Established 1886 Academic staff 54 Postgraduates 719 Undergraduate tuition and fees 22,500 USD (2015) | President Dr. Gary L. Wirt Undergraduates 633 Acceptance rate 51% (2014) Phone +1 302-998-8814 | |
Type 4-year, Private not-for-profit Address 4701 Limestone Rd, Wilmington, DE 19808, USA Mascot Goldey-Beacom College Lightning Similar Georgian Court University, Wilmington University, Felician University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican College Profiles | ||
Goldey–Beacom College is a private, regionally accredited, non-profit college located in Pike Creek Valley, a suburb of Wilmington, Delaware, United States. The college was founded in 1886 and since then took pride in its heritage of over 125 years in higher education. Its setting is suburban with the campus size of 24 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar and the College is authorized to award certificates/diplomas, associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees. It has a community with a global perspective, with alumni from 65 nations and 28 of the United States.
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Its Notable Alumni are Former Governor of Delaware Sherman W. Tribbitt, American Politician John J. Voila, U.S. representative from New York Charles I. Stengle, Former Politician, Governor and Mayor Walter W. Bacon, Former Governor and Politician Richard McMullen to name a few.
Goldey–Beacom College ranked 148th in the U.S. News & World Report academic rankings, while being ranked 271st in student-athlete graduation rates. In addition, the Lightning ranked 224th in the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup. Goldey-Beacom was one of four schools from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference to be named in the rankings.
About the school
Goldey–Beacom College is a small private college offering associates, bachelors, and master's degrees. Its enrollment consists of 2000 students (both full-time and part-time), representing 28 states and 60 nations.
The college traces its origins to September 1, 1886, when business educator Mr. Goldey opened the Wilmington Commercial College with only five students. In 1900, one of Goldey's instructors, W.H. Beacom, parted ways, opening his own school only blocks away. By 1929, the renamed Beacom College had an enrollment over 1000, and for four decades the two engaged in fierce competition. In 1951, the two merged, giving rise to today's Goldey–Beacom College. In 1974, the college relocated from its 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, it established the first of its masters programs, which today has over 300 students. In 2007, the College completed the self-study process for The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) and was awarded full ten-year accreditation as a school of business to offer the bachelor's and master's degrees. The school is also accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).
Today, the college offers undergraduate degrees in criminal justice, English, economics, psychology, computer information systems, and all areas of business including accounting, finance, human resource management, management, international business, and marketing. A comprehensive MBA degree is offered, as are MBAs with concentrations in financial management, information technology, human resource management, and marketing management. The school also offers the Master of Management and MS in Taxation degrees. Over 1600 students are enrolled for academic credit at the College.
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The college awards graduate and undergraduate degrees in a number of disciplines including economics, psychology, computer information systems, and business.
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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: basketball, cross country, Golf, and soccer. Women's sports include: basketball, cross country, softball, soccer, tennis, and volleyball. The college is ranked 92nd among NCAA Division II institutions in the 10th Annual NCSA Collegiate Power Rankings, it has been announced by NCSA Athletic Recruiting. The Collegiate Power Rankings from NCSA Athletic Recruiting are calculated for each Division I, II and III college and university by averaging student-athlete graduation rates, academic rankings provided by U.S. News & World Report, and the strength of athletic departments as determined by the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup.