SUNY Adirondack is offering a one-year
Entrepreneurship and Business Management
certificate program intended for those
who desire to enter business immediately
upon graduation or who are currently employed
and who seek to obtain formal education
in the field of business to enhance their
prospects for employment and promotion.
Officials said the program also supports
those who seek to own and operate their
own businesses or go into an existing family
business.
The coursework prepares students for employment
in a broad range of business fields
and provides individuals with the knowledge
and skills to assist in various management
functions, according to the college.
“This program is a reflection of the trend
that has developed across the country:
more and more people want to start their
own businesses,” said A. Nicholas Buttino,
chairman of SUNY Adirondack’s Business
Division.
Statistics from the state Department of
Labor indicate that median weekly earnings
on 2011 were 10.43 percent higher for
individuals with some college as compared
with individuals with only a high school
diploma or GED. Students earning degrees
in engineering, science, medicine, information
technology and technology, as well as
students completing AAS degrees in media
arts and culinary arts, may seek to start
businesses and obtain a formal education
in business.
Officials said the program will be desirable
to students currently engaged in local
family businesses who are unable to attend
college for two full years of academic studies
and who wish to take on more challenging
roles and responsibilities within the family
business.
For more information, contact the SUNY
Adirondack Office of Admissions at 743-2264
or visit www.sunyacc.edu