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Students participating in the online Collaborative MBA will move through the program in a cohort, developing community and professional networks. The blended learning environment combines online coursework with two in-person residencies. Students can pursue concentrations in Leadership, Accounting and Financial Management, Sustainability Management or customize a degree to meet their goals. Courses include topics in organizational behavior, economics, marketing and leadership strategies and more.

The Collaborative MBA online is offered through a cohort of four universities. Student can apply to any school and choose which school will be listed on their degree.

• Goshen University
• Bluffton University
• Canadian Mennonite University
• Eastern Mennonite University

Bluffton University offers an online Master of Arts in Organizational Management. This degree is tailored for professionals who wish to serve in leadership positions, and specifically provides the opportunity to engage in an individualized research project. This program encourages students to engage in strategic methods to improve the culture of an organization and its community. Coursework includes studies in decision making, leadership, technology, and management. You can choose from different tracks to tailor the coursework to your career goals, including health care management and account and financial management.

An online MBA in Accounting & Financial Management is available at Bluffton University.  Students in this program will focus on the aspects of accounting and finance in for- and non-profit environments.  Courses cover a broad range of fiscal responsibility and leadership.  

Courses include:

• Financial reporting
• Auditing
• Business regulation

Students will be guided through a faith-based program, learning the ins and outs of strategy, leadership, policy, innovation and more.  Learn to solve the issues facing financial management today, and become a part of healthy, innovative organizations. 

Become a better educator with this online special education degree. Complete the Intervention Specialist Licensure concentration as part of a master’s degree program or as a stand-alone program. With either option, you will become more knowledgeable as an educator and improve learning experiences in your classroom.  

This self-paced, online special education degree prepares educators to teach students with mild to moderate educational needs.  It leads to an intervention specialist in K-12 mild/moderate education license.

Prepare for a leadership role in education with this online master’s in education administration. Gain more knowledge as an educator and improve the learning experiences in your classroom. Not only will you strengthen your classroom teaching, but you will also learn to address the nature of supervisory relationships. Improve your level of self-understanding and emotional intelligence while becoming a building leader in instructional design and curriculum development. This online education administration degree is both self-paced and goal-focused.

Enroll in online literacy programs and enhance professional opportunities.  With this program, you will gain greater knowledge as an educator that will improve learning experiences in your classroom.  

With the reading endorsement concentration, students add a reading endorsement to their teaching licenses.  In as few as four classes in one summer, you will fulfill the Third-grade Reading Guarantee requirement and become a qualified educator as a Title 1 teacher. Coursework includes experiential learning hours that may be completed in your own school.

This online literacy program can be taken as a stand-alone program.

A Master of Business Administration degree in Health Care Management is available at Bluffton University.  Students will navigate the complex avenues of politics and economic environments in today’s healthcare system.  Courses cover several aspects of business, including:

Tools to manage issues

• Finance
• Strategic issues
• Economics
• Culture

This online MBA combines theory and practice, with an emphasis on technological structuring of healthcare database.  Heighten your leadership and management skills at Bluffton University, as well as critical practice in ethics through this online program. 

The accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program from Bluffton University is designed to fit the needs of working Registered Nurses. All coursework is offered online and can be completed in as little as two years or as long as four years. Students gain skills and knowledge opening the door to new career opportunities.