Goldey-Beacom College
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| Type | 4-year, Private not-for-profit |
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| Established | 1886 |
| President | Dr. Gary L. Wirt |
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Academic staff
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54 |
| Undergraduates | 633 |
| Postgraduates | 719 |
| Location |
Wilmington, Delaware, USA 
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| Campus | suburban 24 acres (97,000 m2) |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II |
| Sports | 11 Varsity Teams |
| Mascot | Lightning |
| Affiliations | CACC |
| Website | www |
Goldey–Beacom College is a private, regionally accredited, non-profit college located in Pike Creek Valley, a suburb of Wilmington, Delaware, United States. The college was founded in 1886. Its setting is suburban with the campus size of 24 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar and the College is authorized to award certificates/diplomas, associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees. It has a community with a global perspective, with alumni from 65 nations and 28 of the United States.
Its Notable Alumni are Former Governor of Delaware Sherman W. Tribbitt, American Politician John J. Voila, U.S. representative from New York Charles I. Stengle, Former Politician, Governor and Mayor Walter W. Bacon, Former Governor and Politician Richard McMullen to name a few.
Goldey–Beacom College is unranked in the U.S. News & World Report academic rankings. In addition, the Lightning ranked 224th in the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup. Goldey-Beacom was one of four schools from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference to be named in the rankings.
Goldey–Beacom College is a small private college offering associates, bachelors, and master's degrees. Its enrollment consists of 2000 students (both full-time and part-time), representing 28 states and 60 nations.
The college traces its origins to September 1, 1886, when business educator Mr. Goldey opened the Wilmington Commercial College with only five students. In 1900, one of Goldey's instructors, W.H. Beacom, parted ways, opening his own school only blocks away. By 1929, the renamed Beacom College had an enrollment over 1000, and for four decades the two engaged in fierce competition. In 1951, the two merged, giving rise to today's Goldey–Beacom College. In 1974, the college relocated from its 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, it established the first of its masters programs, which today has over 300 students. In 2007, the College completed the self-study process for The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) and was awarded full ten-year accreditation as a school of business to offer the bachelor's and master's degrees. The school is also accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE).
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