Business Leadership

Professional business courses can help your business or advance your career.

Business Leadership Skills Certificate:

The Business Leadership Skills Certificate program is a series of eight courses that help develop leadership & management skills.  Each course is 18 hours and is very reasonably priced. The program is designed to be completed in just one semester. Participants who complete this certificate will receive a “Marketable Skills Achievement Award” in addition to individual course certificates. Individuals who successfully complete this certificate will receive a Marketable Skills Achievement Award.

Professional Business Courses:

Enhancing and upgrading business skills helps employees advance careers and helps businesses maintain a competitive edge. Check the link below to discover what Kilgore College courses might fit.  From accounting and business writing, to Spanish in the workplace and managing conflict, you can find topics and times to fit your schedule.

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Business Courses

Business Courses

Intro to Accounting I

48 hours, 6 weeks, $175

Learn to analyze, classify & record business transactions in a manual & computerized environment. Emphasizes the complete accounting cycle & preparing financial statements, bank reconciliations/payroll.

ACNT 1003
Mondays/Wednesdays , 6 to 9 p.m.
Jan. 30 to March 8, 2023
(online requirements between classes)
Location: KC-Longview

For more info, contact Jana Campbell (903) 983-8140 or celgvw@kilgore.edu.

Payroll & Business Tax Accounting

48 hours, 4 weeks, $125

Study payroll procedures, taxing entities & reporting requirements of local, state/federal taxing authorities in a manual and computerized environment. 

ACNT 1029
Tuesdays/Wednesdays, 6 to 9 p.m.
Jan. 31 - Feb. 22, 2023
Location: KC-Longview

For more info, contact Jana Campbell (903) 983-8140 or celgvw@kilgore.edu.

Federal Income Tax: Individual

48 hours, 4 weeks, $100

Study federal tax laws to prepare individual income tax returns.

ACNT 1031
Wednesdays, 6 to 9 p.m.
Jan. 17 - March 10, 2023
Location: KC-Longview

For more info, contact Jana Campbell (903) 983-8140 or celgvw@kilgore.edu.

Bookkeeping & Accounting Basics

20 hours, 5 weeks, $125

Learn to analyze and record business transactions; prepare basic financial statement for a business, prepare a bank reconciliation and related journal entries. Info on payroll register/related personnel records, basic accounting terms and concepts and their application to transaction analysis. Will also introduce you to QuickBooks to create business transactions.

ACNT 1001
Mondays/Wednesdays
Jan. 17 to March 10, 2023
Location: KC-Longview

For more info, contact Jana Campbell (903) 983-8140 or celgvw@kilgore.edu.

Integrated Software Applications I

48 hours, 8 weeks, $150

Introduction to business productivity software suites using Word processing, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentation documents. Integrate these applications to produce documents.

ITSC 1009
Tuesday and Thursday, 6 to 8:50 p.m.
Jan. 17 - March 9, 2023
Location: KC-Longview

For more info, contact Jana Campbell (903) 983-8140 or celgvw@kilgore.edu.

Grant Writing

8 hours, 2 weeks, $75

Details the components of a typical grant proposal with research, writing a cover letter & evaluating needs assessments.

ETWR 1000
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6 to 8 p.m.
April 11-20, 2023
Location: Kilgore Campus

For more info, contact Jana Campbell (903) 983-8140 or celgvw@kilgore.edu.

Business Leadership Skills Certificate

BUSINESS LEADERSHIP SKILLS CERTIFICATE

The following three courses can be taken stand-alone or as a part of an eight course certificate. For those who want to advance into a supervisory position, new to management or seeking jobs as managers & need to enhance personal skills. Completers of all 8 courses will receive a 144-hour Business Leadership Skills Certificate.  Students have the option to attend face-to-face class meetings or access class meetings using video conferencing.  

For more info, contact Brenda Brown at (903) 983-8288 or bjbrown@kilgore.edu.

Communication Skills for Managers & Supervisors

18 hours, $150

(BMGT 1022 – Workplace Communications)

Communication skills essential for supervisors & managers in the workplace. Topics include communication styles, listening/effective verbal/non-verbal communication skills.

Kilgore campus:

BMGT 1022.0002 Q2 
Monday-Friday
Begins Jan. 9, 2023
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 1 week

BMGT 1022.0003 Q3
Monday-Friday
Begins March 20, 2023
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 1 week

For more info, contact Brenda Brown at (903) 983-8288 or bjbrown@kilgore.edu.

Leadership Skills for Managers & Supervisors

18 hours, $150

(BMGT 1020 – Leadership Skills for Supervisors/Managers)

This course is an overview of the necessary leadership skills required of supervisors and managers in today’s workplace.  Emphasis is placed on the role and function of a leader, organizing time, space and information, understanding motivation and behavior, and developing your own leadership style.

Kilgore campus:

BMGT 1020.0002 Q2 
Monday-Thursday
Begins Jan. 17, 2023              
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for 3 days

BMGT 1020.0003 Q3
Monday-Thursday
Begins March 27, 2023
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 1 week

For more info, contact Brenda Brown at (903) 983-8288 or bjbrown@kilgore.edu.

Performance Management Skills

18 hours, $150

(BMGT 1011 – Employee Performance Review)

Covers the knowledge, skills and processes required for effective performance with emphasis on the information and competencies required for leaders who are (or soon will be) in a supervisory or management position.

Kilgore campus:

BMGT 1011.003 Q2
Monday-Thursday
Begins Feb. 13, 2023  
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 1 week
 
BMGT 1011.004 Q3
Monday-Thursday
Begins April 24, 2023  
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 1 week
 
For more info, contact Brenda Brown at (903) 983-8288 or bjbrown@kilgore.edu.

Professional Business Speaking Skills

18 hours, $150

(POFT 1002 – Business Speaking Skills)

Covers effective techniques to improve presentation and public speaking skills.  Emphasis is on how to improve listeners’ retention & eye contact when making business presentations.

Kilgore campus:

POFT 1002.0003 Q2
Monday-Thursday
Begins Feb. 6, 2023
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 1 week

POFT 1002.0004 Q3
Monday-Thursday
Begins April 17, 2023
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 1 week

For more info, contact Brenda Brown at (903) 983-8288 or bjbrown@kilgore.edu.

Quality Customer Service

18 hours, $150
(POFT 1005 – Introduction to Customer Service)

Covers the supervisor’s role in customer service.  Dealing with angry customers, handling customer complaints, and how to develop a quality customer service environment.

Kilgore campus:

BUSG 1005.0041 Q2
Tuesday-Thursday
Begins Jan. 23, 2023
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for 1 week

BUSG 1005.0052 Q3
Monday-Thursday
Begins April 3, 2023
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 1 week

For more info, contact Brenda Brown at (903) 983-8288 or bjbrown@kilgore.edu.

Team Building in the Workplace

18 hours, $150
(POFT 1019 – Team Building in the Workplace)

This course covers the basic principles of building & sustaining teams in organizations.  Topics include team dynamics, process improvement & collaboration.

Kilgore campus:

BMGT 1019.0003 Q2
Monday-Thursday
Begins Jan. 23, 2023
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 1 week

BMGT 1019.0004 Q3
Monday-Thursday
Begins April 10, 2023
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 1 week

For more info, contact Brenda Brown at (903) 983-8288 or bjbrown@kilgore.edu.

Workplace Issues for Managers and Supervisors

18 hours, $150
(BMGT 1012 – Fundamentals of Management)

Covers the knowledge, skills & processes required to address today’s workplace issues legally, productively & with sensitivity.  Topics include managing workplace diversity, preventing violence  & harassment, employment law & coping with stress in today’s evolving workplace.

Kilgore campus:

BMGT 1012.0004 Q2
Monday-Thursday
Begins Feb. 20, 2023
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 1 week

BMGT 1012.0004 Q3
Monday-Thursday
Begins May 1, 2023
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 1 week

For more info, contact Brenda Brown at (903) 983-8288 or bjbrown@kilgore.edu.

Workplace Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving

18 hours, $150
(BMGT 10004 – Workplace Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving)

Emphasizes structured approaches to critical thinking and problem-solving, interpreting data for effective problem solving and recommending corrective action.

Kilgore campus:

BMGT 1004.0003 Q2
Monday-Thursday
Begins Feb. 27, 2023
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 1 week

BMGT 1004.0005 Q3
Monday-Thursday
Begins May, 8, 2023
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 1 week

For more info, contact Brenda Brown at (903) 983-8288 or bjbrown@kilgore.edu.

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