BY JILL NAGY
Saratoga County residents will be able to get
an MBA degree by taking courses close to home
beginning this fall.
The Sage Colleges will begin an MBA program
at the Hudson Valley Tech Smart facility in Malta
with two evening courses in the fall 2015 semester.
Kimberly Fredericks, who heads the program
and will teach one of the courses, calls it “MBA
condensed” because students will be able to take
both courses in one evening.
The Saratoga County program is designed for
working adults, according to Fredericks.
The program will meet a perceived need, she
said.
“Why not put the education where people
are working or living?” Except for Empire State College, there is no
other MBA program in Saratoga County, according
to Fredericks.
The fall offerings will be Management of
Change and Innovation, taught by Fredericks,
and Human Resource Management, taught by
Mary Ellen Tedesco. Both are required foundation
courses in the program. The two professors are regular Sage faculty members who teach in
the MBA program at the Sage Colleges campus
in Albany.
The full program will require 42 credits or 14
courses for completion. Students will be able to
take courses in either Albany or Malta.
She said that the school expects about 20
students to start in the fall. They can accommodate
35-40, however, and will go ahead even
with fewer than 20.
Tuition will vary somewhat depending upon
where students are employed. The regular rate is
$580 per credit hour but there are discounts for
people working for nonprofit or health-oriented
organizations.
Once the program is established, additional
courses will be offered and the program will
expand to other nights, Fredericks said. Other
graduate or undergraduate programs may be
added later.
“We are looking to become part of the community,”
she said.
Details are on the college website, www.sage.edu/management.
Photos Courtesy Sage Colleges