The essence of finance is the creation of value for organizations.
Finance plays an increasingly large role in a variety of for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
Traditionally many corporate CEOs began their careers within the finance function of the firm. Finance is a strategically important area, as companies may succeed or falter based on the recommendations of their financial experts. The competence of the finance specialist is attributable not only to knowledge and experience, but also to personal qualities of perception, imagination, judgment, and integrity. LeTourneau University's finance graduates have the required knowledge, and they also have the ethics and integrity that employers are looking for. This integrity is securely anchored in a Biblically-based approach to decision making learned throughout the LeTourneau business curriculum.