NEW Entrepreneurship AAS Degree

Program Details Page NEW Entrepreneurship AAS Degree

This is a new option for fall 2025, pending approval.

We are updating the Contemporary Business Certificate, which means that the AAS Degree has more room for electives. We hope to have final approval shortly to enroll new students in fall quarter.

This page is designed to give an overview of what the quarter will look like based on the starting point in the year. Click on one of the desired tabs below to view the course schedule. This information may be subject to change. Please contact your adviser for more information regarding the courses.

Bookstore Information

a picture of an open book Information regarding the materials can be found at the RTC bookstore Links to an external site.. Just fill in the course information and you will be set!

The bookstore has what you need in regards to materials so be sure to check it out! It is always better to be prepared than to wait last second to buy your materials!

General Overview

When can I start? Fall (September), Winter (January), Spring (April), Summer (July)

How long is the program?

6 quarters (24 months) with 90 total credits

When do classes meet? Evening FLEX classes - you can attend in person, via Zoom, or do all work online

Are summer classes required? No, but you have the option of completing degree electives during summer quarter and can start in July.

You will learn how to start and maintain a successful small business: business plans, finances, management, and marketing. Your classes also prepare you to be a supervisor or manager of a small team.

What does a manager do?

What is the average salary?

$72,700 annually in the Seattle-Bellevue-Tacoma area. Most first-line supervisors earn at least $50,950; there is a wide salary range.

Who can I contact for questions?

New students, please visit our Zoom lobby (Links to an external site.) to talk with someone by video chat, or e-mail our advising department.
For current students, please visit RTC's advising page (Links to an external site and look for the faculty counselor assigned to Contemporary Business Administration.

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Overall Materials Needed:

Access to a functioning laptop or computer (you may use computers on the RTC campus)
USB drive (thumb drive)
Webcam
Headset with microphone
Working internet connection

*Open Educational Resources (OER) are given for BUS and BUS& classes. This means that your textbooks are free!

Minimum grades or GPA to graduate

You need a 1.0 or higher in each class, and your cumulative or overall GPA must be 2.0 or higher to complete your certificate.

Materials Warning

If you rent a textbook, make sure you return it by the deadline. If you purchase a textbook, you can sell it back to the RTC bookstore -- but make sure that you won't need the book again for classes in the future!

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Fall

Quarter 1: Fall

*You learn the foundations of the contemporary world of business, particularly how to supervise employees. You also start working on your business start-up plan.*
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
COL 101	College Success	NO	2
BUS 125	Concept to Commercialization	NO	4
BUS 180	Principles of Management	NO	4
BUS& 101	Introduction to Business	NO	5

Quarter 2: Winter

Learn how to find and keep customers - and also great employees. You will study quality practices for both product- and service-oriented businesses while following all local and national American business laws.
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
BUS 130	Small Business Marketing	NO	4
BUS 230	Principles of Operations Management	NO	4
BUS 270	Human Resources Management	NO	4
BUS& 201	Business Law	NO	5

Quarter 3: Spring

You will explore the benefits of social media platforms to reach your target customers. You will research start-up funding and money management for a small business and also complete your comprehensive business plan in the Capstone class.
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
BUS 110	Social Media Marketing	NO	4
BUS 135	Finance for Small Business	NO	5
BUS 280	Entrepreneurship Capstone	NO	5

Quarter 4: Summer

Complete your required General Education classes from Communication or Humanities and then 7 credits of electives. **What you see here are just suggestions!**
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
COMP 100 or CMST&220	Applied Composition or Public Speaking	NO	5
ASST 101	AI Ethics and Prompt Engineering	NO	2
PSYC&100 or another elective	General Psychology	NO	5

Quarter 5: Fall

*Choose 15 credits of electives. Some suggestions are provided here.*
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
BUS 290	Principles of Leadership	NO	4
POLS&202	United States Government	NO	5
ASST 100 or 103	Computer and Keyboarding Basics or AI for Project Collaboration	NO	2
ASST 111	Project Coordination with Microsoft Planner	NO	6

Quarter 6: Winter

*Choose 15 credits of electives. Some suggestions are provided here.*
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
ECON&202	Macroeconomics	NO	5
AMATH 175	Financial Math	NO	5
ACCT& 201	Principles of Accounting I	YES	5

Grand Total Estimate for Your Entrepreneurship AAS Degree: $11,715

Winter

Quarter 1: Winter

Learn how to find and keep customers - and also great employees. You will study quality practices for both product- and service-oriented businesses while following all local and national American business laws.
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
COL 101	College Success	NO	2
BUS 130	Small Business Marketing	NO	4
BUS 230	Principles of Operations Management	NO	4
BUS& 101	Introduction to Business	NO	5

Quarter 2: Spring

*You will explore the benefits of social media platforms to reach your target customers, and you will research start-up funding and money management for a small business.*
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
BUS 110	Social Media Marketing	NO	4
BUS 135	Finance for Small Business	NO	5
BUS& 201	Business Law	NO	5
ASST 104	Office 365 with AI	NO	3

Quarter 3: Summer

Complete your required General Education classes from Communication or Humanities and also 7 credits of electives. **What you see here are just suggestions!**
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
COMP 100 or CMST&220	Applied Composition or Public Speaking	NO	5
ASST 101	AI Ethics and Prompt Engineering	NO	2
PSYC&100 or another elective	General Psychology	NO	5

Quarter 4: Fall

*You learn the foundations of the contemporary world of business, particularly how to supervise employees. You also choose an elective.*
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
BUS 125	Concept to Commercialization	NO	4
BUS 180	Principles of Management	NO	4
BUS 290	Principles of Leadership	NO	4
ASST 102	AI for Data Analytics	NO	3

Quarter 5: Winter

*Learn about hiring great employees, and then choose 15 credits of electives. Some suggestions are provided here.*
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
BUS 270	Human Resources Management	NO	4
POLS& 202	United States Government	NO	5
ASST 111	Project Coordination with Microsoft Planner	NO	6

Quarter 6: Spring

*You polish your comprehensive business plan in the Capstone class.* Choose 11 additional credits of electives. Some suggestions are provided here.
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
BUS 280	Entrepreneurship Capstone	NO	5
ECON& 201 or AMATH 175	Microeconomics or Financial Math	NO	5
ASST 112	Project Coordination with Microsoft Project	NO	6

Grand Total Estimate for Your Entrepreneurship AAS Degree: $11,715

Spring

Quarter 1: Spring

You learn the foundations of the contemporary world of business, *You will explore the benefits of social media platforms to reach your target customers, and you will research start-up funding and money management for a small business.*
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
COL 101	College Success	NO	2
BUS 110	Social Media Marketing	NO	4
BUS 135	Finance for Small Business	NO	5
BUS& 101	Introduction to Business	NO	5

Quarter 2: Summer

Complete your required General Education classes from Communication or Humanities plus 7 credits of electives. **What you see here are just suggestions!**
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
COMP 100 or CMST&220	Applied Composition or Public Speaking	NO	5
ASST 101	AI Ethics and Prompt Engineering	NO	2
PSYC&100 or another elective	General Psychology	NO	5

Quarter 3: Fall

*You learn how to supervise employees, following all local and national American business laws.*
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
BUS 125	Concept to Commercialization	NO	4
BUS 180	Principles of Management	NO	4
BUS 290	Principles of Leadership	NO	4
BUS& 201	Business Law	NO	5

Quarter 4: Winter

*Learn how to find and keep customers - and also great employees. You will study quality practices for both product- and service-oriented businesses while* completing your comprehensive business plan in the Capstone class.
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
BUS 130	Small Business Marketing	NO	4
BUS 230	Principles of Operations Management	NO	4
BUS 270	Human Resources Management	NO	4
BUS 280	Entrepreneurship Capstone	NO	5

Quarter 5: Spring

*Choose 18 credits of electives. Some suggestions are provided here.*
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
POLS&202	United States Government	NO	5
ECON&201	Microeconomics	NO	5
AMATH 175	Financial Math	NO	5
ASST 102 or ASST 104	AI for Data Analytics Office 365 with AI	NO	3

Quarter 6: Summer

*Choose 10 credits of electives. Some suggestions are provided here.*
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
AMATH 175	Financial Math	NO	5
	Any General Education Class		5

Grand Total Estimate for Your Entrepreneurship AAS Degree: $11,715

Summer 2025 start

Quarter 1: Summer 2025

*You will explore the benefits of social media platforms to reach your target customers.* Learn how to find and keep great employees, too.
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
COL 101	College Success	NO	2
BUS 110	Social Media Marketing	NO	5
BUS 270	Human Resource Management	NO	5

Quarter 2: Fall 2025

*You learn the foundations of the contemporary world of business, particularly how to supervise employees.*
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
BUS 125	Concept to Commercialization	NO	4
BUS 180	Principles of Management	NO	4
BUS 290	Principles of Leadership	NO	4
BUS& 101	Introduction to Business	NO	5

Quarter 3: Winter 2026

Learn how to find and keep customers - and also great employees. You will study quality practices for both product- and service-oriented businesses while following all local and national American business laws.
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
BUS 130	Small Business Marketing	NO	4
BUS 230	Principles of Operations Management	NO	4
BUS& 201	Business Law	NO	5
ASST 104	Office 365 with AI	NO	3

Quarter 4: Spring

You will research start-up funding and money management for a small business and also complete your comprehensive business plan in the Capstone class. You need 8 credits of electives for this pathway as well.
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
BUS 135	Finance for Small Business	NO	5
BUS 280	Entrepreneurship Capstone	NO	5
ECON& 201	Microeconomics	NO	5
ASST 102	AI for Data Analytics	NO	3

Quarter 5: Summer

Complete your required General Education classes from Communication or Humanities. Then choose 7 credits of electives. **What you see here are just suggestions!**
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
COMP 100 or CMST&220	Applied Composition or Public Speaking	NO	5
ASST 101	AI Ethics and Prompt Engineering	NO	2
PSYC&100 or another elective	General Psychology	NO	5

Quarter 6: Fall

*Choose 15 credits of electives. Some suggestions are provided here.*
Course ID	Course Name	Materials	Credits
ASST 111	Project Coordination with Microsoft Planner	NO	6
AMATH 175	Financial Math	NO	5
ACCT& 201	Principles of Accounting I	YES	5

Grand Total Estimate for Your Entrepreneurship AAS Degree: $11,715

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