Bryan College

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Private
Terms	Semester
First year of program	2011-2012

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	2
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	32
Average online teaching experience	1 year
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	95%
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	3%
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	2%
Full-time faculty with doctorate	2
Part-time faculty with doctorate	4
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
School finances online instructor training	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Average class size	10
Maximum class size	25

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	1
Online courses	25
Five most popular majors
Business Administration and Management, General 100% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
All majors
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Business/Commerce, General Business Administration and Management, General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
Flexible, economical, taught from a Christian worldview

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online	Yes
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations No Classes No Group projects/simulations No Exams No
Same academic track as campus-based program	Yes
Collaboration among online and face-to-face students	Neutral
Students enroll as online students	Yes, but can apply to switch course enrollment to campus-based
Credits earned online equal earned on campus	Yes
Faculty who teach online also teach on campus	All
Same curricula for online and face-to-face students	All

Veterans

Institution is G.I. Bill certified	Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program	No
Institution is SOC Member	No
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit	No

Delivery

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	Minority
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	N/A
Online chatrooms	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	N/A
Skype or other visual software	N/A
New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	No
Percentage of classes with lectures	1-25
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	3
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	N/A
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	N/A
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students	Minority
Class participation graded	Yes
Exams	No
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	N/A
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
Students are all assigned unique logins and passwords. Most weekly quizzes have a time limit.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates
Limited time to complete degree	No
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	2 years
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates	N/A
School tracks graduates	No