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Press Release - June 23, 2005
BAKER COLLEGE ONLINE SPRING ENROLLMENT INCREASES BY 24 PERCENT
Baker Center for Graduate Studies grows by 6.4 percent
FLINT, Mich. - Baker Online officials today announced a 24.3 percent increase in Baker Online student enrollment for spring quarter 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. Also announced today was a 6.4 percent spring quarter enrollment increase for Baker Center for Graduate Studies over spring quarter 2004. A record 1,037 students were enrolled at Baker Center for Graduate Studies this spring, with 97 percent earning their MBAs completely online.
"While many MBA programs are experiencing flat or declining enrollment, accredited online graduate programs, like Baker's, continue to attract students," said Mike Heberling, Ph.D., Baker College Center for Graduate Studies president. "Students are attracted to the flexibility offered by Baker's MBA program, but they also come to us with high expectations for an efficient and rewarding educational experience, culminating in an MBA degree from a quality, accredited institution."
A total of 17,758 students throughout the Baker College system took Baker Online classes this spring quarter. This total includes:
* 4,042 online exclusive students, including 3,036 undergraduate and 1,006 MBA students, who took 100 percent of their classes online (compared to 3,368 students spring 2004).
* 4,863 students who took a combination of online classes and campus-based classes (compared to 3,839 students spring 2004).
* 8,853 students who took campus-based classes including some Web-enhanced coursework (compared to 5,633 students spring 2004).
"This spring we continued to record our largest online growth in the area of Web-enhanced coursework," said Dr. Julia Teahen, president, Baker College Online. "Baker College is known for incorporating the most advanced instructional technology into our teaching methods. The number of students who took campus-based classes, including some online coursework, increased by 57 percent over the previous spring quarter."
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 and associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees in business, health sciences, education and human services, and various technical fields. For more information, please visit the Baker College Web site at www.baker.edu.
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