About LDS Business College

Mission Statement

LDS Business College adopted six Cultural Belief Statements that serve as the fundamental culture adopted by students, faculty and staff.

Do Right: I honor my commitments.
(D&C 42:13)

Support Each Other: I help others reach their full eternal potential.
(D&C 82:19)

Value Others: I respect different viewpoints, cultures and contributions.
(D&C 38:23-24)

Counsel Together: I learn from others and add to a culture of learning by study and by faith.
(D&C 88:118, 123)

Be Accountable: I take responsibility for my obligations.
(D&C 101:99-100)

Measure Success: I seek and apply honest appraisal for life-long improvement.
(2 Ne 28:30)

LDS Business College has provided quality education for 123 years. The school began November 15, 1886 as the Salt Lake Academy under the direction of Dr. Karl G. Maeser and William B. Dougall. Willard Done, the first teacher, welcomed 84 students when the College first opened its doors.

Recognition has come to the College as growth and development continued under 12 successive educational leaders. It was the only commercial school in America conducted by a religious body to be admitted to the National Association of Accredited Commercial Schools. Under the leadership of R. Ferris Kirkham (1961 – 1986), the College achieved its first accreditation by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges in 1977. On December 9, 2008, President Russell M. Nelson, Chairman of the Church Board of Education Executive Committee, announced John Lawrence (Larry) Richards as the College's twelfth president. 

 

The College moved to its present location at the Triad Campus in July 2006. The College has a rich tradition shared by more than 76,000 alumni and scores of dedicated faculty and staff.

Owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS Business College is a unit of the Church Educational System, which also includes Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah; Brigham Young University – Hawaii in Laie, Hawaii; Brigham Young University – Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho; elementary and secondary schools; and institutes of religion and seminaries around the world.

LDS Business College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges and Universities of the Northwest Association of Schools and of Colleges and Universities, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and/or the U. S. Department of Education.

The LDS Business College Medical Assisting Programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), on recommendation of the Medical Assisting Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants’ Endowment (AAMAE).

LDS Business College uses its Comprehensive Assessment Master Plan to systematically guide the assessment of its educational programs. The plan integrates both collegewide and program-specific assessment.  Information is collected, synthesized, and utilized by faculty, staff and administration in order to make informed decisions that will ensure continuous improvement and support the College's institutional mission and fundamental goals.

Degree programs at LDS Business College are approved by the state approving agency for the enrollment of persons eligible to receive education benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA).

LDS Business College Anthem

For more information about the the College anthem, "Rise and Shine Forth," click here.