Entrepreneurship

Overview

careers

  • Manager

  • Marketer

  • Independent Contractor

  • Sales

  • Small Business Owner

  • Enterprising Entrepreneur

The Mitchell Technical College Entrepreneurship program is a unique opportunity for skilled tradespeople to put their passions to work for them. Presented in a two-days-per-month format spread over a full school year, the Entrepreneurship program is an opportunity for students to extend their education or for those who have already begun their careers – or even already started their own businesses – to learn skills that will help them succeed as sole proprietors or in larger-scale enterprises.

The Entrepreneurship program consists of courses designed to develop strategic thinking and planning, professional selling, leadership, and project management. The eight entrepreneurship courses and four leadership courses, delivered in two days of classes monthly with assignments to be submitted between sessions, will equip graduates with the necessary skillset to launch and manage their own businesses and entrepreneurial ventures or manage existing technical businesses.

The Entrepreneurship A.A.S. degree program is ideal for past graduates of programs such as Architectural Design & Building Construction, Electrical Construction & Maintenance, Progressive Welding Technology, Diesel Power, Automation Controls/SCADA, the Culinary Academy of South Dakota, and more. Enrollment preference is given to those applicants who have completed their training at Mitchell Tech.

*NEW* – A diploma option is now available for students with no previous technical degree/diploma. 

Students who apply to the Entrepreneurship program (A.A.S. or diploma) will be eligible for a single scholarship that covers 50% of their tuition and fees.

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Curriculum

Award: AAS Degree or Diploma

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First Semester
ENTR200 > Strategic Thinking3 credits
ENTR205 > Business Model Development3 credits
ENTR210 > How to Build a Startup3 credits
ENTR215 > Professional Selling3 credits
LDR201 > Principles of Leadership3 credits
LDR206 > Leadership Development3 credits
> Communications Elective3 credits
Total Semester Hours21 credits
Second Semester
ENTR225 > Business Plan Development3 credits
ENTR230 > Market Analysis3 credits
ENTR235 > Advisory Boards3 credits
ENTR240 > Customer Development3 credits
LDR221 > Project Management3 credits
LDR226 > Strategic Leadership and Planning3 credits
> Math Elective3 credits
Total Semester Hours21 credits
Total Credits Required to Graduate with a Diploma: 42
Graduate with an AAS Degree
In addition to the above courses, to obtain an AAS in Entrepreneurship, a student must also have a diploma from an accredited institution, 15 general education credits, and a combined credit count of no less than 60 credits.
CIS105Introduction to Computers3 credits
Math Elective3 credits
Communications Elective3 credits
Behavioral Science Elective3 credits
Social Science Elective3 credits
Total Credits Required to Graduate with an AAS: 60

COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS

This program allows you to bring your own laptop as long as it meets these minimum specifications:

Processor – Intel Core i Series (i3, i5, i7) or AMD Ryzen
Operating System – Windows 10
Webcam Recommended
Memory – 4 GB or more
Internal Storage – 64 GB or more
Microsoft Office is available at no charge as long as enrolled at Mitchell Tech
NO APPLE/MAC COMPUTERS

Outcomes

At the completion of the program, graduates will be able to:

  • Understand the nature of entrepreneurship
  • Demonstrate knowledge of information in accounting, management, marketing and quantitative analysis
  • Confirm an entrepreneurial business idea by engaging in critical thinking, analyzing situations, constructing and selecting viable solutions to solve problems
  • Market the entrepreneur and their ideas
  • Identify personal attributes that enable best use of entrepreneurial opportunities
  • Explore and implement entrepreneurial leadership and management styles

Faculty

Cost

Program Tuition & Fees ⓘ
$ 4000

Other Required Costs

Books / Tools (estimated)$118

Scholarships

$500

1 AVAIL.

Rod Bowar Memorial Scholarship

Rod owned Kennebec Telephone Company, providers of telephone, cable TV and internet service to Kennebec, Presho and rural Lyman County. He joined the company in 1977 and purchased it in 1998. Rod was passionate about providing the best opportunities possible for his family and community. He served on many different boards and committees, including serving on the Mitchell Technical College Foundation Board. Two of Rod’s children were Mitchell Tech grads, and his businesses employ multiple Mitchell Tech graduates.
2.5 GPA or greater

$1000

5 AVAIL.

SD Pork Producers Scholarship

Culinary of South Dakota student 2.5 GPA

$750

1 AVAIL.

SD Municipal Electric Association Energy Production & Transmission Scholarship

SD Municipal Electric Association

Powerline Construction & Maintenance
Must be a resident of the SD Municipal Electric Association service area and enrolled in the Powerline Construction & Maintenance program

$1000

1 AVAIL.

SSB Culinary Excellence Scholarship

2nd year Culinary Student

$1000

1 AVAIL.

East River Electric Power Co-op Scholarship

East River Power Cooperative

East River Electric Cooperative has been providing scholarship funds to Mitchell Tech since 2003. This scholarship is provided annually for a student in the Power Line Construction and Maintenance program. The scholarship will be awarded in fall semester and applied to the recipient’s account for the Spring semester.
Electrical Utilities Substation student
Electrical Utilities Substation student

$500

3 AVAIL.

Tessier Family Foundation – Current Students

Tessier Family Foundation

The Tessier Family Foundation began providing funds for scholarships in 2014 for students enrolled in the Accounting/Business Management, Heating and Cooling Technology, LPN and Medical Assistant programs. The scholarships will be awarded in January each year and applied to the recipient’s accounts the following Fall semester.
First Year Student
Accounting
Heating and Cooling Technology
Licensed Practical Nursing
Medical Assistant
Applicant must be currently enrolled as a first year full-time student in Accounting/Business Management, Heating and Cooling Technology, LPN or Medical Assistant programs to be eligible for these scholarships. Applicant must complete the MTC current student online application during the open application period as instructed to be eligible for these scholarships.

Contact Admissions

For information about any of our programs, application, or any of our other student services please contact us:

Admissions Office
Mitchell Technical College
1800 E. Spruce St.
Mitchell, SD 57301

800.684.1969
605.995.3025
fax: 605.995.3067
[email protected]

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