Kennesaw State University is one of only a few universities in the United States to offer a four-year degree in professional selling, which incorporates the skills and ethics of sales. Students also have the opportunity to minor or have an emphasis in sales. KSU also houses one of only a handful of Professional Selling Centers in the nation. Almost half of all college graduates will begin their career in the field of sales, and the Bureau of Labor and Statistics estimates indicate that Georgia will have over 14,000 sales job opportunities each year for the foreseeable future. Georgia ranks third in the nation in new sales jobs, behind New York and California. The Sales program at Kennesaw State University allows students to develop an effective combination of strategic and tactical communication, relationship building and sales skills through real life and experiential exercises. Class work is supplemented with opportunities to practice sales skills through digitally recorded role-playing and presentations, which are critiqued by faculty and peers, allowing students to perfect their sales techniques. Students also have the opportunity to shadow sales professionals in several different industries and to participate in live sales calls.