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College is taking a phased approach to offering online delivery to
students. The Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership, the
college’s fastest growing major, will be launched first with two
eight-week courses beginning October 11. Due to overlapping
curriculum and a strong appeal with associate of applied science
degree graduates at surrounding community colleges, the Bachelor of
Applied Science in Organizational Leadership will be launched online
in Spring 2022.
Business related degrees will be launched in an online format in the
months that follow. Bachelor’s degrees in Health Services
Administration, Supply Chain and Logistics Management, Business
Management, and Entrepreneurship are set to launch in Fall 2022. The
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts, with significant curricular
overlap with both Organizational Leadership degrees, will be offered
online in Spring 2023. The last two undergraduate degrees to be
offered online, Bachelor of Science in Sport Management and Bachelor
of Science in Criminal Justice Studies, will launch in Fall 2023.
Lincoln College’s two graduate programs, Master of Business
Administration and Master of Science in Organizational Leadership
are also slated to launch online in fall 2022. Currently, graduate
programs are offered in-person at the Lincoln College Normal campus.
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“We are committed to providing students with a flexible,
personalized educational experience,” said Lincoln College President David
Gerlach. “We will continue to ensure academic excellence for our traditional and
adult education students, while increasing opportunities for other learners
around the world in our new online programs.”
Lincoln College remains a hybrid institution offering two-year
associate degree programs, baccalaureate degrees, and master’s degree options in
a residential setting. Since 2015, the College has been intentional in expanding
its bachelor’s and master’s degree options, joined four-year athletics via the
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), remained committed to
affordability via a price match guarantee, and is now offering in-demand online
degrees.
Lincoln College also offers its highly successful and affordable Accelerated
Bridge to Education (ABE) program for working adults. The ABE program, offered
in Lincoln, Normal, Peoria and Oglesby, allows adult students to earn a
bachelor’s degree while attending class one night a week in-person in
concentrated five-week sessions.
“The demand for online degrees has grown amidst the pandemic. It is critical
that we continue to provide accessible and convenient options, preparing Lincoln
College students for success post-graduation,” said Gerlach.
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