Make your resume market-ready and be a digital marketing pro.

At Alfred State, you’ll combine design, writing, and strategy to prepare for success in modern marketing. The Marketing BBA develops your creativity alongside business expertise, teaching you to build brands, create content, analyze data, and apply SEO strategies. With skills in digital design, storytelling, and marketing strategy for e-commerce, m-commerce, and beyond, you’ll graduate ready to thrive in today’s fast-changing marketplace.

2 Years Associate of Applied Science
4 Years Bachelor's of Business Administration

Industry Quotes:

“With the tremendous evolution of the marketing industry over the last decade, the hands-on experience these students will gain gives them a step up from students with only conceptual knowledge. Having helped train recent college graduates as they enter their careers, I see the importance of practical skills gained alongside a degree. I hope to have an Alfred State BBA graduate on my team soon!” – Kristy Green, account manager (Nielsen/Claritas).

The Business Department at the State University of New York (SUNY) – Alfred State College has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11960 Quivira Road in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. For a list of accredited programs please view our IACBE member status page.

Alfred State business programs utilize applied learning in all courses, with many of our programs requiring a semester-long internship. The Business Department also offers a unique three-week study abroad opportunity in Sorrento, Italy, that supports cross-cultural learning, sustainability, and experiential learning. Study Abroad in Italy

Program Details

Courses You May Take

COMP1503: Writing Studies

Credits: 3

The purpose of Writing Studies is to equip students with rhetorical reading and writing skills necessary for college, the workplace, and beyond. Focusing on the negotiations between authors, texts, and media, students reflect on their own writing practices in context of course readings and independent research. Emphasis is on using instructor and peer feedback to develop effective writing habits, including pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, proofreading, and documenting sources.

MATH1123: Statistics I

Credits: 3

This course is the first of a two semester sequence in statistics. It covers mainly descriptive techniques such as data collection, organization techniques, measures of center, spread, and position. Other topics covered include: probability, probability distributions (such as normal and binomial distributions), correlation, and regression. Students cannot earn credit for MATH 1123 if they have credit for MATH 1203, MATH 2124, or MATH 7123. A grade of C or better is required to take MATH 2133 - Statistics II.

MKTG1063: Principles of Sales

Credits: 0-3

This course examines the principles and methods of sales with respect to the salesperson, their company, products, and customers. Emphasis is placed on the selling process: prospecting, pre-approach, approach, presentation, trial close, meeting objections, and closing. Students will design and implement an industrial sales presentation.

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Entrance Requirements

AAS Entrance Requirements / Recommendations

Required

  • Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Algebra 2
BBA Entrance Requirements / Recommendations

Required

Algebra

Geometry

Algebra 2 or a third-year math

Required Technology & Equipment

A tier 1 laptop computer is required for students entering this degree program. Laptop specifications are available at www.alfredstate.edu/required-laptops.

Graduation Requirements

  • 123 credit hours
  • 7 out of 10 General Education Silos must be completed
  • Cumulative overall index of a 2.0, GPA, and a 2.0 required for all major courses

MEET OUR FACULTY

Susan Gorman Associate Professor 10 Months
Business
EJ Brown Hall
607-587-3428

Jarrad Childs Assistant Professor 10 Months
Business
EJ Brown Hall
607-587-3420

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You've seen our wide variety of majors at Alfred State, our great faculty who help you build your skills, and that you can do it at an incredible low cost. Now's the time to become an Alfred State Pioneer.