University of Colorado Colorado Springs - College of Business

Find Your Path. Earn Your Future. Make Your Mark.

The UCCS College of Business is committed to you and to building your successful future. For over 50 years, we have offered innovative and industry-aligned curriculum to prepare professionals for a meaningful career in business. We are proud to be accredited by AACSB, which ensures that you will receive a quality business education. A keystone of our college is a commitment to the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program at UCCS, which provides a framework for ethical decision-making and instruction. Here, you’ll be educated by nationally and internationally recognized faculty who use real-world experience and hands-on research to get you ready for an ever-evolving workforce.

Our Vision

We are in the business of building successful futures™

Our Mission

The UCCS College of Business delivers a future-oriented business education to support workforce and economic development for southern Colorado, the state, nation, and world. We prioritize and empower learners at every stage of their educational journey, develop innovative research that contributes to scientific discovery and effective business practice, and serve as a hub for our community in productive discourse, practical learning, and social responsibility.

Core Values

• Learners First
• Build Community
• Make a Difference

Learners First

Deliver a curriculum for lifelong learning to meet the challenges of a changing business environment.

Leverage technology to deliver innovative and adaptable educational programs.

Provide a supportive, challenging, collaborative, and experiential learning environment.

Our Promise

We will provide inspiring and collaborative learning and research environment which rewards those who interact, aspire and challenge themselves, and positively impacts our community and stakeholders through engagement, innovation, and application.

Student Outcomes

Providing real outcomes for business students.

The College of Business is committed to building successful futures for all of our stakeholders. Successful outcomes for our students are central to this vision. The following metrics are just a few of the ways that we measure the positive impact a UCCS College of Business education has on our graduates.

Learning Outcomes

Business, BS-Bachelor of Science & BI-Bachelor of Innovation

As future business leaders, our graduates will demonstrate:

• Knowledge and application of best practices in core business concepts.
• The ability to analyze and interpret information to reach conclusions and make effective business recommendations.
• Principle-based ethics to make socially responsible business decisions.

Graduate School of Business Administration Learning Outcomes

Business, MBA-Master of Business Administration

Our graduates will demonstrate the ability to:

• Understand and apply core business knowledge
• Make principle-based ethical decisions
• Function effectively in a team environment
• Communicate professionally and effectively
• Make effective managerial decisions

Business, MSA-Master of Science in Accounting

Our students will:

• Demonstrate technical competencies and professional knowledge in financial accounting, auditing, and taxation
• Demonstrate critical thinking in accounting contexts
• Demonstrate the ability to recognize ethical and professional obligations of accountants
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate both orally and in writing