Florida-based Edward Waters College (EWC) is launching its first ever online degree program to meet the growing needs of adult learners, as well as millennial and post-millennial students, the school announced last week.
The historically black college received permission from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools – Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to start its new online Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree.
The commission further authorized the college to deliver any portion of any of its SACSCOC approved degree programs through distance learning or online delivery models.
“This is the first step in the comprehensive re-imagining of our academic curriculum as we look to expand our academic footprint on a national scale to undergird opportunities for future enrollment growth and to provide increased access to our programs to students from throughout the nation and world,” Dr. A. Zachary Faison, Jr., president of Edward Waters College, said.
Officials added that the new online program will put the college on equal footing with other leading model institutions who have made high-quality academic programs easily accessible for students.
Applications for the online degree program will open for students beginning in the 2020 calendar year.