Goldey–Beacom College

Goldey–Beacom College is a private college in Pike Creek Valley, Delaware, United States. Its setting is suburban with a campus of 24 acres (9.7 ha). It uses a semester-based academic calendar and the college is authorized to award certificates/diplomas, associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees.[1] It has a community with a global perspective, with alumni from 65 nations and 28 states of the United States.[2]

Goldey–Beacom College
Type4-year, private not-for-profit
Established1886
Academic affiliations
CACC
PresidentColleen Perry Keith
Academic staff
83 (21 full-time)
Undergraduates731
Postgraduates596
Location
Pike Creek Valley, Delaware
,
U.S.
CampusSuburban, 24 acres (9.7 ha)
Colors   Blue & gold
NicknameLightning
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division II
MascotStrike
Websitewww.gbc.edu

Campus

The campus has an area of 24 acres (9.7 ha), consisting of four apartment-style residence halls and one traditional-style residence hall, Fulmer Center (home to classrooms and administrative offices), athletic fields, and the Joseph West Jones Center (housing the library, gymnasium, fitness center, cafe, chapel, music room, and bookstore).

Academics

The college awards graduate and undergraduate degrees in a number of disciplines including economics, psychology, computer information systems and business. It also offers graduate degrees in business and finance.

Accreditation

Goldey-Beacom is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education since 1976 to award degrees through the doctoral level.[3] It is also accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) and the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).

Athletics

The college competes at NCAA Division II level in all sports as a member of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and track & field. Women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball and track & field.[4]

References
  1. "Goldey Beacom College". USnews.com.
  2. "National center for educational statistics". nces.ed.gov.
  3. "Institution Directory". msche.org.
  4. "Awards".

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