Goldey–Beacom College
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| Type | 4-year, private not-for-profit |
|---|---|
| Established | 1886 |
Academic affiliations | CACC |
| President | Colleen Perry Keith |
Academic staff | 83 (21 full-time) |
| Undergraduates | 731 |
| Postgraduates | 596 |
| Location | , U.S. |
| Campus | Suburban, 24 acres (9.7 ha) |
| Colors | Blue & gold |
| Nickname | Lightning |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II |
| Mascot | Strike |
| Website | www |
Goldey–Beacom College is a private nonprofit 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 is accredited to award certificates, associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees.[1] Its alumni come from 65 nations and 28 states of the United States.[2] The college traces its origins to 1886 when H. S. Goldey opened the Wilmington Commercial College.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
References
- ^ "Goldey Beacom College". USnews.com.
- ^ "National center for educational statistics". nces.ed.gov.
- ^ "About Goldey-Beacom College | History". Goldey-Beacom College. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ "Institution Directory". msche.org.
- ^ "Awards".
External links
Coordinates: 39°44′31.3″N 75°41′22.3″W / 39.742028°N 75.689528°W
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