Spring 2004

Volume 7 Number 2
A publication of Macon State College

Macon State College Now Responsible for Business Program At Robins Air Force Base

Chief Master Sergeant Patrick Dreer consults with instructor Sam Dean during an accounting class at Macon State's Warner Robins Campus.  Dreer is pursuing his bachelor's degree in business.

In January 2004, Milledgeville - based Georgia College & State University transferred responsibility for the baccalaureate degree in business it had been offering at the Robins Resident Center to Macon State College.  GC&SU will focus on providing improved business programs at the master's degree level on the Base.

Macon State was already offering courses leading to the bachelor's degree in business at its Warner Robins Campus on Watson Boulevard, just a half mile from Robins' main gate.  In assuming responsibility for GC&SU's business program, Macon State will make sure a student will be able to complete the baccalaureate degree in Houston County.

Macon State's bachelor of science degree in business is perfectly in tune with the fast - growing economic environment of Houston County and the unique needs of Robins Air Force Base.  The program combines the traditional study of business theory and practice with a foundation in the information technologies now vital to public and private employment sectors. 

"Taking responsibility for this program at the Base really sends the message that we're in the baccalaureate business in Houston County," said Mike Hale, executive director of Macon State's Warner Robins Campus and the College's Robins Resident Center programs.  "We will provide an undergraduate program that addresses the needs of the Base and Central Georgia.  Our plan is to make it bigger and better. 

Here are some of the highlights of the transition of the baccalaureate program from GC&SU to Macon State.

Both institutions have personnel available at the Robins Resident Center to meet with current undergraduate students on an individual basis to plan the best possible path for completing their undergraduate business degree.  Georgia College & State University will continue to teach courses in the bachelor's program at the Robins Resident Center until summer 2005.

GC&SU will not accept new undergraduate business students at Robins AFB after summer 2004.  Beginning in fall 2004, Macon State will serve all new students seeking a bachelor's degree in business on the Base.

Both institutions will make every effort to ensure that students who are currently enrolled are not impeded in their progress toward completing a degree as a result of this transition.

In addition to courses leading to the bachelor's degree in business, Macon State also offers the bachelor of science in information technology at the Warner Robins Campus, with plans to add the RN - BSN completion degree, a baccalaureate program designed for Registered Nurses who hold the associate degrees or hospital diplomas.  Other degree programs will be added over time in response to specific economic needs of Houston County and the Base. 

"Houston County has unique higher education needs because of the Base and the high - tech industries here," Hale said.  "We're going to make sure our degree offerings help fill those needs."

For more information about the bachelor's degree in business in Houston County, contact Laurie Shaw, RRC coordinator, at 327 - 7307

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