Mission
Empowering learners to achieve excellence linking knowledge to practice.
Vision
To offer attainable, inclusive, and career-focused programs responsive to evolving student and workforce needs.
Values
- Integrity
- Excellence
- Social Responsibility
- Innovation
Purpose
- Offers career-focused education as the foundation for inspiring and challenging students.
- Provides support for students to reach their unique potential.
- Commits to access and diversity.
- Cultivates opportunities for students to pursue meaningful lives and careers.
Recognition & Accreditation
Goldey-Beacom College has been recognized and accredited by the following organizations and programs:
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Goldey-Beacom College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 267-284-5000. The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. To confirm MSCHE accreditation, view the institution directory at https://www.msche.org/institutions_directory.asp.
- Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
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Goldey-Beacom College is nationally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs to offer the following degree programs:
- Associate of Science in Accounting, and Business Administration
- Bachelor of Science in Accounting
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with concentrations in Financial Management, Health Care Management, Human Resource Management, Information Technology, International Business Management, Legal Studies, Management, Marketing Management, Organizational Psychology, and Sports Management)
- MBA (Comprehensive) and MBA with concentrations in Financial Management, Health Care Management, Human Resource Management, Information Technology, International Business Management, Marketing Management, and Taxation
- MBA with majors in Finance and Taxation
- Master of Management
- MS in Finance
- MS in Taxation
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It should be noted that the following new degree offerings were introduced after ACBSP recognition was conferred and are not yet accredited by ACBSP, but will be submitted for approval at the earliest opportunity:
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, concentration in Entrepreneurial Studies
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, concentration in Business Analytics
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, concentration in Esports and Gaming Administration
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, concentration in Cybersecurity
- Bachelor of Sceince in Digital Marketing
- MBA with concentration in Entrepreneurial Studies
- MBA Analytical Track
To confirm ACBSP accreditation, view accredited programs at http://www.acbsp.org/.
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- Delaware Department of Education
The College is approved by the Delaware Department of Education for general collegiate purposes. The College is authorized to award associate, baccalaureate, graduate, and doctoral degrees.
- U.S. Department of Education
Goldey-Beacom College is listed in the Directory of Postsecondary Institutions published by the United States Department of Education. The College is recognized as an institution of higher learning and is approved to participate in the Federal Student Financial Aid Programs.
- U.S. Veterans Administration
The certificate, associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degree curricula are approved for the education of veterans under the new Public Law 89-358. The College complies with the laws and the requirements of various Veterans Administration regulations.
- Rehabilitation Training
Goldey-Beacom College is approved by the rehabilitation divisions of the State Departments of Public Instruction in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. The College is in compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in that program accessibility has been achieved for handicapped students.
- Federal Government Approval on Foreign Students
This school is authorized under Federal law to enroll nonimmigrant alien students.
History
There is something very special about this small school. It has graduated four governors, corporate presidents across the nation, and professionals in every walk of life. Among its alumni are doctors, lawyers, and entrepreneurs who first chose this small school to start their education.
The College traces its origins to September 1, 1886, when business educator H.S. Goldey opened the Wilmington Commercial College with only five students. In 1900, one of Goldey’s best instructors, W.H. Beacom, parted ways, opening his own school only blocks away. By 1929, the re-named Beacom College had an enrollment over 1000, and for four decades the two engaged in fierce competition. In 1951, the two entities merged, giving rise to today’s Goldey-Beacom College. In 1974, the College relocated from its landlocked downtown Wilmington location to the present suburban Pike Creek campus.
The College was first accredited by the Middle States Association in 1976, and has offered baccalaureate degrees since 1978. In 1992, Goldey-Beacom established its first MBA program, which today thrives with over 1000 students. In 1997-98, the College completed the rigorous self-study process for the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), and in the following year, attained accreditation by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). In 2006, the College was again granted the full ten-year accreditation by each of the organizations. In 2009 the College announced the introduction of baccalaureate programs in economics and psychology, expanding on their long history of excellence in business education. In 2011, two baccalaureate programs in Criminal Justice and English further enhanced the College’s offerings. In 2021, two new baccalaureate programs were added in Interdisciplinary Studies and a concentration in Business Analytics. In 2023, the College launched its first STEM program, the MBA - Analytical Track, as well as new baccalaureate programs in Digital Marketing and concentrations in Cybersecurity and Esports & Gaming Administration.
Today, Goldey-Beacom College offers undergraduate degrees in psychology, criminal justice, digital marketing, finance, English, economics, interdisciplinary studies and all areas of business. The MBA degree is offered with numerous concentrations, along with the Masters in Management, MS in Finance and the MS in Taxation degree.
What has never changed at Goldey-Beacom College since 1886 is a commitment to quality - in its faculty, in its programs, and in its students.
Board of Trustees of Goldey-Beacom College
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Cornelia N. Winner, Ed.D.
College Administrator, Retired
Board Chair
Joan Verbonitz
Chief Administrative Officer, Virginia Passenger Rail Authority
Vice Board Chair
Lee H. Burstein
Founder, Dynamic Systems, LLC.
Javed Gilani, M.D.
Private Practice Physician
Dorrell Green, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Red Clay Consolidated School District
R. Jeffrey Johnson
Principal, Maillie LLP, Retired
Erika Jorgensen
Managing Director, Resiliency and Delivery Management, Chase Consumer and Community Banking
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Noreen D. LaSorsa
K-12 Administrator, Retired
Mark R. Olazagasti
Founder & CEO, YourMoney101.org
John J. Patterson III
Corporate Executive, Union Park Automotive Group
Melody Phillips
Deputy Director, Department of Parks and Recreation for the City of Wilmington
Lourdes I. Puig, Ph.D.
Chair of the Board of Directors, Las Americas Aspiras Academy
Catherine Seeber, CFP, CeFT
Principal Financial Advisor, CAPTRUST
Marcia B. Wood, CPA, CGMA
Certified Public Accountant
Board Secretary/Treasurer
Colleen Perry Keith, Ph.D.
President, Goldey-Beacom College
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