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Press Release - October 29, 2004

Baker College Online Grows by Double-Digits Continuing Nine-Year Growth Trend

Baker Center for Graduate Studies grows by 2.8 percent

FLINT, Mich. ­ - Continuing a double-digit growth trend that spans nine years, the Baker College Online distance learning program posted a 23.8 percent increase in summer quarter online undergraduate enrollment compared to the same period in 2003. A total of 2,018 undergraduate students attended online classes exclusively during summer quarter 2004.

"Baker Online has continued to grow steadily in the areas of business administration and computer science," said Dr. Julia Teahen, president, Baker College Online. "Based on our enrollment trends, these fields are equally attractive to our students from the U.S. and abroad."

During summer quarter, a total of 6,034 students throughout the Baker College system participated in Baker Online classes. This total includes:

  • 2,781 students who took 100 percent of their classes online, including 2,018 undergraduate students and 763 MBA students.

  • 1,921 students who took a combination of online classes and campus-based classes.

  • 1,332 students who took campus-based classes including some online coursework.

Also today, Baker College Center for Graduate Studies announced a 2.8 percent increase in enrollment, growing from 742 students summer quarter 2003 to 763 students summer quarter 2004.

"This summer, 98 percent of Baker MBA students participated in online classes," said Mike Heberling, Ph.D., Baker College Center for Graduate Studies president. "Having a quality online MBA program that is both affordable and accredited has helped Baker to maintain its steady enrollment growth among working adults."

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.


 

 

 

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