University of The Thai Chamber of Commerce

About University of The Thai Chamber of Commerce

University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce is a private non-profit higher education institution offering degrees in Business Administration, Accounting, Economics, Humanities, Science, Communications Arts, Engineering and Law. The University, originally know as the college of Commerce, was founded in 1940 by the Thai Chamber of Commerce, in order to produce graduates in the business fields. After the outbreak of World War II in 1941, the institution was closed. In 1963, the College was reopened and the two-year curriculum was developed into a standard four-year program in 1964. On June 17, 1970 the College was officially accredited under the Private College Act. On October 24, 1984, this institution was accredited as a university and the name was changed to University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. At present the total number of the undergraduate and graduate students are 18,890 and 1,272 respectively.