Now, ten years later, the program has graduated 133 students, with an anticipated record graduating class in June. Moreover, there are 112 current candidates in the program with a dozen more applications in various stages of being processed. The strong interest in the CMS Program attests to its success and excellent reputation. The first is that over the history of the program we have earned a solid reputation as our students have done excellent work in their internships.
Museum professionals experience firsthand the quality of our students.
And the internships provide students with networking opportunities essential in their postgraduate job searches. The second reason, I believe, is the availability of information about our program on the Extension School's website . Anyone who has access to the World Wide Web can learn about our program. As the CMS Program has grown over the last ten years, the number of courses has increased from 39 to 52. For example, MUSE E-130 Information Technology for Museums and Collections was added to the curriculum a few years ago.