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43 Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce 2015 Economic Trends 22 experience. These professors emphasize learning through individual attention in an inspiring university environment. SCAD's innovative curriculum is enhanced by advanced, professional-level technology and learning resources and has garnered acclaim from respected organizations and publications, including 3D World, American Institute of Architects, BusinessWeek, Design Intelligence, U.S. News & World Report and the Los Angeles Times. Scad.edu Savannah State University: Founded in 1890, Savannah State is one of the University System of Georgia's longest-standing institutions and its oldest historically black university. Fall 2014 enrollment rose to approximately 4,900 students, a 3% increase over the previous academic year. The diverse student body may select programs of study from 27 undergraduate degree majors and five graduate degree programs in three colleges – Business Administration, Sciences and Technology, and Liberal Arts and Social Sciences – as well as the School of Teacher Education. SSU houses a Confucius Institute, which is dedicated to teaching Chinese language and culture, facilitating cultural exchanges and promoting business cooperation. The university awards dual degrees in engineering specialties with the Georgia Institute of Technology. Accredited by SACS, the university and its research programs regularly attract major grants from federal agencies and private institutions. savannahstate.edu Savannah Technical College (STC): Savannah Technical College, the 2013 TCSG State Board College of the Year, serves Coastal Georgia with quality, market-driven technical education with campus locations in Chatham, Effingham and Liberty Counties. Serving more than 4,500 credit students each semester, Savannah Tech offers nearly 150 different instructional programs in Aviation Technology, Business and Technology, Public Service, Industrial Technology, and Health Sciences in addition to Adult Education classes, industry-specific training and continuing education. The College serves as an economic and community development partner for the region, offering corporate and customized training and assessment programs for business and industry. The College is accredited by the SACS. savannahtech.edu Saint Leo University: Saint Leo's Savannah Center opened on Stephenson Avenue in 1998 after moving the university's educational centers from Ft. Stewart and Hunter Army Air Field. Saint Leo has been named one of the best regional colleges in the South, according to U.S. News & World Report. The Savannah Center campus offers undergraduate degrees in business administration, criminal justice, computer information systems, religion, human resources management and other areas of study. saintleo.edu South University: South University's Savannah campus dates back to 1899, when Dr. John Draughon established Draughon's Practical Business College in Savannah. Now a four-year institution accredited by SACS, it offers associate's, bachelor's and masters degree programs through campuses in Savannah, GA; Tampa and West Palm Beach, FL; Montgomery, AL, and several other locations, as well as online degree programs ranging from criminal justice to an MBA. southuniversity.edu University of Phoenix: The Savannah campus offers bachelor's degrees several areas such as arts and sciences, business and management, criminal justice and security, education, human services, nursing and healthcare, psychology, and technology. Masters and Doctoral degrees are also available in many of their fields. Many of its programs are online as well as on campus. phoenix.edu Several additional institutions of higher learning have opened advanced degree and certificate programs in metro Savannah: ! Embry-Riddle offers undergraduate degrees in management of technical operations, aircraft maintenance, aviation maintenance management and professional aeronautics and a master's degree in aeronautical science at its Savannah Center at Hunter Army Airfield and an affiliated campus in Pooler, Ga. www.erau.edu ! Strayer University campus in Savannah opened on November 19, 2008, and provides undergraduate and graduate degree programs in high-demand fields: accounting, business, criminal justice, education, general studies, health services administration, information systems and public administration. www.strayer.edu/georgia/savannah ! Troy University offers classes taught online towards associate and undergraduate degrees in various fields such as Criminal Justice, Finance, Liberal Studies, Psychology and Sports Management. www.troy.edu/savannah ! Webster University has campuses that opened at Hunter Army Airfield in 2002 and Ft. Stewart in 2003. Webster University is a private, nonprofit, regionally accredited university, with an international presence. It provides graduate degree programs to military personnel and working adults. www.webster.edu ! Virginia College offers students career training in business, health and medical, culinary arts. www.vc.edu/savannah

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