College of Business New Building Book

Why we matter The world of business touches everyone’s life many times each day. Everything we buy, including products, services and ideas, begin with some sort of business planning. Business is at the very heart of a $13 trillion U.S. economy, plus many trillions more in international markets.

The UCA College of Business recognizes that business leaders must have technical knowledge and critical thinking skills and be able to communicate ideas in a collaborative environment.

College of Business graduates are equipped with a practical understanding of these and other important business concepts and skills.

Teaching methods and the student advising process within the college are designed to help students discover their unique abilities, thereby enhancing their probability of success. Professors encourage students and teachers to interact and explore each student’s areas of interest. Individual degree programs include challenging course material using actual business cases and settings.

Unlike the larger research-oriented, doctoral institutions, UCA’s College of Business faculty members are respected for excellence in both teaching and research. The college has a diverse body of faculty who produced more than 1,000 intellectual contributions during the previous accreditation reporting period, of which 314 were peer-reviewed journal articles.

Students work closely with the faculty and receive hands-on experience by participating in practical business projects, internships and student professional organizations.

The College of Business is accredited by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. AACSB International accreditation requires compliance with a rigorous set of standards and indicates that UCA succeeds in offering one of the best business programs in the nation.

Maybe the best testament of the effectiveness of the college’s educational efforts is the ever increasing number of companies that come to UCA seeking College of Business students, telling us that they recruit UCA “first” in the state.

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