Entrepreneurship

The Entrepreneurship curriculum is designed to provide students with the knowledge and the skills necessary for employment and growth as self-employed business owners.

Course work includes developing a student’s ability to make informed decisions as future business owners. Courses include entrepreneurial concepts learned in innovation and creativity, business funding, and marketing. Additional course work includes computers and economics.

Through these skills, students will have a sound education base in entrepreneurship for lifelong learning. Graduates are prepared to be self-employed and open their own businesses.

Mission Statement

The Entrepreneurship program at HCC holds the highest regards for creativity, progressive thinking, and new venture growth. We seek to provide our students with the knowledge and skills necessary to develop their ideas into successful ventures regionally, nationally, and internationally. Our goal is to produce students with the capabilities to produce effective business plans, understand the fundamentals and challenges of starting a business, and the requirements for continued growth and success. We strive to make our program a postsecondary education of quality and practicality, while preparing students for the Bachelor of Entrepreneurship at Western Carolina University or immediate entry into the workforce.

Note:
HCC has articulations to allow graduates of the HCC Entrepreneurship program to transfer credit hours to universities. The following articulations agreements are in place:
Western Carolina University (74-76 credit hours) to B.S. in Entrepreneurship
Montreat College (64 credit hours) to B.S. in Business Administration
Southern New Hampshire University (71 credit hours) to B.S. in Business Administration with a Concentration in Small Business Management

Printable Entrepreneurship Brochure

Contact

mcarpenter.jpg Meredith Carpenter
Instructor, Entrepreneruship
185 Freedlander Drive Room 236
Clyde, NC 28721
(828) 565-4014

Program Information

Use the links to the right to move straight to each degree offered in this program. Clicking on a class title will bring up a description of that class.

Suggested Schedule for 2011-2012 (Updated Aug 19, 2011)

Associate in Applied Science Degree (AAS) A25490

Fall Semester 1
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
ACA 111 College Student Success 1 0 0 1
ACC 120 Principles of Financial Accounting 3 2 0 4
BUS 110 Introduction to Business 3 0 0 3
CIS 110 Introduction to Computers 2 2 0 3
ETR 210 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 0 0 3
OST 131 Keyboarding 1 2 0 2
Total: 16
Spring Semester 1
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
ACC 121 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3 2 0 4
BUS 115 Business Law l 3 0 0 3
CTS 130 Spreadsheet 2 2 0 3
ENG 111 Expository Writing 3 0 0 3
ETR 220 Innovation and Creativity 3 0 0 3
Total: 16
Summer Semsester 1
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
ENG 114 Professional Research and Reporting 3 0 0 3
  Humanities/Fine Arts 3 0 0 3
  Mathematics 3 0 0 3
Total: 9
Fall Semester 2
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
ACC 150 Accounting Applications Software 1 2 0 2
BUS 137 Principles of Management 3 0 0 3
ECO 251 Principles of Microeconomics 3 0 0 3
ETR 230 Enterpreneur Marketing 3 0 0 3
ETR 240 Funding for Entrepreneurs 3 0 0 3
Total: 14
Spring Semester 2
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
BUS 125 Personal Finance 3 0 0 3
BUS 280 R.E.A.L. Small Business 4 0 0 4
COE 111 Co-Op Work Experience l or 0 0 10 1
WEB 210 Web Design or 2 2 0 3
ECO 252 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 0 0 3
ETR 270 Entrepreneurship Issues 3 0 0 3
  Social & Behavioral Science 3 0 0 3
Total: 14-16

Total Credit Hours: 69-71

Mathematics: Choose 3 hours from the following courses
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
MAT 140 Survey of Mathematics 3 0 0 3
MAT 151 Statistics I 3 0 0 3
MAT 171 Precalculus Algebra 3 0 0 3

 

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Diploma in Entrepreneurship D25490

Fall Semester 1
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
ACC 120 Principles of Financial Accounting 3 2 0 4
BUS 110 Introduction to Business 3 0 0 3
CIS 110 Introduction to Computers 2 2 0 3
ENG 111 Expository Writing 3 0 0 3
ETR 210 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 0 0 3
ETR 230 Enterpreneur Marketing 3 0 0 3
Total: 19
Spring Semester 1
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
ACC 121 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3 2 0 4
BUS 115 Business Law I 3 0 0 3
BUS 280 R.E.A.L. Small Business 4 0 0 4
CTS 130 Spreadsheet 2 2 0 3
ENG 114 Professional Research and Reporting 3 0 0 3
ETR 220 Innovation and Creativity 3 0 0 3
Total: 20

Total Credit Hours: 39

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Certificate in Entrepreneurship C25490

Fall Semester 1
Course Number Course Title Lecture Lab Clinic Credits
ACC 120 Principles of Financial Accounting 3 2 0 4
BUS 110 Introduction to Business 3 0 0 3
CIS 110 Introduction to Computers 2 2 0 3
ETR 210 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 0 0 3
ETR 230 Enterpreneur Marketing 3 0 0 3
Total: 16

Total Credit Hours: 16

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