| Cleveland State University | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1964 |
| Location | Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| Website | http://www.csuohio.edu/business |
The Monte Ahuja College of Business is the business school at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. With more than 3,000 current students and over 19,000 alumni, the Monte Ahuja College of Business ranks among the largest in Ohio. It is fully accredited by the AACSB[1] and currently offers two undergraduate degrees with numerous concentrations: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and the Bachelor of Science in Computer & Information Science (BSCIS). It also offers six graduate degree programs, two dual graduate degree programs, and one doctoral degree program.
Formerly the Nance College of Business Administration, the CSU Board of Trustees unanimously voted to rename the school in June 2011 after former CSU Board of Trustees chair Monte Ahuja, who donated $10 million to the school, the largest gift in the University’s 47-year history.[2]
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Monte Ahuja College of Business is located in Downtown Cleveland. It is bounded on the East 18th Street of Euclid Avenue and Chester Avenue.
The college is ranked in the top ten nationwide in performance of its Certified Public Accountant graduate students. At nearly 1,000 companies around the county, a Cleveland State University graduate is at the helm as CEO, president or chairman. Its Ahuja Accounting Programs are among a select group of only 168 accounting programs worldwide that hold Accounting Accreditation from AACSB International—the hallmark of management education.[3]
Ahuja's Department of Finance is known nationally and internationally as a leading Center for real estate research. The department's strength lies in three areas:
The Finance faculty have been widely recognized outside the university for their scholarly achievements. Recent faculty awards and recognition include:
The department is also very active in encouraging many of its finance majors to take and pass the Chartered Financial Analyst Examinations (CFA).
BBA
BSCIS major fields of study
The Global Business Center was created to sustain education and training programs in global business. It also promotes the region’s global competitiveness and to expand the presence of the region’s entrepreneurs in the global market.
The Global Business Center relies on the expertise of a cross-functional, interdisciplinary team of faculty, scholars and Advisory Board members to provide the region with innovative International Business education programs, research and related business services.
In addition, the Center has partnered with World Trade Center Cleveland and the Beachwood Business Development Center to provide customized services and programs to foreign companies looking to invest in local markets. The partnership also serves domestic companies looking to invest in most foreign markets.
The college was honored on June 21, 2006 with the Ohio Governor's Excellence in Exporting Award, presented by then-Governor Bob Taft.[4]