{"id":7954,"date":"2011-08-01T09:45:47","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T16:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=7954"},"modified":"2011-07-18T13:47:47","modified_gmt":"2011-07-18T20:47:47","slug":"mbaunc-is-uncs-new-online-mba-program-a-good-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/mbaunc-is-uncs-new-online-mba-program-a-good-move\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA@UNC: Is UNC’s New Online MBA Program a Good Move?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is UNC\u2019s Kenan-Flagler Business School\u2019s new online MBA program, MBA@UNC<\/a>, forward-thinking or just misguided?<\/p>\n

That's the question many are asking as UNC prepares to launch MBA@UNC this fall with an inaugural class of 19 students. As the first top 20 business school to offer an online MBA program, UNC will undoubtedly be carefully watched by administrators, professors, and others.<\/p>\n

The school is well aware of the challenges that lie ahead. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal<\/em>, Doug Shackelford, associate dean of the online M.B.A. program, admitted that<\/a> \u201cthe concept of online education does not have a sterling image.\u201d In general, the term \"online MBA\" largely calls to mind for-profit programs like the University of Phoenix or Kaplan University, schools who don't enjoy the prestigious, storied reputation that a school like Kenan-Flagler, which was founded in 1919, hopes to maintain.<\/p>\n

But as online and blended learning programs grow in virtually every sector, UNC is determined to work towards breaking that association and establishing a high-quality online learning environment for MBAs. The school is taking a leap of faith -- but also carefully executing a number of practical steps to try to ensure that the quality of their new online program meets that of UNC's traditional MBA.<\/p>\n

According to a blog post from UNC<\/a>, some of the perks that the 19 students that make up MBA@UNC\u2019s inaugural class will enjoy include:<\/p>\n