Business Professionals of America
Business Professionals of America is the leading CTSO (Career and Technical Student Organization) for students pursuing careers in business management, office administration, information technology and other related career fields.
BPA has 43,000 members in over 2,300 chapters in 23 states. BPA is a co-curricular organization that supports business and information technology educators by offering co-curricular exercises based on national standards.
The Workplace Skills Assessment Program (WSAP) prepares students to succeed and assesses real-world business skills and problem solving abilities in finance, management, IT and computer applications.
It is BPA's showcase program and facilitates students demonstrating their career skills at regional, state and national conferences in 72 competitive events.
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Congratulations to College of Western Idaho Cybersecurity Professor, Dr. Linda Otto, who was awarded the 2022 Idaho Business Education Association Outstanding Postsecondary Educator of the Year Award.
Congratulations to members of Business Professionals of America who represented CWI at the 2021 Virtual National Leadership Conference.
Members of BPA will be selling Baskin Robbins Ice Cream on campus Sept. 12 to raise funds for their State Leadership Conference.
Business Professionals of America students bring home 22 top-ten medals and three first-place plaques from national conference.
Business Professionals of America students headed to nationals after success at state competition.
More than 200 high school students recently gathered at the College to show off their business skills.