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Overview:	Private, coeducational college offering programs in psychology, criminal justice, English, economics, and all areas of business.
Founded:	1886
Location:	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 (e.g. DuPont and Bank of America).
About Campus:	Twenty-four acres, consisting of four apartment-style residence halls, Fulmer Center (home to the academics and administration), The Joseph West Jones Center (housing the library, gymnasium, fitness center, cantina, chapel, and bookstore), and athletics fields.
Degrees:	Bachelor Degrees in Psychology, Criminal Justice, English, Economics, and a variety of Associate, Bachelor, or Masters Degrees in Business. Degrees or concentrations offered in Accounting, Business Administration, 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.
Athletics:	NCAA Division II
Demographics:	1600 students from 19 states and over 60 nations. Information about Goldey-Beacom College’s student body diversity, including gender, race/ethnicity, and Federal Pell Grant recipients can be found on College Navigator.
Current Costs:	Cost should never be a barrier to enrollment at Goldey-Beacom College. Scholarships, aid, or grant money is available for almost every student. We can work with you to make a Goldey-Beacom College education affordable. We’ll show you how reasonable quality education can be! New students should contact us today at (302) 225-6248 to discuss financial aid and begin an education at Goldey-Beacom College. Effective Summer 2012: Undergraduate tuition rate - $694 per credit hour Graduate tuition rate - $932 per credit hour Housing - $5,248 - Fall/Spring
Accreditation:	Middle States Commission on Higher Education Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education
Faculty:	100% of full-time faculty have the highest degree in their field. Faculty with strong ties to business and real-life work experience.
Careers:	For over a decade, alumni have reported a placement rate typically over 90% within months of graduation -- and a high job satisfaction rate!
Features:	Small size, individualized attention. Apartment-style residence halls on an extremely safe suburban campus. Campus-wide wireless network, on-line library access, personal email accounts, modern computer labs updated regularly. Career-focused curriculum, active internship-for credit program, and strong placement rate for graduates.