About CityU at Boise
Academic Model
At City University, Boise, we understand the unique challenges and aspirations of working adults and transfer students. Our innovative education model is carefully designed to be accessible, flexible, and directly relevant to today’s job market.
The learning model is focused on helping professionals earn a degree that will lead to enhanced job opportunities, higher salaries, improved job titles, and an enriched quality of life post-graduation.
A LEGACY OF SUCCESS
Join the 60,000+ alumni who have graduated from City University since 1973
HIGHLY RANKED
City University is recognized as a Top 10 educator of adults nationwide1 and ranked by US News & World Report as a best Online Bachelors program.
Curriculum Designed for Success
Our curriculum stands out because it is crafted and taught by practicing professionals who bring real-world experience into the classroom. This results-oriented, hands-on approach ensures that what you learn is immediately applicable in your career. By aligning our programs with current industry demands, we ensure you gain the skills and knowledge employers seek.
Your Pathway to Professional Growth
Our learning model is not just about earning a degree—it’s about transforming your professional life. By enrolling at City University, Boise, you are taking a significant step towards:
- Better Job Opportunities: Equip yourself with the qualifications and confidence to pursue and secure roles that match your career ambitions.
- Higher Salaries: Gain the expertise that can lead to increased earning potential and financial stability.
- Improved Job Titles: Position yourself for promotions and advanced roles within your field.
- Enhanced Quality of Life: Achieve a balanced life with greater job satisfaction, personal growth, and opportunities for further advancement.
Join a Community of Ambitious Learners
When you choose City University, Boise, you join a supportive community of like-minded professionals who are all striving for excellence. Our flexible programs allow you to balance your studies with your personal and professional commitments, ensuring that you can advance your education without putting your life on hold.
Take control of your future with an education that is designed to work for you. Discover how City University, Boise can help you reach your career goals and enrich your life.
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Components of the City University of Boise Academic Model
A Focus on Student Learning
City University of Boise designs its learning experiences to support clearly defined outcomes at the course, program, and institutional levels. Educational experiences are carefully crafted by faculty to encourage self-directed learning within a structured framework. The focus on applying theory to practical experience creates explicit links among critical professional abilities: critical thinking, self-exploration, and ethical practice. Students have multiple paths to demonstrate competency and are encouraged to take responsibility for their contributions to the learning process, understanding that their engagement is essential for substantive learning.
Reflective Practitioner Faculty
City University of Boise’s faculty are esteemed practitioners who bring real-life experience into the learning environment. Students are seen as collaborative partners in creating learning opportunities. The institution supports faculty through orientation, training, mentoring, and coaching, fostering a respectful and empowering learning environment. Faculty are rewarded for quality teaching and encouraged to continue their development as facilitators of learning.
Relevance to the Workplace
Education at City University of Boise is founded on carefully selected goals aimed at providing graduates with up-to-date knowledge and practical skills required in the workplace, as well as a framework for continued development. Institution-wide learning goals emphasize personal and professional growth and are embedded in all programs. These goals include professional competence, technical expertise, communication and interpersonal skills, critical thinking, ethical practice, community involvement, development of a diverse and global perspective, and lifelong learning. These overarching goals enhance the professional skills and knowledge of individuals, adding value to their organizations.
Service to Students
City University of Boise strives to provide a respectful atmosphere where all students are valued for their contributions and individual needs are honored. With a diverse and international student body, the university offers various services to support learning. The institution is sensitive to student needs, responds professionally and promptly to questions or concerns, and upholds high standards.
Accessibility and Responsiveness
City University of Boise is committed to making high-quality learning opportunities accessible and responsive to the needs of its diverse student population. This includes maintaining affordability, removing unnecessary barriers to entry, supporting students with different educational backgrounds and preparation levels, and offering various class schedules and modes of delivery.
U.S. Accreditation
City University of Boise is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), the institutional accrediting body approved by the U.S. Department of Education for Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Institutional accreditation is the most important means of assuring the quality of higher education through rigorous peer-review and evaluation. City University of Boise has maintained continuous accreditation with the Commission since its inception, earning reaffirmation of accreditation in its last seven-year review.
For more information or to comment directly to the Commission about your experience with City University of Boise, you can reach out to:
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
8060 165th Avenue N.E.
Suite 100
Redmond, Washington 98052-3981
United States of America
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