Degrees In Business Blog

Lists like the Top 100 Degrees for Minorities give prospective college students the ability to find universities that are proud in the cultural diversity they offer to nation’s educational community. Business students especially benefit from a “Melting Pot” college, with exposure to all kinds of ethnicities and cultures enhancing their understanding of business relations in a diverse world in the future.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education put together a Top 100 Degree Producers in 2007 list for both Minorities and African-Americans. The colleges listed are from all over the United States and all of them excel in minority and African-American enrollment. This diversity does not lean towards on cultural direction, but instead shows diversity for all cultures. One of the colleges that showed up consistently in both lists is Saint Leo University, which happens to not only be friendly to minorities, but is also a military-friendly school.

It is Saint Leo University’s business program that is the most appealing to a diverse amount of cultures, as business majors try to familiarize themselves with the different point of views in professional industries.

Saint Leo University was included in both the Top 100 Degree Producers for African-Americans in 2007 and the Top 100 Degree Producers for Minorities in 2007. In 2005, Saint Leo University awarded 339 business degrees to African-Americans, constituting over thirty percent of the business degree graduates that year.

Taken from Savannah, the Creative Coast:

“Saint Leo enrolled its first African-American student, Rudolph Antorcha, in 1898 when it was still illegal to do so,” said Dr. Arthur F. Kirk, Jr., president, Saint Leo University. “Providing educational opportunities to people from many backgrounds is consistent with the Benedictine value of respect which directs us to value all individuals’ unique talents.” (…)

“Saint Leo is proud to continue a rich tradition of serving the needs of all our students,” said Michael Nastanski, Ph.D., dean, School of Business. “Being ranked number-one in business management degrees awarded to African-Americans illustrates our more than 100 years of commitment to our values and the ideal of educating all people. Many of these students are currently serving in the military, and Saint Leo is honored to be their first choice for educational opportunities.”

Saint Leo University offers a wide array of online bachelor degree programs in the Center for Online Learning and also Master of Business Administration through their online graduate programs. Each program is tailored to fit around a student’s schedule by combining the benefits of distance learning with the prestige of Saint Leo University’s Core Values that have been established for over a century.

To learn more about Saint Leo University, visit the university’s website and blog. Give Saint Leo University the opportunity to take your business goals to the next level.