ABAC OFFERS CONVENIENT FOUR-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAMS

Due to the increasing demand for four-year degree programs at Abraham Baldwin College, five colleges and universities have developed partnerships with ABAC and have started programs in Tifton. These programs provide an opportunity for students to obtain a four-year degree without having to relocate and are especially convenient for students who have family and/or work obligations.

The University of Georgia (UGA) began offering a four-year degree in Agriscience and Environmental Systems (AES) during the Fall of 2003. UGA will also begin offering a degree in Agriculture Education in the Spring of 2004.

Georgia Southwestern offers undergraduate degrees in accounting and management. Macon State began offering a bachelor’s degree in information technology in the Spring of 2002. Valdosta State began offering the complete degree in early childhood education in the fall of 2002, and Albany State restarted its MBA program on the ABAC campus in the spring of 2002.

Dr. Gail Dillard, ABAC’s Director of Evening and Off-Campus Programs, said the four-year degrees offered at ABAC provide students with knowledge and skills in high-demand employment areas.

“Both the early childhood education and information technology degree programs address workforce shortages in critical fields,” Dillard said. “And there is always a strong demand for people with business and agriculture degrees. 

“Classes are offered in the evenings or on-line for the convenience of adults who work full time. But even though the programs are designed to make it possible for adults who work full time to earn a bachelor’s degree, a number of traditional-age students enroll in the programs as well because they enjoy the small-town atmosphere of Tifton, or they do not want to incur expenses associated with attending college at a distant location.”

ABAC President Mike Vollmer said the college is excited about the opportunities four-year degree programs provide for students.

“The addition of such programs on our campus through partnerships with four-year institutions will enable our region to have the talent necessary to attract companies that need a highly trained workforce,” Vollmer said.

For additional information about any of these degree programs, contact Dillard at (229) 386-7154, or e-mail her at gdillard@abac.edu.

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