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Business programs at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College offer several categories of educational opportunities to help you get started in a new career.

Accounting
The accounting program at WGTC is a three to four semester program that focuses on the skills necessary for a career in accounting. These skills specifically focus on preparation of financial statements, recording business transactions, calculating adjustments, learning how to prepare payroll tax returns, basic income tax returns and computerized accounting. The full program is offered on the Valdosta and Coffee campuses. Many courses are also offered online.

Banking and Finance
WGTC offers a degree and diploma in Banking and Finance. These three to four semester programs provide a curriculum that will give you the financial management tools necessary to succeed in today’s banking and financial institutions. Areas of focus include ethics, e-business, personal finance, research methods and banking law. This program is offered online and on the Valdosta campus.

Business Administrative Technology
This three to four semester program focuses on information technology applications and the latest in high-tech office administration. In addition to word processing, database, spreadsheets, presentations, and desktop publishing courses, students have the option of enrolling in courses that prepare them to work in, and manage, a medical office. Opportunities to attain national industry certification are provided within the program. The Business Administrative Technology degree and diploma programs are offered at the Ben Hill-Irwin, Coffee, Cook, and Valdosta campuses. Most classes are available online as well.

Marketing
The marketing program teaches students how marketing influences parts of an organization. A major emphasis is placed on the study of the best practices in helping businesses connect with consumers. This program is offered as both a degree and diploma program and is approximately four to five semesters in length. Marketing is offered on the Valdosta campus with several courses available online.

Business Management
This three to four semester degree and diploma program is offered on both the Coffee and Valdosta campuses. Students are empowered with the skills necessary to enter the workforce in a management or supervisory position in a broad variety of businesses and industries, both public and private. Several specializations exist within the program including Human Resources Management, Small Business Management and Service Sector Management.

*For all programs, program length assumes full-time student status, as well as course availability.