The Business Department offers a variety of certificates and degree programs in business. There are many opportunities for successful careers in these business areas.
For more information contact William O'Connor, Department Chair, by calling (815) 280-2404 or emailing woconner@jjc.edu.
Business Honor Society
Our business honor society, Alpha Beta Gamma, provides leadership opportunities, and forums for the exchange of ideas.
Business Internships
Accounting
There are a significant number of opportunities for the accounting graduate in the Chicago, suburban and local areas. Private firms (accounting/ C.P.A. firms, banks, insurance companies, retail and other general business entities) and public/government agencies provide excellent job opportunities for a graduate of our two-year Associate in Applied Science Degree.
Business Administration
Entrepreneurship
This certificate is designed for student entrepreneurs who want to own their own businesses. It includes basic courses that give a background in accounting, business, and management. The entrepreneurship program will give students the skills they need to be successful in opening a business.
Global Supply Management
Human Resources Management
Human resource managers are responsible for overseeing the recruiting, hiring, training, benefit programs, and personnel files of employees. Professionals with human resource expertise are needed at all types and sizes of companies.
Management and Supervision
The key to success at all companies is good management. Good managers have an understanding of economics, marketing, human resource management, and the legal environment of business. There are unlimited employment opportunities at virtually any private company or public/government agency in the local, suburban or Chicago area. The Supervision program provides the academic and practical background for a successful career in this field.
Marketing Management
There are a significant number of opportunities for the Marketing Management graduate in the local, suburban and Chicago area. Private firms (retail, sales, marketing, marketing research companies, banking and finance, manufacturing and other general business entities), public agencies (utility companies) and government agencies provide excellent job opportunities for a graduate of our two-year Associate's in Applied Science Degree in Marketing Management.
Real Estate and Real Estate Appraisal
The Real Estate curriculum prepares students for prompt entry into the field. Job opportunities are available in real estate sales, brokerage, office management, appraisal, mortgage origination and finance, commercial property management, land development and other real estate property services in the Chicago, suburban and local areas.
The curriculum for the Associate's in Applied Science degree includes a foundation in basic courses relating to the study of real estate. The Real Estate and Real Estate Appraisal Program provides the academic and practical background for a successful career in this dynamic field.
Retail Business Management
Retail is more than just working at a store. Retail managers oversee many aspects of a retail business, from personnel, to marketing, to customer service.
Warehousing and Distribution Specialist