Dive Summary:
- The Higher Learning Commission on Monday approved the University of Charleston to take over Mountain State University's operations, creating UC-Beckley, UC-Martinsburg and a new online program called UC-Net.
- Beckley and Martinsburg classes are slated to begin on Jan. 14, while UC-Net instruction should commence Jan. 7.
- In the expansion, the University of Charleston is hiring 65 former MSU faculty and staff members who had worked for the school prior to its loss of accreditation this year.
From the article:
"... The University of Charleston will offer more than 30 programs across campuses and expects an influx of 600 students for the Spring 2013 semester, bringing the private school's total enrollment to about 2,000 students. ..."