Division: IV
Questions? Contact: Melanie Meyer
email: melanie_meyer@wvm.edu
tel: 408-855-5019
Counseling: 408-855-5030

Full Time Faculty:
 
Jim Van Tassel
email: jim_vantassel@wvm.edu
tel: 408-855-5344
 
Alex Braun
email: alex_braun@wvm.edu
tel: 408-855-5355

Associate Faculty:
 
Valorie Carpenter
Lynn Hunsaker
Rob Leadbeater
Drew McCormick
Paul Nolan
Anita Whitehill
Lale Yurtseven
Chris Zilg

What's New:

• NEW Fall 2009
  • Global Business (BUS010)
  • Fundamentals of Project Management (BUS037)
  • Business and Society (BUS061)
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• NEW Internship Program
  • Internships are 1-3 unit courses that include a minimum of 40 hours of work experience.  Learn more.
• NEW Certificate Programs
  • Learn the secrets of successful project management by earning our Project Management Certificate.
  • Develop skills in running an eBusiness via our eBusiness Certificate.
  • Demonstrate your improved business communication skills by earning our Business Communications Certificate.
  • Apply & Register Now
• NEW Complete certificate programs via distance learning. The Small Business Start Up certificate and Business Level I certificate can be completed entirely through distance learning.  Classes required are offered on a rotating basis in TV or online formats.  See details below for info on each certificate program.

Find out more about Management & Supervision (MGMT) and Marketing (MKT) courses being offered.

Roadmap for Business Program:

Follow the path through the business course offerings towards your program objective.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Business program, students will be able to:

• Describe the functions of American business;
• Choose a business career path;
• Transfer to colleges and universities;
• Successfully operate a business.

Program Statistics:

• Total enrollment of 1064 for Fall 2008.  Note:  Enrollment is a "seat count".
• Approximately 50 degrees awarded each year.
• Approximately 10 certificates awarded each year.

Additional Catalog Information

• Business

For those students thinking of transferring, San Jose State University offers the Gary J. Sbona Honors Program to prospective business students.

Additional Catalog Information

• Meet some of the current students in the Business program.

Career Options:

• Learn more about career options in business.
• Follow the Project Management Career Pathway.
• Discover the Human Resource Management Career Pathway.
  

Degrees:

• A.A. Business
• A.S. Business
• A.S. Global Business

Certificates:

• Business Level I
• Business Level II
• Business Computing Core Skills
  
• Business Computing
• Business Communications Core Skills
• Business Communications
• Customer Service
• e-Business
• Global Business
• Project Management
• Purchasing
• Small Business Start Up

 

Learn more about the department Advisory Committee.

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