Business College
Entrepreneurs, merchants, administrators, and economic builders
The Business College forms place-committed economic builders — merchants, entrepreneurs, and administrators who invest in the communities they call home.
Local economies run on local business decisions. Every dollar spent at a business owned by someone who lives in the community circulates differently than a dollar that flows into an out-of-town corporate account. The farmer who buys feed at the local co-op, the contractor who hires from the town, the accountant who advises the family-owned hardware store — these people are not incidentally local. They have made a commitment, often at economic cost, to build where they live.
CHI's Business College forms business owners, financial stewards, and economic administrators whose vocational identity is bound up with their place. The curriculum covers the full technical range — accounting, finance, management, marketing — taught by tutors who are themselves local business owners, in communities where the students' parents are the economy they will one day lead. A businessman formed this way — who has learned to serve a whole community with integrity, who measures success in generational terms — is capable of any room he enters. If God calls him to lead a regional firm, enter national markets, or build something that outlasts him, the formation travels with him.
The multi-generational time horizon that runs through everything CHI does maps naturally onto commerce. A business owner who intends to hand his operation to his children approaches capital allocation, labor relations, and community investment differently than one planning an exit in five years. The Business College forms the former.
Accredited Programs from Partner Universities
Programs available through the CHI catalog. Offered through Hall dual-enrollment at accredited partner universities.
Bachelor of Business Administration
Full BBA with concentrations in management, finance, and entrepreneurship. Designed for students who intend to start or lead businesses in their local communities.
Associate of Arts — Business
Two-year business foundation covering accounting, economics, management, and marketing. Transfer pathway to BBA completion.
Entrepreneurship Certificate
Business plan development, financial management, marketing, and local economic strategy. For founders and small business owners formalizing their practice.
Agricultural Business
Business training specifically designed for farm and ranch operations, agribusiness, and rural economic development.