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Retail Management

Certificate (less than one-year)
Catalog Year 2008-09

MHCC Faculty Advisor:
David Garlington: 503-491-7467 - Room AC 2687 Dave.Garlington@mhcc.edu
Study.Business@mhcc.edu or contact the Business Department: 503-491-7515

This is a 36-credit program that can be taken over two terms. The curriculum includes skills, knowledge, and abilities that have been identified as essential for a retail management career. Upon successful completion, students receive a Retail Management Certificate.

The Certificate incorporates ten core courses that provide basic business skills and knowledge required for successful retail management. The educational foundation includes communication, computation, and computer skills. Adding to the foundation is a cluster of business, marketing, human resource, leadership and retailing courses. Together these courses provide a core to meet the immediate demands of business and retailing. This certificate can easily transfer into a two-year Associate of Applied Science Degree in Business Management and beyond.

The Western Association of Food Chains, www.wafc.com, endorses this certificate.

1 Prerequisite for this course is not included in this curriculum. See course description in back of catalog.

For students interested in the Business Management AAS Degree, please refer to pages 24-26 in the printed catalog.