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At Potomac University, you can balance current commitments like a job and family while earning a valuable degree. Working-class time into your busy schedule is manageable. Our classes can be taken on Saturdays, or two evenings a week. It is possible to earn up to nine credits every eight weeks. With the appropriate prerequisites, you may earn a Bachelor of Science degree in two years. And all the credits earned in our degree programs include a perfect balance of theory and practical application courses. Our goal is to educate our students at Potomac University by arming them with the theoretical and practical mastery needed in today's competitive workplace. We are deeply committed to an education that can best be described as affordable excellence. We have an accessible faculty dedicated to teaching, a commitment to the business sciences, and an educational model that encourages real-world experiences. Most of all, we are committed to helping our students not just enter college but graduate from college. You will not be just another student. We thrive on getting to know our students personally and using the power of education to transform the lives of students as they pursue their professional goals – regardless of their starting point. We know you want to do this – for yourself, for your family, and for respect, you will feel and earn from others with a college degree. Our combination of online and on-campus courses offers much-needed flexibility to students who must honor other commitments while simultaneously pursuing an education. Before enrollment, students are assigned a personal admissions advisor who is knowledgeable in assisting, guiding, and advising students to ensure a successful college experience. The University of the Potomac provides educational opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate level leading to career enhancement for its multicultural adult learners by offering affordable and accessible education in career-oriented disciplines. The practitioner-led curriculum, building on a strong foundation in general education, utilizes flexible online and campus-based teaching and learning models that feature small classes emphasizing collaborative learning in the classroom and through technology. Instruction is delivered by professionally and academically qualified faculty committed to student success. The University of the Potomac offers a wide array of online degree programs and location-based learning for students in the Washington DC and Virginia area. Students have the opportunity to learn from knowledgeable, professional faculty members with real-world experience. This allows students to learn both practically and theoretically while preparing for successful careers in business and technology fields in high demand. The curriculum in our bachelor's degree and associates degree programs are continually assessed and revised to ensure their applicability to the current market trends. We offer the most popular online programs and specializations, and we make them those same programs available who prefer an on-campus experience as well. Our program offerings continue to grow, and as we focus on relevant business topics and giving students a competitive edge in the marketplace. All our online degree programs are built on a flexible platform to allow students to complete their classes on their schedule. Even our on-site classes are built around a schedule to help accommodate adult students who want to continue their education. University of the Potomac faculty and staff work individually with each student to choose an academic pathway that best satisfies their career goals. The Theoretical Applications Project (TAP) program is available to qualified University of the Potomac students. Student applicants request admission into the program by contacting an academic advisor or departmental chair. The TAP program offers theory courses and related applied project courses as well as a capstone experience. Three credits are earned for direct classroom instruction, and three credits are earned for a project at a TAP student's worksite. Also, students complete a Capstone Project for three credits. At the University of the Potomac, it is one of our primary missions to make a post-secondary degree accessible to everyone. With that in mind, we offer numerous options for financing your education. The best way to find out what is right for you is to contact one of our Financial Aid Advisors. The University of the Potomac's ESL (English as a Second Language) program is a series of intensive academic-focused English courses designed to prepare students for a university environment's rigors. The objective is to develop students' linguistic competence by focusing on the language functions required for academic achievements and everyday life activities. The ESL program also includes weekly American history and cultural activities to help students better understand people in the United States. University of the Potomac's academic-focused ESL program is designed to serve as a pathway that, upon satisfactory completion, will permit TOEFL or IELTS requirements to be waived, for immediate enrollment in a University of the Potomac program. View full university

What distinguishes a great school from the right school? A great school is a place with a deep commitment to student learning, where a faculty nourishes the intellectual, moral, emotional, and social growth of every student. It is a place where students, teachers, and parents embark together on an academic journey with clear and well-defined objectives. It is filled with the joy of discovery and the excitement of personal challenge and growth. It is a community unto itself, dedicated to developing character and excellence in all dimensions of a student's life. And it is a place that has a distinctive and lasting impact on students, developing who they are today and shaping who they will be in the years to come. The Potomac School strives to be great. Simply put, our mission is to prepare students to achieve academically and live healthy, principled, and prosperous lives. The three dynamic women who founded our school set out with this mission in 1904, and it is still what makes Potomac one of the finest independent K-12 day schools in the nation today. On behalf of our students, faculty, administration, and parents, I welcome you to The Potomac School. I hope you will spend some time getting to know us and learning about the outstanding education we offer. In the Washington area, Potomac is unique as a coed K-12 school located on a single campus. Just three miles from downtown Washington, our modern campus is surrounded by 90 acres of woods and natural beauty. Thanks to our talented faculty, we truly understand each child, including their interests and passions, and what lights their intellectual fire. We challenge students with a rigorous program of inquiry and study, and in turn, ask that they challenge themselves to higher standards and reach for excellence in all aspects of their lives. We prepare our students intellectually while developing a love of learning and sound judgment. Ultimately, we provide our graduates with a framework for understanding the world and the skills and traits to succeed in it. At The Potomac School, we believe that intellectual development, love of learning, and character strength are complementary and equally essential educational goals. With a firm commitment to our core values and a rigorous academic program, we prepare students to lead lives of purpose, achievement, and generosity of spirit. We achieve The Potomac School's mission through our educational philosophy and practice. At Potomac we: Foster a diverse, inclusive learning community where all voices and viewpoints are valued. Provide a balanced educational experience that integrates academics, athletics, and the arts. Empower our students to become independent thinkers and learners by emphasizing the rewards of inquiry, initiative, and reflection Emphasize appreciation for the natural world and each person's responsibility for environmental stewardship. Call upon all community members to act with compassion, civic conscience, and a commitment to serving others. Since its founding, The Potomac School has steadfastly believed that developing a student's character is as important as educating for intellectual growth. Informed by values, students learn to use their intellect and skills productively and in service to others. The school has identified the following five core values as the ethical and moral guideposts that enable us in the Potomac community to develop good judgment and live principled lives. At Potomac, service-learning connects our core values, curriculum, and service opportunities with identified community needs. It brings academics to life by creating meaningful experiences that empower students to think critically, use their creativity, and integrate learning with action. Through service-learning, students broaden their understanding of the world while using their talents and interests to change positively. We aspire to live Potomac's core values – courage, humility, integrity, perseverance, and respect – through service learning and to inspire a life-long commitment to service. We strive for diversity and inclusion in the conviction that a learning community is intellectually and morally strengthened when many voices, viewpoints, and backgrounds are engaged and learning from each other. Proactively and consistently, we are committed to challenging stereotypes, creating awareness, and cultivating empathy and respect. Learning is not only a cognitive and social experience but also an identity experience. We believe communities are healthier when everyone - students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni - can bring their entire identity to school/work and are valued for their contributions. We define cultivating a positive self-identity as getting to know who you are, your values, and loving and accepting what it is about you that makes you different. View full school