Annual School Session
Students of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC) take courses that are designed and regularly updated to tackle relevant topics in the community banking industry. Students attend three consecutive annual two-week sessions at CU Boulder in Boulder, Colorado.
GSBC’s curriculum transforms community bankers into community bank leaders by:
-Providing the essentials from which a solid education is built
-Building leaders who make differences in their banks and communities
-Fostering readiness by providing the tools to think critically and act innovatively
Intersession Projects:
Students of the Annual School Session apply classroom concepts to their own institution’s data by completing a total of six intersession projects. Three projects are completed after year one and three projects will be completed after year two in the program.
Peer Group Program:
GSBC has a robust peer group program for all first-year and second-year direct students to facilitate relationship building and familiarity with the Annual School Session.
Skills / Knowledge
- Asset & liability management
- Leadership
- Business law
- Interest rate risk
- Lending
- Technology
- Organizational culture
- Strategic planning
- Data analytics
- Commercial real estate lending
- M&A
- Loan portfolio management
- Bank management
- Negotiation
- Economics
- Agriculture
Earning Criteria
Required
Must be employed by a taxable, FDIC-insured financial institution, its holding company, regulatory agency or closely related affiliate.
Must obtain approval from a direct supervisor.
Must possess a minimum of three years of experience in the banking industry or closely related field.
Must possess a Bachelor’s degree or compensating experience.