The decision to earning a post-high school degree is difficult. So many disciplines from which to choose. Liberal Arts? Science? Math? Business? In today’s economy, a future student (whether you are a newly graduated high school senior, or an adult learner seeking a first degree) must focus on viability in the job market. A discerning buyer knows that the expense of a college degree must be weighed against future job prospects and salary. Associate and Bachelor degree candidates must set themselves apart in the job market, through educational experiences, internships, and special skill sets found in degree focus areas.
The Penn State Berks Business Degree program meets all of these qualifications. Practically speaking, a Business Degree from Penn State University offers training in all the core business disciplines – management, marketing, finance, supply chain management, and accounting.
The Penn State Berks Business Degree also understands there is a demand in the marketplace for specific business training in the classroom and in the field through internships. The Business Degree focuses on the main core business disciplines, emphasizing collaborative learning, providing opportunities for students to become familiar with unique business environments in our region, and applying the “Penn State Principles” in our relationships with students, faculty, staff, and regional and national business leaders.
Our faculty have published, researched, worked, and studied at many of the top universities in the world and the best companies in the country. Just the Penn State University name alone stands out above many other programs, as many of our students have learned. Through internships and job offers across all business sectors, our graduates know the degree they have earned holds value. Penn State Berks students have earned internships and post-graduate jobs at Exelon, Lockheed Martin, SEI, Vanguard, Wachovia, Merrill Lynch, the Berks Economic Partnership, Waddell & Reed, PPL, the City of Reading, and more.
At Penn State Berks, students can earn an Associate’s Degree in Business Administration, an Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Business or a Bachelor of Science in Business. The credit programs are set apart in many ways allowing a full-time student to earn an Associate’s degree in two years or a Bachelor’s degree in four years.
Continuing education students, or as we like to call them, adult learners, can seek a degree at Penn State Berks on a part-time basis, both in the classroom and on-line while seeking a degree on an accelerated schedule. Penn State Berks works to accommodate both work and family schedules for students to earn the degree they need for the next step in their career.
Take your Business Degree to the next level and choose to focus your skills in one of several areas of discipline with the optional 18-credit degree focus. Choose to focus on accounting, financial services, marketing / management, or an individualized option for students seeking to focus on Information Sciences & Technology, Hotel Restaurant Management, professional writing, and more.
A Business Degree from Penn State Berks isn’t just an avenue to a job at a corporation, it’s a vehicle to entrepreneurial opportunities, opening doors to a career, and to satisfaction in your working life.
For more information on the Penn State Berks Accelerated Business Degree, contact the Adult Student Enrollment Coordinator, Solange Israel-Mintz, at 610-396-6222, or via email at BK-AdultStudent@psu.edu.
