Business Transfer Major

Business and Hospitality Liberal Arts and Transfer

This transfer program provides you with practical business skills necessary to apply theory to practice and create or add value to products and services to various business enterprises. As a business major, you will apply quantitative skills to research and develop theories to solve problems. Business involves people, and relating to customers and employees requires communication and interpersonal skills. Coursework in the transfer program teaches these important soft skills. This program fulfills the first two years of a four-year degree, and agreements are in place with four-year colleges that ensure your credits transfer.

Award: Associate of Arts
Credits: 60
Locations: Calmar, Online, Peosta
Entry: Fall, Spring, Summer

Paying for the Program

$13,776*

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees: $15,756*

There are many options available for tuition savings. Contact the Admissions or Financial Aid office for more information.

Financial Aid Info
  1. Apply for admission.
  2. Submit official high school, high school equivalency and/or college transcripts to the Admissions Office of the campus you plan to attend.
  3. Complete ACCUPLACER® reading and writing assessment and ALEKS® math assessment for course placement. Assessments may be waived based on previous college coursework or submission of valid ACT®, or SAT® test scores. Reading and writing scores are valid for three years, and math scores are valid for two years. 
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BPA (Business Professionals of America)

Business Professionals of America is a student organization that prepares students for the business workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic, and technological skills.

Calmar NICC BPA Advisors:

Peosta/Dubuque NICC BPA Advisors:

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Northeast Iowa Community College maintains formal transfer agreements with the institutions listed below.  If you plan to transfer to a four-year college, you should consult with your NICC advisor and an advisor at the four-year institution you intend to transfer with any questions or to select courses that satisfy the requirements of that institution.

Ken Brown

Ken Brown
Business Instructor

  • Email: brownke@nicc.edu
  • Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 2301
  • Location: Peosta

Jacob Gantenbein
Business Instructor

  • Email: gantenbeinj@nicc.edu
  • Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 2370
  • Location: Peosta
Melissa Stewart

Melissa Stewart, MBA
Business Instructor

  • Email: stewartme@nicc.edu
  • Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 1277
  • Location: Calmar

Brent Beyer
Business Instructor

  • Email: beyerb10232@nicc.edu
  • Phone: 844.642.2338, ext. 1471
  • Location: Calmar