Overview
Louisville is a Thriving Corporate Center in Kentucky, the Bluegrass State
The main campus of Sullivan University is located in Louisville, Kentucky, the home of the Kentucky Derby and Derby Festival. Louisville provides Sullivan students and graduates a full scope of cultural and career opportunities. From corporate headquarters to medical research facilities, Louisville features a myriad of professional possibilities.
Close to campus, students enjoy the Waterfront Park's green acres. Weekends are memorable for students who visit a historic riverboat, the international history museum, the Thomas Edison House, or the city zoo. Those who appreciate live theater can attend a performance at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, a Tony Award-winning theater named as the State Theatre of Kentucky. For students interested in other forms of culture, Louisville has Kentucky's oldest and largest museum of art, which features a collection of more than 13,000 pieces. The city is also the home of the Louisville Ballet, the Louisville Orchestra, and the Kentucky Opera, which is the twelfth oldest opera in the United States.
The state of Kentucky features varied geographical regions: the eastern Appalachian Mountains, lakes and rivers to the west, and the hilly, bluegrass areas of central Kentucky. Students will want to sample the many state parks, the outdoor festivals, bluegrass music, and sites celebrating historic figures such as Daniel Boone and Abraham Lincoln. While studying in Louisville, students are just over 100 miles from Indianapolis and 153 miles from Nashville. The famous sights and sports of St. Louis are 246 miles away.
Career-Focused Curricula in the Humanities, the Fine Arts, Communications, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Undergraduate students will want to take advantage of Sullivan University's full range of general education classes. These classes are available in the areas of communications, the humanities and fine arts, the natural sciences and mathematics, and the social and behavioral sciences. For example, students who major in business administration combine general studies course work with their business classes to secure a solid foundation for career advancement.
But, because Sullivan University considers an education to be a valuable foundation of knowledge and a path toward a profession, most majors allow students to focus on the career and competency-based classes that pertain to their career needs and interests early in their studies. Sullivan believes that is a great approach for students to take if they are focused on their career success.
Job-readiness is the key at Sullivan. The academic programs provide short-term courses in curricula that are career-focused so students can begin working in their chosen fields in as few as eighteen months and then take their general education and advanced courses toward the end of their degree programs. General education courses, such as interpersonal communications or public speaking, enhance a variety of degree and career plans. Credits in the social and behavioral sciences can be earned through courses such as psychology, while various degree plans, from early childhood education to accounting, will require students to take fine arts and humanities courses as well. The general education classes are important; they just don't have to be taken first. This is a unique feature that emphasizes a career orientation at Sullivan University.
