GOLDEN STATE COLLEGE

Rooted in purpose. Growing with you.

Discover our story, our values and our commitment to quality, accessible education in Ethiopia.

OUR STORY

Built on a belief
in what’s possible.

Golden State College is a private academic institution established in 2011 E.C. (2018 G.C.), with its head office located in Oromia Regional State, Sheger City, Furi Sub-City. Since its establishment, the College has demonstrated remarkable growth in terms of academic programs, quality education, student enrollment, institutional facilities, and community services.

The College is committed to providing quality, accessible, and relevant education that responds to the changing educational and developmental needs of Ethiopia. It places strong emphasis on effective teaching and learning, student development, practical skills, research, publications, and community engagement. Through these efforts, Golden State College aims to contribute meaningfully to the social and economic development of the country.

Golden State College has progressively diversified its academic programs and departments to provide students with a wider range of educational opportunities. Currently, the College offers programs at postgraduate, undergraduate, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) levels. The TVET programs, in particular, have experienced steadily increasing enrollment as more students recognize the importance of practical and employment-oriented skills for their future careers.

Golden State College students celebrating graduation — A shared journey of learning and achievement.

OUR BACKGROUND

From a strong foundation
to a wider community.

2011 E.C. / 2018 G.C.

Golden State College is established

A private academic institution with its head office in Furi, Sheger City.

Growing together

Three campuses, broader opportunities

Expansion into Furi, Jimma and Bonga, with postgraduate, undergraduate and TVET education.

2030 G.C. vision

A preferred college for quality education

Aspiring to be among the country’s top ten private colleges.

WHAT GUIDES US

Our purpose, put into practice.

Our mission

As a higher education institution uniquely situated in the center of the country, Golden State College is committed to sustaining excellence in teaching, research, and public engagement.

Our vision

Golden State College aspires to be a preferred college in providing quality education among the top ten private colleges in the country by 2030 G.C.

Our core values

Commitment to deliver quality and relevant education;
Promoting lifelong learning;
Promoting practice-oriented and clinical education
Commitment towards proving reachable, relevant, and renovated learning.
Commitment to quality of services;
Producing quality and problem solving research outputs;
Working, developing, and delivering as a team;
Cherishing academic freedom and debate;
Observing and respecting the rule of law and universal human rights;
Respecting religious and cultural diversity;
Fostering transparency, accountability and client-orientation in service delivery;
Promoting staff personal and professional development and integrity.

Our objectives

Expand access to relevant education, strengthen practical skills and ethical values, support quality research, and contribute to Ethiopia’s social and economic development.

Drawn from the college’s institutional overview.

A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

Learning for wisdom
and morality.

I would like to use this opportunity to express my excitement and proud to lead Golden State College as the first Dean. Golden State College is a private academic institution established in 2011 E.C. (2018 G.C.), with its head office located in Oromia Regional State, Sheger City, Furi Sub-City. Since its establishment, the College has demonstrated remarkable growth in terms of academic programs, quality education, student enrollment, institutional facilities, and community services.

Currently the college is delivering different programs (Masters, Degree and TVET programs) in different modalities with the vision of becoming “a Preferred College in providing quality education among the best top private colleges in the country”.

We aspire to diversify our fields of study and further improve the quality of education. It is our desire to strengthen our endeavors along this line. This is based on the firm conviction that enhancing the spread and accessibility of education should go hand in hand or be supplemented with efforts aimed at ensuring the quality of education. It is worth noting that Golden State College has made it a point to further strengthen its commitment along this line with a view to realizing its long-standing Motto of making “Learning for wisdom and Morality”. We are educating a limited number of students with special emphasis on quality of education. We are also doing aggressively towards fostering the culture of Research and Community Services. If you visit us, I am confident that you will be highly impressed with what you see here.

RESEARCH & COMMUNITY SERVICE

Knowledge that reaches further.

Our research connects teaching with the needs of communities and the country.

Explore the college’s research themes

Transformational Leadership
Human Resource Development
E-governance
Business Ethics and Corporate social responsibility
Marketing research
Marketing information system
Total quality management
Accounting system and standards
Competence-based Human Resource Management
Performance management
Organizational commitment and performance
Strategic planning and management
Innovation & competition
Entrepreneurship & business management
Globalization and International marketing
Climate change & environmental protection
Gender development and Women Empowerment
Institutional change & transformation
Business risk & portfolio management
Project management
Monitoring & evaluation
Technological development
Stock market & financial liberalization
Tourism management
Micro & small Enterprises Development
Unemployment & the labor market
Public sector reform & service delivery
Poverty and food security
Economic growth, development & structural transformation
Logistics & supply chain management
Resource management

OUR PEOPLE

Meet the people behind your progress.

The college’s approved staff directory will be published here. For now, contact your campus to connect with the appropriate department.

STUDENT VOICES

Stories from our community.

Student and alumni testimonials will be shared here when approved by the college.

LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR FUTURE

We’re here to help.

All campus contacts

Furi Main Campus

Sheger City, Furi Sub-City, in front of the Bajaj Station, Oromia, Ethiopia

Area map. Call the campus to confirm the entrance and parking.