Students in the business management & entrepreneurship program learn about and explore various business and entrepreneurial career opportunities. Students in this program learn the aspects, behaviors and skills necessary to work successfully in business operation environments in small or large companies or as an entrepreneur opening a business.

The importance of team development, customer satisfaction, employee motivation, and problem solving is emphasized throughout the program. Business management students will also receive college credit and pay for on-the-job occupational experience while working in a business-related field during two semesters.

Throughout the program, a wide variety of topics are covered, and common misconceptions of what makes a successful business are identified, explored, explained, and understood.

Business management students will explore topics such as: supervising employees, working in organized team environments, leading a department or group, problem solving business situations, providing authentic customer service, achieving customer satisfaction, communicating in the business environment, finding and hiring good help, understand buyer motivation, understanding supply and demand in a capitalistic economy, selling using a customer-focused process, identifying needed products and services, understanding proper management motivation techniques in various situations and more.

Occupations across the job market depend on business processes and people understanding those processes to survive. Online, in-person and service businesses all have the need to satisfy customer expectations.

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District #529 (IECC) is located in o 3.000- square-mile (7,800 km) area of South-eastern Illinois near the lllinois-lndiana border.

The multi-college District includes Frontier Community College (FCC) at Fairfield, Lincoln Trail College (LTC) at Robinson, Olney Central College (OCC) at Olney, and Wabash Valley College (WVC) at Mt. Carmel.

Each of the colleges is located in a small-town setting, with convenient access to larger cities in Illinois and Indiana.

One major difference noted by international students is that grades ore based on weekly assignments, papers, and projects rather than solely on examinations.

As on international student, studying in on American classroom can be a life changing experience. You will be able to express yourself freely, make friends, build your confidence, and challenge your friends and professors on topics in class. Many international students find very noticeable differences between classroom culture in the U.S. and in their home countries.

IECC host cultural enrichment trips throughout the school year. Their campuses are centrally located making travelling easy. IECC campuses offer safe and friendly environments making it easy to create friendships with Americans and other international students.

Your academic advisor con provides advice on course selection and help plan your program of studies.