Kent State's Online Graduate Business Programs are Quality Matters Certified

The Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship has built its online programs around a simple but powerful belief: quality is a promise to every learner. 

This commitment is reflected in the College’s achievement of multiple Quality Matters (QM) Program Certifications:

• Online Learner Success Certification – earned by the Online MBA program, demonstrating that students persist, achieve, and graduate at high rates.
• Online Program Design Certification – achieved across all ACCBE online programs and certificates, ensuring that every course is aligned to program learning outcomes and built for consistency and clarity. To help learners explore the depth of this commitment, ACCBE maintains a listing of all QM-certified courses.
• Online Learner Support Certification – achieved across all ACCBE online programs and certificates, confirming that all online learners receive equitable access to academic, advising, tutoring, and career services. 

What this means for students is more than just recognition—it translates into an online learning experience that is reliable, supportive, and designed for success:

• Consistent and Accessible Design: Programs use standardized templates for logical, efficient navigation, reducing confusion and helping students focus on learning.
• Engaging, Active Learning: Assessments and activities are intentionally designed to promote critical thinking, collaboration, and real-world application, preparing learners for leadership in their fields.
• Inclusive and Equitable Access: Universal Design for Learning principles ensure that materials are accessible for diverse learners, while clearly stated expectations help students understand what is required of them and what support they can expect from faculty.
• Comprehensive Support: Advising, tutoring, and career services are fully integrated into the student experience, reinforcing persistence, confidence, and career readiness.
• Clear Pathways to Success: Each course is mapped to multiple program learning outcomes, ensuring learners encounter and master essential skills at several points throughout their program.
   

By achieving these certifications across multiple programs, Ambassador Crawford College ensures that every online learner, whether in a degree or certificate program, benefits from a research-based, student-centered design that not only meets rigorous quality standards but also prioritizes learner success from enrollment to graduation and beyond.