Simpson Tower

Exterior shot of Simpson Tower and Cal State L.A. sign.

Marketing students pose with the University bottled water.

A professor writes on the board in class.

A student fills out income tax forms for local residents.

If you hope to command a boardroom, start your own business or join one of the city's leading marketing or accounting firms, then this is where you belong. The College of Business and Economics is nationally accredited and boasts some of the best undergraduate and graduate programs in the country.

Many of the classes, which meet in Simpson Tower at the south end of campus, emphasize the whole "learn-by-doing" approach. As a result graduates gain real-world experiences in everything from market research to public accounting.