Historic Timeline
1960's
- 1959- Division of Business & Economics is established, offering majors in Business Administration, Business Education, and Economics.
- 1963-Classes were first held at Sunset Elementary School and Hayward High School, then moved to the Hayward campus and were housed in the Music Building.
- 1966- Delta Sigma Pi, Zeta Tau Chapter is founded.
1970's
- 1970- School of Business & Economics is established.
- 1973-2003- Jay Tontz becomes dean and serves for 30 years.
- 1973- College of Business & Economics becomes AACSB accredited.
- 1979- The Epsilon Psi Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi is founded.
1980's-1990's
- 1992- The Concord satellite campus is opened.
- 1993- International graduate programs are formed in Moscow, Vienna, Hong Kong, and Beijing, the first nationally accredited American MBA programs.
2000's
- 2000- The MBA program is established in Singapore.
- 2004- The East Bay Small Business Development Center is established out of the Oakland Professional Center.
- 2006- The Valley Business & Technology Center is opened, the first new building on campus for 30 years. A new era in business education giving students the edge they need to compete in a modern business environment.
- Online BSBA program is established.
2010's to Today
- 2009- Online BSBA becomes the first online business program to be AACSB accredited.
- Programs established: Online BSBA, 1-Year MBA, MBA for Global Innovators, MS Accountancy.
- 2018- Dean Low hosts a CBE alumnus for a conversation about entrepreneurship and leadership at the first Dean's Network.