Tom Joyner Teams Up with FAMU to Offer Online Distance Learning Degree Programs

Florida A&M University will join radio host Tom Joyner in launching an online distance learning initiative, under the HBCUOnline.com brand. The move is designed to tap into the huge market of black students who are interested in pursuing postgraduate degrees, but do not want to attend classes on campus.

According to the Famuan, more than 200,000 black students are pursuing online degrees with the University of Phoenix. Tom Joyner Online Education officials said two other HBCUs are on board, but they are not officially confirmed yet.

The program will be officially launched in September according to university officials. FAMU will offer online master’s degrees in nursing, business and pharmacy. The goal is to then expand the program offerings over the next three years and recruit former students who didn’t complete their degrees and those enrolled in the military said Franzetta Fitz, who is directing FAMU’s distance learning initiative. Source

Congrats to Tom Joyner for being such a visionary and seeking to fill a void. If University of Phoenix can do it, I am sure FAMU, a HBCU that has an excellent track record in its programs and graduation rates, can do it too.