History

There is something very special about this small school.  It has graduated four governors, corporate presidents across the nation, and business men and women 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 300 students.  In 1997-98, the College completed the rigorous self-study process for The Association of Collegiate 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.

Today, Goldey-Beacom College offers undergraduate degrees in accounting, finance, human resource management, management, international business, computer information systems, and marketing.  The MBA degree is offered with concentrations in financial management, information technology, human resource management, marketing management, as well as a comprehensive MBA degree.  Goldey-Beacom College also now offers the Masters in Management degree.  Over 1600 students are enrolled for academic credit at the College.

What has never changed at Goldey-Beacom College since 1886 is a commitment to quality - in its faculty, in it programs, and in its students.