Arthur Barclay Business College (ABBC)

The Arthur Barclay Business College (ABBC) proudly welcomes you to its academic programs.

Courses at the college are designed to provide professional skills, quality education, and training through theoretical and practical demonstrations that will enable students to succeed in the business world.

As a college, our aim is to equip you with the necessary business skills needed to address the evolving business needs of our global community.

Our programs of study are designed and implemented to enable students to acquire useful skills (during the first two-year period of study) that can be put to practical use thereafter.

The practical usefulness and success of this training arrangement are attested to by the performance of our students in various organizations across different industries since 1981, when the Arthur Barclay Technical Institute (ABTI), now Stella Maris Polytechnic, was first established in Liberia.

We invite you to take part in this exciting academic experience which should be integral to your future growth and development in the business world.

Sincerely yours,

Benjamin T. Mason
Dean, ABBC

The Business College emphasizes four primary objectives as outlined below:

Objectives

The objectives of the Arthur Barclay Business College (ABBC) are:

1. To teach students and train future accountants, economists, and managers to become industrious:
2. To build the capacity of students through skills and knowledge to be efficient in addressing the challenges of the business world;
3. To prepare students for future academic endeavors in various fields of study;
4. To prepare students and graduates to contribute to the community and national development.

Majors

A candidate for the degrees of Associate of Art (AA), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Accounting, Business Management, and Economics, Personnel Management, Public Administration, and Actuarial Science must complete a combined total of 152, 143, 151,144, and 149 respectively of semester hours to qualify for graduation at the Bachelor levels. The curriculum in each field of study is presented in two parts:

Part I: Deals with the complete Associate of Arts (AA) degree program.

Part II: Deals with the third and fourth years of the Bachelor of Business Administration, the Bachelor of Public Administration, and the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degrees Program. 

The program of study for each of the six areas of the curriculum is made up of three core courses:

1) The academic support.

2) The internship support and orientation, and

3) The specialized courses. In addition to this arrangement of the program, the curriculum is designed to provide considerable time for practical experience through various training programs.

At present, the curriculum offered is composed of the following specialized fields: