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| Jan 18th, 2011 |
CSN Kicks Off New Accelerated Business Degree
For Immediate Release:
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 18, 2011 — The College of Southern Nevada is pleased to invite members of the public and media to attend the kickoff event for the new Accelerated Associate of Business Degree program tomorrow, Jan. 19, at 2 p.m. at the Charleston campus.
The new Accelerated Associate of Business Degree allows returning CSN business students to complete 30 academic credits and finish their degree in one semester. The grant-funded program sponsored by the Nevada System of Higher Education and the U.S. Department of Education will fund 20 students, including their tuition, fees, and books, as they embark upon this challenging fast-track program.
“This program promises to help CSN with its mission to facilitate more students through the degree process. Completing half of a degree in one semester is going to represent an academic challenge that many of these students have never faced before,” said Clarissa Cota, chair of the CSN business administration program. “We are excited to provide this great opportunity to motivated students.”
Accepted students and participating faculty will participate in the kickoff orientation event Wednesday to learn more.
Students who qualify for the program, which is still accepting applicants, must be business majors, have a 3.0 grade point average or higher and have at least 26 general education courses completed. The students will complete 10 three-credit courses, each four to eight weeks long, this spring.
The College of Southern Nevada is taking part in Complete College America, a national effort, which is also supported by President Barack Obama, to substantially increase the number of U.S. college graduates by the year 2020. Along with other efforts underway at CSN, the new Accelerated Associate of Business Degree is another tool that will help CSN bolster the number of college graduates in Nevada, a state which ranks 43rd in the nation in terms of educational attainment, according to 2007 U.S. Census data.
What: The kick-off event for the Accelerated Associate of Business Degree Program, which will include participating faculty and staff
When: Tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m.
Where: F-102 in the Las Vegas Fire Station 6/CSN Instructional Center, located on the southwest corner of the Charleston campus on Torrey Pines.
The new Accelerated Associate of Business Degree allows returning CSN business students to complete 30 academic credits and finish their degree in one semester. The grant-funded program sponsored by the Nevada System of Higher Education and the U.S. Department of Education will fund 20 students, including their tuition, fees, and books, as they embark upon this challenging fast-track program.
“This program promises to help CSN with its mission to facilitate more students through the degree process. Completing half of a degree in one semester is going to represent an academic challenge that many of these students have never faced before,” said Clarissa Cota, chair of the CSN business administration program. “We are excited to provide this great opportunity to motivated students.”
Accepted students and participating faculty will participate in the kickoff orientation event Wednesday to learn more.
Students who qualify for the program, which is still accepting applicants, must be business majors, have a 3.0 grade point average or higher and have at least 26 general education courses completed. The students will complete 10 three-credit courses, each four to eight weeks long, this spring.
The College of Southern Nevada is taking part in Complete College America, a national effort, which is also supported by President Barack Obama, to substantially increase the number of U.S. college graduates by the year 2020. Along with other efforts underway at CSN, the new Accelerated Associate of Business Degree is another tool that will help CSN bolster the number of college graduates in Nevada, a state which ranks 43rd in the nation in terms of educational attainment, according to 2007 U.S. Census data.
What: The kick-off event for the Accelerated Associate of Business Degree Program, which will include participating faculty and staff
When: Tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 2 p.m.
Where: F-102 in the Las Vegas Fire Station 6/CSN Instructional Center, located on the southwest corner of the Charleston campus on Torrey Pines.
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Founded in 1971 and educating thousands of students a semester, the College of Southern Nevada (csn.edu) is the state’s largest and most ethnically diverse higher education institution. CSN offers more than 200 degree and certificate options in more than 130 areas of study, including 25 degree and certificate programs available entirely online. Students create flexible, personalized schedules including day, evening and weekend classes taught on three main campuses and multiple locations throughout Southern Nevada. CSN — Your future starts here.
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