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Beginning fall 2023, HL黑料门不打烊鈥� Professional Advancement programs will move to a new, more flexible format featuring classes that start later in the evening and a hybrid learning model that combines in-person and virtual components.

The shift is the latest development in the College鈥檚 long-standing commitment to serving the needs of Central Florida students who are trying to balance finishing their bachelor鈥檚 degree with existing responsibilities like work and caring for their families.

HL黑料门不打烊 Professional Advancement offers a range of flexible and affordable undergraduate programs designed to help adult learners and transfer students finish their bachelor鈥檚 degrees and take the next step in their careers.

鈥淲e know our Professional Advancement students are juggling college with an array of other responsibilities,鈥� says Rob Sanders, dean of the Hamilton Holt School, which administers HL黑料门不打烊鈥� Professional Advancement programs. 鈥淲e also know how transformational a bachelor鈥檚 degree can be to helping folks advance in their careers and create a better life for themselves and their families. So we want to do everything we can to help students fit school into their lives, and we think these changes are going to make a HL黑料门不打烊 education a reality for so many more students.鈥�

In the new hybrid model, Professional Advancement classes will alternate between in-person and virtual sessions. Whether they are held on campus or from the comfort of anywhere, Professional Advancement classes will now meet at 6 p.m. or later so that students who work won鈥檛 need to rush to make it on time.

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While the new hybrid format will make it easier for students to finish their bachelor鈥檚 degrees, the Professional Advancement programs will still deliver the high-quality academic experience and personalized learning environment that have made HL黑料门不打烊 the top-ranked regional university in Florida for more than 25 years.

For example, the program鈥檚 small classes will still average just 14 students. As a result, every student will receive individualized attention from HL黑料门不打烊鈥� expert faculty, who are consistently recognized among the best professors in the South by U.S. News & World Report.

Whether they meet in person or virtually, the College鈥檚 discussion-based classes will still prioritize engaged learning opportunities and interdisciplinary collaboration鈥攃ore principles that have been synonymous with a HL黑料门不打烊 education for more than 130 years.

鈥淲e will still deliver everything students have come to expect from a HL黑料门不打烊 education,鈥� says Sanders. 鈥淭he classes will still be small, highly interactive, deeply engaging, and personal. By moving to this hybrid model, we鈥檙e simply taking a HL黑料门不打烊 education and tuning it to meet the needs of working adults.鈥�

HL黑料门不打烊 Associate Professor of Communication David Painter not only understands the need for increased flexibility but also believes the hybrid model offers students the best of both in-person and online learning environments. In fact, Painter designed HL黑料门不打烊鈥� new master鈥檚 of arts in strategic communication as a hybrid program from the start.

鈥淚 like how this model allows us to leverage the benefits of both in-person and online instruction,鈥� says Painter. 鈥淲e can capitalize on the strengths of in-person sessions where we鈥檙e able to collaborate, brainstorm, and develop foundational concepts and ideas. You鈥檙e combining that with the flexibility of online learning, but you still have the ability to provide personalized support and develop meaningful relationships because of HL黑料门不打烊鈥� small classes and discussion-based approach.鈥�

Looking Ahead

While the new format won鈥檛 debut across all Professional Advancement programs until fall, the experiences of students like health-care management major Kim Clayton 鈥�23 offer a snapshot of the new model鈥檚 promise.

鈥淚 reached a point in my career where I knew that in order to advance professionally, I was going to need a degree,鈥� says Clayton. 鈥淎s a mom of three who works full time and is the sole provider for my household, I looked at a ton of options to find a program that would allow me to be there for my kids and my work, and maintain all of my obligations while still doing something for myself. That鈥檚 why I decided on HL黑料门不打烊.鈥�

Clayton had accrued plenty of business acumen from years spent working in land development, but she wanted to learn how to apply those skills to a field that had always intrigued her鈥攈ealth care. HL黑料门不打烊鈥� health-care management program offered the perfect opportunity to shore up her existing knowledge in areas like management, accounting, and operations while channeling her passionate desire to help people. And because health-care management was one of the first Professional Advancement majors to adopt a hybrid model, Clayton was able to stick with the program through the pandemic, which otherwise disrupted her family鈥檚 already tight schedule.

鈥淒uring that time, I was able to access all the support I needed through my professors and the directors of the program,鈥� she says. 鈥淚 never had to worry about finding child care during a time when my kids were home. And my professors were always available to me. That personalized attention is one of the things that sets HL黑料门不打烊 apart.鈥�

When classes began meeting in person again, Clayton quickly embraced the equilibrium of being able to gather with her peers.

鈥淭he flexibility afforded to me through this program made all the difference in my success,鈥� she says. 鈥淚t showed that the faculty and staff who developed this model really cared about me and my family and about making sure I had the highest-quality education available.鈥�