Established in 1922, Walsh College is a private, independent, non-profit, and upper-division institution that grants degrees at the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. Walsh offers a broad range of programs in fields such as accounting, finance, information technology and assurance, management and leadership, marketing, and taxation.
 
Mission

Walsh College delivers a business education that integrates application and theory to prepare graduates for successful careers. To learn more about the Walsh mission, vision, and values, visit www.walshcollege.edu/mission

• Walsh College is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), and The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.
• Walsh is metro Detroit’s only all-business college and one of Michigan’s largest graduate schools of business.
• Walsh was one of the first institutions to establish transfer articulation agreements with area community colleges. Currently Walsh has 16 such agreements with community colleges in Michigan, Canada, and Ohio.
• Undergraduate and graduate cost per credit hour is very competitive with that of southeast Michigan’s public institutions.
• 42% of credit hours are offered online to meet market demand.
• Undergraduate degrees: 3; graduate degrees: 9; for-credit certificates: 10; non-credit certificates: 1
• Students were accepted into the first cohort for the first doctoral degree, the Doctor of Management in Executive Leadership, in 2007.
• The award-winning “Walsh College: Live. Breathe. Business.” Campaign can be viewed online at www.walshcollege.edu/marketingcampaign.

Faculty

• 21 full-time; 160 available adjunct faculty
• The majority of Walsh faculty members come from the real world of business, and 80 percent are actively employed in the business community.
• In total, the Walsh faculty represents 3,000 years of business experience.
• Faculty members possess more than 70 different business, technology, and educational certifications or designations

Students and Alumni

• 4,343 students;
• Average class size: 21
• Average age of undergraduate students: 30
• Average age of graduate students: 34
• Students are 51% female; 21% minority; 8.2% international; representing 67 countries
• 87% of Walsh undergraduates transfer from a community college, completing a bachelor’s degree in an efficient and cost-effective way.
• 22,430 living alumni 
• Alumni living in Michigan: 84.7%

Scholarships

• 215 students were awarded donor-funded scholarships in the 2008-09 academic year.
• More than 300 community college students received Community College Excellence Awards from Walsh in the 2008-09 academic year

Careers and Recruiting

• Walsh College students and alumni are welcomed by employers: nearly 900 companies recruited at Walsh College in the 2008-09 academic year.
• Students and alumni could access more than 1,800 job opportunities posted through Career Services in the 2008-09 academic year.

Community

• More than 2,000 Michigan workers in transition have attended 95 free skill-building “Take Charge” workshops at Walsh College since January 2009. Visit www.walshcollege.edu/take charge to learn more.
• Walsh College is committed to green design and building practices. In June 2010, the U.S. Green Building Council certified the Troy campus Jeffery W. Barry Center to the LEED Gold Level. To learn more, visit www.walshcollege.edu/greenfacilities
• Walsh employees tutor Detroit Public School students in math and reading.