Focus on BBA
Advantage:
The non-traditional answer to a college education
BY KELLEY M. ARNOLD DIRECTOR OF NEWS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION
already have an associate degree (or roughly 50 to 60 transferable
Brewton-Parker’s BBA Advantage allows qualified students who decades.
college credits) to complete a bachelor of business administration
1985.
A BPC alum, she earned an associate’s degree here in
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in as little as two years by taking only one evening class per week. says. “W
“I’m in my fourth class right now, International Business,” Smith
Savannah, beginning in 2004, and
The college first offered the BBA Advantage “cohort” in very intense, but the best part is just simply being able to go to
e’re doing a semester’s worth of work in five weeks, so it’s
now also of
class one night a week and get it all over with so I
at both Newnan and Mount V
fers the condensed track
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don’t have to be away from my
children. One’
u
The BBA
ernon.
been a huge draw of non-traditional
Advantage program has
BPC to earn a
of V
hawn Smith (’85)
idalia returns to
students to the Division of Business
b
one’s a junior
s a freshman and
and the news of its “advantages” is
business
achelor of them as I am, it just fits well into
. Being involved with
administration
our lifestyle.”
through the
s
growing, says Dr
cohort liaison for the Business
. Charlene Williams,
Advantage cohort
college’s BBA
challenging, “you just learn to
Smith explains that though it’s
Division and an academic advisor
manage your time, and you do it.”
“The majority of our students
.
professors are willing to help you.
“It is an intense program but at the same time
i
would not be able to get or complete
their degree without the condensed
you succeed.”
They want to see
n
she says. “That’
format the BBA Advantage offers,” schedule and plans to eventually pursue a master
Smith is not daunted by the rigorous course
incentive. Overall (our students) say
s the major degree so she can teach high school business and
’s
they love our program, saying things
economics.
e
like the faculty have been wonderful and they seem to have a good
understanding of what it means to be both a student and have a
monitored by an interactive web enhanced online course delivery
The BBA Advantage course work is heavily-
family
system called Blackboard.
Dr. Williams has taught for about 25 years at the college and
.” s
university level. She gets excited about what the BBA
double that in work.
“We meet 20 hours in class, but with Blackboard we document
able to do for her students and gets caught up in their enthusiasm.
Advantage is respond to and there are weekly assignments students must
There is a discussion board that students must
work. Because I was an adult learner – I earned a masters and a
“Almost every student in my class has children, and they do Williams says. “Through Blackboard, students have immediate
submit. Then (the work) is all recorded in a digital drop box,” Dr.
s
Ph.D. while I was working – I can relate to our students’
access to all their grades. Our cohort programs also get excellent
experiences.”
support from our on campus people, like the bookstore and tech
support.”
being a full-time mom of two active teenagers, she is also the full-
Shawn Smith of Vidalia is one of those students. In addition to
time administrative assistant to the college’
programs, contact the Of
To learn more about BPC’s BBA Advantage and other cohort
Enrollment Services and the Executive Assistant to the President
s Vice President for Division of Business at 912-583-3125.
fice of Admissions at 912-583-3265 or the
for Church Relations. She’s returning to college after more than two
Name:
Major: General Business with concentration in math
Lindsey Hamrick
What has been your best experience?
Age:
Hometown:
21
The family atmosphere of the softball team has been
my home away from home.
Resident director of Dowling, captain of softball team,
School Involvement/organizations:
Hiram, Ga.
yearbook editor,
Fellowship of Christian
How has BPC prepared you for the future?
Collegiate Ministries leadership, intramurals
Athletes leadership, Baptist
BPC has made me a stronger person and prepared me
for real life outside of the classroom.
2 to Chris Rainey (’06). W
Plans after Graduation: I am getting married on June
BY
Ga., where he is currently a youth pastor
e will move to Glennville,
.
STAFF WRITER
HAYLEY M. BOISSEAU (’08)/NEWS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION,
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