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The Department of Business and Management equips students to respond ethically, think critically, communicate effectively and perform with excellence as Christians in a changing world.

The Business & Management programs will prepare you to make a positive impact in your community and the world around you. A career in business offers many opportunities for people to develop their passions, spark discovery, and create sustainable futures. 

At Vanguard, we will prepare you to be successful in a rapidly-changing and dynamic business landscape by helping you discover your unique strengths and abilities. While taking innovative classes and gaining a well-rounded business education, you will be mentored by professors who care about your spiritual well-being as well as your future career success. 

The department also offers distinctive development and experiential learning programs, such as COMPASS, a professionalism development program, and ways to elevate your digital and technological proficiencies in partnership with the Department of Communication's MediaHub. Integrated career planning rounds out a holistic approach to your success; both while a student at Vanguard and in the industry God is preparing you to make an impact in.

In the Department of Business & Management, you can choose from the following majors:

Several minors are also offered, including Accounting, Business Administration, Management, Marketing, and Real Estate. 

A Sampling of Business Courses

Real Estate Finance

Action Sports Marketing

Entrepreneurship: Formation/New Ventures

Program Highlights

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Beyond the Classroom

From our Accounting Society to company visits to department events, our faculty provide practical, experiential activities for students in the business world.

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Career Preparation

Our faculty prepare students for their future careers with engaging events, relevant guest speakers and a four-year business degree plan.

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Faculty Mentors

Faculty are also dedicated practitioners who invest in each student’s unique skills and passions. 

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Internships

Our faculty have extensive networks that they make available to students.

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Multi-Disciplinary Offerings

Diversify your resume with classes in Accounting, Business and Marketing, and learn digital skills through the MediaHub.

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Sigma Beta Delta

High-achieving students have the opportunity to join a thriving campus chapter of the nationally-recognized honors society for business majors.

Build Your Future

Business & Management graduates achieve advanced degrees and pursue successful careers. 

Recent alumni work for:

  • 454 Creative
  • Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Law
  • ASICS
  • Marshall Reddick Real Estate
  • Microsoft
  • Oakley
  • Quiksilver
  • EY (Ernst & Young)
  • Stance Socks
  • Trilogy Financial

Recent alumni work in:

  • Accounting
  • Government
  • Investments
  • Law
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Ministry
  • Non-Profit Organizations
  • Real Estate
  • Social Media

Recent alumni study at:

  • Azusa Pacific University
  • California State University, Fullerton
  • Northwestern University
  • Pepperdine University
  • Purdue University
  • University of California, Irvine
  • University of Oxford
  • Southwestern Law
  • University of Southern California
  • Grenoble Ecole de Management

We invite you to take the next step