P R O G R A M : O R G A N I Z AT I O N A L B E H AV I O R / A P P L I E D P S Y C H O L O G Y
Tracy Hemmerle
Favorite Class: “Management Concepts” Location: Pottstown
Employer: Vector Security Position: Assistant Central Station Manager
Once upon a time, Tracy thought her time had passed. Though she had attended college after high school, she hadn’t finished. And she noticed that the people who were promoted within her company all had their college degrees. When Tracy found out about the organizational behavior / applied psychology program at Albright, it struck a chord. For one, she thought it sounded like the perfect combination of psychology and management. But more than that, the program offered her a realistic path toward reaching her
Albright is the most adult-friendly program I’ve ever seen.
ultimate goal—to get her bachelor’s degree so that she could get promoted within her own company.
After she enrolled, she noticed that the classes fed directly into how she approached and solved problems in her job. “I gained so much insight—how to deal with people, how to motivate people, how to advance them to the next level. I actually took some of the things I learned in ‘Management Concepts’ and trained the supervisors in my department with it!” Though skeptical about DCP’s cohort-based program, where she would work with the same group of individuals through the entire program, after two courses, she was hooked. “We connected completely and built such a great support system for one another. Albright is definitely a place where you are supported and it makes a difference. With that kind of structure, you can reach your academic dreams.” In terms of Tracy’s dreams, her employer just chose her out of 1,500 people to attend a leadership program designed for the next leaders of the company. Oh, and after attending Albright, she added another goal to her list... going back to school to get a master’s degree.
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“I NEVER THOUGHT THAT THERE WOULD BE A PROGRAM WHERE I COULD ACTUALLY COMPLETE MY BACHELOR’S DEGREE.” Albright's innovative Degree Completion Program gave Tracy the tools and the opportunity to finish her degree in approximately 24 months. Whether you’re a working adult with approximately two years of college credit (or don't have any college credits), Albright will help you find the program that is right for you.