BUSINESSWE MEAN

Sch

edul

e yo

ur v

isit

uc

cs.e

du/s

mp

(719

) 255

-431

8sp

ortm

gt@

uccs

.edu

300+Days of sunshine per year

6,100 ftAverage Elevation

60Sport Organizations in Colorado Springs

Over

28Average number of student in each class

2 HOURSFrom Some of the World’s Best Skiing and Snowboarding

12,000Students Attend UCCS

Nearly

1US Olympic Committee

Headquarters 23National Governing Bodies

/ 14Varsity Division II Athletic Sports

Fastest GrowingAmong the

v the WestUniversities

1420

Aus

tin B

luffs

Par

kway

Col

orad

o S

prin

gs, C

O 8

0918

We

are

in t

he b

usin

ess

of b

uild

ing

SU

CC

ES

SFU

L FU

TUR

ES

™

PROFESSIONAL SPORTS • Home to AAA Baseball and USL

soccer teams:

Colorado Springs Sky Sox

Colorado Springs Switchbacks

• Short drive to Denver-based professional

sports clubs:

NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL

COLLEGIATE SPORTS • Home to Division I, II and III collegiate

programs:

United States Air Force Academy

University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Colorado College

BUSINESS CAREERThe UCCS College of Business set a new standard for sport management education when we launched our Sport Management program in 2008.

This is where ambitious business students with a passion for sports flourish in small classes under the guidance of world-class faculty. You connect textbooks and lectures with inspiring guest speakers to lay the groundwork for your careers with exceptional hands-on internship opportunities.

Students leave our doors with a fast track to the sport industry and a rigorous, well-rounded business degree.

LET’S CREATE YOUR

IN SPORT MANAGEMENT

It’s been a privilege to partner with the UCCS Sport Management Program since

its inception. The faculty and staff are dedicated to the professional development,

skills acquisition and future success of each student; that’s important to us. We’ve

found the students to be dependable, hard-working and eager to learn. They bring

an excitement and perspective to our organization that we have come to welcome

and appreciate. In turn, we give the students valuable hands on experience and

help them navigate toward a prosperous career in sports.

– Doug Martin, COO, Colorado Springs Sports Corp.

OLYMPIC MOVEMENT • Home of the United States Olympic Committee

• Home of principle USOC Training Center

• Home to 23 USA National Governing Bodies:

Basketball, Hockey, Swimming, Cycling,

Wrestling, Volleyball, Figure Skating,

Taekwondo, Triathlon

SOCCER• The first soccer-specific sport management

track in the country

• Exclusive partnership with the

Colorado Rapids

• Junior-year practicum during the MLS season

with the Rapids

• International internship opportunities

with English Premier League and League

Championship clubs

“When we talk sport management at UCCS we mean business. Upon graduation

our students will have earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business

from a program that has held AACSB accreditation for over 25 years.* Sport

Management students take all of the common core classes (e.g., marketing,

finance, management) that every other UCCS undergraduate business student

takes. However, Sport Management students at UCCS have exclusive access

to specific sport business classes and one-of-a-kind internship opportunities.

If the idea of pursuing a career in sport excites you, then please check out our

website and consider applying for one of our limited and highly competitive spots.

*AACSB is the highest accreditation standard for business schools worldwide. Only the top 5%

of international and top 30% of US business schools have earned this distinction.

Eric M. Olson, Ph.D.

Professor of Strategic Management &

Director of the Sport Management Program

GREETINGSFROM THE DIRECTOR

DREAMING OF A CAREER IN SPORT? Learn more at: UCCS.EDU/SMP

UNPARALLELED INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

OPEN DOORS