Grace College Touts Record Enrollment
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowGrace College and Seminary says it has broken an enrollment record. The student population at the Winona Lake-based school totals more than 1,900, including close to 450 new students for the fall semester. September 9, 2013
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WINONA LAKE, Ind. – Grace College and Seminary once again achieves a record-breaking enrollment of 1,904 students, including 442 new students this fall – a 17.8 percent increase since 2011. Grace's innovative, market-driven responses to a rapidly changing higher educational landscape, increasingly shaped by concerns about college affordability and accessibility, have made Grace a desirable option for students of all ages and educational interests.
As Grace acknowledges the ever present demand for Christian education, it seeks to offer quality degrees as it pursues innovative new programs and ideas. The school maintains a strong student retention rate, providing competitive financial awards, partnerships with Trine University for Engineering and Bethel College for Nursing, and degree programs at commuter locations in Detroit, Fort Wayne and Indianapolis.
Grace's innovative three-year accelerated degree program, launched in 2011, spans all 60 majors and allows students to graduate sooner, save a year's tuition and enter the workforce a year earlier. Recently, Grace made quality education even more affordable by introducing a new option that allows students to graduate with a bachelor’s and master's degree in four years.
Offered with five distinct master's programs, students choosing to take advantage of this new blended degree program can receive a bachelor's and master's degrees for the price and time of just an undergraduate degree. These programs utilize online classes, the accelerated undergraduate track, and summer coursework to offer students a more financially efficient option for higher education.
Grace College is one of the few public or private universities nationally to offer a three-year bachelor's and four-year master's degree programs across its curriculum. Grace's program innovation has attracted the attention of Congress, state legislators and national media.
“The increased number of students choosing Grace demonstrates that our aggressive attempts to lower costs and present more efficient educational models are directly benefiting students who seek the best value in educational options,” said Dr. Bill Katip, president of Grace. “We will continue our commitment to excellence in every area of our educational leadership and to strive to keep offering families quality, faith-based educational options.”
Grace College and Seminary is an evangelical Christian community of higher education that offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and applies biblical values in strengthening character, sharpening competence and preparing for service. Grace College also offers flexible online graduate degrees, on-campus and online degree completion programs, and highly affordable, easily accessible degree programs in Detroit, Fort Wayne and Indianapolis. The 180-acre main campus is located in the historic resort town of Winona Lake, near Warsaw, Indiana.
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