Welcome to the School of Business Administration

On behalf of the faculty and staff in the School of Business Administration at West Liberty State College, I welcome you to our web site.  The School of Business Administration is committed to the ideal of quality education for business students and to serve the business community through meticulous attention to detail in academic program design and instructional delivery, highly personalized student advisement and assistance and provision of state-of-the-art facilities. 

The School of Business Administration provides two of the finest small college business programs in the Eastern United States.  The School offers a B.S. in Business Administration degree with 12 specializations in accounting, administrative mathematics, administrative science, banking, finance and economics, computer information systems, general business, management, marketing, hospitality and tourism management, golf management and sports management.  In addition, the School offers a B.S. in Business Information Systems degree designed to meet the needs of both current and future technology management positions.

The School of Business Administration’s Mission is as follows:  To provided students with an environment that enables them to acquire the knowledge, skills, competencies, ethics and values necessary to make a positive contribution to society and the business profession and to grow both professionally and personally.  The accomplishment of this mission is evidenced by the career successes of thousands of our graduates in technical professional, managerial and executive positions within all types of organizations throughout the nation. 

In 2005, the School of Business Administration was accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).  Our Student Outcomes Assessment Program has been acknowledged in national assessment conferences and by outside assessment consultants. 

The School of Business Administration sponsors an Executive Seminar Series providing students with the opportunity to hear top successful leaders from business, government and military organizations.  Programs such as these enhance the active learning environment created by the highly qualified and student-centered business faculty.

Our success formula is a very basic one—we truly care about our students as individuals—and we work with them to establish the educational foundation needed for success in today’s business environment.  Our commitment to educational excellence is extraordinarily serious and sincere. 

I invite you to take a personal tour of our campus and look forward to meeting with you when you visit the School of Business Administration.