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Business Management: Lead. Build. Innovate. Collaborate.

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Administration and Finance
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Students earning an Associate of Applied Science degree (AAS) in Business Management can expect to formulate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for a successful transition to a career-sustaining position or further study in one of several business career pathways.

  • Type: A.A.S. degree
  • Locations: Online, Wahpeton
  • Cluster: Business

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Business Certificate Options
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The Business Management Certificate Options consists of four independent plans of study in the areas of Entrepreneurship, Finance, Management/Supervision, and Sales. Students may choose to complete any of these individual plans of study to earn a certificate in Business Management with an emphasis in that respective area.

Upon successful completion of the required courses for the four plans of study and two credits of wellness electives, students will be awarded an Associate in Applied Science degree in Business Management with an emphasis in Marketing, Sales and Hospitality Services.

  • Type: Certificate
  • Locations: Online, Fargo, Wahpeton
  • Cluster: Business

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Business Technology Management
Business Technology Management

The Business Technology Management option is designed as a third-year option for students who have previously completed a technical degree program (Auto Body, Machine Tooling, Plumbing, Welding, etc.).

  • Type: A.A.S. degree, third-year option
  • Locations: Online, Wahpeton
  • Cluster: Business

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Marketing, Sales and Hospitality Services
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The Marketing, Sales and Hospitality Services emphasis prepares students toward pathways in: Lodging, Restaurant, Food, and Beverage Services, Travel and Tourism, Recreating, Amusements, and Attractions, Marketing Research, Marketing Communications, Marketing Management, Merchandising, Professional Sales.

  • Type: A.A.S. degree
  • Locations: Online, Fargo, Wahpeton
  • Cluster: Business

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Restaurant Management
Restaurant Management

The Restaurant Management option is designed as a third-year option for students completing the Culinary Arts program. It provides a range of business knowledge and experiences that will integrate well with the skills students have already achieved, preparing them to take on supervisory roles.

  • Type: A.A.S. degree, third-year option
  • Locations: Wahpeton
  • Cluster: Hospitality and Tourism, Business

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​Business management at NDSCS is one of the hottest fields of study because business skills can be applied to a variety of different career areas.

Graduates find work in these career fields:

  • Marketing Research
  • Advertising
  • Product Management
  • Sales
  • Retail
  • Service Marketing
  • Customer Service
  • Public Relations
Business Management Graduates from 2023-2024 Academic Year - Includes Emphases
Graduates Registered Avg. Beginning Annual Salary Reported High Annual Salary Placement Rate
15 $45448 87%
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NDSCS Collegiate DECA Members Compete at International Career Development Conference in San Francisco

05-01-2025
Collegiate DECA members from around the globe gathered in San Francisco, California, from April 5-8, 2025, to participate in the annual International Career Development Conference (ICDC). Seven NDSCS DECA members attended the conference.

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2023 DECA team

NDSCS Business Management students qualified for the international DECA competition

02-17-2023
Eighteen NDSCS Business Management students will compete in an international competition in April 2023 in Orlando, Fla.

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Four NDSCS students nominated for North Dakota Academic All-State Team

01-25-2023
Four students from the North Dakota State College of Science have been nominated for the 2023 North Dakota Academic All-State Team, which recognizes the academic achievements of community college students.

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Seven NDSCS students among top ten competitors in Collegiate DECA 2022-2023 Stock Market Game

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12-05-2022

An acclaimed program from the SIFMA Foundation, the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game™ is an online simulation that challenges teams with building and managing a $100,000 virtual investment portfolio of stocks, bonds and mutual funds. The teams of participants managed all aspects of the portfolio including asset selection, buying and selling.

DECA congratulates the following top-ranking teams who participated in the first session of the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game. Rankings are based on percentage growth against the S&P 500. These participants also met the diversity requirement of holding at least one bond, one stock and one mutual fund by the last trade date.

Congratulations to the following Collegiate DECA members from NDSCS — listed here by rank in the top 10:

1. Alexander Kelstrom - North Dakota State College of Science - Wahpeton, ND

2. Levi Witt - North Dakota State College of Science - Wahpeton, ND

3. April Finnie - North Dakota State College of Science - Wahpeton, ND

6. Nikolas Hunchak - North Dakota State College of Science - Wahpeton, ND

7. Luke Trebil - North Dakota State College of Science - Wahpeton, ND

9. Barbara Prante - North Dakota State College of Science - Wahpeton, ND

10. Shelby Nelson - North Dakota State College of Science - Wahpeton, ND

There is still another opportunity to participate in the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game! The second session of the Collegiate DECA Stock Market Game will begin on February 6, 2023.

The winners will be recognized on stage during Collegiate DECA's 2023 International Career Development Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Original article written and published by decadirect.org.