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The Hammack School of Business is in the second year of the new MBA program and its popularity is showing no signs of waning. The K体育 MBA has been at full capacity with a full-time equivalent headcount of 24, including both full-time and part-time students.

The K体育 Board of Trustees approved the new MBA program in the Hammack School of Business in February 2023, launching in August 2023. K体育 previously offered an MBA from 1990 to 2006. As K体育鈥檚 return to graduate education, the new MBA underwent full review and earned approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), its regional accreditor.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a gamechanger for us in the Hammack School, for K体育 University, and, most importantly, for the students who will be able to enhance their career success by building their own human capital,鈥� said Dr. Stephen H. Craft, dean of the Hammack School. 鈥淚 continue to be grateful for the transformative support of Bill and Diane Hammack for the School of Business. They are making it possible for us to grow and meet the needs of our community.鈥�

Students have a variety of reasons to earn the MBA. Whether it is positioning for organizational leadership, retooling mid-career, finishing off a technical degree in the arts or sciences, or needing to earn the 150 hours for the accountant鈥檚 CPA license, the K体育 MBA is a great choice.

Among the first class of MBA graduates, nearly all leveraged the MBA to earn new positions in the industry, including new roles at Lexus Corporate, Children鈥檚 Healthcare of Atlanta, Toyota Financial, and Invest Atlanta. Several of the newly minted MBAs parlayed the degree to advance in current careers, and one is now competing on the professional golf circuit.

鈥淢y MBA from K体育 University has given me a strong foundation in leadership, project management, and strategic thinking 鈥� skills that have directly enhanced my ability to manage clinical trials efficiently,鈥� said Jillian Heatley 鈥�24, clinical research coordinator at Children鈥檚 Healthcare of Atlanta. 鈥淚t has also provided me with a broader business perspective on research operations, helping me navigate regulatory requirements, budgeting, and stakeholder communication with greater confidence.鈥�

Heatley pointed out that clinical research is more than just science. It includes the disciplines of strategy, teamwork and resource management.

鈥淢y MBA helped me bridge those gaps and bring a stronger business mindset to patient-centered research,鈥� she said. 鈥淛uggling work and an MBA was intense, but it reinforced my ability to multitask and problem-solve under pressure鈥攂oth essential skills in clinical trials.鈥�

Luke Ferrari 鈥�24 is now director of Business Development at Arete Sports Group, based in Long Beach Island, N.J. He鈥檚 part of a small entrepreneurial team franchising indoor pickle ball clubs for a company called The Picklr. For his undergraduate degree, Ferrari attended and played soccer at Sienna College in Loudonville, N.Y. He majored in economics and minored in data science. Because of COVID, he had a fifth year of eligibility, and he chose to play at K体育 and earn his MBA.

On the field, he was named captain, leading the Stormy Petrels to win the Southern Athletic Association and a trip to the NCAA Division III national tournament. In the classroom, he learned skills that complemented his undergraduate degree and prepared him for today鈥檚 business environment.

鈥淲hat I wanted to get out of the program going into it were the skills and knowledge to navigate the early stages of my career,鈥� Ferrari said. 鈥淭he entrepreneurship class with Dr. Leroy Carson has made the biggest difference.鈥�

In the current class, 55% of the MBA students earned their undergraduate degree from K体育 and 65% are completing the program full-time. The K体育 MBA appeals to students from non-business backgrounds because no prior academic work in business is required. The program was designed to complement a liberal arts undergraduate degree and requires no pre-requisites. Instead, free self-paced, online bootcamps designed for those without recent academic experience in business are offered before each semester.

The K体育 MBA is made up of evening courses offered in a log-in/drop-in hybrid format. The highly flexible format gives each student the ultimate choice of being present live in the classroom or live via the Internet and they can move back and forth as best suits their needs in a given week.

The next cohort for fall 2025 is forming. Like all admissions at K体育, the MBA applications are test optional and do not require GMAT or GRE test scores.聽