The school also awards certificates and master's degrees. The most popular majors include education, social work, visual and performing arts, business and management, allied health, and computer information systems, according to Daphne Hughes, director of communications. The school offers a distance learning program that allows teachers in Michigan and three other states to earn a master's degree in the art of teaching. Another teaching program, Marygrove Griots, is designed to increase the number of African-American male teachers in Metro Detroit schools. Eligible students can earn their teacher certification in 20 months by attending weekend classes, Hughes said.
Prospective students get a tour of the campus and meet with an admissions adviser.
The next two are Dec. 5 and 12. Additional dates are scheduled through June. Neal Haldane is a Metro Detroit free-lance writer.