Stanislaus State’s master’s program in business administration has been honored with a national ranking by U.S. News & World Report for the first time in a report released today.

Stan State debuts in the rankings at No. 206 and is one of seven members of the California State University system to be honored.

 

Top attorneys from the defense side of the bar gave students insights from inside the criminal justice system during a Stanislaus State presentation Feb. 14. 

Para La Defensa: Perspectives from the Criminal Bar brought to campus Cristina Bordé, of the Office of the California State Public Defender and Matt Gonzalez, chief attorney of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office. 

 

In its 16th year of service to the community, Stan State’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program continues to help the area’s low-income and senior citizens feel confident about filing their income taxes.

The free program is a partnership between faculty, staff and students from Stan State’s College of Business Administration and Office of Service Learning, the Turlock Salvation Army and the Internal Revenue Service. It’s designed to assist low- to moderate-income families, disabled and elderly people who earned less than $54,000 in 2018.

 

U.S. News & World Report, which has included Stanislaus State on its annual honor rolls for more than two decades, has ranked the University’s online MBA program at No. 119 in the nation, an improvement of 45 spots from last year’s list.

Stan State is one of only three California public universities to make the list of 285 online programs, as selected by the publication. CSU San Bernardino came in at No. 101 and CSU Dominguez Hills was ranked No. 162.