Major Strides For YC Online

York College’s enrollment has increased over the last few years in large part because of the growth of YC Online. With new areas of concentration and opportunities for current undergraduate students, it’s projected that online enrollment will continue to break YC records. ​

Major strides for York College Online include:

• 5 Areas of Concentration
• Bachelor’s to Master’s Program
• Hybrid Courses
• Academic Resources

York College Online offers five areas of concentration within its master’s programs. The areas of concentration offered in the Master’s of Arts in Education have expanded beyond curriculum and instruction and now also include school counseling and educational leadership. In the Master’s of Arts in Organizational and Global Leadership, the concentrations are organizational and global leadership and the recently added business information leadership. 

Each program can be customized depending on individual student needs. The degrees include 36 credit hours that can be completed in one to two years depending on the course load. There are currently discounted rates being offered to businesses and organizations that bring in a cohort of seven or more students. 

“We are looking for partnerships with business owners and professionals who would like to customize a degree program for their employees,” shared Dr. Shannon Leinen, dean of online learning and academic initiatives.

Starting in the fall of 2021, YC Online will offer an accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s of Organizational and Global Leadership program. This opportunity will be open to any qualified undergraduate student and will allow them to take graduate courses that count towards their undergraduate and graduate degrees. An opportunity like this will allow students to possibly earn their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in five years.

“Our objective is to better service our undergraduate students that want to continue their York College education,” commented Leinen.

This will enable students who have remaining athletic eligibility or co-curricular scholarship opportunity to continue to participate in their program while on the bachelor’s to master’s track.

Also beginning next fall, YC Online will be offering hybrid courses in the organizational and global leadership program. Hybrid classes combine traditional, face-to-face “seat time” with regular online learning activities. 

“Offering hybrid courses will be especially beneficial for our current international students as they will be able to stay in the United States while finishing their master’s degree,” shared Leinen. 
This also allows international students to participate in the graduate assistant program currently offered on campus. The hybrid option will be available to anyone participating in this master’s program, not just the bachelor’s to master’s track. 

Students earning their degree through YC Online have full access to the academic resources available in the EDGE located in the Academic Resource Center at Levitt. The EDGE supports students of all ability levels as they pursue academic success through programs that address a variety of needs. Students can request assistance from a tutor, work with an academic mentor, and collaborate with a writing consultant.

As York College concludes its 130th year of providing students with academic experience, the tradition of Christ-centered education continues, through a growing number of options. To find out more about York College Online visit online.york.edu.