Marketing (AAS.MKTG)
Learn how to curate your audience with the Marketing program. These classes will prepare you for employment positions in sales, retailing, marketing and a variety of other business areas. You could also enroll to upgrade skills and knowledge of presently employed personnel to allow them to advance their careers. This program provides the broad background necessary to succeed in modern marketing with special emphasis placed on pricing, promotion, distribution and product conception within both the profit and not-for-profit sectors.
As a graduate from this program, you can qualify for jobs like:
Professional sales representative
Retail management
Advertising/media buyer
Customer support specialist
The average salary for similar positions in Illinois is $55,310. (Source: Career Coach)
Hands On Experience
During the course of your classes, you can complete an internship as part of the two-year degree program.
Program Options
You have the option to choose from a two-year degree or a one-year certificate. All courses in the Marketing certificate program count toward the associate degree.
Transfer Options
Lake Land College has a 2+2 program with Eastern Illinois University that can lead to a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Development. Many of the courses in the Marketing degree count toward the Lake Land College associate degree in Business, which is a transfer program leading to a bachelor’s degree in Marketing or another area of business.
Meet the Faculty
jcarpent@lakelandcollege.edu