Purdue University Calumet’s College of Business has earned accreditation from the world’s premier business accrediting body—the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International.
Fewer than 5 percent of business colleges worldwide have achieved AACSB International accreditation.
Positioned among top business colleges worldwide “AACSB accreditation positions Purdue University Calumet with the other top business colleges across the world,” Dean of the Purdue Calumet College of Business Jane Mutchler said.
Purdue Calumet Chancellor Thomas L. Keon added, “It is appropriate for Purdue Calumet to be part of this prestigious association of highly respected, accredited business colleges. Having been afforded this opportunity, we have another outstanding reason to be excited about the path on which our campus is advancing.”
AACSB accreditation is acclaimed internationally as the longest standing, most recognized form of specialized/professional accreditation an institution and its business programs can earn.
Undergraduate and graduate levels According to AACSB International Executive Vice President and Chief Accreditation officer Robert D. Reid, “AACSB accreditation represents the highest achievement for an educational institution that awards business degrees.
The Purdue Calumet accreditation is applicable at both undergraduate and master’s degree levels.
“During the peer-review process,” Reid said, “Purdue Calumet demonstrated alignment with 15 global accreditation standards, as well as how to achieve success within each of the three pillars on which AACSB accreditation rests—engagement, innovation and impact.”
Rigorous accreditation process The rigorous accreditation process prompted Purdue Calumet’s College of Business to appropriately address a distinctive set of quality standards, Mutchler indicated.
“We’ll be reviewed every five years,” she said.
Reid added, “Through accreditation, Purdue Calumet has not only met specific standards of excellence, but has also made a commitment to ongoing improvement to ensure that the institution will continue to deliver high quality education to its students.”
Largest AACSB-accredited program in NW Indiana With 1,723 undergraduates and 225 master’s level students, Purdue Calumet’s College of Business is the largest AACSB International-accredited program in Northwest Indiana.
Purdue Calumet’s College offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting, Computer Information Systems and Business with majors in Business Analytics, Business Economics, Finance, Human Resource Management, Management Information Systems and Marketing. It also offers a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management, including an option in Fitness Management, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business with an Entrepreneurship major. Additionally, at the graduate level, the College offers a Master of Business Administration, MBA for Executives and Master of Accountancy.