A key to the instructional delivery in the M-TEC is providing learners with a variety of instructional delivery systems. As the curriculum is developed, units of instruction will be developed that cover the skills specifically identified by business and industry as critical. Fully accredited, CMU is a leader among the state's universities as evidenced by its enrollment. CMU is a progressive, well-managed institution, offering its growing student population a broad selection of more that 3,000 individual courses and their choice of 25 degrees, and over 100 programs. Academic excellence is recognized in such diverse fields as industrial engineering technologies, communication disorders, business administration, business intelligence and data mining, mathematics, sports medicine, education, physical therapy, psychology, and the entire range of arts and sciences programs.
Faculty members offer external consulting to companies on a wide variety of issues.
Local companies can also take advantage of highly qualified and motivated student interns seeking career-related experiences as well as the opportunity for student employment. Through its College of Extended Learning, CMU operates more that 60 off-campus programs throughout North America and is currently expanding into other countries . Both undergraduate and graduate courses are scheduled in order to meet the requirements of employees and employers. The Professional Development Center, working directly with area companies, provides business-related seminars and workshops as well as programs designed to fit a specific company's needs. In addition to these diverse services, the university provides area business and industry with access to other campus facilities such as its research library, its advanced computer network, and its distance learning capability with video conferencing.