{"id":5174,"date":"2017-09-18T14:02:06","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T20:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meetingone.eu\/eu-en\/?p=5174"},"modified":"2018-10-03T08:50:02","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T14:50:02","slug":"online-mba-innovation-st-marys-college-case-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meetingone.com\/eu-en\/blog\/online-mba-innovation-st-marys-college-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"What does Online MBA Innovation Look Like? Read the St. Mary\u2019s College Case Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p>These can be difficult times for professionals looking to get an MBA. \u00a0There are a lot of\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #bb2025;\"><a style=\"color: #bb2025;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/business\/archive\/2013\/01\/there-are-officially-too-many-mbas\/266880\/\">MBA programs<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0out there. \u00a0Some seem designed to churn out degrees and grads. \u00a0And a lot of these programs are moving online. \u00a0These factors can make it hard to know which school or program offers the best route.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10717 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meetingone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Student-300x254.jpg\" alt=\"Student\" width=\"300\" height=\"254\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>An MBA is more than just a degree.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0It&#8217;s an opportunity to advance a career, inspire new approaches to old workflows, and lay the grounds for a better future. \u00a0It&#8217;s important that online MBA programs strive to meet the needs of their students while maintaining the level of education standards essential to being respected in the professional &amp; collegiate communities.<\/p>\n<p>In the US alone\u00a0there are almost\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #bb2025;\"><a style=\"color: #bb2025;\" href=\"http:\/\/aacsbblogs.typepad.com\/dataandresearch\/mba-programs\/\">207 universities offering 355 online MBA degrees<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. \u00a0That&#8217;s a lot. \u00a0And they&#8217;re all competing. \u00a0Makes you wonder who&#8217;s actually taking the steps\u00a0necessary to provide a truly valuable and respected education. \u00a0This is especially important when you consider that online students may be limited in their contact with professors.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/info.meetingone.com\/saint-marys-college-online-learning-case-study\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meetingone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Saint-Marys-logo-large-print-01.jpg\" alt=\"Saint Mary's College Online MBA and Digital Driver's License Program\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #225d71;\"><strong>MeetingOne has the fortune of working with one institution dedicated to creating exceptional learning experiences for their MBA and Executive MBA students: St. Mary&#8217;s College of California (SMC), School of Economics and Business Administration (SEBA).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #bb2025;\"><a style=\"color: #bb2025;\" href=\"http:\/\/ceo-mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MBA_Rankings_Table-003.pdf\">CEO Magazine<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0has had nothing but praise for SMC. \u00a0In 2016, they were recognized for having:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Top 100 MBA program in North America<\/li>\n<li>A Top 50 EMBA program in the world<\/li>\n<li>A Top 20 Online MBA program in the world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SMC offers one of the best Online MBA programs in the world. \u00a0Despite being more highly ranked than other Bay Area schools, SMC is much smaller than UC Berkeley and Stanford. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #bb2025;\">Why is it that SMC is performing so well?\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #f68920;\">St. Mary&#8217;s College is Dedicated to Innovation<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Acquiring this recognition and achieving such a status has not come easily. \u00a0SMC has committed to innovation and\u00a0overcome\u00a0growing pains along the way. \u00a0Whether it was turning to virtual classrooms instead of basic chat rooms to facilitate conversations, or devising a certification course to prepare faculty for teaching in the online environment,\u00a0<strong>SMC has taken the steps necessary to ensure their courses successfully meet their students&#8217; needs.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0And MeetingOne has been there to help them along the way.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10711 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meetingone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20160915_114418-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"20160915_114418\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All of these efforts translated into, in 2016, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) awarding SMC the prestigious \u201c<span style=\"color: #bb2025;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #bb2025;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aacsb.edu\/about\/awards\/innovations-that-inspire\/recipients\/st-marys-college-of-california\">Innovations that Inspire<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<p>But there&#8217;s much more to the story. \u00a0SMC has overcome many hurdles in the process. \u00a0And their &#8220;<strong><span style=\"color: #bb2025;\"><a style=\"color: #bb2025;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ddlpro.com\/\">Digital Driver&#8217;s License<\/a><\/span><\/strong>&#8221; is paving the way for better online instruction. \u00a0You&#8217;d better believe other colleges and universities are taking notice, too.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/info.meetingone.com\/saint-marys-college-online-learning-case-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10744\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10744 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meetingone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Display-Image-SMC-Case-Study-alt-300x295.png\" alt=\"St. Mary's College leading the way in MBA Innovation\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Read the full\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/info.meetingone.com\/saint-marys-college-online-learning-case-study\">Saint Mary&#8217;s College Case Study<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about their online MBA programs and award-winning innovations!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/info.meetingone.com\/saint-marys-college-online-learning-case-study\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10757 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meetingone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Get-the-full-Case-Study-08-300x54.png\" alt=\"Download the full Case Study\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">For the latest information on eLearning and online learning trends,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #bb2025;\"><a style=\"color: #bb2025;\" href=\"http:\/\/info.meetingone.com\/meetingone-blog-subscription\">subscribe to our blog<\/a><\/span>!<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These can be difficult times for professionals looking to get an MBA. \u00a0There are a lot of\u00a0MBA programs\u00a0out there. \u00a0Some seem designed to churn out degrees and grads. \u00a0And a lot of these programs are moving online. \u00a0These factors can make it hard to know which school or program offers the best route. 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