City of Orange Beach Selects Columbia Southern University as Learning Partner
Orange Beach, AL / April 18, 2006 – There’s no place like home – to earn your degree. That’s why The City of Orange Beach has selected Columbia Southern University, as its learning partner. Through CSU’s self-paced, flexible online learning programs city professionals can earn their degree anywhere, anytime. Plus, through this exciting academic partnership, employees of The City of Orange Beach and their spouses can take advantage of CSU’s low tuition rate and receive a 10% tuition discount. CSU will offer online degree programs including: Business Administration with many concentrations including Sport Management, Information Technology, Marketing, Hospitality and Tourism, Occupational Safety, Criminal Justice, and Environmental Management just to name a few.
The City of Orange Beach is a progressive, coastal resort, located on the upper Gulf of Mexico adjacent to the Alabama/Florida state line – CSU’s own backyard. The 290 full time, part time and seasonal employees are committed to providing a community that offers its residents a superb quality of life and their visitors a unique and enjoyable experience. While doing so, Orange Beach has evolved into a premiere tourism destination welcoming in over 5,330 people each year respectively.
“It is an honor for CSU to partner with its home city. While we serve students all over the nation and the world, there is something special about being an education provider for your local community.” – Robert Mayes, President of Columbia Southern University.
“We are pleased to have the City of Orange Beach enter this learning partnership with Columbia Southern University to allow our employees and their immediate family’s the opportunity to obtain a degree at their own pace. Due to the success of our Fire Department partnership with Columbia Southern University, we see the chance to expand these accredited undergraduate programs to all employees with the City. Work and family priorities take the majority of a person’s time, but this partnership allows anyone to pursue their dreams at their own pace and fits nicely into our employee tuition reimbursement plan as they achieve their personal education goals.” Mayor Pete Blalock, City of Orange Beach
About Columbia Southern University
Columbia Southern University (CSU) is accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). DETC is an accrediting association recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). CSU offers associate, bachelor and graduate degree programs in many fields including Fire Science, Business Administration, Human Resource Management and Occupational Safety and Health. Undergraduate and graduate certificate programs are also available. For more information, please visit http://www.columbiasouthern.edu
About The City of Orange Beach
The City of Orange Beach is located in a small fishing community off the Gulf of Mexico between Mobile Bay and the Florida State Line. The city is made up of approximately 290 employees who have a heart for their community and driven to make it a better place. The mission of The City of Orange is to protect and preserve the Orange Beach way of thinking… “Life is better here…” For more information, please visit http:// www.cityoforangebeach.com
