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Developing High Performers. Inspiring Action. Delivering Value.
Because You Matter
Developing high-performers is central to everything we do at the College of Business, Communication, and Leadership.
Business
Alvernia’s Header School of Business programs prepare students to excel in the workforce of the future.
Communication
Alvernia's new studio and lab spaces help students prepare for the needs of the 21st-century marketplace.
Leadership
Alvernia's leadership and ethics programs are enhanced by community engagement and service opportunities.
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Associate
Baccalaureate
- Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Digital Media Marketing
- Economics
- Finance
- Healthcare Administration
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing
- Sport Management
Masters
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- Communication and Digital Media Programs
Baccalaureate
- Communication
- Film, Culture and the Creative Arts
- Journalism
- Media Design and Production
- Public Relations and Advertising
- Sports Media
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- Digital Media Marketing
Minors
- Communication
- Leadership Programs
Doctorates
Masters
Minors
- Graduate and Adult Education Programs
Adult
- Business Administration and Management
- Digital Media Marketing
- Healthcare Administration
- Human Resource Management
Doctorates
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Masters
Centers of Excellence
Centers of excellence affiliated with the CBCL help to achieve Franciscan initiatives.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ the CBCL
The College of Business, Communication and Leadership provides a welcoming, inclusive, and vibrant academic community.
Header Scholars Program
The Header Family Foundation Scholars Program aims to support students who demonstrate financial need.
Because You Matter
Developing High Performers. Inspiring Action. Delivering Value.
Dean Travis Berger's Message
Because You Matter is much more than a simple slogan. It embodies our core Franciscan values and holds our students, faculty, staff, alums and guests accountable for sustaining and nurturing our welcoming, inclusive and vibrant academic community.
Our Faculty
The CBCL faculty come from some of the world’s most prestigious Ph.D. programs and have deep professional experience.
Teaching Excellence
Our award-winning faculty are teachers first, committed to developing our students into high performers who embrace their responsibility to be ethical leaders with moral courage.
Alumni
Employers hire Alvernia students because they know they are problem solvers, critical thinkers, effective and persuasive communicators, relationship builders and adaptable professionals.
Hallmarks of Our Learner Experience
Our Community
Alvernia prides itself in offering award-winning clubs, honor societies, learning opportunities, meaningful experiences, and exposure to successful organizational leaders.
Franciscan Values
The Franciscan core values of service, humility, peacemaking, contemplation, and collegiality make an education at Â鶹ÊÓƵ distinctive.
Experiential Learning
Our faculty, alumni, and community partners collaborate to deliver a variety of experiential learning opportunities that allow our students to apply their knowledge in real work situations and environments
Success Stories
Undergraduate student
Cora Cox
Community-college transfer thrives at Alvernia before graduating at age 18
Adult student
Yupha Muzyka
Adult student's drive — and drives — help her persevere
Undergraduate student
Sarah Verneret
Scholarships open vast world of real-world learning opportunities
Faculty
Alicia Sprow
Active learning inspires active leadership professor
