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 Diploma 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.

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

1. Graduates of the Business Administration program may be eligible for recognition of credit through 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.

2. Graduates of the two-year Business Administration program who have achieved a minimum of a 70 per cent 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, or the University of New Brunswick Saint John (UNBSJ).

NBCC is committed to furthering our university relationships; therefore, other university agreements may be available.

3. Many other universities give credit for courses completed in the Business Administration program.

4.This is a L.I.V.E. program. NBCC L.I.V.E. students have a world of knowledge at their fingertips via the NBCC wireless network. Classes that use the L.I.V.E. program are different from traditional classes because students may find themselves completing class assignments online or maintaining an electronic journal. When not in the classroom, students can still communicate with their classmates and instructors in an electronic medium, measure their knowledge through online tests, or simply conduct research on the internet. To find out more about how L.I.V.E. works, click here

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