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Business Occupations	Click here to visit our web site.
If you’ve always wanted to work in the fast-paced world of business, the Business Occupations Program at DACC is your ticket to success. The need for supervisors and managers in business organizations continues to grow with the economy, and our students are filling those positions. The experience and education you receive through the Business Occupations Program prepare you to assume the responsibility of supervising and managing business operations. The Business Occupation Program, through a curriculum of practical training courses, general education courses, and selected elective classes that target a specific industry or business, prepares students for entry-level supervisory or management positions. Students take courses as diverse as Introduction to Supervision, Business Law, Economics, Computer Spreadsheet Applications, and Business Finance. The program also includes fifteen credit hours of electives, allowing you to customize your course of study and concentrate in a particular instructional area. You may choose from four areas of emphasis: General Management, Real Estate, Retail Marketing and Merchandising, and Finance and Banking. Students can customize an option by seeking advising from a faculty member to plan a series of elective courses that match the students’ interest and career goals. Graduates of the Business Occupations Program can apply most of their courses toward either of two bachelor’s degree programs at NMSU: agricultural economics and agricultural business, or applied studies (offered by the College of Extended Learning).
Hospitality Services	Click here to visit our web site.
Hospitality and tourism is one of the fastest growing industries in the nation, and in New Mexico it represents the largest employment sector. The industry is highly promoted in Las Cruces, as well as throughout the state. One reason the hospitality industry has such broad appeal is because there are so many different types of positions available in such a large variety of settings. Graduates may work in— • front-office operations and reservations • sales and promotion • food and beverage operations • culinary arts • banquets and catering • travel and tours • finance and accounting In such settings as— • resorts • cruise lines • hotels and motels • convention facilities • restaurants The Hospitality Services associate of applied science degree has two options: Food and Beverage/Culinary Arts, and Lodging and Tourism. Training is offered in supervision, communication, marketing, finance, and operations, as well as in subject matter specific to the option chosen. Through classroom work, volunteering at industry sponsored events, culinary laboratory experience, and on-site training, students acquire the skills needed to succeed in the hospitality services industry. This program is designed for people who are entering the hospitality and tourism field, as well as for those who are already employed in the industry and who want to upgrade their professional skills. The majority of the credits earned in the DACC Hospitality Services program may be applied toward a bachelor’s degree in hospitality, restaurant, and tourism management at NMSU.
Pre-Business	Click here to visit our web site.
Students who earn the associate of pre-business degree will have completed the first two years of any four-year business degree offered at the NMSU Las Cruces campus. However, admission to a specific major in the College of Business Administration and Economics is required for enrollment in upper-division coursework. To complete the associate degree, 66 credits are required, including the general education requirements and lower-division business core described below. A minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 is also required. The last 15 credits must be completed at DACC or another campus of NMSU.

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