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2023 Best Business & Commerce Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best General Business/Commerce Basic Certificate School for You

There are so many business programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Business & Commerce Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General Business/Commerce Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Business/Commerce Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Business & Commerce

Our 2023 rankings named Gateway Community and Technical College the best school in the Southeast Region for general business/commerce students working on their basic certificate. Gateway is a small public school located in the large suburb of Florence.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Horry-Georgetown Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at SOWELA Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Southeast Region . SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tri-County Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

The excellent basic certificate programs at Midlands Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in the Southeast Region . MTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of West Columbia.

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#6

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Piedmont Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Greenwood.

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University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UACCM is a small public school located in the distant town of Morrilton.

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Pierpont Community and Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business & Commerce Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Pierpont Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Fairmont.

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#9

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA

Nunez Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business & Commerce Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Chalmette, Nunez Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges by State

Explore the best general business/commerce colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,813
Georgia 2,025
Tennessee 664
Louisiana 709
Virginia 1,437
North Carolina 494
West Virginia 870
Alabama 302
Mississippi 607
South Carolina 832
Arkansas 767
Kentucky 2,455

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, general business/commerce has other similar majors worth exploring.

General Business Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce 56,779

Majors Similar to General Business

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 48,037

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

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