VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Regent University is offering 40 new degrees, concentrations and certificate programs in the fall.
The new programs include concentrations in cybersecurity, computer science and health care management.
The private, faith-based university also has dropped several programs, including foreign languages.
Regent executive vice president Gerson Moreno-Riano told The Virginian-Pilot that the programs were cut because of declining enrollment.
The cuts resulted in 17 faculty and 23 staff members losing their jobs. Mr. Moreno-Riano said they were offered severance packages and an opportunity to apply for new positions.
The school is also hiring 65 new employees.
According to Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), the university will also create a new 24/7 academic support center designed to meet the needs of students.
The news of class programming follows a spring semester that saw a record 30 percent increase in students, and a 70 percent increase in new student enrollment this summer, CBN said.
“Following a major, year-long outreach, it is the best spring enrollment in the university’s history, the first time in a decade that our spring enrollment growth topped the fall enrollment,” said Mr. Moreno-Riano told CBN in May.
“Our growth numbers are very promising and we are projecting double-digit increases in the fall,” he said.
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