Acsenda School of Management

The Acsenda School of Management – Vancouver (also known as Acsenda), formerly known as Sprott Shaw Degree College, is a private, for-profit Canadian degree college headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Patrick Dang was president of Acsenda from 2010 until 2014. Dr. Lindsay Redpath took over as President in 2014 and continued in the roll until July 31, 2017. Neil Mort officially became the current president in 2018.

Acsenda School of Management – Vancouver
MottoInternational Thinking. Individual Focus.
TypePrivate
Established2015
ChancellorSir John Daniel
PresidentNeil Mort
Location
Vancouver
,
B.C.
,
Canada

49.285197°N 123.119290°W / 49.285197; -123.119290
CampusUrban
NicknameAcsenda
Websitehttp://www.acsenda.com/

History

2004 Sprott-Shaw Community College (later to become Sprott-Shaw Degree College) receives consent from the Minister of Advanced Education to offer a Bachelor of Business Administration 

       (BBA) Degree with specializations in Marketing and Human Resources Management
       Academic Council is established

2005 The first students commence the BBA program 2007 The first Chancellor, the Honourable Brian Peckford is appointed 2008 The first convocation is held for graduates from the BBA program CIBT Education Group acquires Sprott-Shaw Degree College 2009 Renewal of consent to offer its BBA degree for another 5 years is granted by the Minister of Advanced Education 2010 The campus moves from Burnaby to downtown Vancouver

       Two new concentrations—Accounting and International Business Management are approved to be offered in the BBA degree

2011 A proposal for a second degree is submitted to the Degree Quality Assessment Board (DQAB) 2012 Consent is granted to offer a direct entry four-year Bachelor of Hospitality Management (BHM) Degree with internships 2013 The School adopts a new name to Acsenda School of Management (ASM) with a new logo and taglines: International Thinking, Individual Focus

       Acsenda moves to a new campus located at 1090 West Pender St. Vancouver

2014 Acsenda School of Management celebrates 10th Anniversary with a Lecture Series on Global Leadership and the first Alumni Homecoming dinner

       ASM receives consent from the Minister of Advanced Education to offer its BBA degree program for further 5 years following a self-study and Organization Review
       Dr Lindsay Redpath is appointed as the first President and Vice Chancellor of Acsenda School of Management

2015 ASM receives consent from the Minister of Advanced Education to offer its BBA and BHM degrees under Acsenda School of Management Inc. 2016 ASM becomes part of the EduCo International Group following approval from the Minister of Advanced Education

       First students are accepted into the BHM program

2018 ASM receives 5 Year renewal of consent to offer the BHM Program

       Sir John Daniel is Appointed Chancellor
       Neil Mort is appointed President

ASM expands moves to a new campus located at 666 Burrard St Vancouver

Corporate

In December 2007, Sprott-Shaw Community College Was acquired by the CIBT Education Group.

In 2015 Acsenda School of Management was acquired by EduCo Global EduCo Global.

Programs

Acsenda offers bachelor's degrees in Business Administration (BBA) and Hospitality Management (BHM) degrees. In the BBA program, students can choose from concentrations in marketing, human resources, accounting, international business or general business.

Acsenda's entrance requirements are grades of C+ or higher.[1]

Students complete 120 credits for the BBA and BHM programs, or 40 courses at 3 credits per course. There are four terms per academic year.

Acsenda is listed in the British Columbia Transfer Credit GuideBC Transfer Guide

Acsenda offers its degrees under the written consent of the Minister of Advance Education, Skills and Training of the British Columbia Education Quality Assurance program[2] as well as the Degree Quality Assessment Board of British Columbia.[3]

Locations

Acsenda's Vancouver campus is located on the 2nd Floor 666 Burrard Street Vancouver, British Columbia as of October 2018. Its previous location was at 1090 West Pender Street in Vancouver.[4]

References
  1. "Acsenda Admission Requirements". Acsenda.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  2. "Registry of EQA Institutions | BC - Education Quality Assurance". Bceqa.ca. Archived from the original on 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  3. "Degree Quality Assessment Board" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  4. "BC Ministry of Advanced Education". aved.gov.bc.ca. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
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