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The general business administration degree option was designed especially for the working adult who has some business education background. With this option, students are able to apply previously earned business related credits to increase transfer credits. To satisfy degree requirements and supplement the well-rounded core curriculum, students are able to draw from a large selection of business electives to complete the program.  

Through the online business program, students are able to increase their credibility through knowledge in a variety of business fields. Students acquire the analytical and communication skills to lead and manage in their organizations.

Specializations are offered in a variety of areas including:

• Accounting
• Banking
• Management
• Sales & Marketing
• Senior Living Leadership

The online Master of Accountancy degree prepares students seeking a career in the accounting field with options for professional development. The program is designed for students who already have completed a foundational bachelor degree in business or have a career in accounting. The program prepares its graduates for the next step in their accounting career.

The online MBA is designed for entry level professionals seeking to advance in their careers.  You will build on a practical foundation, deepening your understanding of the interplay between revenue, profit, and costs and meaning, relationships, and values in business organizations.  By using this approach, the curriculum fosters recognition of the inherent value of communication and relationship building.  Courses emphasize both short term decision-making and long-term strategic thinking for both individuals and organizations.  Students will learn to think holistically through a systems perspective, identify and apply ethical and moral decisions, develop interpersonal skills, communicate clearly, apply concepts and principles to real-world problems, understand business dynamics, and think critically and analytically using diverse sources and perspectives.  Graduates will be able to engage in responsible citizenship, social justice, and environmental stewardship.

The online MBA program with a concentration in Leadership from Saint Joseph's College of Maine focuses on leadership development, preparing students to be skilled managers of organizations.  The curriculum emphasizes the skills needed to increase credibility and capacity for strategic thinking while helping students learn to be respected leaders.  Courses offer a competency in fundamental business skills and an understanding of interpersonal relationships.  You will learn about everything from economics to ethics and be equipped with the skills necessary for career advancement.

Courses are taught by experienced faculty using a dialogue-intensive method which engages the learner while developing critical thinking skills.  You can earn your degree in as little as 18 months and can begin courses during any of the terms scheduled throughout the year.

Whether you are a teacher or an administrator, this online master’s in education administration will either initiate or enhance a career in educational administration. Enter either educational management or become a school leader in a K-12 Catholic school.

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to become a spiritual and educational leader. The program focuses on the uniqueness of the principal acting as the spiritual leader of the educational unit. You will also learn the fundamental elements of Catholic Principals and explore school leadership from a Catholic perspective. Graduates are prepared to take on supervisory roles such as:

• Principal
• Headmaster/Headmistress
• Dean
• President

Enroll in these online teaching degrees and advance professional opportunities. The program is for those who are practicing educators or aspiring to enter that field. It does not lead to initial teacher certification but will allow current teachers to improve their skills and upgrade their qualifications or certification. 

The curriculum was designed to provide an in-depth, content analysis of principles professional educators utilize. Coursework is designed to expand your perspectives and thereby expand your ability to make well-reasoned choices on methods, content, and results that would be most suitable to your circumstances.

This online teaching degree is designed to be “affordable, flexible, professional, and very personal.” The faculty become not just instructors but also partners with students as they study.

OVERVIEW

This online graduate education programs enable teachers and administrators to expand their career opportunities in four distinct areas: public K-12 schools, Catholic schools, health care education, and adult training.

Engage in a quality learning experience personalized by professional faculty. The faculty, who have practical experience in education, work individually with you as partners in your learning. Courses blend content with your professional experience, allowing for immediate application in your work setting. Courses are available to both students seeking the desired master's degrees or those fulfilling or renewing certification requirements.

At a Glance

• The flexible online format allows you to study at your own schedule, at your own pace and at your own location.
• Begin right now; there is no need to wait for a new semester. With monthly start dates, you are in control of your education.
• No on-campus residency is required.
• The tuition in this MSEd program is specifically designed with personal and school department budgets in mind. Affordable education for all is a founding principal of the Sisters of Mercy, sponsors of Saint Joseph's College. We are proud to bring you a reasonably priced, high quality graduate education.

Do you want to work in healthcare and not deal with blood on a daily basis? That's easy—enter the field of healthcare administration. You can be part of the support and structure that allow clinical personnel to do their lifesaving work. The online Bachelor of Science in Health Administration program at Saint Joseph’s can lay the foundation for your successful career in healthcare.

This online healthcare administration program develops your skills to help you advance in this growing field. You learn how you can positively influence patient outcomes through the administrative support of your organization. The online format allows working students to pursue their goals. You will receive personalized support and attention from insightful faculty who care about you. Core course work covers topics such as:

• Health care systems
• Legal aspects of healthcare
• Ethics
• Financial management

Earn a healthcare informatics bachelor’s degree online to kickstart a successful career in this growing field. Obtaining your Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management brings you closer to your goals of making a difference in the field of healthcare.

At Saint Joseph’s College, your work experience can be incorporated into your studies. The program also provides the opportunity to earn your RHIA and AHIMA credentials, setting you up for success in your new career.

If you have doubts about remote learning, then this online health informatics program is for you. Saint Joseph’s has a close-knit online learning community. You can study according to your schedule,  with the benefit of weekly deadlines to keep you on track as you learn health informatics.

This program focuses on the management side of informatics with topics such as:

• Health data management
• Statistics
• Compliance and ethics
• Information protection

Saint Joseph’s offers an online degree in the field of gerontology that prepares you for leadership in any sort of long-term care facility. Your professors have practical experience to offer insights into long-term care administration. You learn to provide dignified, compassionate, and quality care that every patient in long-term care deserves. With this online gerontology degree, you can pursue roles such as:

• Licensed nursing home administrator (LNHA)
• Assisted living administrator
• Skilled nursing facility administrator

Their online Bachelor of Science in Long-term Care Administration can fast-track you to a Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree by allowing you to substitute graduate courses for comparable undergraduate courses. This streamlines your progression for your MHA.

The online Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Science Administration helps you attain licensure in radiology. Designed for radiographers and clinicians, this program provides credit for your previous clinical coursework to earn your degree in less time.

The experienced faculty provide personalized attention while providing real-world perspectives so you can become a leader in your department. Typical courses cover topics such as:

• American healthcare systems
• Financial management
• Management foundations

 For those who know they want a graduate degree, the fast-track program allows you to exchange three comparable undergraduate courses for three in the master’s degree program. You can efficiently complete your graduate degree through this streamlined offering.

Working professionals rarely have the luxury of returning to college full-time. A Certificate in Health Administration from Saint Joseph's could be ideal for those wanting to expand their knowledge in the most efficient way. This online healthcare administration certificate program provides the following:

• Certification in Health Administration
• Continuing education credits
• Career-boosting credentials

Credits earned through this online healthcare administration program can count towards your bachelor's or master's degree at this college. This allows an incremental approach to completing your degree. With this certificate, you are eligible for entry-level positions within healthcare administration in clinics, hospitals, and outpatient services.

Saint Joseph’s Certificate in Long-term Care Administration gives you a great return on your investment in terms of increasing your professional credentials. This online gerontology program is designed for working professionals. You will learn skills and expand your understanding of the foundations of Long-term Care Administration.

By enrolling in this online certificate program, you can:

• Focus your studies on a specific area within healthcare administration, i.e., long-term care administration
• Apply credit hours towards a degree (either a bachelor’s or a master’s)
• Meet continuing education credits or state licensure requirements
• Bolster your professional credentials with a minimal investment of time and money

This online gerontology certificate program has a capstone project that provides a deep dive into either assisted living administration or nursing home administration. If you want an internship to meet licensure requirements (administrator-in-training), they are available through Saint Joseph’s College.

Saint Joseph’s College fosters students to become ethically-minded professionals through its online master’s degree in Healthcare Administration. With a competency-based approach, their online Master of Health Administration (MHA) prepares students to handle the complex emotional and intellectual challenges inherent in healthcare administration. 

As an ever-growing and changing industry, professionals in healthcare administration benefit from a graduate degree in the field. Graduates of this program become effective managers with strong leadership skills. The healthcare administration online degree emphasizes skills important in developing healthcare managers. Such skills you will learn include the following:

• Organizational and financial management
• Human resources
• Ethical behavior
• Leadership

The Master’s in Nursing Administration online program from Saint Joseph’s prepares nurses to become thought leaders in the nursing profession. Students can choose a concentration in Administration to pursue roles such as chief nursing officer, operational leader, or nursing supervisor after graduation.

This master’s in Nursing Administration online program focuses on leadership skills related to providing patient-centered care delivery. Core classes explore subjects including nursing informatics, organizational and systems leadership, policy, quality, and safety. Graduates will have the skills and knowledge in leadership necessary to influence nursing practice and healthcare policy.

Students will study topics related to:

• Healthcare financial management
• Ethical and legal perspectives
• Strategic human resource management
• Strategic planning and management

The curriculum of the online Master of Science in Nursing degree program from St. Joseph’s College of Maine is designed to give students the tools they need to be thought leaders in the nursing profession. The Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner track provides a specialized education in the diagnosis and treatment of acutely ill adult patients.

Classes combine nursing theory with professional experience, so students can immediately apply their education to the workplace. Core classes examine informatics, population health, leadership, public policy, and research. Graduates are eligible to sit for the American Nursing Credentialing Center and American Association of Critical Care national board certification exams.

After graduation of this online Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner program, nurses will be prepared to:

• Use advanced communication and leadership skills to participate in interprofessional healthcare initiatives
• Utilize information systems and technology to manage and coordinate patient care and outcomes
• Analyze healthcare policy regarding access, safety, quality, and efficacy in advanced nursing practice
• Analyze biostatistical and environmental data in the development, implementation, and evaluation of culturally appropriate care for individuals and communities

Take your nursing career in a new direction with an online Master of Science in Nursing focusing on Education. Students in this program develop leadership skills valuable in educational settings. 

The MSN degree provides core competencies in nursing informatics, leadership, policy, quality, safety, and interprofessional collaboration. Nurse educators can use their experience to influence the next generation of healthcare professionals. Graduates of the Master of Nursing Education program will be well equipped for roles in staff development or nursing education, including clinical, simulation, didactic, and online settings.

Nurse Education students gain skills and knowledge in areas including:

• Teaching strategies
• Assessment and evaluation
• Curriculum design
• Faculty role in nursing and healthcare education

The Family Nurse Practitioner track provides an educational opportunity for nurses interested in providing primary and specialty care for patients working in collaboration with other health care professionals in a practice setting. Course content includes primary care, young and middle age adult, children and women of childbearing years, and the older adult.

Saint Joseph's College of Maine offers an online Bachelor of Social Work degree.  This program features an academically rigorous, socially relevant curriculum that provides the knowledge, values, and skills required for careers in the field.  Students are prepared for entry-level generalist practice in such positions as case manager, discharge planner, mental health and behavioral health technicians.  In addition, this online social work degree prepares you to become licensed as a professional social worker or for graduate work in a Master of Social Work program.  

The curriculum features peer-support and a strong faculty presence as students complete courses.  You will take social work specific classes in human behavior, policy, research, practice, and other courses closely aligned with social sciences.  Courses help students understand the impact of trauma, poverty, addiction, and abuse on the brain to understand and empathize challenges people face.