides students with essential business knowledge and cultivates an entrepreneurial mindset through practical learning experiences. It also offers valuable networking opportunities with industry professionals, ensuring graduates are well-prepared to identify opportunities, create business plans, secure funding, and launch successful ventures efficiently.

Students will engage in hands-on learning, analyze case studies, and receive guidance from industry experts. They will build an entrepreneurial toolkit that covers everything from ideation and market research to business planning, funding strategies, and execution. This program is designed to help students transform their ideas into successful and innovative ventures.

Program Type

Associate in Applied Science

How to Enroll

To pursue this degree, you must apply to MTC using our online application.

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Sample Program Plan and Costs

Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all of the courses offered within the Business Department for the grade to be counted toward graduation. Specifically, these include courses with the following prefixes: ACC, ARV, BAF, BUS, CPT, MGT, and MKT.

On-Campus Traditional. Classes meet on campus.
Virtual 100% online. Meets with a live instructor and classmates on specific days, at specific times. Uses web conferencing software, like Zoom.
Hybrid Some classes on campus. Some classes online or virtual.
Online 100% online. Due dates for projects and assignments. Self-paced work on your time.
Semester Course ID Course Title Classroom Online Hybrid Virtual Credits
Semester 1
(16 Credit Hours)
COL-101 College Orientation

College Orientation

ID: COL-101

Credit Hours: 1

This course may include selected topics such as career planning, study skills, stress management, tutoring, group guidance, and other subjects to facilitate student success.

1
ENG-101 English Comp I

English Comp I

ID: ENG-101

Credit Hours: 3

This is a (college transfer) course in which the following topics are presented: a study of composition in conjunction with appropriate literary selections, with frequent theme assignments to reinforce effective writing. A review of standard usage and the basic techniques of research are also presented.

3
BUS-101 Introduction to Business

Introduction to Business

ID: BUS-101

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of the nature of business activity in relation to the economic society, including how a business is owned, organized, managed, and controlled.

3
MAT-120 Probability and Statistics

Probability and Statistics

ID: MAT-120

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes the following topics: introductory probability and statistics, including organization of data, sample space concepts, random variables, counting problems, binomial and normal distributions, central limit theorem, confidence intervals,and test hypothesis for large and small samples; types I and II errors; linear regression; and correlation. (Graphic calculator required)

3
CPT-170 Microcomputer Applications

Microcomputer Applications

ID: CPT-170

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces microcomputer applications software, including word processing, data bases, spreadsheets, graphs, and their integration.

3
BUS-115 Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Introduction to Entrepreneurship

ID: BUS-115

Credit Hours: 3

This course is an introduction to the concept of entrepreneurship and the exploration of traditional and nontraditional business ventures. Students will identify their entrepreneurship type, and brainstorm personal interests, goals, and talents for the development of a business idea.

3
Semester 2
(15 Credit Hours)
ENG-102 English Comp II

English Comp II

ID: ENG-102

Credit Hours: 3

This is a (college transfer) course in which the following topics are presented: development of writing skills through logical organization, effective style, literary analysis and research. An introduction to literary genre is also included.

3
MKT-101 Marketing

Marketing

ID: MKT-101

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers an introduction to the field of marketing with a detailed study of the marketing concept and the processes of product development, pricing, promotion, and marketing distribution.

3
BUS-131 Entrepreneurial Leadership

Entrepreneurial Leadership

ID: BUS-131

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to provide students with the entrepreneurial leadership perspective necessary for a business owner, economic and social contexts of entrepreneurialism, traits of historically successful entrepreneurs, and analyzes the adversity of modern-day entrepreneurs.

3
MGT-101 Principles of Management

Principles of Management

ID: MGT-101

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of management theories, emphasizing the management functions of planning, decision making, organizing, leading, and controlling.

3
ACC-101 Accounting Principles I

Accounting Principles I

ID: ACC-101

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces basic accounting procedures for analyzing, recording and summarizing financial transactions, adjusting and closing the financial records at the end of the accounting cycle, and preparing financial statements. Students identify sound ethical and personal values.

3
Semester 3
(15 Credit Hours)
MGT-120 Small Business Management

Small Business Management

ID: MGT-120

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of small business management and organization, forms of ownership, and the process of starting a new business.

3
ACC-102 Accounting Principles II

Accounting Principles II

ID: ACC-102

Credit Hours: 3

This course emphasizes managerial accounting theory and practice in basic accounting and procedures for cost accounting, budgeting, cost-volume analysis, and financial statement analysis.

3
BUS-130 Business Communications

Business Communications

ID: BUS-130

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers the application of communication skills to situations routinely encountered in business environments. Students will generate oral and written reports and presentation.

3
MKT-120 Sales Principles

Sales Principles

ID: MKT-120

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of the personal selling process with special emphasis on determining customer needs and developing effective communications and presentation skills.

3
MGT-201 Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management

ID: MGT-201

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of personnel administration functions within a business organization. Major areas of study include job analysis; recruitment, selection and assessment of personnel; and wage, salary and benefit administration.

3
Semester 4
(16 Credit Hours)
PHI-115 Contemporary Moral Issues

Contemporary Moral Issues

ID: PHI-115

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines moral issues in contemporary society, including basic principles and applications of ethics.

3
ECO-211 Microeconomics

Microeconomics

ID: ECO-211

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes the study of the behavior of households and firms, including supply and demand, elasticity, price/input in different market structures, pricing of resources, regulations, and comparative advantage and trade.

3
ACC-242 Small Business Software

Small Business Software

ID: ACC-242

Credit Hours: 1

This course includes the use of current integrated software suitable for small business operations.

1
MKT-245 Promotional Strategies

Promotional Strategies

ID: MKT-245

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of promotion activities, focusing on coordinating an effective marketing campaign for a product or business, with promotion strategies planned and used to influence consumers, trade intermediaries, and sales forces.

3
BUS-121 Business Law I

Business Law I

ID: BUS-121

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of legal procedures, law and society, classifications and systems of law, the tribunals administering justice and their actions, contracts, sales, transfer of titles, rights and duties of the parties, conditions, and warranties.

3
BUS-116 Business Opportunity Analysis

Business Opportunity Analysis

ID: BUS-116

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces the research process as it relates to business development. Students will examine effective research strategies, and explore major electronic and print resources that are available to research a business idea.

3
  Total Credit Hours 62
  Estimated Cost
Financial Aid
$12,400.00
Not including fees and equipment
Semester Course ID Course Title Classroom Online Hybrid Virtual Credits
Semester 1
(7 Credit Hours)
COL-101 College Orientation

College Orientation

ID: COL-101

Credit Hours: 1

This course may include selected topics such as career planning, study skills, stress management, tutoring, group guidance, and other subjects to facilitate student success.

1
ENG-101 English Comp I

English Comp I

ID: ENG-101

Credit Hours: 3

This is a (college transfer) course in which the following topics are presented: a study of composition in conjunction with appropriate literary selections, with frequent theme assignments to reinforce effective writing. A review of standard usage and the basic techniques of research are also presented.

3
BUS-101 Introduction to Business

Introduction to Business

ID: BUS-101

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of the nature of business activity in relation to the economic society, including how a business is owned, organized, managed, and controlled.

3
Semester 2
(9 Credit Hours)
MAT-120 Probability and Statistics

Probability and Statistics

ID: MAT-120

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes the following topics: introductory probability and statistics, including organization of data, sample space concepts, random variables, counting problems, binomial and normal distributions, central limit theorem, confidence intervals,and test hypothesis for large and small samples; types I and II errors; linear regression; and correlation. (Graphic calculator required)

3
CPT-170 Microcomputer Applications

Microcomputer Applications

ID: CPT-170

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces microcomputer applications software, including word processing, data bases, spreadsheets, graphs, and their integration.

3
BUS-115 Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Introduction to Entrepreneurship

ID: BUS-115

Credit Hours: 3

This course is an introduction to the concept of entrepreneurship and the exploration of traditional and nontraditional business ventures. Students will identify their entrepreneurship type, and brainstorm personal interests, goals, and talents for the development of a business idea.

3
Semester 3
(9 Credit Hours)
ENG-102 English Comp II

English Comp II

ID: ENG-102

Credit Hours: 3

This is a (college transfer) course in which the following topics are presented: development of writing skills through logical organization, effective style, literary analysis and research. An introduction to literary genre is also included.

3
MKT-101 Marketing

Marketing

ID: MKT-101

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers an introduction to the field of marketing with a detailed study of the marketing concept and the processes of product development, pricing, promotion, and marketing distribution.

3
BUS-131 Entrepreneurial Leadership

Entrepreneurial Leadership

ID: BUS-131

Credit Hours: 3

This course is designed to provide students with the entrepreneurial leadership perspective necessary for a business owner, economic and social contexts of entrepreneurialism, traits of historically successful entrepreneurs, and analyzes the adversity of modern-day entrepreneurs.

3
Semester 4
(6 Credit Hours)
MGT-120 Small Business Management

Small Business Management

ID: MGT-120

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of small business management and organization, forms of ownership, and the process of starting a new business.

3
ACC-101 Accounting Principles I

Accounting Principles I

ID: ACC-101

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces basic accounting procedures for analyzing, recording and summarizing financial transactions, adjusting and closing the financial records at the end of the accounting cycle, and preparing financial statements. Students identify sound ethical and personal values.

3
Semester 5
(9 Credit Hours)
MGT-120 Small Business Management

Small Business Management

ID: MGT-120

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of small business management and organization, forms of ownership, and the process of starting a new business.

3
ACC-102 Accounting Principles II

Accounting Principles II

ID: ACC-102

Credit Hours: 3

This course emphasizes managerial accounting theory and practice in basic accounting and procedures for cost accounting, budgeting, cost-volume analysis, and financial statement analysis.

3
BUS-130 Business Communications

Business Communications

ID: BUS-130

Credit Hours: 3

This course covers the application of communication skills to situations routinely encountered in business environments. Students will generate oral and written reports and presentation.

3
Semester 6
(6 Credit Hours)
MKT-120 Sales Principles

Sales Principles

ID: MKT-120

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of the personal selling process with special emphasis on determining customer needs and developing effective communications and presentation skills.

3
MGT-201 Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management

ID: MGT-201

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of personnel administration functions within a business organization. Major areas of study include job analysis; recruitment, selection and assessment of personnel; and wage, salary and benefit administration.

3
Semester 7
(7 Credit Hours)
PHI-115 Contemporary Moral Issues

Contemporary Moral Issues

ID: PHI-115

Credit Hours: 3

This course examines moral issues in contemporary society, including basic principles and applications of ethics.

3
ECO-211 Microeconomics

Microeconomics

ID: ECO-211

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes the study of the behavior of households and firms, including supply and demand, elasticity, price/input in different market structures, pricing of resources, regulations, and comparative advantage and trade.

3
ACC-242 Small Business Software

Small Business Software

ID: ACC-242

Credit Hours: 1

This course includes the use of current integrated software suitable for small business operations.

1
Semester 8
(9 Credit Hours)
MKT-245 Promotional Strategies

Promotional Strategies

ID: MKT-245

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of promotion activities, focusing on coordinating an effective marketing campaign for a product or business, with promotion strategies planned and used to influence consumers, trade intermediaries, and sales forces.

3
BUS-121 Business Law I

Business Law I

ID: BUS-121

Credit Hours: 3

This course is a study of legal procedures, law and society, classifications and systems of law, the tribunals administering justice and their actions, contracts, sales, transfer of titles, rights and duties of the parties, conditions, and warranties.

3
BUS-116 Business Opportunity Analysis

Business Opportunity Analysis

ID: BUS-116

Credit Hours: 3

This course introduces the research process as it relates to business development. Students will examine effective research strategies, and explore major electronic and print resources that are available to research a business idea.

3
  Total Credit Hours 62
  Estimated Cost
Financial Aid
$12,400.00
Not including fees and equipment

Careers

Grow an Existing Business

Many entrepreneurs do not realize what they need until they actually start the business. At that time, they realize that most traditional higher education programs do not prepare people for the realities of owning one’s own business or deliver the specific skills they need. Most entrepreneurs seek more skills in bookkeeping (i.e. QuickBooks) and/or marketing.

According to EMSI data as of 2022

Where Can I Work?

  • Small Businesses
  • Business Corporations
  • Tech Startups
  • IT Firms

Careers

Start Your Own Business

Starting a new business in the Midlands area across a variety of industries. Previous certificate graduates have opened businesses including real estate, event planning, consignment stores, landscaping, and more.

According to EMSI data as of 2022

Where Can I Work?

  • Small Businesses
  • Business Corporations
  • Tech Startups

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