The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC) is proud to announce the graduation of Howie Jorajuria of 1st Bank Yuma in Yuma, AZ, from its state-of-the-art graduate school of banking program.

Graduates receive their GSBC diplomas upon successfully completing three annual two-week sessions of classroom training on the University of Colorado Boulder campus in Boulder, Colo. Jorajuria was among 168 students honored in a ceremony on July 28, 2022.

GSBC’s curriculum is community banking-focused and delivered by expert faculty. All courses fall under one of four tracks: Financial Management & Strategy, Innovation & Engagement, Leadership & Culture or Lending.

The graduates also completed six immersive intersession research projects throughout the program, including a strategic topic project that they tied directly to an issue or opportunity facing their organization.

The program’s capstone course is an in-depth bank management simulation, where students assume the roles of senior management of a commercial bank, involving themselves in the group dynamics and managerial skills of managing a bank in a competitive environment with changing economic conditions.

GSBC held its 71st Annual School Session July 17-29, 2022, on the University of Colorado Boulder campus, hosting nearly 500 students from across the nation. The school’s 72nd Annual School Session is scheduled for July 16-28, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. For enrollment information, visit www.GSBColorado.org. 

The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado is America’s Premier Community Banking School, boasting over 8,000 alums since its inception in 1950 and educating approximately 600 bankers and regulatory professionals from around the nation annually. GSBC prides itself on providing unmatched higher education to America’s community bankers. For more about GSBC’s lineup of comprehensive educational programs, visit www.GSBColorado.org or Josie Bunch, Director of Marketing, at 303-892-6897.