The Catholic University of America (CUA), located in Northeast Washington, D.C., is the national university of the Roman Catholic Church offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the fields of architecture and planning, arts and sciences, engineering, music, nursing and philosophy. The Catholic University of America was founded in 1887 by the U.S. Catholic bishops with the support of Pope Leo XIII. Established as a graduate research center, the university began offering undergraduate education in 1904 and today is home to 12 schools and 21 research facilities. Catholic University is the only American university with ecclesiastical faculties granting canonical degrees in three disciplines.
Through the Metropolitan School of Professional Studies, CUA offers evening, accelerated and online courses for working professionals.
Accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools as well as many disciplinary accrediting organizations, CUA enjoys a distinguished history and has filled an important niche.
Undergraduate and Graduate degree programs are available through our 12 schools:
- Architecture and Planning
- Arts and Sciences
- Canon Law
- Engineering
- Library and Information Science
- Music
- Nursing
- Philosophy
- Professional Studies
- Social Service
- Theology and Religious Studies
- Evening, accelerated and online programs for working professionals.
- Summer Programs are available for undergraduate, graduate and high school students.
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With campuses in Danville, Richmond & Newport News VA, Averett University is a fully-accredited, four-year university college that offers a wide range of undergraduate degree programs and 3 masters degree programs. Course categories include Business Administration, Journalism, Mathematics, Education, and more. At Averett, our educational philosophy is simple: prepare our students for a lifetime of success.
We combine the liberal arts with professional education. Our students receive the skills and knowledge to get that first job or enter graduate school, and they develop the habits of the mind that will allow them to adapt to a constantly changing world.
Through personal attention for all students, Averett prepares them for successful lives by encouraging them, in the liberal arts tradition, to ask and answer important questions, form and defend judgments, and evaluate diverse views thoughtfully. In accordance with our Christian heritage, we value academic and religious freedom, spiritual growth, academic excellence, diversity, and tolerance.
Averett University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Founded in 1995, Behavioral Health & Leadership Dynamics (BHLD) provides accredited fast-track certification programs in the fields of individual and executive coaching services, management training, leadership skills, and organizational training.
Based in Baltimore MD, our quality programs are taught online, by distance learning, and onsite to clients in Maryland, the Washington D.C. area, and across the U.S. Our programs can be tailored to meet the specific needs of professionals, managers, supervisors, senior personnel, executive directors, board members, & CEOs.
BHLD provides consulting, coaching, and training services to governmental agencies, the private sector, and the healthcare community. Our programs aim to strengthen the viability of businesses and organizations through performance improvement, staff retention, and succession planning.
BHLD’s coach training is accredited by the Centers for Credentialing and Education (CCE). We are also approved as an authorized sponsor of continuing education by: National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC); Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB); and American Psychological Association (APA).
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Fast-Track Training for Businesses & Organizations Onsite & online training available
- Corporate Life Coach
- Leadership Coach
- Executive Coach
- Organizational Consultant
Online Certification Programs for Individuals: CEUs available for some professionals
- Life/Spiritual Mentor
- Life Coach
- Master Life Coach
- Health & Wellness Practitioner
- Corporate Life Coach
- "Start Your Business" - Online Course as a add-on to certification programs
We also provide Continuing Education for coaches, professional counselors, psychologists & social workers.
Situcated in Athens, West Virginia, Concord University provides a quality, liberal arts based education, primarily at the baccalaureate level in a wide range of academic fields. Programs include Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Science, Psychology, Sociology & Teacher Education, and more.
The mission of Concord University is to provide quality, liberal arts based education, to foster scholarly activities, and to serve the regional community. Concord University provides rigorous programs which prepare students to pursue various graduate study and career options and to assume leadership and professional roles in a multicultural society.
Programmatic accreditations are held with the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) and the Council on Social Work Education. The Teacher Education Program is approved by the West Virginia Department of Education, while Concord is a member of the National Association for Business Teacher Education.
Undergraduate & Graduate Degree Programs:
- Business Administration
- Secondary Education
- Elementary Education
- Biology
- Psychology
- Accounting
- Advertising & Graphic Design
- Athletic Training
- Broadcasting & Journalism
- Communication Arts
- Computer Information Systems
- English / Literature
- Finance
- Health Care
- Music, and many more ...
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Hollins University is a private university located in Roanoke VA that offers women's undergraduate and co-ed graduate programs with a liberal arts focus. Program categories include Business, Classical Studies, History, Music, and more. A Hollins liberal arts education provides the kind of skills that employers and graduate schools value the most.
Hollins University offers undergraduate liberal arts education for women, selected graduate programs for men and women, and community outreach initiatives. The Hollins curriculum and cocurricular programs prepare students for lives of active learning, fulfilling work, personal growth, achievement, and service to society.
Our students work with talented faculty members who are published poets, novelists, essayists, and scholars. We have received national acclaim for the works of our graduates (four have won Pulitzer Prizes) and for our distinctive approach to teaching.
Hollins University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, to award degrees at the bachelor and master's levels. Hollins is on the approved list of the American Association of University Women.
Undergraduate Degree Programs:
- Art
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Classical Studies
- Environmental Studies
- Film
- Gender & Women
- History
- Interdisciplinary
- Music
- Political Science
- Psychology
Coed Graduate Degree Programs:
- Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
- Children's Literature (M.A., M.F.A.)
- Creative Writing (M.F.A.)
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