Business program
Program

Business

The Business curriculum at Red Rocks Community College (RRCC) prepares students to launch or advance a career in business. In today’s technologically driven and complex world, this involves more than just a calculator. We offer flexible learning formats and partnerships with business and industry as well as area colleges and universities.
Location(s)
Arvada Campus
Lakewood Campus
Online
Why Choose RRCC?

The Business curriculum at RRCC prepares students to launch or advance a career in business. The program features faculty with real-world experience who engage students in learning the practical applications of business principles.  We also offer flexible learning formats and partnerships with business and industry as well as area colleges and universities.

Program Overview

Flexible learning formats- classroom, hybrid, or online - allow students to build a schedule that works for them as they are working toward a certificate or degree.

The business program offers the skills you need to be successful in your education and your career.  Whichever concentration area you choose to study, once you graduate, you will be able to:

  • Write properly structured and organized business documents.
  • Examine a business problem and design a course of action.
  • Use correct business terms.

Depending on your focus, you will also earn how to:

  • Develop a business opportunity (Entrepreneurship)
  • Explain the universal management functions of directing, planning, organizing, and controlling (Management)
  • Develop the appropriate marketing mix to capitalize on a marketing opportunity (Marketing)
  • Contrast cultural differences between domestic and international business (International Business)
  • Analyze management dilemmas and propose responses using resources and tools that support effective practice in the nonprofit sector (Nonprofit Management)
  • Prepare real estate documents (Real Estate)

Partnerships with business and industry as well as area colleges and universities provide many paths for students to chart their course toward a rewarding career.

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Degrees & Certificates
Title Details
Business Administration AAS  |  60 Credits
Interdisciplinary Business AAS  |  60 Credits
Business AA  |  60 Credits
Business Fundamentals CERT  |  9 Credits
Small Business/Enterpreneurship CERT  |  8 Credits
Business Management CERT  |  12 Credits
Business Administration Marketing CERT  |  9 Credits
Nonprofit Management CERT  |  16 Credits
Real Estate CERT  |  12 Credits
Accounting Paraprofessional AS  |  60 Credits
Accounting Technician AAS  |  61 Credits
Accounting Clerk CERT  |  18 Credits
Accounting Fundamentals CERT  |  6 Credits
Faculty & Staff

Laura Sakry

Faculty - Business & Accounting Chair

Stephanie Schooley

Faculty - Business, Nonprofit Pathway Lead

Julio Suarez-Pesquera

Faculty
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Tuition Savings

Becoming a student at RRCC prepares you for transfer to a four-year university, prepares you for an exciting new career or can enhance your current skills.

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Academic Programs

Red Rocks Community College offers courses in Arvada, Lakewood and online as well as hybrid courses.

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Transfer Options

In collaboration with Colorado 4-year schools, Colorado has developed a statewide guaranteed transfer program to create a seamless transfer.

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Become a Student

Becoming a student at RRCC prepares you for transfer to a four-year university, prepares you for an exciting new career or can enhance your current skills.