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Retail Management is an expanding career path supported by many industry sectors. Strong retail managers are essential to business success in electronics, clothing, food, entertainment, home furnishings, children’s supplies, publishing, cosmetics, educational materials, gift, athletic equipment, pet supplies, and just about every other imaginable consumer product and service. The retail industry is at the heart of many local economies. Effective management is the key to long term economic security throughout the state. This program, designed in collaboration with industry leaders, is intended to provide the student with many of the competencies required for success at the management level within the vast retail industry. This program encompasses the business essentials such as accounting and marketing, and also emphasizes the "soft skills" of management and communication required for career success. For more information please call (760) 776-7224.

Advisor: K. Hall 

RETAIL MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT

Dept. No. Title Units
Required Courses:
BUMA 01 Priniciples of Management 3
BUMA 27 Marketing 3
BUMA 29 Retail Merchandise Management 3
BUMA 31 Business Calculations 3
OR College Level Mathematics (4-5)
BUMA 32 Human Relations 3
BUMA 64 Human Resource Management 3
BUMA 94 Business Communications 3
or ENG 1A Composition (4)
BUAC 50 Accounting/Business Environment 3
CIS 10 Computer Literacy 4
SP 04 Public Speaking 3
  CERTIFICATE TOTAL 31-34

 

GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM DISCLOSURE: Retail Management

Total # of Units

31-34

 

Taxonomy of Programs (TOP) code

050650

SOC code and related occupations

http://www.bls.gov/soc/major_groups.htm

 

 

Supervisors of Sales Workers, Retail Sales Workers and Sales Representatives

Classification of Instruction Program (CIP) code

52.0212

 

Program Completion Time*

27 months

 

% of graduates that completed within the program completion time

NA (less than 10 students completed; FERPA restriction)

 

Program Costs (9-month budget for resident students except for Tuition)

 

 

Tuition (full certificates)

$728

 

Health Fees

$28

 

Parking

$40

 

Books and Supplies

$1638

 

Room and Board

$4,338

 

Non-Resident tuition

$205 per unit + $0.25/per unit for Student Center fee

 

Median Debt

NA (less than 10 students; FERPA restriction)

 

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