Briarcliffe College Introduces New Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration.HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CECO) announced today that its Briarcliffe College in Patchogue, New York Patchogue ('pach-og, 'pach-äg) is a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 11,919 at the 2000 census. The village is named after the Patchogue Indians, who once inhabited the area. , has been authorized by the New York State Department of Education to award its first baccalaureate degree in business administration to qualified students. The new bachelor's degree in business administration, with a concentration in management, will be available to students with the semester beginning September 12, 2006. Previously, students at the Patchogue campus were awarded associate's degrees and diplomas. Those who were interested in continuing their studies to pursue a bachelor's degree needed to complete their courses at the Long Island college's main campus in Bethpage. "This is a wonderful milestone for Briarcliffe and a true measure of the school's commitment to meet the needs of its students," said Dr. Pat Kapper, senior vice president of education for Career Education Corporation. Briarcliffe College offers degrees in criminal justice, graphic design, digital photography, business administration, office technology and information technology at its three campuses in Bethpage, Patchogue and Queens, New York. About Career Education Corporation The colleges, schools and universities that are part of the Career Education Corporation (CEC) family offer high quality education to more than 90,000 students across the world in a variety of career-oriented disciplines. The 80-plus campuses that serve these students are located throughout the U. S., Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. and offer doctoral, master's, bachelor's, and associate degrees and diploma and certificate programs. Approximately one third of students attend the web-based virtual campuses of American InterContinental University American InterContinental University, commonly called AIU, is an international for-profit university owned by Career Education Corporation (stock symbol CECO). It was founded in 1977 as the American College of Applied Arts. Online and Colorado Technical University Colorado Technical University (CTU) is a system of proprietary for-profit colleges in the United States providing career training, accredited programs, and college degrees in a variety of areas. CTU grants bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Online. Career Education is an industry leader whose gold-standard brands are recognized globally. Those brands include, among others, the Le Cordon Bleu For the Schnitzel variant, see . Le Cordon Bleu (French for "blue ribbon") is an international group of hospitality management and cooking schools teaching French cuisine. Schools North America; the Harrington College of Design Harrington College of Design is located in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois. It offers students programs leading to either a bachelor's or associate's degree upon completion of the Interior Design Program, Digital Photography Program, or Communication Design Program. ; the Brooks Institute of Photography The Brooks Institute of Photography is a for-profit college based in Santa Barbara, California and Ventura, California. Brooks offers four majors. The Still photography program is based in Santa Barbara, and the Visual communications (Graphic Design), Motion Picture/Video and ; the Katharine Gibbs Schools; American InterContinental University; Colorado Technical University and Sanford-Brown Institutes and Colleges. The mission of CEC, through its schools, its educators, and its employees is education--their primary goal, to enable students to graduate successfully and pursue rewarding careers. For more information see www.careered.com. The company's website also has a detailed listing of individual campus locations and web links for its 80-plus colleges, schools and universities. |
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