Colorado Technical University, Colorado Tech Online

Colorado Tech Online, the virtual campus of Colorado Technical University, offers innovative online degree programs designed to help career-focused professionals achieve their personal, professional and academic goals. Colorado Tech offers real-world degree programs and concentrations in many of today's in-demand professional fields. The technology-current Virtual Campus puts students in touch with studies anytime, anywhere as they gain real-world knowledge and skills and build real-world credentials. Degrees are offered at the associate, bachelor's, master's and doctorate levels, and include incremental academic certificates that are earned without additional courses or tuition costs.

CTU is 1 of only 2 with undergraduate programs accredited by the prestigious Project Management Institute's Global Accreditation Center - and 1 of only 17 offering Master's degrees with this distinguished accreditation School of Business

The School of Business helps prepare versatile managers with the industry-current knowledge and market-relevant skills they need to provide creative leadership and vision while solving modern business problems effectively and efficiently. The Associate of Science in General Studies provides a solid foundation for future career opportunities while offering the flexibility to explore many areas of interest. The Associate of Science in Accounting degree program is designed to equip students with a variety of basic accounting skills that are useful in entry-level accounting positions. The Bachelor of Science in Accounting helps prepare students to pursue career opportunities such as controllers, auditors and financial analysts. The Associate of Science in Business Administration degree program emphasizes a strong base of business fundamentals including critical thinking and decision-making skills. The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree program includes concentrations in Finance, HR Management, International Business, Management, Marketing and Project Management. Graduate students can select from an Executive MBA degree; MBA degree with concentrations in Accounting, Finance, HR Management, Marketing, Technology Management and more; or a Master of Science in Management degree with concentrations in Business Management or Project Management.

The Doctor of Management(DM) is offered through Colorado Technical University Institute for Advanced Studies

School of Criminal Justice

The Associate of Science in Criminal Justice degree program can help prepare students to enter the criminal justice profession in a variety of first-tier positions. Students are exposed to the foundational areas of the discipline: investigation and law enforcement, law and courts, and corrections and parole. The program also addresses juvenile delinquency and the juvenile justice system. The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice degree program helps prepare students for a wide variety of career opportunities in law enforcement, corrections, the court systems and security by providing in-depth criminal justice knowledge in addition to strong business and management skills appropriate to the industry. The Master of Science in Management with a concentration in Criminal Justice is designed to help prepare students to pursue positions of leadership in criminal justice systems. The degree program addresses such topics as homeland security, law enforcement management, and public administration.

School of HealthCare Management

The Associate of Science Degree in Medical Billing and Coding addresses the foundations of medical billing and coding in a number of courses covering coding, medical terminology, disease processes, health care organizations and management. Graduates can gain concepts and skills that provide the ability to be immediately productive in both public and private health organizations. The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Health Care Management helps prepare dedicated professionals with the knowledge and sound fundamental business skills they will need to become effective managers in an increasingly complex health care industry. Graduate students have the ability to continue their education by pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Health Care Management.

School of Information Technology

In the industry-current, career-focused Associate of Science in Information Technology degree program, courses cover such topics as programming, computer security, databases and data management, spreadsheet applications, operating systems, computer languages, systems administrations and network management. The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree program provides concentrations in Network Management, Security, and Software Systems Engineering. The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Technology helps prepare graduates to take advantage of the continuing need for highly trained IT professionals. The Master of Science in Management with concentrations in Information Systems Security or Information Technology Management is available to graduate-level students.

Executive-Format Degree Programs - Online with Residential Sessions

CTU Institute for Advanced Studies recognizes that most our students are working professionals with busy lives and many competing responsibilities. That's why we have developed an innovative format and options that allow students to earn their degrees when it is most convenient for them.

All programs at CTU-IAS are offered in the executive format. Students come together for residencies and then continue to work together online between residencies. For the doctoral programs, there are nine residencies, three per year for three years. Each residency lasts 3 ½ days. Doctoral residencies are held in Colorado Springs. For the Masters' programs, there are five residencies, one per quarter for five quarters. Each residency lasts 2 ½ days. Masters' residencies are held in Colorado Springs, Denver, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Doctor of Computer Science (DCS) and Doctor of Computer Science in Enterprise Information Systems (DCS-EIS) - Offered through Colorado Technical University Institute for Advanced Studies.