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Entrepreneurship

​​​​Are you looking to start your own business? Dallas College is the perfect place for aspiring entrepreneurs as we offer multiple programs to help you reach your goals.​

Our Entrepreneurship program is the perfect place to start! We’ll give you the foundational knowledge you need to start and grow a business of your choice.

In our program, you’ll get a complete understanding of business principles and develop the essential skills needed to thrive as a small business owner or help any enterprise succeed.

 

Have a question about the School of Business, Hospitality and Global Trade?

Contact us directly via email at PathwaySuccess@DallasCollege.edu or phone at 972-860-8912.


 

Length of time is based on catalog degree plans. Prerequisites may be required, which are not included in this estimate. For most programs, full-time student status is assumed, a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester.

 

Cost is based on tuition rates for program hours for Dallas County residents. Beginning in Fall 2020, the price of most required learning materials (books, software, supplies, etc.) will be included with the price of tuition. Find out about financial aid.

A guided pathway will help you earn a college credential and build a career. It’s a one-page document that clearly shows you what courses to take (and when) to best prepare you for success in college and in your career.

Learn more about Guided Pathways to Success.

 

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Stack Your Credentials

One of the perks of studying Entrepreneurship with us is that you can “stack” credentials on your way to an associate degree. As a full-time student, you could earn these three credentials over four semesters total:

  • Entrepreneurial Foundations Certificate (1 semester total): Our program starts by teaching you the basics of starting your own business. You’ll learn about recognizing and evaluating opportunities, marketing and sales, venture capital, seed funding, and financial management. At the end of the first semester, you’ll be eligible to take an Entrepreneurship and Small Business (ESB) certification exam through Certiport.
  • Entrepreneurship Management Certificate (1 semester total): Building upon the foundational knowledge, you’ll dive into running and managing a small business. You’ll cover understanding customers, solving their problems, brainstorming solutions, and testing those solutions. By the end, you’ll be eligible to take the Design for Delight (D4D) Innovation Certification exam from Intuit.
  • Entrepreneurship Associate Degree (4 semesters total): Along with the coursework for the first two certifications, our associate degree program features additional core courses, a marketing course and 12 hours of “specialty options.” Specialty options let you build the skills you want. These courses are designed to help you develop products or services for your business. You can focus on areas such as culinary arts, fashion, interior design, engineering design and other specialties to ensure you’re well-rounded and equipped to start the business of your dreams.

Note: Certification exams are delivered within courses, and you must pass the certification exam to become certified. Passing the exam, not the course, is how you will earn the certification.

 

Our Entrepreneurship courses are offered at all seven Dallas College campuses.