College of Business and Economics
The College of Business and Economics or CoBE gained collegiate status in 2004 and earned initial accreditation in 2005, offering a single general business major in the BBA program. A second major in accounting was added in 2008. The College of Business and Economics or CoBE, is one of only two schools of business in Hawaiʻi to be accredited by the AACSB International — the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
CoBE class sizes are capped at 40 students in the lower division courses and in the upper division core courses. Elective courses in the upper division are capped at 25 students.
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