Retail ManagementCertificate of Achievement

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Community of interest
Business, Cosmetology, Arts & Design
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Program code
01317.01CA
Department
Business Admin/Mgmt
CIP code
52.0212: Retail Management.
TOP code
0506.50 - Retail Store Operations and Management*
The Retail Management program is designed to provide students with a well-rounded education in business operations, management techniques, human relations, basic marketing principles, accounting, business law, economics and business computer applications, with an emphasis in retailing. Students completing the program in Retail Management will increase their practical business skills relating to devising plans, organizing tasks, leading others, and controlling operations. Customer service positions, retail associate, sales associate, assistant store manager, retail manager are positions in this field.
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Community of interest
BCAD Business, Cosmetology, Arts & Design
Award
Certificate of Achievement
Program code
01317.01CA
Department
Business Admin/Mgmt
CIP code
52.0212: Retail Management.
TOP code
0506.50 - Retail Store Operations and Management*

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Retail Management
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A career-aligned credential built around a specific field of study or area of emphasis. Faster to complete than a degree, and the coursework typically stacks into a related AS or AA later if you choose to continue.

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15 units
BCIS 18
Introduction to Business Technology
3 units
course details

This course is an examination of information and communication technologies used in today's businesses and the impact these technologies are having on today's workplaces. The course will include examination and application of a wide range of information and communication technology tools used to support and enhance business functions and processes. Focus will be placed on solving a variety of business problems, improving organizational productivity, and achieving the goals of business.

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BUS 20
Introduction to Business
3 units
course details

This course is survey of business providing a multidisciplinary examination of how culture, society, economic systems, legal, international, political, financial institutions, and human behavior interact to affect a business organization's policy and practices within the U.S. and a global society. Students will learn about how this business context (including issues such as ethics and sustainability) influences the primary areas of business including: organizational structure and design; leadership, human resource management, organized labor practices; marketing; organizational communication; technology; entrepreneurship; legal, accounting, financial practices; the stock and securities market; and therefore affect a business' ability to achieve its organizational goals. (C-ID BUS 110).

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BUS 35
Leading and Supervising Teams
3 units
course details

This course invites current and future managers to build foundational skills for leading teams of employees in a diverse, multicultural work environment. The focus is on self-assessment, analyzing to understand work situations, as well as developing leadership skills and strategies. This course emphasizes individual factors impacting success including communication skills, conflict resolution, motivation, decision making, leadership style, and business ethics.

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ECON C2001
Principles of Microeconomics
3 units
course details

An introductory course using microeconomic models to understand individual decisions by consumers and firms, market outcomes including market failure, elasticity, market structures, labor markets, inequality, and the impact of government policies. Market equilibrium will also be discussed. (C-ID ECON 201).

Prerequisite: Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or completion of a course taught at or above the level of elementary algebra.

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ACCT 20
Introduction to Accounting
3 units
course details

This course is an introductory accounting course designed for students with little or no prior training in accounting. Topics span the accounting cycle including analysis of business transactions, journalizing, posting, and preparation of financial statements using a hands-on approach. The course prepares students for entry level accounting careers, further study of accounting principles, or to help small business owners manage their own accounting records.

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BUS 64
Principles of Marketing
3 units
course details

This course explores the nature, function and importance of marketing. It focuses on conducting opportunity analysis, assessing consumer behavior, engaging in marketing research, and target marketing as the basis for devising marketing objectives and plans. Students will develop and assess marketing strategies to meet the needs of consumer and Business-to-Business (B2B) target markets using the "4 P's": product, promotion, price and place. The emphasis is on ethics, needs-satisfaction, and relationship marketing in today's global, technology-infused, competitive environment.

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Career Connections

2-Year Degree Paths

Entry points students may pursue after associate-level study, technical preparation, or licensure pathways.

No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset point cleanly to an immediate 2-year outcome for this program.

4-Year Degree Paths

Roles that more often open up after transfer and a bachelor's degree.

Example roles: 3

  • Personal Service Managers, All Other
  • General and Operations Managers
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

Graduate School Paths

Advanced roles commonly associated with graduate, professional, or post-baccalaureate study.

Example roles: 1

  • Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Local Job Market

Personal Service Managers, All OtherSOC 11-91791 nearby opening

Search keyword used: personal service manager · Search window: last 60 days, 50-mile radius

Top employers in sample

  • Magellan Health 1

Where the postings are

  • Hammonton, Yuba County 1

Sample current postings

  1. Personal Financial Counselor, PFC, Beale AFBMagellan Health · Hammonton, Yuba County · 5 weeks ago

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General and Operations ManagersSOC 11-102165 nearby openings

Search keyword used: operations manager · Search window: last 30 days, 25-mile radius · Avg listed salary: $99,528/yr

Top employers in sample

  • LocumJobsNetwork 3
  • Butte County 1
  • City Rise LLC 1
  • CompHealth 1
  • Enloe Health 1

Where the postings are

  • Chico, Butte County 6
  • Oregon, Butte County 5
  • Chapmantown, Butte County 2
  • Thermalito, Butte County 2
  • Butte Creek, Butte County 1

Sample current postings

  1. Safety CoordinatorK2 Staffing · Chico, Butte County · today
  2. Principal Information Technology AnalystSuperior Court of California, County of Butte · Thermalito, Butte County · 1 day ago
  3. Hotel Katerina - Assistant Food and Beverage ManagerOxford Suites & Hotels · Chapmantown, Butte County · 1 day ago
  4. City Rise Utility- Traffic Control Technician: ChicoCity Rise LLC · Chapmantown, Butte County · 2 days ago
  5. Quality Assurance CoordinatorButte County · Thermalito, Butte County · 2 days ago

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First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersSOC 41-1011no nearby openings indexed

No nearby openings matched any of: first-line supervisors of retail sales worker. Browse this occupation on Adzuna for postings outside the mapped keyword set.

Business Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-10113 nearby openings

Search keyword used: Business instructor · Search window: last 90 days, 100-mile radius · Avg listed salary: $81,483/yr

Top employers in sample

  • Kaplan 1
  • Lassen College Portal 1
  • Palisade Ttahoe 1

Where the postings are

  • Davis, Yolo County 1
  • Olympic Valley, Placer County 1
  • Susanville, Lassen County 1

Sample current postings

  1. MCAT Prep Instructor - University of California, DavisKaplan · Davis, Yolo County · 6 days ago
  2. Mountain Sports School SupervisorPalisade Ttahoe · Olympic Valley, Placer County · 2 weeks ago
  3. Business - Adjunct InstructorLassen College Portal · Susanville, Lassen County · 6 weeks ago

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Posting counts come from Adzuna's index of US job boards, covering the last up to 90 days within up to 100 miles of ZIP 95965. Coverage and salary visibility vary by employer. Empty searches expand the radius and posting window before the section gives up.

Source Notes

Course sequencing is generated from the Acadia Program Mapper cache. Career groupings use local CIP-to-SOC mappings and BLS occupation data when available. Confirm education plans with Counseling and Advising.

Live wage data was not available from the BLS helper for the mapped occupations, so some pay fields may be blank.

Last generated 2026-07-05T17:12+00:00