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Business Administration Division

The programs offered in the Business Administration division at Loras have become some of the most popular and in-demand programs available.  Business Administration is the largest academic division on campus, yet can easily be tailored to each student’s chosen emphasis.  All students take a common core of classes in addition to required courses for their specific major.  This core allows you to broaden your business knowledge, as well as helping you to gain knowledge in a particular area. 

The 15 full-time faculty members take pride in advising their students through their college careers.  This close attention from the faculty also extends beyond graduation and has a lot to do with the 90+% placement rate.  Students benefit from a program that offers an impressive list of classes from which to choose, along with a large number of internships and opportunities to test your knowledge against “real world” situations before graduation

  • Over 4,500 alums have graduated with an accounting/business major since the program’s founding in 1945.
  • All students take a common core of classes in addition to required courses for their specific major.  This core allows them to broaden their business knowledge, as well as helping to focus their interest in a specific area.
  • Committed to graduating students within 4 years, all students majoring in the division will have an advisor who cares about their academic progress and future career success.
  • Loras provides an active division-run internship program, offering local, regional, national, and international opportunities during the traditional academic year as well as summers.
  • Placement rate for graduates annually exceeds 90%.

Loras College alums are important contributors to their communities, state, and country.  Many continue a life of service starting during their college days and continuing throughout their professional lives.

       
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Leadership, experience, resource and networking opportunities can be pursued in a number of student organizations, including the:

- Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
- Advertising and Marketing Association (AMA)
- Financial Management Association (FMA)
- Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
- Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)

Many students have pursued graduate degrees, typically in business and law, at such schools as:

- University of Iowa
- University of Wisconsin
- University of Illinois

 
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