FLINT, Mich. - The Baker College Online distance learning program has announced the addition of four new accounting programs. Beginning fall 2005, Baker Online will offer a bachelor of business administration degree in accounting and three new associate of business degrees, including accounting, accounting/management, and accounting/computer information systems (CIS).
"Baker College continually updates our program offerings to meet the demands of the employment market," said Dr. Julia Teahen, president, Baker College Online. "Accounting is an important function for all types of businesses. The new programs we’re offering through Baker Online are designed to prepare individuals for a broad range of accounting career opportunities, from entry level accounting, to accounting in the computer information field, to careers as certified public accountants."
The new Baker Online accounting programs officially begin fall quarter 2005, however students can begin preliminary accounting classes as early as March 2005. For more information visit the Baker Online Web site at www.bakercollegeonline.com, or call 1.800.469.4062.
The Baker Center for Graduate Studies and Baker Online are part of Baker College, the largest private college in Michigan. Both are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Center for Graduate Studies is also accredited by the International Assembly of Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). The Baker Online MBA program is nationally recognized by U.S. News & World Report’s usnews.com "E-Learning Online Graduate Programs: Business – Regionally Accredited Programs," and has been ranked as one of the first established, largest and best value online MBA programs in the nation. Baker College is a non-profit higher education institution, serving more than 31,000 students on 12 campuses and in four satellite locations. As a career college, the Baker College system is proud to have achieved a graduate employment rate of 99 percent. Baker grants certificates, associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees in business, health science, education and human services, and various technical fields. For more information about Baker College, please visit our Web site at www.baker.edu.