Applied Management Degree in Washington State

Peninsula College:
Peninsula College located in Port Angeles, Clallam County, in western Washington, is a community college offering educational opportunities in the areas of academic transfer, professional and technical, basic skills, and continuing education. The Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Management program at Peninsula College is designed to enable applicants with AAS, AAS-T, AA, and AS degrees to combine their lower-division technical or transfer preparation, regardless of the discipline, with upper-division credits in business management, resulting in a practical, application-oriented, four-year degree.

Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Management (BAS)
The BAS Program has been developed to meet the employment needs of the Olympic Peninsula and to prepare its graduates for entry-level management positions and career advancement in the wide range of fields found on the Peninsula and elsewhere. The BAS program seeks a diverse group of applicants. In order to meet the needs of working adults, classes meet evenings. The BAS program can be completed online or in 2 or 3 years from our Port Angeles campus.

All in-class instruction occurs on Peninsula College's Port Angeles campus. A portion of the course work is completed online. In addition to meeting the employment needs of the Olympic Peninsula, the Peninsula College BAS degree is designed with academic rigor enabling graduates to apply directly to the University of Washington, Washington State, and other university MBA programs.

The BAS Online Program was developed to offer the successful BAS program to a wider audience - the curriculum and internship requirements are the same as the evening program. Applications and all course work are completed exclusively online.

The Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Management curriculum includes core courses in:
- Accounting
- Management theory
- Organizational behavior
- Strategic management
- Economics
- Project management
- Marketing on the internet
- Decision-making and problem-solving
- Legal environments of business.

Students also will complete three courses providing exposure to the humanities, social sciences, and science. BAS program graduates can anticipate opportunities in management positions across a wide range of industries.