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January 31, 2014
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Clayton State Ranked Fourth in Georgia Affordable
Online Programs by AffordableCollegesOnline.org
Higher Education Delegation from the
People’s Republic of China Visits Clayton State
by John Shiffert
A delegation of 10 higher education offi-
cials from the People’s Republic of China
visited Clayton State University on Dec.
12, 2013 under the auspices of the
National Committee on United States-
China Relations.
The delegation visited the U.S. under the
auspices of the U.S. Department of
Education and the Chinese Ministry of
Education to study the American higher
education system, making stops during
their 13-day visit in Washington, D.C.,
Atlanta, Albuquerque, N.M., and Los
Angeles. As the organization in charge of
public higher education in Georgia, the
University System of Georgia (USG) was
asked by the National Committee on
United States-China Relations to host the
Chinese delegation, and to discuss the
System’s role and structure, as well as the
means by which the USG fulfills its man-
date.
Part of the visit to the USG involved a
visit to two of the member institutions of
the USG, which is where Clayton State
entered the picture. Spending the morning
of Dec. 12 at Clayton State were delega-
tion leader Mr. Sun Yegang, Deputy
Director-General,
Department
of
Postgraduate Education, Ministry of
Education (MOE) and his colleagues.
After a welcome by Clayton State
President Dr. Thomas Hynes, the Chinese
delegation received an overview of
Clayton State from Associate Vice
President for Extended Programs Dr.
Kevin Demmitt, and a review of the mis-
sion of Clayton State as a public universi-
ty from Hynes.
The delegation then had the opportunity
to learn more about the College of
Business at Clayton State from Interim
Dean Dr. Michael Deis and Interim
Associate Dean Dr. Louis Jourdan.
The College of Information and
Mathematical Sciences (CIMS) came
next, with Dean Dr. Lila Roberts,
Associate Professor of Computer Science
and Information Technology Dr. Junfeng
Qu and Assistant Professor of Computer
Science Dr. Ken Nguyen providing an
overview of CIMS.
In the fall of 2013, Clayton State
University was ranked fourth in the State
of Georgia for its ROI (Return On
Investment)
to
students
by
AffordableCollegesOnline.org
(AC
Online).
In its most recent ranking, AC Online has
again ranked Clayton State fourth in the
state, this time for affordability of its
online programs. The rankings are avail-
able at http://www.affordablecollegeson-
line.org/online-colleges/georgia/.
AC Online, a resource for college afford-
ability and financial aid information,
identified the colleges and universities in
each state with the most affordable online
degree programs. AC Online focused
specifically on distance learning options
from public and private non-profit institu-
tions with full accreditation.
“For-profit schools no longer dominate
the distance-learning landscape,” says
Dan Schuessler, founder of AC Online.
“So many of today’s top universities have
added full online degree programs to their
catalogs, making it much easier for non-
traditional students to receive a quality
education.”
According to AC Online, “Clayton State
University offers a number of online
degree programs to earn bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in areas including
Applied Sciences, Nursing, and other
fields. The school utilizes the eCore pro-
gram as well as several other applications
to effectively translate the classroom
experience into an online forum and pro-
vide the highest quality education possi-
ble.”
Delegation, cont’d., p. 5