Original sentence: Three years later, John Wesley University, a small evangelical college (approximately 150 students enrolled) renowned for its nursing and business degree programs, and located in High Point, North Carolina approximately 19 miles from Piedmont's Winston-Salem campuses, merged with Piedmont.With this merge came several undergraduate and graduate programs available online in their entirety including a master's degree in Biblical Studies offered online in Spanish
Edited sentence: , bolstered the criminal justice degree program and catalyzed further collaborative work with law enforcement.Alongside these developments, the university acquired additional campus resources establishing a strong footprint in the Winston-Salem downtown area within walking distance of key government offices and the courts.Coevally, PIU added senior administrators and highly qualified faculty with the goal of achieving substantial enrollment growth and influence.In 2019, PIU started to embark on ambitious partnerships collaborating with Sheriff's Offices in North Carolina and beyond.In particular, a strong partnership with Forsyth Co.PIU sports also continued to experience strong growth and visibility.Piedmont International University's modern avatar features a rapidly growing university rising from the mergers of smaller Christian colleges in the region.Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough Jr.The John Wesley School of Leadership was created to award MA and PhD degrees in leadership.The city's newspaper of record, The Winston-Salem Journal endorsed the collaborative work and PIU's criminal justice degree as a model.The men's basketball team is coached by former Dallas Mavericks's star Josh Howard - an NBA All Star player who has added star appeal to the school.The university added new degrees focused on areas of job growth – Business Administration; Criminal Justice; Public Health; Social Work; Education; Deaf Studies; American Sign Language; etc.Three years later, John Wesley University, a small evangelical college,  renowned for its nursing and business degree programs, and located in High Point, North Carolina approximately 19 miles from Piedmont's Winston-Salem campuses, merged with Piedmont.With this merge came several undergraduate and graduate programs available including a master's degree in Biblical Studies offered online in Spanish