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PRINCETON REVIEW NAMES SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT ONE OF TOP 301 BUSINESS SCHOOLS

POUGHKEEPSIE - For the sixth year in a row, the School of Management at Marist College is one of the nation's outstanding business schools, according to The Princeton Review. The school is featured in the latest edition of The Princeton Review's ratings guide, Best 301 Business Schools, 2010 Edition.

The School of Management at Marist, which offers the first online Master of Business Administration degree to be accredited by the New York State Education Department, is also one of only 482 business schools worldwide to have its undergraduate and graduate business programs fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The Princeton Review also selected Marist as one of the "Best 371 Colleges" for a guidebook published in August, placing Marist in the top 10 percent of all colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada.

"We are pleased to recommend Marist College to readers of our book and users of our Web site as one of the best institutions they could attend to earn an MBA," said Robert Franek, senior vice president of publishing for The Princeton Review. "We chose the 301 business schools in this book based on our opinion of their academic programs and offerings, as well as our review of institutional data we collect from the schools. We also strongly consider the candid opinions of students attending the schools who rate and report on their campus experiences at their schools on our survey for the book."

"What makes this honor special for Marist is the fact that we get high marks for the program from our students," said Dr. Elmore Alexander, dean of the School of Management. "These students told The Princeton Review Marist offers 'solid preparation in general management, operations, computer skills, and doing business in a global economy.' "

In addition to its campus-based program, students noted that Marist "distinguish(es) itself as 'one of the few AACSB-accredited graduate schools that offered an MBA program fully online, while being affordable.' " The guide shared the story of one Marist student who wrote, "I started here after moving from Chicago, where I attended a top-10 MBA program. I find the classes (at Marist) to be rigorous and academically competitive. I was worried that the courses would seem easier...but my fears were misplaced."

Reviewers at The Princeton Review noted Marist "is technologically and organizationally equipped to help online students plan and execute a quality educational program. Course work is fully multimedia and includes group projects, case studies, computer simulations, and presentations. Students insist that they build a sense of community via the Internet, and 'Group projects illuminate personalities pretty well over the Web.' "

"The fact that Marist has been chosen for this distinction for the sixth year in a row gives our entire college community great satisfaction," said Marist President Dennis J. Murray. "In particular, I salute our faculty for providing our students with learning experiences in and out of the classroom that give them an advantage in what is an increasingly competitive global marketplace."

The Princeton Review's 80-question survey asked students about themselves, their career plans, and their schools' academics, student body, and campus life. The resulting responses determined a school's eligibility for inclusion in the guidebook and were used in writing the narrative for each selected program.

The information contained in the guide is also available online at www.princetonreview.com.

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For further information, call the Marist College Office of Public Affairs at (845) 575-3174.