Division of Business and Engineering

Business

Career Paths

With today's difficult economic environment, the Bachelor of Science in Business allows companies to hire individuals who have a broad knowledge of all aspects of business. This broad knowledge allows student to be effective within many different types of organizations. Some examples include:

ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPTION: students can be found starting their own business or working several years with other entrepreneurs before venturing out on their own.

FINANCIAL SERVICES OPTION: students are working financial organizations such as banks, real estate firms, insurance brokers, investment firms, and credit companies.

INDIVIDUALIZED BUSINESS OPTION: students may have combined marketing and health services option courses to develop a resume to work the Pharmaceutical sales.

MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT OPTION: An emphasis on the skills and knowledge necessary for the business professional to function in community and regional centers of commerce.

An integral part of the business degree is a six credit internship completed senior year. This experience has proven beneficial for both the students and employers. Organizations Hosting Penn State Altoona Business Interns over the past year include...

  • Allegheny Mountain Convention & Visitors' Bureau
  • Altoona Blair County Development Corp.
  • Altoona Curve
  • Altoona Hospital
  • American Cancer Society
  • Blair County Chamber of Commerce
  • Forever Broadcasting
  • The Hancock Group, Inc.
  • HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Lake Raystown Resort Lodge
  • Lazerpro Digital Media Group
  • PennDOT
  • Sheetz, Inc.
  • UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital
  • Wal-mart
  • W.S. Lee & Son, Inc.
  • WTAJ- TV

Contact:

Deborah Kimmel Hommer, MBA
Bachelor Degree in Business Coordinator
Instructor in MIS, IST, Business Administration
Office: 106 Hawthorn Building
Phone: 814-949-5265
Fax: 814-949-5011
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