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Baker College of Allen Park will host a physical therapist assistant (PTA) refresher course on Friday, July 17, and Saturday, July 18, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., 4500 Enterprise Dr., Allen Park. More»

Officials at Baker College of Clinton Township have announced Roxie Armstrong as the recipient of the 2009 Ed Kurtz Leadership Scholarship award. Armstrong received a $2,500 scholarship that is awarded to a Baker student who demonstrates academic achievement and either a commitment to community service or a successful balance of work, family and school obligations. More»

Baker College of Jackson, Port Huron, and Clinton Township surgical technologist students were present in force at the mock total knee surgical procedure held recently at the Michigan Capitol Building Rotunda. Although they did not participate in the “surgery,” the Baker students were there to support the Michigan State Assembly of the Association of Surgical Technologists’ (MSA-AST) mission to educate the public about the importance of trained and educated personnel in the operating room. More»

Baker College of Auburn Hills and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) will host a free, two-day conference on international peace and conflict management, Monday, June 29, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m., and Tuesday, June 30, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., 1500 University Drive, Auburn Hills. A reception will also be held for participants and special guests on Monday, June 29, from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. More»

The practical nurse certificate program at Baker College of Auburn Hills has been granted full approval status by the Board of Nursing. More»

Baker College of Auburn Hills will offer a new legal studies bachelor's degree program beginning 2009 fall quarter. In May, the American Bar Association (ABA) granted approval to Baker's Auburn Hills campus to add the Bachelor of Science degree option to its paralegal program. More»

Dr. Maureen Steen, Baker College of Flint associate dean of general education, has been invited to present her research findings at the 2009 World Congress on Engineering (WCE), July 1-3, at the Imperial College, London, England. Dr. Steen's paper is titled "Correlation Study between Second/Fourth Digit Ratio, Number of Older Brothers and Mathematics Inclination in Female Pre-service Teachers." The main study looked at the relationship between the lengths of students' fingers, which is an indicator of testosterone levels, and whether or not they majored in mathematics education. The results showed a correlation between the two. More»

Jennifer Murray-Huffman, a junior in the interior design program at Baker College of Clinton Township, has won first place in the annual American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Michigan Chapter Student Design Competition. More»

Baker College recently partnered with Dewpoint, Inc., to upgrade its online learning system, moving its Blackboard education system from a single server to several distributed servers. The goal was to improve system performance and provide reliable access for Baker College students who take online classes. More»

The practical nurse certificate program at Baker College of Auburn Hills has been granted full approval status by the Board of Nursing. More»