Growing business  leaders

Our caring and expert faculty will make sure you develop the skills, the courage, and the compassion to navigate an increasingly complex business world. From accounting to marketing, finance to MBA, and much more, Business at Saint Joe's will set you apart as a credible and ethical leader no matter where life takes you from here.

Get a sense of our approach - check out this video about our Online MBA.

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Bryon 2019 MBA

Pick Your Pathway

Pick Your Path

Why Choose Saint Joseph’s College of Maine?

Our approach to business understands that 21st Century leaders need to pair ambition with compassion, and enhance their strategic savvy with higher purpose. Join us to build a solid foundation for continued learning, professional advancement, and an unparalleled ability to shape the business communities that support all of us.

Undergraduate Business

Practice what you learn right away. Campus students participate in real-world class projects in corporate settings. Online students transfer bank training credits earned through the Center for Financial Training and Education Alliance into a college degree.

Faculty Experts

Our faculty haven't just earned impressive professional and academic credentials - most are still actively running or working in businesses. They provide personal, hands-on attention to uncover your potential and direct you to fulfilling internships, service opportunities, and career paths.

Graduate Program

With just 36 credits and unbeatable time-to-completion rates, the MBA program allows for the possibility to complete your degree in just over a year! Our budget-friendly tuition offers you a quality education at a cost significantly lower than other institutions.

Student Stories

Nicole Thayer ’20

MBA, Master of Business Administration- Leadership

Nicole Thayer MBA
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“Going back to school has been one of the best decisions I could have made since it helped me grow in my career. I’ve changed positions twice, both moving up to a more influential and leadership role. And I don’t think I would have gotten it without having been part of the MBA program.”

Karen Janocha 2023 accounting finance double major

Karen Janocha '23

Double major: Accounting + Finance

“I was fortunate enough to have an internship at Florence Bank in their Residential Mortgage and Commercial Loan Credit departments where I was assessing borrower risk and creditworthiness, applying methods I have learned in my accounting courses as well as my finance courses to pull ratios and analyze personal and business financial statements.”

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Jackson Stanton ’23

Business + Sport Management

Jackson Stanton 2023 business and sport management
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“My classes have provided me with an advanced foundation of knowledge and skills that are directly applicable to the tasks I’ve performed during my internship. With an amazing opportunity at Harvard University Athletics, I have enhanced my abilities within the sports media field, while applying the genuine concepts Saint Joseph’s College has provided me.”

Nicole Thayer ’20

MBA, Master of Business Administration- Leadership

Nicole Thayer MBA

“Going back to school has been one of the best decisions I could have made since it helped me grow in my career. I’ve changed positions twice, both moving up to a more influential and leadership role. And I don’t think I would have gotten it without having been part of the MBA program.”

Nicole Thayer2

Karen Janocha '23

Double major: Accounting + Finance

Karen Janocha 2023 accounting finance double major

“I was fortunate enough to have an internship at Florence Bank in their Residential Mortgage and Commercial Loan Credit departments where I was assessing borrower risk and creditworthiness, applying methods I have learned in my accounting courses as well as my finance courses to pull ratios and analyze personal and business financial statements.”

Olivia Haraden 2

Jackson Stanton ’23

Business + Sport Management

Jackson Stanton 2023 business and sport management

“My classes have provided me with an advanced foundation of knowledge and skills that are directly applicable to the tasks I’ve performed during my internship. With an amazing opportunity at Harvard University Athletics, I have enhanced my abilities within the sports media field, while applying the genuine concepts Saint Joseph’s College has provided me.”

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Accelerate Your Degree

Save time and save money with our accelerated degree options. Fast degree completion is available for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.

3-Year Accelerated
BSBA

Motivated students in the campus business administration program can finish their business degree in three years!

4+1 Accelerated MBA program

Get a head start with our Accelerated MBA program. Begin taking graduate courses and apply credits earned toward your MBA immediately following your final undergraduate semester.

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Set Yourself Apart as a Credible, Ethical MBA Leader

In our distinctive Leadership Master of Business Administration degree program, you’ll develop your professional knowledge and business insights while exploring the moral and ethical dimensions of strategic foresight.

Transformative

Our emphasis is on leading through complexity and rapidly changing global conditions. You’ll learn pragmatic strategies for effective leadership development and through developmental milestones.

Credible and Competitive

The program is professionally effective, and provides a personally meaningful curriculum. Our faculty are highly professional with academic credentials and provide you with personal attention.

Capstone Experience

Sustainability is a strategic issue central to competitive advantage in a global, interconnected, and technologically driven world. Managing current needs without compromising the future requires adding environmental and social considerations.

Sustainability Focus

We’re committed to the causes of sustainability, instilling the same level of commitment in our students. Many courses received a sustainability designation, either sustainability-related or sustainability-focused.

Our Business programs create skilled strategists and compassionate leaders.

With options in Accounting, Business, Business and Sport Management, Finance, Banking, Human Resource Management, Management, or Marketing, our faculty can help you design a program of study that allows you to choose a career path that fulfills you.

Campus Business Program

Human Resources

Participate in mock classroom setting experiences including: preparing for and holding job interviews, conducting terminations, and negotiating labor agreements. Our SHRM aligned program will prepare students for a variety of roles in the HR profession.

Finance

Gain a deeper understanding of finance through the same simulation software Fortune 500 companies use to train their managers. The curriculum focuses on entrepreneurial and ethical sustainability in the study of finance, with an equal focus on all stakeholders including employees, customers, community, government, and stockholders.

Management

Competitive with other business management degree programs. You’ll have several options in management electives giving you the freedom to develop a deeper level of knowledge in an area of business: finance, accounting, marketing or human resources management.

Online Business Program

Certificates

Gain a sound foundational core for business coupled with a wide range of business electives, many of which offer both certificates and the awarding of academic credit towards the bachelor’s degree.

Transfer Friendly

Maximum transfer credit - no need for articulation agreements for individuals possessing an associate degree through our completion degree program. Learn business basics to start your own business or advance in your profession.

Banking Major

A special program offered through a partnership with the Center for Financial Training and Education Alliance (CFTEA).

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Recent Employers

  • Unum

  • FM Global

  • IDEXX

  • Virginia National Bank

  • Montalvo Corporation

  • In Situ Innovations, LLC

  • Austin Associates P.A.

  • WEX

  • Citizens Bank

  • Fidelity Investments

  • Sea Dogs

  • Liberty Mutual Insurance

  • KMA Human Resources Consulting

Faculty

Irene Dickinson
Irene DickinsonOnline Faculty
Rick Dodge
Rick DodgeAssistant Professor
Antony Girlando
Antony GirlandoAssociate Professor
Pamela Gully
Pamela GullyOnline Faculty
John Kenneally
John KenneallyChair, Campus Business Dept; Assistant Professor
Nancy Kristiansen
Nancy KristiansenOnline Business Programs Director, Associate Professor
Daniel Leland
Daniel LelandAssistant Professor
Douglas Letsch
Douglas LetschOnline Faculty
Laurie Murphy
Laurie MurphyAssociate Professor
Aaron Perkins
Aaron PerkinsOnline Faculty
Garrett VanAtta
Garrett VanAttaOnline Faculty

Next Steps | Campus Program

Next Steps | Online Program

Application Deadlines

Campus Programs

Nov. 15

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