Gary E. West College of Business
In 1938, West Liberty Teacher's College began offering courses in Business and Commerce - a two year Secretarial Studies program and a four year Business Education degree. By 1963, the College had established a full Department of Business Administration offering curricula in accounting, management and marketing to 338 business students. Today, the Gary E. West College of Business has two departments, the Department of Financial Systems and the Department of Administrative Systems, with 20 full-time faculty members.
The Gary E. West College of Business is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education IACBE. It presently offers a Bachelor of Science degree with specializations in many fields including Accounting, Banking, Finance and Economics, Business Information Systems, Computer Information Systems, General Business, Health Service Management, Management, Marketing, Sports Management and Tourism and Event Management.
Following the retirement of Dean Elizabeth Robinson on June 30, 2009, West Liberty appointed Dr. Loren Wenzel the new Dean. Dr. Wenzel was previously a tenured professor at Marshall University and a Department Chair for Accounting at Marshall.
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