Undergraduate Programs

• Colleges and universities across the country allow their business students to take classes at the part-time or full-time pace, although some schools have specific programs that cater to part-time students.
  
  Villanova University offers a bachelor's degree in business administration for part-time students that is aimed at adult learners who are coming back to college. Similarly, the University of Wisconsin Whitewater offers a part-time undergraduate program with working professionals in mind. Students take evening and online courses to earn this degree.
  
  

Graduate Programs

• Students have an easier time finding a part-time business program at the graduate level than the undergraduate one. Specifically, many Master of Business Administration degree programs cater to the working professional, offering part-time programs with courses on evenings or weekends. For example, part-time MBA students at the University of Pittsburgh take 14-week courses worth three credits on weekday evenings and some Saturdays. Such programs easily accommodate the standard working hours of a busy business professional.
  
  

Course Offerings

• Part-time business students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels can take advantage of similar courses as their full-time peers. Although the course structure might vary, courses in general business areas, like accounting, operations management, finance, marketing and economics, are available.
  
  Students might learn and process this information differently if they're taking it online, but the course content and the subsequent skills students develop are the same as full-time business programs.
  
  

Resources for Part-Time Learners

• Schools with part-time business programs make an effort to accommodate the nontraditional, part-time student. Since many students are not on campus during traditional business hours -- or at all -- they might not have access to advisers and other university resources. However, at schools like the University of Wisconsin Whitewater, students can reach out to business advisers through telephone and e-mail for any program questions. Thus, part-time business students receive the same access to resources as full-time students do, just in a different way.