Beginning March 17, 2010, Spring Arbor University will offer degree programs at Montcalm Community College in Ionia. An open house will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, at the college, located at 250 E. Tuttle Road, for adults wanting more information.

As part of its desire to offer more opportunities for students throughout Michigan, Spring Arbor University is expanding the number of adult learner sites it currently has in Michigan and Ohio.

The first of the degree programs offered in Ionia will be the Bachelor of Arts in Management and Organizational Development. Prospective students are being encouraged to take advantage of the iGNITE Scholarship, SAU’s economic stimulus scholarship. The scholarship offers a 15 percent discount on the management and organizational development degree program.

“Spring Arbor University offers a wide range of academic programs designed with the adult learner in mind. Our adult learning sites hold classes one night a week with face-to-face learning, a fast track to graduation, service and convenience, an education grounded in faith and a history of excellence. Our undergraduate and graduate programs allow adults to make the most of their time, their money, their careers and their lives,” says Matt Osborne, vice president for enrollment services.

SAU’s main campus is in Spring Arbor. The university has sites located all across Michigan and in Ohio. It also has an online program.

Founded in 1873, Spring Arbor University started Michigan's first adult studies programs in the early 1980s. Since that time, the University has helped thousands of working adults improve their quality of life.

To learn more about classes in Ionia, contact Dawn Welch at 800.968.0114 or dawn.welch@arbor.edu.. For more information about Spring Arbor University, visit www.arbor.edu/ignite.