Important Milestones
1996
Signing of MOU with UMSL
1996
Official MCBS Inauguration
1998
First Graduation
(10 graduates)
Associate Degrees
2002
Bachelor’s degree Program offered through UMSL
2004
Provisional Accreditation by OAC
2007
Moved to new facilities in Bawshar
2012
MBA program offered through Franklin University
2021
MCBS launch of The Academy. Center for Professional Studies
HISTORY
Modern College of Business & Science’s journey to becoming a national leader in higher education is quite a story. While any history cannot be praised in sum, what we have achieved is possible thanks to countless individuals, accolades, and accomplishments. Approaching three decades, we have not only grown into a leading flagship college. We have become more than our founding members ever imagined possible.
Modern College of Business and Science (MCBS), the nation’s first full-fledge private college, was established in 1996 and licensed by the Ministry of Higher Education. The founding members vision was to attract the nation’s brightest students and offer them a rigorous education coupled with a strong curricular—has been successfully realized and achieved.