12 Simple Exam Study Tips for Online Courses Why Establish Exam and Study Tips? Exams are a part of any course, whether in person or online, and provide students with an opportunity to showcase their knowledge and application skills in any given area of expertise. Similarly, to how exam formats vary from multiple choice,…
DEAC Re-Accredits BCI for Five More Years! March 2015: Celebrating its 125th Anniversary, Blackstone Career Institute (BCI), one of the nation’s first distance education schools, has been reaccredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) for the maximum five year renewal period. An international career training school, Blackstone was granted initial…
G.I. Jobs Magazine Names BCI Military-Friendly School for Fifth Consecutive Year! September 2013: Blackstone Career Institute has been named a Military-Friendly School by G.I. Jobs Magazine for the fifth year running. This honor places Blackstone among the top 20% of all colleges, universities and trade schools across the nation. The Military Friendly Schools Guide was created by…
Blackstone Welcomed as MSEP Corporate Partner On November 5th, Blackstone Career Institute was formally welcomed as a corporate partner in the Military Spouse Employment Partnership program at the official induction ceremony held at the Pentagon. Sixty new corporate partners from around the country gathered to sign the MSEP’s Statement of Support. The MSEP is an initiative…
Military-Friendly Education August 2010: Blackstone Career Institute was recently selected by G.I. Jobs magazine as a Military-Friendly School for 2011 in honor of the school’s efforts to support military students and their families. This is the second consecutive year that Blackstone has been named to the list. After conducting extensive research and gathering survey data, the…
May 2010: The Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools (MSCSS) has announced that Blackstone Career Institute has been reaccredited for the period ending May 1, 2015. The decision to reaccredit Blackstone Career Institute was awarded on the basis of an agreement approved by MSCSS and the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). The agreement allows…
DETC Re-Accredits BCI for Five More Years! February 2010: Blackstone Career Institute (BCI), one of the nation’s first distance education schools, has been reaccredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) for the maximum five year renewal period. An international career training school, Blackstone was granted initial accreditation in 2005,…
G.I. Jobs Magazine Names Blackstone as a Military Friendly School for 2010 August 2009: Blackstone Career Institute was recently selected by G.I. Jobs Magazine as a Military Friendly School for 2010 in honor of the school’s efforts to support military students and their families. After conducting extensive research and gathering survey data, the military magazine ranked…
We’ve Moved! Relocation to Allentown, PA January 2008: At its January meeting, the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) approved Blackstone Career Institute’s relocation to its new facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The approval was awarded after a site visit conducted in October, 2007. Following the site visit, representatives from the DETC…
BCI Announces Move to Allentown, PA July 2007: Blackstone Career Institute announces its move from Emmaus to Allentown, PA. Located in the recently renovated Great Bear Center, Blackstone’s new home is over 3,000 square feet, meeting the company’s need for additional space for its expanding operations. “Since 2000, we have added several new programs at Blackstone,…
