Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Marketing, 1-year certificate

Why choose Marketing at PCC?

Students who complete this program are ready to begin or advance their careers in areas such as digital marketing, social media management, retail management, sales, customer service, or advertising. Students leave with practical business knowledge, communications, and technology skills that prepare them to contribute to organizations across many industries.

With flexible class options, experienced faculty, and an applied approach to learning that connects classroom concepts to real-world business challenges, our program is designed to help students succeed.

Award information

Awards with a icon can be earned online (no scheduled meetings).

Degrees and certificates by number of terms to complete

Award	Length (attending full-time)	Financial aid eligible	Currently accepting students?
Certificate: Marketing	1 year

Courses

Course listing for the 2026-2027 catalog year.

• Current class schedule
• Class descriptions (catalog)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
BA 100	Career Planning and Preparation in Business	2
BA 101	Introduction to Business (BA101=BA101Z) Z	4
BA 111	Introduction to Accounting §	3
BA 131	Introduction to Business Technology	4
BA 169Z	Data Analysis Using Microsoft Excel (BA216A=BA 169Z) Z	4
BA 205	Business Communication Using Technology §	4
BA 223	Principles of Marketing	4
BA 235	Social Media Marketing	4
BA 280A	Cooperative Education: Business Experience	3
WR 121	Composition I (WR121=WR121Z) (or any writing course for which WR 121 is a prerequisite) §,Z	4
Business Program Electives		12
Total Credits		48

§

Course contains Related Instruction and cannot be substituted with another course; Related Instruction details can be viewed here.

Z

This course is part of Oregon Common Course Numbering. The following courses are equivalent:

BA 101 and BA 101Z

BA 216A and BA 169Z

WR 121 and WR 121Z are equivalent.

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