Business Management

Associate of Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.)
business management

About this program

Effective managers are leaders. They know how to inspire others to work collectively toward a shared goal. Here, you’ll build a solid foundation in business—learning essentials like marketing and accounting. Leadership courses facilitate teamwork, challenge your critical thinking, and hone the problem-solving skills you need to rise to the top.

Next steps...

You're on your way to becoming a tomorrow maker.

17

Average Class Size

Bachelor's Degree Pathways

Part-time or Full-time Options

Careers

  • Entry-level management trainee positions
  • Banking
  • Retail
  • Insurance
Courses

At Penn College, we believe your educational experience should go beyond specialized skills. Real-world ready means taking a broader approach that builds communication skills, inspires collaboration, and encourages exploration of arts, history, and science.

​​Specialization requires in-depth knowledge and high-level proficiency. Students learn and apply major-specific concepts, skills, and methods.

  • MGT105Introduction to Business
  • MIS211Business Computer Applications Using Spreadsheet
  • MGT115Principles of Management
  • MKT240Principles of Marketing
  • ACC113Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • ECO111Principles of Macroeconomics
  • HRM300Human Resource Management
  • MGT301Business Law I
  • SBMELCSpecified Business Management Elective
  • ACC123Introduction to Managerial Accounting
  • FINP2 Select One Course: FIN305 or FIN350
  • MGT216International Business
  • SBMELCSpecified Business Management Elective

​Perspectives are points of view, offering a variety of ways of understanding, interacting, and influencing the world. Students identify, explain, and utilize the approaches used by academics and professionals to study, analyze, or understand problems, and offer solutions.

​​Foundations are the practical, intellectual, and social skills: communication, collaboration, critical and ethical thinking, quantitative thinking, and technological literacy that are crucial to every student at every stage of education and at every stage of life.

  • CSC124Information, Technology & Society
  • ENL111English Composition I
  • MTHP22Select One Course: MTH157 or MTH113
  • ENL201Technical & Professional Communication
  • SPCELCSpeech Elective
Facilities

Woodlands Bank Innovation Lab

A multi-use collaborative space, the Innovation Lab is a hub for creative problem solving and teambuilding projects.

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Student Experience

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Feb 21

Undergraduate Open House

Saturday, February 219 AM - 3 PM

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Apr 26

Undergraduate Open House

Sunday, April 269 AM - 3 PM

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Industry Partners

Work with experts to become an expert

Penn College's strong partnerships impact every step of your journey – from your first day in the classroom and labs, to career placement (oftentimes before graduation) and beyond.

Woodlands Bank
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Student Life

Lead and put your skills to the test

Penn College Business Club

Network with business leaders and work with like-minded students as you explore the business profession. 

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Student Organizations at Penn College

Your college experience is about more than the classroom. Join one of 65+ clubs and organizations, or create your own.

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Penn College News

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Business faculty member elected to accreditation commission

The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs recently elected Chip D. Baumgardner, associate professor of business administration/management at Pennsylvania College of Technology, to its Board of Commissioners of the Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree.

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Students assist young entrepreneurs

Fourteen Penn College students volunteered much of their morning to serve as mentors to middle school and high school students who filled the Field House last week to learn about developing business plans.

Monday, April 21, 2025

WNEP previews students' upcoming Derby journey

WNEP-TV’s Mackenzie Aucker visited campus to report on Penn College baking & culinary students who will head to Churchill Downs on Monday, April 28, to complete Derby Week internships. Their workweek will culminate with the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby.

Study Abroad

Gain global experience

See the world via Williamsport. Take your education abroad and get hands-on experience learning about your industry on a global scale.

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Internship

Your knowledge in practice

Internships are key for career preparation. Hone your management skills through real-world experience.

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More Information

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Alternative Credit refers to academic credits earned through means other than traditional college course completion, including: credit by exam, articulation, proof of competency gained in high school, work/life experience, and advanced placement.

Visit the Alternative Credit Options page in our Course Catalog for general requirements and procedures and for information on credit through Advanced Placement.

  • Mr. Jon P Conklin, CPA, President & CEO, Woodlands Bank
  • Mr. William E Ebersole, JD, CPA, CFE, GISF, Security Compliance/Emergency Manager, Disney Cruise Line
  • Mr. Robert L Emert, II, CPA, President/CEO, Emert & Associates, P.C.
  • Mr. Gabe Sinicropi, Jr., Vice President Marketing & Public Relations, Williamsport Crosscutters
  • Mr. Ray Thompson, President, Supply Source Inc.
  • Ms. Dorothy White, Tax Collector, Loyalsock Township Tax Office