Business - Personal Finance : COA

The Business Personal Finance Certificate of Achievement program is designed for students who seek the core business personal finance skills. This program is designed for students who want to add personal finance abilities to their current skill set without the additional coursework of a broader education. For further studies consider the Business Administration Associate degree with an emphasis in Personal Finance. Students planning to transfer to a university to earn a bachelor’s degree should consider the Associate in Science in Business Administration 2.0 for Transfer (AS-T in Business Administration 2.0) degree. 

It is expected that there will be 5-10 completers annually for this program. 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will have demonstrated the ability to:

• Evaluate business situations and apply appropriate finance skills that support a small business or personal investment plan.

The Business Personal Finance Certificate is designed for students who seek to evaluate business situations and apply appropriate finance skills that support a small business or personal investment plan. This will add personal finance abilities to their current skill set. To achieve this coursework includes topics like accounting, financial analysis, financial planning, investing, and customer service.

This program is designed for students who want to add personal finance abilities to their current skill set without the additional coursework of a broader education. 

Business and Personal finance programs are common at community colleges. This program should not impact other local colleges. I confirmed with Annabelle Rodriguez of Cabrillo College and Guy Hanna of Hartnell to confirm that there was no perceived impact to their schools.