Students enjoy a hamburger cookout during opening days at Charleston Southern University. On Aug. 18 Deer Park Baptist Church and other area churches welcomed new students as they arrived on campus.Overall enrollment at Charleston Southern University is up 3.7 percent over last year, and the residence halls are at maximum capacity. The university enrollment plan is on schedule with 3,135 students in attendance. Approximately 1,200 new students representing 33 states, the District of Columbia and 11 countries began classes on Aug. 22.
Bill Bowers, director of the master in business administration program, said, “Our MBA program has increased 28 percent since last fall, with a total of 302 students.”
John Duncan, dean of the School of Business, noted that Charleston Southern offers a distance-learning program whereby MBA students can complete degrees entirely online. While most students still prefer face-to-face classes, many are taking advantage of the flexibility of distance learning. Another bonus is that students who started the MBA program at Charleston Southern but were unable to complete it due to a work transfer, are now able to finish online.
“Charleston Southern University is in the business of preparing graduates and transforming lives,” said president Jairy Hunter Jr. “We look forward to a great year with the Class of 2010 and with all of our students.”