Business Administration

The Business Administration curriculum is designed to introduce students to the various aspects of the free enterprise system. Students will be provided with a fundamental knowledge of business functions, processes, and an understanding of business organizations in today’s global economy.

Course work includes business concepts such as accounting, business law, economics, management, and marketing. Skills related to the application of these concepts are developed through the study of computer applications, communication, team building, and decision making. Through these skills, students will have a sound business education base for lifelong learning.

Graduates are prepared for employment opportunities in government agencies, financial institutions, and large to small business or industry.

Learning Outcomes

  • Apply appropriate accounting principles and concepts to identify, record, classify, summarize, interpret, and communicate financial results.
  • Recognize and demonstrate appropriate employability skills.
  • Demonstrate effective communication and critical thinking skills in the business and professional environment.

Contact Information

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Matt Baldwin, MS
Chair of Business and Culinary
Phone: 336-838-6161
mjbaldwin795@wilkescc.edu
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Kelly Pipes, MPA
Lead Instructor of Economics
Phone: 336-838-6424
jkpipes899@wilkescc.edu
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Danielle Parlier, MS
Instructor of Business Administration
Phone: 336-838-6254
ddparlier132@wilkescc.edu

Pathways

First Year – Fall Semester

  • ACA 115: Success and Study Skills
  • ACC 120: Principles of Financial Accounting
  • BUS 110: Introduction to Business
  • BUS 115: Business Law I
  • CIS 110: Introduction to Computers or CIS 111: Basic PC Literacy
  • ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry

First Year – Spring Semester

  • ACC 121: Principles of Managerial Accounting
  • BUS 121: Business Mathematics
  • CTS 130: Spreadsheet
  • MAT 110: Math Measurement & Literacy or MAT 143: Quantitative Literacy or MAT 152: Statistical Methods
  • Humanities/Fine Arts Elective

Second Year – Fall Semester

  • ENG 112: Writing/Research in the Disciplines
  • BUS 139: Entrepreneurship I
  • BUS 153: Human Resource Management
  • BUS 225: Business Finance
  • ECO 251: Principles of Microeconomics
  • MKT 120: Principles of Marketing

Second Year – Spring Semester

  • BUS 137: Principles of Management
  • BUS 240: Business Ethics
  • BUS 260: Business Communication
  • BUS 270: Professional Development
  • ECO 252: Principles of Macroeconomics or PSY 150: General Psychology
  • WBL 111: Work-Based Learning I

Fall Semester

  • ACA 115: Success and Study Skills
  • ACC 120: Principles of Financial Accounting
  • BUS 110: Introduction to Business
  • BUS 115: Business Law I
  • CIS 110: Introduction to Computers or CIS 111: Basic PC Literacy
  • ENG 111: Writing and Inquiry
  • MKT 120: Principles of Marketing

Spring Semester

  • ACC 121: Principles of Managerial Accounting
  • BUS 137: Principles of Management
  • BUS 121: Business Mathematics
  • BUS 139: Entrepreneurship
  • ECO 251: Principles of Microeconomics
  • MAT 110: Math Measurement & Literacy or MAT 143: Quantitative Literacy or MAT 152: Statistical Methods

  • BUS 110: Introduction to Business
  • BUS 115: Business Law
  • BUS 137: Principles of Management
  • CIS 110: Introduction to Computers

  • ACC 120: Principles of Financial Accounting
  • ACC 121: Principles of Managerial Accounting
  • ECO 251: Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECO 252: Principles of Macroeconomics

  • BUS 115: Business Law
  • BUS 121: Business Mathematics
  • BUS 139: Entrepreneurship
  • MKT 120: Principles of Marketing

Associate to Bachelor Agreements

An Associate to Bachelor agreement is an opportunity for students to complete their Associate’s degree at Wilkes Community College and then transfer into a specified program at a partnering four-year institution for their Bachelor’s degree. Wilkes Community College has the following Associate to Bachelor agreements for our Business Administration graduates:

East Carolina University accepts the credits listed on the bilateral agreement towards their Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. WCC students will need to complete MAT 152, MAT 171 instead of BUS 225, ECO 252 instead of WBL 111, and PSY 150 as their social science in order to receive the maximum number of credits at ECU.

East Tennessee State University accepts the credits listed on the articulation agreement below towards their Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Leadership and Bachelor of Applied Science in Professional Development.

Gardner-Webb University accepts the credits listed below towards their Bachelor of Science in Management. WCC students will need to complete MAT 152 as their math course to receive the maximum number of credits at GWU.

Lees-McRae College accepts the credits listed on the articulation agreement below towards their online Bachelor of Arts and Applied Science in Business Administration. WCC students will need to complete MAT 152. This is currently only for students who will take online classes at LMC. WCC students receive a $30 per credit hour discount on tuition for this degree at LMC.

UNC – Greensboro accepts the credits listed on their Transfer Guide for Business towards various business-related degrees (Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, and International Business).

Western Carolina University accepts credits towards the degrees listed below based on the current WCC AAS in Business Administration.

Western Governors University accepts the credits listed in the link below. WCC students will need to complete MAT 152 as their math course to receive the maximum number of credits at WGU.

Technology Requirements

Students in the Business Administration program need:

  • A PC computer or laptop (not Apple and preferably not a Chromebook)
  • High-speed internet access
  • Microsoft Office installed on the computer (software provided by WCC)