Press Release - May 25, 2006 Baker College Center For Graduate Studies and Baker Online to Hold Graduation Ceremony Baker MBA alumnus and entrepreneur, Michael J. Bleau, to address grads FLINT, Mich. - The 2006 commencement ceremonies for Baker College Center for Graduate Studies and Baker Online will be held Friday, June 2, at 7 p.m., at Whiting Auditorium in Flint. For the first time, an alumnus of the Baker College MBA program, Michael J. Bleau, will provide the keynote address to the 245 students participating in graduation ceremonies for Baker College Center for Graduate Studies and Baker Online, including 97 MBA candidates and 148 Baker Online undergraduate candidates. Bleau, age 40, is a 1998 graduate of Baker's MBA program and also holds a bachelor of business leadership degree from Baker College. Bleau is the founder and executive vice president of SharkLids Eyegear, Inc, an innovator in disposable eyewear products designed for medical and general consumer markets, based in Woodstock, Vermont. In addition, Bleau is also the founder and CEO of Industry Scope, LLC., a Michigan based company that provides strategic consulting, marketing and sales services to manufacturers, primarily in the automotive industry. His career includes 16 years of executive sales and marketing for tier-one suppliers and equipment makers in the automotive industry. He has published numerous papers on sales and automation, and holds several patents. Bleau lives in Grand Blanc with his wife, Bethany, and their four children. 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 also carries MBA program accreditation through the International Assembly of Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). The Master of Business Administration program at Baker College 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 34,000 students on 12 campuses and in four satellite locations. 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. December 2007 Baker College Online Reports 12.5 Percent Fall Enrollment Increase November 2007 MSIS Program At Baker College Center For Graduate Studies Receives Professional Science Masters Designation October 2007 Baker College Online Into Second Decade Of Double-Digit Growth August 2007 Baker College Online Posts 6.4 Percent Spring Enrollment Increase June 2007 Baker College M.S. In Information Systems Degree Receives Professional Science Master's Program Designation June 2007 Baker College Center for Graduate Studies and Baker Online to Hold Graduation Ceremony April 2007 Baker Online Announces New Psychology Bachelor's Degree Program March 2007 Baker College Online Posts 8.8 Percent Winter Enrollment Increase February 2007 Baker College Center for Graduate Studies Appoints Dr. J.C. Vinton as Dean of Doctoral Studies and Director of DBA Program December 2006 Baker College Online Posts 16.7 Percent Fall Enrollment Increase October 2006 Baker College Online Posts 10 Percent Summer Enrollment Increase May 2006 Baker College Center For Graduate Studies and Baker Online to Hold Graduation Ceremony April 2006 Baker College Center for Graduate Studies Adds Master of Science Degree April 2006 Baker College Online Posts 25.7 Percent Enrollment Increase for Winter Quarter, continuing double-digit growth trend December 2005 Baker College Online Posts 25 Percent Enrollment Increase for Fall Quarter, continuing double-digit growth trend September 2005 Baker College Online posts 21 percent enrollment increase for summer quarter, continuing double-digit growth trend June 2005 Baker College Online Spring Enrollment Increases by 24 percent May 2005 Baker College Center for Graduate Studies and Baker Online to hold graduation ceremony. March 2005 Baker Online Annouces 25 Percent Enrollment Increase for Winter Quarter January 2005 Baker College Online Adds New Accounting Programs January 2005 Baker College Online Posts 29 Percent Enrollment Increase For Fall Quarter October 2004 Baker College Online Grows by Double-Digits Continuing Nine-Year Growth Trend August 2004 Baker College Online Posts 29.6 Percent Spring Enrollment Increase April 2004 Baker Online Announces 32% Enrollment Increase for Winter Quarter March 2004 Baker College Center for Graduate Studies Awarded "Best Buy MBA" Designation by GetEducated.com October 2003 Baker Online MBA Program Ranks Among Top Online Programs Nationally July 2003 Baker Online Continues Double Digit Growth Trends April 2003 Baker Introduces New Degree Programs - Four New Undergraduate Programs in the Fall March 2003 Baker Online Posts 72 Percent Enrollment Increase for Winter Quarter - Baker Center for Graduate Studies Announces 28 Percent Increase December 2002 Baker College Online Enrollment Increases by 85% Fall Quarter June 2002 Baker College Online Enrollment Grows by 85 Percent