Jacksonville, AL –Jacksonville State University (JSU) announced its plans to join forces to work with Academic Partnerships (AP) to increase the number of graduate programs offered online. In the fall in 2023 JSU offers affordable, high-quality on-line MBA courses to those who want flexibility in their higher education.

The programs, which are offered by JSU’s Accredited by AACSB College of Business and Industry is designed for professionals in the workplace and in line with the college’s goal to provide students with an education that emphasizes an ethical mindset, innovation entrepreneurial capabilities, and giving back to the communities. The degree programs offered online comprise:

  • Master of Business Administration
  • Master of Business Administration – Accounting
  • Master of Business Administration – Healthcare Administration

Since its beginning around the year 1883 Jacksonville State has evolved into a center for education in Northeast Alabama. The school is affectionately referred to as the “Friendliest campus of the South,” JSU is an education-focused community that helps students reach their full potential by providing the strategies, knowledge and skills required to excel in the workforce and beyond.

“At JSU we have a long-standing commitment to the local business community and our community to help them meet their requirements,” said Dr. Brent Cunningham, dean of the College of Business and Industry. “By working together with Academic Partnerships, we are looking forward to expanding our reach and capabilities to provide services to the entire region. We are looking at the future with excitement and anticipation for the partnership as well as the impact that our students will make upon their community.”

Jacksonville’s web-based MBA programs focus on an experiential learning approach and include an extensive integrated management curriculum. There are a variety of starting times throughout the calendar. students can learn on their own with online access 24/7 to asynchronous courses to meet the demands of busy schedules.

Fernando Bleichmar, CEO of Academic Partnerships said, “We here at Academic Partnerships, are thrilled to partner together with Jacksonville State University. We at AP we’re incredibly committed to the positive effects of a quality, affordable and relevant education for students and their families. We hope to help JSU provide more opportunities for students from Alabama in addition to the rest of Alabama.”

Facilitating this cost-effective and high-quality delivery model The key to this model is Academic Partnerships (AP), an online facilitator with a strong reputation based within Dallas, Texas. AP has a relationship for over fifty-five universities across the country, including mainly regional public institutions, and helps the institutions increase access to high-quality, affordable and work-related education.

The first session of classes will begin on the 17th of August, 2023 with the application deadline being August 4, 2023. For more information or to apply for these programs or other University Online offerings, please visit https://onlinedegrees.jsu.edu


More About JSU

It is located within Northeast Alabama, between Birmingham and Atlanta, Jacksonville State University was founded in 1883 as a state teacher’s college and has evolved into a comprehensive public institution that provides graduate and undergraduate degrees ranging from bachelor’s through doctorates across more than 110 fields of research. The school is recognized with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Find out more about the university on www.jsu.edu.


The Academic Partnership

Located located in Dallas, Texas, Academic Partnerships is an online facilitator who assists mostly public universities all over North America in taking their academic programs online. They also recruit and retains students who are qualified through programs that are completed. Academic Partnerships’ mission is to increase access to affordable, top-quality and relevant education for the workforce specifically for adult and working students. The company was founded in the field of digital innovation over a decade ago Academic Partnerships brings single-minded dedication to providing a complete collection of services and data-driven results to our partnership with universities and other partners. For more information on innovative online learning solutions, please visit www.academicpartnerships.com.