Program Overview

Business Administration: Retail Management at Cerritos College

Certificate of Achievement

The Business Administration: Retail Management Certificate of Achievement is a Career Technical Education (CTE) program which provides students with credentials that are the key to individual self-efficacy and a meaningful career. Mastery of this curriculum will help students lay the groundwork for managerial competence in the retail industry.

Salary, Growth and Careers

Salary

Careers associated with this program have a salary range from $41,000 to over $239,000 with an average salary of $128,000.

Growth

Career opportunities for this program are expected to grow nationwide from 2022 to 2032.

Careers

• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
  • Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Job Growth: +8.2%
  • Average Salary: $119,000
  • Salary Range: $78,000 - $141,000
• Administrative Services and Facilities Managers
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +8.9%
  • Average Salary: $105,000
  • Salary Range: $60,000 - $184,000
• Business Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Education Level: Doctoral or professional degree
  • Job Growth: +6.9%
  • Average Salary: $123,000
  • Salary Range: $75,000 - $164,000
• Chief Executives
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: -8.2%
  • Average Salary: $281,000
  • Salary Range: $146,000 - $239,000+
• Compensation and Benefits Managers
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +2.2%
  • Average Salary: $166,000
  • Salary Range: $120,000 - $203,000
• Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +7%
  • Average Salary: $93,000
  • Salary Range: $65,000 - $108,000
• Construction Managers
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +4.5%
  • Average Salary: $129,000
  • Salary Range: $98,000 - $160,000
• Cost Estimators
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: -2.8%
  • Average Salary: $91,000
  • Salary Range: $62,000 - $108,000
• Data Scientists and Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +31.4%
  • Average Salary: $127,000
  • Salary Range: $69,000 - $198,000
• General and Operations Managers
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +4.2%
  • Average Salary: $155,000
  • Salary Range: $82,000 - $178,000
• Human Resources Managers
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +5.2%
  • Average Salary: $182,000
  • Salary Range: $127,000 - $220,000
• Human Resources Specialists
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +5.9%
  • Average Salary: $90,000
  • Salary Range: $62,000 - $105,000
• Industrial Production Managers
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +1.6%
  • Average Salary: $140,000
  • Salary Range: $98,000 - $167,000
• Logisticians
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +18.3%
  • Average Salary: $94,000
  • Salary Range: $66,000 - $114,000
• Management Analysts
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +9.7%
  • Average Salary: $119,000
  • Salary Range: $76,000 - $135,000
• Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +13.4%
  • Average Salary: $100,000
  • Salary Range: $61,000 - $129,000
• Operations Research Analysts
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +22.5%
  • Average Salary: $92,000
  • Salary Range: $71,000 - $98,000
• Personal Service Managers, All Other; Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers, All Other
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +7.4%
  • Average Salary: $141,000
  • Salary Range: $77,000 - $239,000+
• Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +5.6%
  • Average Salary: $81,000
  • Salary Range: $41,000 - $146,000
• Sales Managers
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +4%
  • Average Salary: $152,000
  • Salary Range: $81,000 - $196,000
• Social and Community Service Managers
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +9.1%
  • Average Salary: $89,000
  • Salary Range: $64,000 - $104,000
• Statisticians
  • Education Level: Master's degree
  • Job Growth: +31.6%
  • Average Salary: $129,000
  • Salary Range: $89,000 - $169,000
• Training and Development Managers
  • Education Level: Bachelor's degree
  • Job Growth: +6.5%
  • Average Salary: $168,000
  • Salary Range: $111,000 - $210,000
• Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
  • Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Job Growth: +8.2%
  • Average Salary: $119,000
  • Salary Range: $78,000 - $141,000

Program Map

Business Administration: Retail Management - Part-time

• Certificate of Achievement
• 24.0 Units
• Fall 2024, 1st Term
  • 6.0 Units
  • MAJ BA 107: Human Relations In Business (3.0 Units)
  • MAJ BA 132: Computer Applications for Managers (3.0 Units)
  • MILE Department Information
• Spring 2025, 2nd Term
  • 6.0 Units
  • MAJ BA 156 or BCOT 148 or BCOT 247 or COMM 100 or COMM 130: Choose a course (3.0 Units)
  • MAJ BA 115 or BA 205 or BA 208 or WGS 208: Choose a course (3.0 Units)
• Fall 2025, 3rd Term
  • 6.0 Units
  • MAJ BA 114: Marketing (3.0 Units)
  • MAJ BA 106: Human Resource Management (3.0 Units)
• Spring 2026, 4th Term
  • 6.0 Units
  • MAJ BA 120: Management-Accounting and Internal Control (3.0 Units)
  • MAJ BA 118 or BA 123: Choose a course (3.0 Units)

Business Administration: Retail Management - Certificate of Achievement

• 24.0 units