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About this program

Business Management at Ohio State ATI helps you build practical business skills you can use right away. You’ll learn how organizations operate, make decisions, manage money, market products and lead people.

In this Associate of Applied Science program, you’ll study core areas such as accounting, marketing, sales, finance and management. You’ll also choose a specialization that fits your goals and interests. Whether you want to work in agriculture, join a company team, return to a family business or start one of your own, this program gives you a strong foundation for what comes next.

 

Specializations

Agricultural Business
This specialization combines business training with agriculture-focused coursework. You’ll build your business skills while exploring a specific area of agriculture through focused electives. It’s a strong fit if you want to work in agribusiness, support farm operations or bring business expertise back to a family operation.

General Business
This specialization gives you a broader look at the business world. You’ll strengthen your understanding of leadership, communication and day-to-day business operations while taking courses that prepare you for a wide range of careers across industries.

What can I do with this degree?

A degree in business management can lead to careers in many types of organizations, from agribusinesses and cooperatives to local companies, agencies and family-owned operations.

Career paths

Business operations and administration

  • Office manager
  • Operations assistant
  • Administrative coordinator
  • Customer service supervisor

Sales and marketing

  • Sales representative
  • Account manager
  • Marketing assistant
  • Promotions coordinator

Finance and business support

  • Accounting assistant
  • Bookkeeping specialist
  • Business support associate
  • Purchasing or inventory coordinator

Agricultural and industry business

  • Agribusiness associate
  • Cooperative employee
  • Farm business support specialist
  • Precision ag or equipment dealership support staff

Entrepreneurship

  • Small business owner
  • Family business manager
  • Farm or service business operator

This program also helps prepare you to step into business roles in federal, state and local agencies, or to use your skills in a family farm or independent business setting. 

 

Build your skills with internships

At Ohio State ATI, business management students gain hands-on experience before graduation. Internships help you apply what you learn in class, build your résumé and explore the kind of work environment that fits you best.

Students in this program have completed internships with employers such as:

  • Tractor Supply Company
  • Implement dealerships
  • Champaign Landmark
  • Town and Country Cooperative
  • Federal Communications Commission
  • Wayne Mutual Insurance
  • Wooster Brush Company
  • Hawk’s Nest Golf Course

These experiences can help you strengthen your communication, problem-solving and leadership skills while building connections in the workplace.

Start your future in business management

Build real-world business skills you can use in agriculture, industry and entrepreneurship.
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