Mount Vernon Nazarene University partnered with StraighterLine, the leading independent provider of low-cost, online general education courses, to provide affordable and flexible degree completion options for college students.

With a variety of campus-based and online programs at the undergraduate as well as the graduate level, MVNU prepares students to learn the skills needed to be well-trained and confident in their careers.

Burck Smith, StraighterLine founder and CEO, said that StraighterLine is “delighted” to partner with MVNU to “expand the options students have for completing their degree.”

“By helping students save time and money as they pursue their education, MVNU is putting the learner first,” Smith said.

In MVNU’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies, students learn from expert instructors with real-world experience, study with other adults who can serve as networking resources in the future, and earn a degree — all within a program specifically designed for adult learners.

Dean Goon, director of innovative education at MVNU, said the university is very pleased with the partnership.

“Through this partnership, our non-traditional undergraduate students have the ability to further accelerate their learning path toward degree completion," Goon said. "This is just one more way that MVNU seeks to assist its GPS students in their pursuit of a quality educational experience."

--Mount Vernon Nazarene University