Business

Are you interested in learning how businesses operate and succeed? If you’d like to eventually earn a bachelor’s degree or MBA, you can earn a two-year business associate degree at Aims and gain a solid and affordable foundation for your business education.

The field of business has many exciting areas to explore, including accounting, finance, management, law, human resources and more. 

Aims offers two degree tracks for students interested in earning an associate degree in business:

1. The Aims business liberal arts degree is designed for students who want to transfer to a participating public Colorado four-year school to pursue a bachelor’s degree. With this business associate of arts degree with designation, you can earn the first two years of credit toward your four-year degree at Aims at a fraction of the cost. After you transfer, you can pursue a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in a particular area, such as accounting, finance, general business, marketing, or management. 
2. You can pursue an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) in Business Management and enter the workforce directly after completing this degree program.

Ellen Swieter, business program chair at Aims, shares the benefits of earning a business associate degree before transferring to a four-year Colorado school to earn a bachelor's degree.

Gain Foundational Knowledge and Skills With a Business Associate Degree at Aims

The Aims liberal arts business associate degree program combines classroom knowledge with insight into real-world applications from instructors with direct work experience in various business disciplines. 

Study an exciting array of business subjects that will help you build your educational and career paths, including:

• Introduction to business
• The business legal environment
• Accounting
• Business communications
• Business statistics
• Public speaking

The Aims business associate degree program also teaches you practical skills that employers want, including teamwork, persistence and problem-solving through difficult situations, emotional intelligence, ethics, critical thinking, and communication skills.