Edevate and SMC University Partner to Provide an Accredited Associate's Degree Program to Students for Free
ATLANTA, Sept. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- College dropouts, students attending failing for-profit colleges and those drowning in student debt have a unique opportunity to earn an accredited Associate's degree completely free or at minimal cost. The program's promoters are offering 300 full scholarships to students with a minimum of one year of college and/or 12 college credits while tuition paying students enrolling during the launch promotion will pay total tuition of only $990 or monthly payments as low as $59 a month for 24 months. The program is targeted at over 31 million Americans who have started but never finished a college degree.
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The competency based Associate's Degree in Business Administration (B.BA) is being offered by SMC University (SMCU), an international business school whose graduate and doctorate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (www.acbsp.org) a US accreditor recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (www.chea.org).
The A.BA program was created by SMCU in partnership with Edevate LLC (www.edevate.us) a US based online education platform focused on removing barriers to entry and lowering costs for higher education. Edevate offers over 8,400 MOOCs and other free and low cost educational resources together with a range of assessment tools allowing users to earn skills credentials and accredited continuing education and college credits.
Graduates of the A.BA program are guaranteed admission to SMCU's Bachelor's degree programs in Business Administration, IT Security, Marketing, Sales & Sales Leadership and Sports Management.
SMCU is currently applying for accreditation of the new Associate's Degree program. SMCU President Michael Schmelczer says: "Our graduate and doctorate degrees in business have been fully accredited since 2007 and we are confident that our experience and reputation for excellence have translated well into this Associate's degree program." Students completing the A.BA program are guaranteed admission into SMCU's combine B.BA / MBA program.
Edevate President Gordon Rogers says, "This is the first of many accredited programs that Edevate will be launching leveraging the power of online education and in many cases the incredible free resources offered by MOOCs and other open education resources."
For further information:
Gareth Genner
www.smcu.university, www.edevate.us
Email
Tel: 404-267-1392 ext. 5
SOURCE Edevate LLC
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