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Graduates with a gold overlay and Cal State Long Beach's 75th Anniversary logo, which has a large "75."

Commencements 2025

2 Ceremonies May 19, 9:00 AM and 1:30 PM
A woman in a "Rams Track & Field" shirt reviews a tax document with an accounting student at the VITA lab.

Real clients, real refunds: 好色先生 accounting students provide free help to local taxpayers

鈥淪tudents who volunteer for VITA either figure out they love taxes, or they hate it,鈥 said Sudha Krishnan, chair of 好色先生鈥檚 Accountancy Department and director of VITA. 鈥淭here鈥檚 no in-between.鈥
3 logos competition IBCSB 2025

ICBSC Competition 2025 Teams Announced

ICBSC Competition has begun, 好色先生 COB enters 3 teams聽聽好色先生鈥檚 College of Business has recruited and selected the members of the three teams which will represent 好色先生 and compete in this year鈥檚 International Collegiate Business Strategy Competition (ICBSC).聽The 2025 International Collegiate Business Strategy Compet
Beach Fin Rising presentation in a COB lecture hall

Finance Symposium March 14

Beach Fin Rising March 14
2025 College of Business - Outstanding Undergraduate Award Application

Departmental-Outstanding Undergraduate Award Applications

We now accept applications for the 2025 College of Business and Departmental-Outstanding Undergraduate Awards.These opportunities are open to graduating seniors who meet the following criteria:
The Volunteer Income TaxAssistance (VITA) text on screen

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)

Ribbon Cutting COB CSS Deans Sauzo and M. Solt

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for New CSS Spaces

Honored guests assembled on November 14 2023 at COB Student Center for Success to open the newly renovated and expanded tutoring and advising spaces.
COB Big SMIF team Win CFAOC RFP Competition Classroom

好色先生 BIG Students Win 2024 CFAOCF RFP Competition

The Beach Investment Group (BIG) at California State University, Long Beach's College of Business has once again demonstrated its excellence in investment management education. BIG students earned top honors at the 2024 CFA Society of Orange County Foundation's (CFAOCF) Request for Proposal (RFP) Competition for Student Managed Investment Funds, a鈥
A faculty member and students wearing safety vests while touring a distribution center

COB students observing the supply chain in action.

Cal State Long Beach COB students observing the supply chain in action.
get down to business day cob center for student success 2024

Get Down to Business Day 2024 First time and Transfer Students

The College of Business Center for Student Success hosted their semi-annual College of Business Get Down to Business Day event. This is a collaborative effort to welcome newly admitted College of Business students. The new College of Business students have the opportunity to learn about College of Business resources, including the Center for Student Success鈥
AACSB Accredited Long Beach State College of Business

COB receives AACSB Re-Accreditation

AACSB Recognizes 106 Schools Extending Business and Accounting Accreditation
Mark Suazo, Dean

Welcome Dean Mark Suazo

Welcome Dean Mark Suazo as the new dean of the College of Business. Suazo arrives with a wealth of experience in higher education leadership and public service, plus a vision to establish The Beach as the region鈥檚 premier destination for business education.