starting in January 2016, and to admit and register students for its new online graduate programs, the Master of Science in Information Technology and the Master of Science in nursing. More recently the university introduced the Master of Arts in Teaching (Secondary Education), Master of Arts in Technical and Professional Writing, and Master of Science in Management. The university began offering its first doctorate in 2021, a Doctor of Science in Information Technology. A second Doctorate of Science, in Public Safety and Emergency Management, was added two years later.
== Academic programs and organization ==
The university's academic programs are currently offered by 17 departments in six schools:
The School of Arts and Letters
Department of English
Department of History and Political Science
Department of Media, Culture, and the Arts
The School of Aviation
Department of Aviation Maintenance and Structural Technology
Department of Aviation Science and Management
The School of Business
Department of Accounting …