Organization:Columbia Southern University
[ ⚑ ] 30°19′45.26″N 87°39′9.4″W / 30.3292389°N 87.652611°W
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| Motto | Flexible. Affordable. Online. |
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| Type | Private for-profit online |
| Established | 1993 |
| President | Ken Styron |
| Provost | Barry Goldstein, Ph.D. (Interim) |
| Students | 21,442[1] |
| Undergraduates | 15,530 |
| Postgraduates | 5,912 |
| Location | Orange Beach , Alabama , United States |
| |u}}rs | Navy Blue and Gold |
| Nickname | Knights[2] |
| Website | www |
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Columbia Southern University is a private, for-profit, online university with its headquarters in Orange Beach, Alabama.
History
Columbia Southern University was founded in 1993 by Robert G. Mayes, Sr.[3][4] The university developed its first degree programs in Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health in 1994. By 1996 additional degree programs were developed and offered: The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, followed by Computer Science, Criminal Justice Administration, and Health Administration.[3]
Mayes headed the institution until his death in 2005, when his son, Robert Mayes, Jr., assumed the presidency.[4] Effective May 1, 2018, Ken Styron assumed Presidency of Columbia Southern University.[5]
Accreditation
Columbia Southern has been accredited by the Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC), formerly the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), since 2001.[6][3]
Faculty and agreements with other institutions
Currently, Columbia Southern has more than 1,000 full-time faculty and staff. It enrolls and graduates thousands of students annually on both national and international level. Columbia Southern also offers online degrees through partnerships with Waldorf University.[7] The university is one of approximately 140 schools approved to offer up-front tuition assistance through the U.S. Army's centralized tuition assistance portal, GoArmyEd.[8]
Academics
Columbia Southern University consists of three colleges, offering a total of 26 degrees at the associate, bachelor's and master's levels, as well as 21 certificate programs online. CSU also offers a Doctor of Business Administration.
References
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics
- ↑ "University adopts mascot". Columbia Southern University. http://communicator.columbiasouthern.edu/2014/06/mascot/. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Barron's Guide to Distance Learning: Degrees, Certificates, Courses by Pat Criscito (2002), ISBN:0-7641-1791-2, page 179
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 History of CSU , Columbia Southern University website (accessed February 24, 2008)
- ↑ March 1, 2018, Special Announcement Email to Students
- ↑ Distance Education and Training Council Directory of Accredited Institutions 2007-2008, June 18, 2007, page 11
- ↑ Online Degree Program , www.OnlineDegreeProg.com, Retrieved 23 Feb 2014
- ↑ List of GoArmyEd partner Colleges, GoArmyEd website (accessed March 28, 2009)
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