Who can I contact about the sales program?

Email Professor Larry Quinn at lquinn@highpoint.edu .

Sales Accreditation & Awards

Every sales student is guaranteed an internship, and every Selling Club competitor has come home with job or internship offers.

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Accreditation for the B.S.B.A. in Sales

High Point University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). That accreditation includes the B.S.B.A. in Sales offered by the David S. Congdon School of Entrepreneurship, the sales concentration in the furniture industry and the sales minor.

An Internship Guarantee

HPU guarantees every sales student an internship, so the first real selling experience happens before graduation. Recent students have interned in sales at WPBF and WCVB television stations, at Charles Jacquin et Cie and with CED in electrical distribution.

Faculty Who Led Sales Forces

The Professional Sales Program is led by Professors of the Practice with proven sales records at companies such as Volvo, Motorola, Xerox and Thomson. These full-time faculty spent entire careers in client-facing roles and were recognized as top sales performers, sales leaders and sales force executives. They teach the same techniques major corporations use to train newly hired sales forces.

University Accreditation

High Point University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and has been continuously accredited since 1951. SACSCOC has granted HPU Level V status, which authorizes a university to award doctoral degrees.

National Sales Competition Results

Second place out of 30 schools at the 16th National Sales Challenge in 2023. Five Professional Selling Club members competed against 130 students from the United States, Canada and China.
Second place overall at the 2018 National Sales Challenge.
First place in speed selling at the National Sales Competition and third place in speed selling at the International Collegiate Sales Competition in 2017.

100% of Selling Club competition participants received job and internship offers from the competitions.

Student Recognition

Sales major Rose Ariyan took third place at the 2025 Elevator Pitch Competition, and sales major Jonathan Lazaridis has published two editorials in The Wall Street Journal’s Future View section.

Corporate Sponsors

Select companies sponsor the Professional Sales Program and run two three-day sales career fairs on campus each year, with networking, class presentations and a speed selling competition.

“Larry Quinn, chair of the Department of Marketing and Sales, has been there for me since my freshman year. He always expressed excitement for my successes and mentored me to become a motivated and determined individual.”

Jake Lorah, an account representative at CDW

Sales Program Ranking

College Factual ranked High Point University #5 in its 2027 Best General Sales & Marketing Schools in the Southeast Region list, which weighs graduation rates, earnings after graduation, affordability and program focus.

Recognition for Undergraduate Research

The Council on Undergraduate Research named High Point University the recipient of its 2025 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments, judged against CUR’s Characteristics of Excellence in Undergraduate Research.

High Point University Rankings

U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2027 ranks High Point University #1 for Most Innovative Schools and #3 for Best Undergraduate Teaching among Regional Universities in the South. HPU also ranks #1 in its category for Earnings by Major, a new U.S. News factor that measures what graduates earn four years after leaving campus.

The Princeton Review’s Best 392 Colleges: 2027 Edition ranks High Point University #3 for Best-Run Colleges, #3 for Best College Dorms and #3 for Most Beautiful Campus. HPU is the only university in North Carolina ranked in the top 5 for all three.

Niche’s 2027 rankings place High Point University #1 in North Carolina for Best College Campuses, Best College Dorms and Best College Food, and #8 in North Carolina for Colleges with the Best Professors.

Measured by National Association of Colleges and Employers standards, 99% of HPU’s Class of 2025 was employed or continuing their education within 180 days, 13 points above the national average.

HPU sales graduates have accepted positions at Ashley Furniture, Amazon, Bunzl, Continental Tire, Fastenal, Gartner, GE Healthcare, IBM, Tom James Company, Lenovo, Mutual of Omaha, Oracle, Stryker and MedShift.

The program is led by Professors of the Practice, full-time faculty who spent their careers in client-facing roles at major corporations and were recognized as top sales performers, sales leaders and sales force executives at companies such as Volvo, Motorola, Xerox and Thomson. They also mentor students outside of class.

The sales labs recreate an in-person meeting with an important prospect in a realistic business environment, and every role-play is captured on video for students and professors to review. The program also has meet-and-greet facilities, meeting rooms, interview spaces and sales classrooms.

Yes. Faculty coach HPU’s intercollegiate sales competition teams as they travel to compete against other universities, and Sales Club members compete each year at national selling competitions. HPU teams have ranked nationally in past competitions, and competitors have come home with multiple job offers.

Companies that sponsor the Professional Sales Program take part in two three-day sales career events on campus each year, with a career fair, networking, class presentations and a speed selling competition. Sales managers also join students for individual interviews, business dinners and class panel discussions.

Yes. HPU’s internship guarantee helps students land a valuable placement, which can be a major stepping stone toward a first job. The Office of Career and Professional Development supports students throughout the search.

The Sales Club is open to students of any discipline. Members build the skills of top sales executives, learn to sell themselves and their ideas, compete on the national stage and help organize a Sales Career Fair each semester with top recruiters.

High Point University’s SACSCOC accreditation includes the B.S.B.A. in Sales, and HPU has been continuously accredited since 1951.

Email Professor Larry Quinn at [email protected].

Explore Sales at High Point University

See the courses sales majors take and where HPU sales graduates go next.

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Questions about the program? Email Professor Larry Quinn at [email protected].