Walsh College

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Walsh College
Walsh Logo Blue.png
MottoNot Your Typical Business School
Type Private college
Established1922 (1922)
President Suzanne Siegle
Academic staff
19 Full-time and 129 Part-time (Spring 2022) [1]
Students1,744 (Spring 2022) [2]
Undergraduates 722(Spring 2022) [3]
Postgraduates 1,022(Spring 2022) [4]
Location
Troy
,
Michigan
,
United States
Colors Royal Blue and White
   
Website walshcollege.edu

Walsh College is a private college in Troy, Michigan. Founded in 1922 by Mervyn B. Walsh, an accountant with the Thomas Edison Light Company, Walsh College is an upper division undergraduate and graduate institution that provides a transformative business and technology education that combines theory, application, and professional experience to prepare graduates for successful careers.

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Walsh College offers a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) and plans to launch a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership and one in Technology this coming year. Additionally, Walsh offers several non-degree certificate options in areas such as human resources, global project management, cybersecurity, data analytics and continuing education courses for tax and accounting professionals.

History

The college began with the founding of the Walsh Institute of Accountancy and the introduction of the Pace Accounting Method, at the time an innovative way of teaching accounting. Mervyn B. Walsh, a certified public accountant, purchased a Pace & Pace franchise to offer the Pace Accounting Method exclusively in Detroit. He founded the Walsh Institute of Accountancy on July 7, 1922, and on September 18 of that year, 23 students were enrolled in the first courses at the institute.

When Mervyn Walsh retired in 1965, the state of Michigan had adopted a new bachelor's degree requirement for candidates to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Examination. At this time, Michigan's community college system was developing and a pivotal decision was made to build upon, rather than compete with, the community colleges by becoming an upper-division college.

On December 31, 1968, Walsh Institute became an upper-division college offering a business education to juniors and seniors who had finished two years of college. The new Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration forged partnerships with Oakland and Macomb community colleges and in 1970 broke ground for a 10,000-square-foot building in Troy, Michigan, near both colleges. Community college partnerships continued to flourish over the next two decades, and business leaders were invited to teach and develop curriculum.

The college offered its first bachelor's degrees, a Bachelor of Accountancy and Bachelor of Business Administration, in 1970. The first graduate degree, the Master of Science in Taxation, was offered in 1974. The following year, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) accredited Walsh College. Over the next several years, Walsh introduced Master of Science degrees in Professional Accountancy (1980), Finance (1986), and Management (1989). During the 1990s, the College continued to enlarge its facilities, offer classes at other locations in metropolitan Detroit, and introduce new degrees and online technology. The Master of Science in Information Management and Communication (MSIMC) degree was introduced in 1996.

In 1998 the Novi campus was opened and the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree was introduced. The first online courses were offered in 1998.

In 2001, the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) granted Walsh College approval to offer full online degree programs and provided the College with a full ten-year extension on its accreditation. The first fully online degree, the Master of Science in Information Assurance, was offered in 2005. Walsh College is recognized by the National Security Agency as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAE) for its curriculum that maps to the Committee for National Security Standards. It is also recognized by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) programs. Since 2003, these agencies have renewed the college's designation as a U.S. Center of Academic Excellence for Information Assurance Education.

In 2006, the NC-SARA gave the college approval to offer its first doctoral degree, the Doctor of Management (DM) in Executive Leadership. In the fall of 2007, the first student cohort entered the program.

The college also received national recognition in April 2010 for a major grant to promote entrepreneurship among students and alumni. The Blackstone Charitable Foundation of New York announced that it had selected Walsh College and Detroit's Wayne State University to share a $2 million grant to initiate Blackstone LaunchPad. [5]

Community

Walsh College assists the community in ongoing volunteer efforts: Blackwell Institute in Detroit, Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Focus: HOPE, Gleaners, U.S. Marines, and Vets Returning Home, Inc.

Awards

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Jeffery W. Barry Center

In 2017, Walsh College was honored by the American School & University 2017 Educational Interiors Showcase [6] in the Collegiate Citation and Administrative Areas/Office categories.

Campus locations

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Troy Campus

The college has a main campus in Troy and offers classes at the University Center at Macomb Community College. [7] in Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan, as well as online. [8]

Accreditation

Walsh is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and some programs are accredited by the Accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs. [9]

Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) and recognized as a National Security Agency (NSA) Center for Excellence, Walsh College offers undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees in marketing, management, human resource management, finance, accounting, data analytics, information technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity, automotive cybersecurity, a STEM MBA and an MBA in Organizational Resilience with several concentrations. Students can earn a double master’s by enrolling in a unique dual degree pathway, where they can earn two degrees in an accelerated time frame.

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References

  1. ↑ "College Navigator - Walsh College".
  2. ↑ Walsh College ed.gov [ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "College Navigator - Walsh College".
  4. ↑ "College Navigator - Walsh College".
  5. ↑ "Wayne State, Walsh College help Blackstone LaunchPad grow Michigan businesses". July 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ Designs, School. "Walsh College, Livernois Road Addition And Interior Renovation - Project Details". schooldesigns.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Walsh College | Walsh".
  8. ↑ "Locations in Michigan | Walsh".
  9. ↑ "ACBSP - accreditation for Walsh College".
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