College of Business

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To foster a dynamic learning environment that equips students from diverse backgrounds with the skills and knowledge necessary to unlock new life prospects and make an enduring positive impact on their communities. We achieve this by offering theoretically grounded, practice-oriented business education programs, producing impactful research, building partnerships with key stakeholders, and nurturing a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The main campus of Central Washington University, home of the Wildcats, is in historic Ellensburg, Washington. In addition, there are 6 centers co-located at community colleges and 2 additional instructional centers throughout the state. The College of Business, one of 4 academic colleges in the University, is in Ellensburg and in 3 Seattle area locations. Of the College's approximately 1250 majors, 7% are located in the Seattle locations; approximately 40% of its full-time faculty are also located in the Seattle area. Additionally, the College signed an MOU with Joint Base Lewis McChord military base to offer coursework toward its undergraduate programs in Supply Chain Management. The College offers classes in traditional, online, distance and hybrid formats; currently, the General Business, Leadership & Management, Personal Financial Planning, Supply Chain Management, Marketing, and Human Resource Management specializations and the Bachelor of Applied Science in Supply Chain Management and Bachelor of Science in Accounting are offered completely online. CWU received its initial AACSB accreditation in 2010; it completed its most recent Continuous Improvement Review in Fall 2020.

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