Students, faculty and staff from the Stafford School of Business at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College recently joined with their community business partners to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Bachelor of Science degree in Business at ABAC.

Dr. Renata Elad, Dean of the Stafford School of Business, said the school bases the success of the degree on five tenets.

“Our business partners in the room know we have a well-rounded, broad-based program because they hire our students as interns,” Elad said.  “We also pride ourselves on hands-on experiential learning, strong faculty mentorships, an innovative curriculum, a low student-to-faculty ratio, and a quite affordable degree.”

ABAC experienced its highest enrollment in history during the 2018 fall semester when 4,291 students from 30 countries, 18 states, and 155 of Georgia’s 159 counties took classes at ABAC instructional sites in Tifton, Moultrie, Bainbridge, Blakely, and Donalsonville.  The number of students choosing to major in business continues to climb.

“Employers want job candidates with proven performance, and skills that lead to job effectiveness—like communication, team work and problem-solving,” Elad said.  “Organizations want leaders who are creative and know how to act on ideas and analysis.

“In response to these marketplace and industry needs, the Stafford School of Business is made up of faculty who are thought-leaders in their academic fields. They prepare our students for success academically, personally, and professionally.”