Achieve Greater.
Goldey-Beacom College is an independent, multilevel private college in Delaware that offers challenging undergraduate and graduate academic programs. As a teaching-oriented institution of higher learning, the College emphasizes instructional excellence in the classroom and is committed to sustaining faculty who are caring, dedicated, and knowledgeable in their respective fields; who motivate their students to realize their full learning potential; and, above all, who represent the very best in teaching excellence.
Location
Goldey-Beacom is located in beautiful Pike Creek Valley—a suburb of Wilmington, Delaware—with easy access to Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, and other major East Coast cities. The city of Wilmington is a major industrial center in the Mid-Atlantic region and home of many Fortune 500 companies such as Chemours and Bank of America.
Campus
The College's campus is 24 acres and consists of four apartment-style residence halls, Fulmer Center (home to academics, administration, and the Campus Store), the Joseph West Jones Center (housing the library, gymnasium, fitness center, food service, and chapel), and athletic fields.
Student engagement
Never miss an opportunity to meet new people, find a social outlet, and network! Student Engagement provides extracurricular programming for the GBC community as well as various other services. Programs and services include social, cultural, and educational events; train/bus schedules; community updates; and leadership training for students. We also host off-campus trips to local and distant venues as an opportunity for students to explore the cites and states around them!
41 degree options
GBC offers bachelor’s degrees in Psychology, Criminal Justice, English, Human Services, and Communication & Media as well as a variety of associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees in Business. Degrees or concentrations are offered in Accounting, Business Administration, Counseling Psychology, Economics, Finance, Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Information Technology, Sports Management, Health Care Management, Legal Studies, Organizational Psychology, and International Business, to name a few.
Careers
For over a decade, alumni have reported a placement rate typically over 90% within months of graduation—and a high job satisfaction rate!
What makes GBC special?
• Small size and individualized attention
• Apartment-style residence halls on an extremely safe suburban campus
• Campus-wide wireless network, online library access, personal email accounts, and modern computer labs updated regularly
• A career-focused curriculum, an active internship-for-credit program, and a strong placement rate for graduates
