Business Administration

If you are interested in a career as a manager, an entrepreneur or working in an office, the Business Administration program will provide you with the broad exposure you need to succeed in today’s business world. To succeed, every business requires employees who can respond to the changing needs of the workplace. This program trains you in a variety of areas including: accounting, financial math, marketing, management, human relations, law, economics and computer concepts. Today’s job market demands capable, motivated, business-savvy individuals who exhibit proficiency in a wide range of business areas and, above all, have professional polish - this is what you will gain at NBCC. The Business Administration program includes an unpaid, business-related work practicum. This practicum is arranged through the campus and helps you bridge the gap between education and industry.

• High School Diploma or Adult High School Diploma or GED Diploma of High School Equivalency
• Geometry and Applications in Mathematics 112 and Functions and Relations 112

Graduates of the Business Administration program have a wide range of skills that can be valuable for any businesses of any size. They find employment in areas such as payroll, general management, operations, sales, retailing, bookkeeping, financial services and entrepreneurship. Students may also use this diploma to gain admission to the third year of bachelor degree programs at several universities.

1211 - Supervisors, General Office and Administrative Support Clerks
1221 - Administrative Officers
1222 - Executive Assistants
1231 - Bookkeepers
1441 - Administrative Clerks
1442 - Personnel Clerks
1452 - Correspondence, Publication and Related Clerks
1474 - Purchasing and Inventory Clerks

• Marketing Management
• Accounting - Manual and Computerized
• Business Law
• Business Software Applications
• Financial Mathematics
• Economics
• Statistics
• Market Research
• Computer Marketing Applications
• Management
• Human Relations
• Small Business Management
• On-the-Job Training

Credit for graduates of the Business Administration program may be recognized by the Institute of Canadian Bankers, Canadian Institute of Management, Canadian Payroll Association (CPA), Canadian Professional Sales Association (CPSA), Canadian Retail Institute and various other associations. Graduates of the two-year Business Administration program who have achieved a minimum of a 70% average each program year may be able to transfer into the third year of a four-year degree program at Cape Breton University (CBU), Crandall University (formerly ABU) or the University of New Brunswick Saint John (UNBSJ). NBCC is committed to furthering our university relationships; therefore, other university agreements may be available.

Business Administration has developed articulation arrangements with other institutions as follows: