Marist College Online – Poughkeepsie, New York
About Marist College Online (main campus located in Poughkeepsie, New York)
- Marist College was founded in 1929 in Poughkeepsie, NY
- Online MBA Program is AACSB accredited
- Marist College Online offers 32 Bachelor’s degrees, 11 Master’s degrees, 20 Certificates
- Recognized for excellence by U.S. News & World Report Rankings
- Listed as one of Barron’s Best Buys in College Education
- Named one of the nation’s best schools by Princeton Review
- Recognized as one of the “most connected” schools by Forbes Magazine
- Marist Online students can enroll in accelerated 10-week semesters
- Marist College also offers accelerated, 2 year degree completion programs for those who live near Poughkeepsie, NY
What sets Marist College – Poughkeepsie, New York apart?
Looking for a way to increase your educational net worth but can’t afford to spend years and years working towards a degree? Marist College Online understands that dilemma and wants to help students work towards earning a fast degree. Marist College Online has always been ready to offer students new programs and ways to enrich their education, and now they are ready to bring you several different accelerated courses to help speed your way to your degree.
Marist College Online Accelerated Courses
Most programs at Marist College are the typical 15-week course, whereas enrolling in eLearning at Marist College Online allows students to enroll in 10-week courses, with online access to all course materials 24/7. Since the joy of online learning includes setting the courses to fit your schedule, you can complete these courses within your own time, morning, noon or night any day of the week. Marist’s website currently offers their schedules for the fall semester. Should you have enrolled in September, your courses would end in mid-November. Each course is three credits, so even though it’s a shorter course, the credit value is still the same.
Marist College Online Degree Programs
- Master of Arts in Communication
- Master of Business Administration – AACSB accredited
- Master of Arts in Educational Psychology
- Master of Public Administration
- Master of Science in Information Systems
- Master of Science in Technology Management
Online Undergraduate Courses are also available
Accelerated Marist College Poughkeepsie New York Campus Programs
Marist College at its Poughkeepsie, New York campus also offers a few programs on-campus that are part of a fast degree program (degree completion for students with some prior college credit). Marist College is proud to offer 2 year Bachelor programs in a “cohort” based environment. Basically what that means is that the same group of students enrolls and completes each course together.
Although grades are given individually, students develop a sense of team and community by all starting together and working their way to the end of the program, when degrees are given. Courses are taken one at a time, in six-week modules, so this format is especially helpful for busy, adult students. Students may also supplement their studies with online classes.
Should you want to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Leadership and Communication or Social Work and Psychology, Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, the college offers 2-year programs in both fields, but it requires onsite attendance either twice during the day or once a week at night. These are also degree completion programs for students with some prior college credit.
Students also communicate with their professors online using bulletin boards and chat rooms between on-campus sessions. Each course module is just 6-weeks long, so the 2-year program comes and goes very quickly!