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- 1928 Commerce (the word-of-the-era for Business) Department at San Jose State Teachers College was formed - employing four full-time faculty, with a first graduating class numbering two.
- 1935 name changed to San Jose State College
- 1940ish the establishment of the Outstanding Business Awards and Distinguished Businessman Seminar. Alpha Al Sirat Award presented to the outstanding students receiving a Bachelor's degree with a Business Major.
- 1949 Masters Degree added in Business Education
- 1965 title changed from Division of Business to School of Business
- 1967 The American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business gave the School of Business their stamp of approval or accreditation. (AACSB)
- 1969 and 1970 the School of Business building was erected at a construction cost of $4,337,090.
- 1971-72 the School of Business awarded 666 baccalaureate degrees and 86 master's degrees. The fall of 1972 saw 3,087 students enrolled in the School of Business.
- 1986 College of Business Alumni Association established it's own office in the Business Tower.
- 1988 School of Business and Apple Computer form a unique off campus MBA program.
- 1991 The School of Business is now the College of Business.
- 1997 College of Business Classroom renovation project and Capital Campaign begun.
- 1997 Implementation of an off-campus corporate undergraduate degree program benefits HP and National Semiconductor
- 1999 January, Ground breaking for the Business Classroom Building.
- State and Private funds raised a total of $16 million for the classroom renovate project
- September 1999 the College of Business Graduate Programs occupied their new 13,488 sq. ft. off-site location on Rose Orchard Way to house all off campus graduate courses.
- 2000 Korean E-Business Commercialization Institute established in the College of Business
- 2001 enrollment surpasses 3,200 full-time students in the College of Business
- Today there are between 25,000 and 30,000 SJSU College of Business graduates working in the valley
- 2002 Silicon Valley Center for Entrepreneurship (SVCE) established
- 2003 SJSU College of Business selected to lead Northern California Small Business Development Centers
- 2006 A gift of $10 million from Donald and Sally Lucas to support the Graduate School of Business is (at the time) the largest donation in school history
- 2007 The honors program is named in honor of alumnus Gary J. Sbona who gave $5.2 million in support of the program
- David M. Steele, former president of Chevron Latin America and dean of the Silberman College of Business at Fairleigh Dickinson University is appointed dean of the college