Program Description
Are you interested in creating or growing your own business? Do you want more control over your professional life, while still remaining committed to your passions? Create your own restaurant, run a bookstore, or open a clothing boutique – a Certificate in Entrepreneurship can lead to many opportunities and helps you start your own business off on the right foot.
The Entrepreneurship Certificate is designed for persons interested in creating or growing their own business. Completion of a specialized Certificate can lead to increased employment opportunities.
Career Opportunities
Opportunities and potential earnings vary with the geographic area and size of firm as well as past experience of the individual. The opportunities available in establishing one’s own business are limited only by abilities and desires.
- General and Operations Manager
- Supply Chain Manager
- Online Merchant
South Puget Sound Community College believes that all students need to develop a broad range of abilities that will not only make them more effective in their professional pursuits but will enhance their capacity to relate well to others in their daily lives. At the end of this program students will:
At the completion of the Entrepreneurship Certificate, the successful student will be able to:
- Analyze and evaluate alternatives that lead to successful accomplishment of organizational objectives
- Formulate strategies to collect and evaluate quantitative and qualitative data to support organizational objectives
- Recognize and assess ethical dilemmas in the workplace
- Create and present information in written, oral, and symbolic forms to clearly convey business information
- Recognize and adapt interpersonal behaviors and communication styles to effectively collaborate in a multicultural world
The SPSCC college-wide abilities are embedded into each program:
- Analytical Reasoning
- Effective Communication
- Information Literacy
- Multicultural Awareness
- Social Responsibility
Courses by Quarter (Pathway Map)
Check with your advisor to determine where you will start. Advisors must approve changes to academic plan.
Pre-College Level
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| 1 - 7.5 |
| Applied Math I | |
| Applied Math II | |
| Contextualized Math I | |
| 1 -10 |
| ESOL Level I (Beginning Literacy) | |
| ESOL Level II (Low Beginning) | |
| ESOL Level III (High Beginning) | |
| ESOL Level IV (Low Intermediate) | |
| ESOL Level V (High Intermediate) | |
| ESOL Level VI (Advanced) | |
| ABE Language Arts III (Low Intermediate Language Arts) | |
| ABE Language Arts IV (High Intermediate Language Arts) | |
| ABE Language Arts V (Adult Secondary Level Language Arts) | |
College Level
This certificate is a total of 23 credits.
CCS 101 Pathways to Success is a required course for all students. Skip if already taken in Pre-College.
Pathway Notes
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| CCS 101 | Pathways to Success | 3 |
| BUS 220 | Starting and Managing a Small Business Su/F/W | 5 |
| BUS 160 | Principles of Marketing 1 | 5 |
| ACCT& 201 | Principles of Accounting I | 5 |
| BUS& 201 | Business Law | 5 |
