Business Professionals of America
College of Western Idaho is proud to be part of Business Professionals of America (BPA), the leading Career and Technical Student Organization for students pursuing careers in business management, office administration, information technology, and other related career fields. With over 43,000 members in over 2,300 chapters in 23 states, BPA provides students at the College the opportunity to showcase and demonstrate their skills at regional, state, and national conferences in more than 70 competitive events.
Leadership
Advisor(s)
![Photo of Seth Akers](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/headshot_125x125/public/person_bio_ct/headshot/mvimg_20190601_201445.jpg?itok=L7HVtPRj)
Club News
![Student from CWI smile and hold award plaques behind large letters that say "BPA, National Leadership Conference."](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_2x/public/news_ct/image/bpanationalconferenceawardspic2024s.jpg?itok=6FwjCdPp×tamp=1715981814)
Eight students from CWI achieve top-ten finishes in multiple competitions at the BPA National Conference.
![CWI’s Business Professionals of America student organization](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_2x/public/news_ct/image/businessprofessionals.jpg?itok=wsKTIBmH×tamp=1683916624)
CWI’s Business Professionals of America student organization brought home 49 awards from BPA National Leadership Conference.
![CWI at BPA Idaho State Leadership Conference](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_2x/public/news_ct/image/bpa_state_leadership_conference_-_untitled_page.jpeg?itok=_tTsb9hK×tamp=1678472913)
College of Western Idaho students earned top prizes at the 58th Annual Idaho Business Professionals of America Leadership (BPA) Conference.
![Linda Otto posing with her award](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_2x/public/news_ct/image/20221028_193006.jpg?itok=KFjemInE×tamp=1668801519)
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.
![BPA members, Abdulaziz Kodirov, Alexa Adams, and Winton Watkins. Not pictured: Kassandra Peralta and Bryson Bailey. BPA members, Abdulaziz Kodirov, Alexa Adams, and Winton Watkins](https://cwi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_hero_square_breakpoints_theme_omega_cwi_mobile_2x/public/news_ct/image/bpa.jpg?itok=r6_v76xy×tamp=1621024284)
Congratulations to members of Business Professionals of America who represented CWI at the 2021 Virtual National Leadership Conference.
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Members of BPA will be selling Baskin Robbins Ice Cream on campus Sept. 12 to raise funds for their State Leadership Conference.