Business View Magazine | October 2020

229 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2020 can be completed in 12 months, 100 percent online, for licensed nurses who want to get their Bachelor’s degree so that they progress into other positions and management roles. We also introduced our second graduate program, which is a Master of Business Administration, that started in January, and we currently have 87 students in the program. It’s also an accelerated, online degree program, primarily for working adults. We also recently approved a Bachelor’s degree in sports administration for students considering careers in facility management, or program management, or coaching. It’s different from the exercise science program, which prepares students more for occupational therapy or becoming Doctor of Physical Therapy. We also approved a healthcare administration program, for people wanting to work non-clinical positions in hospitals or medical facilities, and that program is launching in the fall semester of 2020. Our faculty has been talking about exploring additional graduate programming in a number of fields, too. We’ve done a really good job over the last five years developing several new programs each year, whether minors, concentrations, bachelor and/or graduate programs. We generally have between 4-10 new offerings each year.” As important as it is for North Carolina Wesleyan College to offer affordable education, and develop its programs each year, the primary goal of the school remains focused on providing an experience that enriches the lives of its students. “We offer a hands-on, unique experience that prepares people for life beyond college, whether that’s entering into the workforce or continuing into grad school,” Dr. Duff maintains. “What I’ve seen is that our students are more prepared because they’re not a number; we know them by name, we know about their family and their personal lives. We try to create a lifelong learning experience, holistically. We want our students to have opportunities to engage themselves mentally as well as promote opportunities for them to have physical activities, too. We believe that NORTH CAROL INA WESLEYAN COLLEGE