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Business Administration- Degree Completion Program

Sonoma State University · Rohnert Park, CA

Cost
$24,795
Length
104 weeks
Working 6 months later
48%

Program names and program descriptions appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Occupation titles are translated where O*NET publishes a Spanish name. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

People enrolled
450

Small group — treat with caution

Finished the program
65%Based on 20 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Working 6 months later
48%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported

The job this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Where California publishes a separate figure for Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.

Administrative Services Managers

Job ads may call this: Administrator · Business Manager · Administrative Manager · Administrative Officer

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

  • Plan, administer, and control budgets for contracts, equipment, and supplies.
  • Hire and terminate clerical and administrative personnel.
  • Direct or coordinate the supportive services department of a business, agency, or organization.
  • Prepare and review operational reports and schedules to ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Show 4 more things this job involves
  • Set goals and deadlines for the department.
  • Acquire, distribute and store supplies.
  • Analyze internal processes and recommend and implement procedural or policy changes to improve operations, such as supply changes or the disposal of records.
  • Conduct classes to teach procedures to staff.

What this pays in Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County)

Each bar runs from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. The darker middle is where half the people are, and the line is the median.

The lowest-paid tenth earn underHalf earn underThe highest-paid tenth earn over
Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County)$75,516$109,507$199,278
Across California$76,289$110,717$218,973

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) beside the same figures for the whole state. A region can sit well below or above the statewide spread, and the statewide number is the one most often quoted — so where they differ, the local row is the one that describes the work near this program.

Typical pay in California
$110,717per yearSanta Rosa-Petaluma MSA: $99,359
Projected openings
37,770Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA: 370
Projected change
+7.1%
Usually needs
Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first
Under 5 years in a related job
Training after you are hired
None

Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

Program details

This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.

Sonoma State University partners with North Bay Community Colleges (Solano, College of Marin, SRJC, Mendocino and Lake College), via the Schools of Business and Economics and Extended & International Education, to provide a pathway for students to earn a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Management. Pre-selected courses are taught by Sonoma State University (SSU) faculty during scheduled evenings (typically M-Th, 6-10PM). The online modality for courses can range each semester from the following options: Synchronous, Asynchronous, and Bisynchronous.

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Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-09-18). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

Ask before you enroll, not after

The order the rules set out starts at the center rather than at the school. Before a center can find somebody eligible for training services it has to gather enough to decide, at a minimum through an interview, evaluation or assessment and career planning. Referring a person to the provider they have chosen and setting up the account both come after that, and both are the center's to do — the account is a payment agreement with the training provider, and it is the provider that is paid through it. So the call belongs before enrolling and before paying. Anyone who has already done either should still ask, and ask what it means for them.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

  • Sonoma County Job LinkComprehensive center

    Phone: 707-565-5550

    2227 Capricorn WaySuite 100Santa Rosa, CA 95407about 6.5 miles away

    Hours: Friday 8am--4:45pm Computer Lab hours 8:30am -4:00pm

    Has a veterans' representative

  • North Bay Workforce ServicesAffiliate site

    Phone: 707-576-2850

    606 Healdsburg AvenueEmployment Development DepartmentSanta Rosa, CA 95401about 7.3 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    Has a veterans' representative

  • CareerPoint MarinAffiliate site

    Phone: 415-966-0860

    1800 Ignacio Blvd.Building 27 (Upstairs)Novato, CA 94949about 19.4 miles away

    Hours: 8am-12pm and 1pm - 5pm

    Has a veterans' representative

At a comprehensive center all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask →

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you →