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California Regional Consortia

Entrepreneurship

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Submitter's Information

Name

Sara Goldware

Title

Director, Strong Workforce and Career Pathways

Region

Bay Area

College

Ohlone College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Andrew LaManque

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Entrepreneurship

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Small Business and Entrepreneurship (050640)

Projected Start Date

08/20/22

Catalog Description

The Certificate of Achievement in Entrepreneurship is designed to prepare students to engage in the world of entrepreneurship. The certificate will provide students with the skills necessary to develop an actionable business plan for starting a new business. Courses will cover the legal aspects of starting a business, digital marketing from an entrepreneurial perspective, and the components necessary to develop a strong business plan, which addresses best practices for current and future entrepreneurs or small business owners. The goal of this certificate program is to prepare students with relevant tools in exploring various pathways to entrepreneurship.

Enrollment Completer Projections

We expect approximately 30 students to earn this certificate annually. 

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
Program Goal

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

 

1.    Develop an entrepreneurial mindset that breeds business creativity and innovation.

2.    Innovate, create, and design business plans.

3.    Explore the methods of raising  venture capital and manage all aspects of a small business.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

19

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

Requirementsfor Certificate for Entrepreneurship:

a. Complete Major Field courses.

b. Complete at least six units at Ohlone College.

c.Maintain a 2.0 grade point average in Major Field courses. 

Program Requirements
Course Name Units Sequence
BA-121A Developing your Business Plan 0.5 Spring, Year 1
BA-121B Legal Aspects of a Small Business 0.5 Spring, Year 1
BA-116 Business English and Communication 4 Fall, Year 1
BA-123 Math for Accounting and Business 3 Fall, Year 1
BA-130 Digital Marketing Principle 2 Spring, Year 2
BA-141A Business Law 3 Fall,  Year 2
BA-150 Introduction to Entrepreneurial Thinking and Behavior 3 Fall,  Year 2
BSM-103 Management of Human Recourses 3 Spring, Year 2

Supporting Documents

Upload Labor Market Information (LMI)

Bay Area Regional Questions

Goal of Program

CTE

Include any other information you would like to share.
The certificate adds two new courses to existing curriculum to provide learning outcomes important for an entrepreneur or small business owner. The department currently offers noncredit entrepreneur courses and certificates. This program would provide a credit option for students that might want to develop a broader set of skills necessary to create a new business idea or start a new business. This new certificate will complement existing offerings and provide an opportunity for students not yet served by the business program.
Please list similar programs at other colleges in the service area which may be impacted, including the name of the college, the name of the program that may be impacted, the name of the person you contacted and the outcome of that contact.
There are similar programs at Skyline College and City College of San Francisco. However, labor data shown above indicated a great demand in East Bay. This new program at Ohlone College is also different than similar programs at other colleges in terms of courses offered. Finally, Ohlone College has a strong partnership with the Tri-Cities Career Center and the Alameda County Small Business Development Center. Students taking this program at Ohlone College will also receive additional benefits from different career workshops, business events, and business networking.

Submission Details

Published at

11/23/21 - 04:45 PM

Status

Recommended

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Comments, Documents, Voting

Comments

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BA

Beth Arman   ·  01/04/22

You mention only Skyline and CCSF, but your LMI shows that there are already 6 programs in the East Bay. They awarded 13 of the 17 associate degrees and 16 of the 48 certificates mentioned in the COE's report. The COE concludes there is still an undersupply, but you should still have mentioned and reached out to the other colleges before submitting your proposal.

SG

Sara Goldware   ·  01/04/22

Note from Ohlone Team: On 12/23, we reached out to faculty at Chabot College and Las Positas College to alert them about the program coming up for recommendation. We provided a program description and invited them to contact us with any questions. Faculty contacted included Allan Graves and Steve Lanza.