[1] SUC is approved, and its programs are accredited by the Commission on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR), United Arab Emirates.

[citation needed] SUC was established in September 1990 in Sharjah under the patronage of its ruler Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, a member of the UAE Supreme Council.

It conducts a four-year Bachelor of Business Administration program, with majors in Travel & Tourism Management, Information Systems, International Business, Finance and Marketing.

SUC also conducts a two-year Master of Business Administration program with an emphasis on Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management & Strategic Management & Leadership and short courses on IATA, CTH, GCAA & ACCA.

Programs from autumn 2006 onwards are approved and accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, UAE.