Division of Business

• The Business Division has nine bachelors programs and one masters program.
• Classes are available online and on campus.
• Online courses are six weeks in length while residential courses are 15 week semesters.
• The time it takes to complete the program is dependent on the number of transfer credits awarded upon enrollment.

• Accounting
• Business Administration
• Entrepreneurship
• Health Care Administration
• Management
• Marketing
• Organizational Leadership
• Risk Management
• Sports Management

• Collaborate with those from diverse cultures and differing worldviews as an effective member of a team.
• Structure business practices to ascertain industry opportunities while exercising social responsibility at the local, national, and global levels.
• Justify the responsibility that a business has to all stakeholders and engage society as ethical and productive citizens.

• Integrate ethical reasoning and worldview to decision making and business practices.
• Evaluate business-related theories in practices from an evangelical Christian perspective.
• Articulate and defend the role of Christian character in personal and professional dealings.

• Evaluate knowledge in business, management, and accounting principles while developing unique and creative solutions to business-related challenges and operations.
• Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills while conducting appropriate research.
• Summarize the contributions of business and economics historically and within contemporary culture.

• Express thoughts, ideas, and findings effectively, utilizing multiple mediums of communication.
• Facilitate the effective use of organizational resources, i.e. human, physical, and financial, while practicing appropriate Biblical stewardship.
• Practice appropriate professional appearance and behavior as a professional identity is developed.

• Foundational: 15 Credit Hours
• Liberal Arts: 28 Credit Hours
• Elective Hours: 14 Credit Hours
• Business Core: 36 Credit Hours
• Major Core: 27 Credits

Sigma Beta Delta

Students in the Business Department have the opportunity to join the lifetime society of Sigma Beta Delta (SBD). As one of the leading prestigious business honor societies, their focus is on wisdom, honor, and aspirations.

Membership in Central’s chapter of SBD is reserved for the most distinguished of the department’s students. Established in 2016, the chapter inducts 2-5 students each spring.

Start your journey to this organization today!

Future Business Leaders of America – Phi Beta Lambda

Central Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) has provided opportunities for service, internships, and competing on a state and national level for over 55 years. Central FBLA-PBL bridges the gap between the classroom and students’ careers. With over 1.8 million students graduating with a business degree each year, distinguishing yourself is a vital piece of your education. Central FBLA-PBL exists to provide you with that opportunity.

Each year, the chapter travels to the State and National conferences, where students compete in over 60 different events ranging from accounting to insurance, from finance to social media management. Central FBLA-PBL has continued to build a winning program that is unmatched in Central’s history, the chapter has brought home over 276 state and national awards in the last 5 years.

Want to be your own boss? Want to set your own schedule? Starting your own business could be the way to go! At Central, we can help you learn the skills you and your business will need to be successful! Your degree will be the first investment in your future business.

Studying management will introduce you to all of the important foundational business principles that you will need to thrive in your career in whatever industry you decide to make your own.

Do you love thinking creatively and strategically? Marketing may be right for you, it is where strategy, analytics, and creativity combine to create one of the largest industries in the world. At Central you can learn how to combine them to be successful in this ever growing and developing industry.

Interested in what makes organizations successful and how you can increase efficiency and effectiveness of the companies you will work for? This could be the major for you! You get all of the benefits of a traditional business degree while infusing the program with additional psychology courses to understand the importance of human interactions and how it influences the organization. You can also study Organizational Leadership 100% online!

Interested in joining one of the largest industries in the country that is also facing a mass need in new employees? The insurance industry could be the place for you! At Central you can learn your Bachelors degree and your Associates in General Insurance through the Institutes as a part of your degree program!

Our strategic leadership program covers a comprehensive variety of subject areas that are relevant to becoming a manager, administrator, or improving your skills in your current role. You’ll learn about industry-leading leadership development tools. Our program is designed to help you gain problem-solving and strategic planning skills, as well as the leadership qualities unique to your industry. Learn More.

Although having a bachelors in healthcare administration is not an absolute necessity to work in the exciting field of healthcare, it can provide you with a flexible and practical way to achieve an online bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration that will qualify you for better jobs that are often higher paying, more interesting, as well as providing greater growth potential.

Our online Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration program goes the extra mile to offer the personal flexibility that you need to grow in your healthcare career. You can transfer previous college credits and apply them toward your online healthcare administration degree, which helps you to earn your bachelors in healthcare administration faster.

You can study Health Care Administration 100% online!

Interested in what makes organizations successful and how you can increase efficiency and effectiveness of the companies you will work for? This could be the major for you! You get all of the benefits of a traditional business degree while infusing the program with additional psychology courses to understand the importance of human interactions and how it influences the organization. You can also study Organizational Leadership 100% online!