ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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Build Your Future as an Entrepreneur

Fullerton College’s entrepreneurship program is designed to provide students with key considerations for starting and managing a business. Everyone can be an Entrepreneur. We will guide you step-by-step through solid business planning. Upon program completion, students will have a business plan and operational skills necessary to start or expand a business.

Upon completion of the program students will be able to:

  • Create a basic business plan for a small business.
  • Use a working vocabulary of business terminology.
  • Analyze a routine business request and respond with a written letter that illustrates good business writing skills.

For additional information, visit the Fullerton College Business/CIS website:  http://buscis.fullcoll.edu.

Degrees & Certificates

  • Apply online at fullcoll.edu
  • Apply for financial aid: fafsa.ed.gov
  • Take the online orientation
  • Take assessment exam
  • Meet with a Counselor
  • Update Personal info in My Gateway
  • Register for classes
  • Pay fees

Gary Graves, Professor
714.992.7220
ggraves@fullcoll.edu

Marcus Wilson, Professor
714.992.7217
mwilson@fullcoll.edu

Frequently Asked Questions

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HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

The cost is $46 per unit. Non-resident tuition: $258 per unit PLUS enrollment fees (Non-Resident Tuition includes $19.00 Capital Outlay fee per Ed Code 76141).

Costs may vary; please visit website for more information: http://admissions.fullcoll.edu/fees-refunds/.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE?

Associate degree or certificate completion depends on program unit requirements and whether student is enrolled full time or part time.

 

WHAT ARE THE JOBS AND HOW MUCH DO THEY PAY?

For information on jobs in this industry sector and their median annual salaries visit: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/.

Average Salary: $52,990 – $152,870
• Services
• Restaurant, Coffee Shop and Bakery
• Retail and Online Store
• Medical and Health Care
• Manufacturing
• Nonprofit
• Bar and Nightclub
• Farm and Food Production
• Wholesale and Distributor
• Construction and Engineering

WHAT IS THE JOB OUTLOOK IN CALIFORNIA?

In Los Angeles County, there are nearly 232,000 self-employed workers in community college relevant occupations. The occupation with the largest number of self-employed workers in 2016 was childcare workers, with nearly 28,500 total workers in the county. The second-highest occupation was hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists, with over 15,600 self-employed workers in 2016. Selfemployed workers in this occupation are expected to grow by nearly 1,300 workers due to creating new jobs and replacement needs (ex. retirements) in the next five years, which is an eight percent increase.

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Fullerton College is one of the greatest

“Fullerton College is one of the greatest options, not only in Southern California, but I think in all of California. When I came here, it was all about shaping me into being a better artist and to refine that skill set so that I could actually go into the work industry.”

 

– Francisco Gutierrez
Digital Arts

 

Character Artist at MGA Entertainment

“I’ve recently become a Character Artist at MGA Entertainment and I owe it all to the Digital Arts CTE program at Fullerton College. Every single class I took helped me build a portfolio that was competitive enough to land me a job where all of my coworkers come from private colleges, and I think that’s pretty cool. Not only are the classes very useful but the professors that teach them are as well. They have endless amounts of knowledge and experience in their fields and are super eager to help their students. I am very proud and grateful to have been a part of the CTE program and I can’t wait to see where I go in the future thanks to Fullerton College.”

 

– Rebecca Mora
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