International College partners with graduate school

International College of Naples has entered into a partnership with the Falmouth, Mass.-based National Graduate School (NGS)

to offer a baccalaureate degree program at select departments of

Defense and Homeland Security sites.

Founded in 1993, NGS offers graduate degree, certification and tailored programs to military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, government agencies and corporate organizations.

NGS is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, and has partnerships with a half-dozen other schools.

Through this partnership with NGS, International College will allow

students to complete a bachelor's degree in management

while attending classes on a base. Classes are scheduled to start in the

fall at three designated bases.

"International College was selected as our partner for its excellent

reputation and forward-looking leadership," said, Dr. Robert Gee, President and Founder of National Graduate School. "International College's management program has an established reputation. It's extremely well designed and a proven benefit to students."

NGS typically launches group programs at various times of the year at locations where there is sufficient enrollment, Gee explained.

Students enrolled at NGS are typically those whose military services require that they move on short notice due to mobilization or deployment, making accelerated degree programs and national locations very attractive.

This market of students makes up 70 percent of NGS's student body. Classes and programs are intended to provide uninterrupted regional on-site and online access.

"This partnership will allow us to bring our education to the military. It

has always been our intent to see this goal through," said Jeanette Brock, vice president of Academic Affairs of International College.