Busy adults able to complete degrees in Modesto

These busy adults in Modesto have managed to fit school into their life. How have they done it? With classes designed around today’s busy lifestyles, Brandman University specializes in blended learning: just one evening on campus with online learning that can be done remotely throughout the week. Finish your degree and keep your commitments with blended learning at Brandman. Learn more about Brandman’s Modesto campus.

For more than 30 years busy working adults in the San Joaquin Valley have relied on Brandman University for high-quality education and flexible blended programs.

Richard Carnes: Its three hours one night a week and then the rest of the work is done online so that they can do a lot of the class work at the convenience of their time schedule.

Mandy Jenkins: When you come to Brandman you’re really trying to move up or you’re trying to get that next step.

Gary Beaudette: Yeah, I’ll do some seminars, we’ll just invite business out…

Gary Beaudette started his own consulting firm after earning his MBA at Brandman.

Beaudette: You could think of a million excuses why not to go but sometimes you need to just get up and say you know what I need to do this for myself, I need to do this for my family and I need to get better.

Bryan Marks: It is a challenge…

But for Bryan Marks, now in Brandman’s doctoral program, a challenge well worth it.

Marks: My master’s degree kinda spring boarded me into the efforts of having a little bit of a higher self-esteem when it came to education.

And students say adding schoolwork to already busy schedules hasn’t hurt their family lives, in fact, they say quite the opposite.

Marks: And for me it was amazing because my son was seeing what I was doing and it was having a very positive influence on him, in fact he would do his homework at times when I was doing my homework.

Beaudette: I think just setting a good example for them, but also just showing them that hey, you know, if you’re well organized you could accomplish what you want to accomplish.