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Relevant, online degree programs for real-world success. Earning your degree is about more than just pursuing your passions. Study where and when you want.

You want an education that will not only help you reach your goals but also prepare you for success in your real-world career. At National American University, we offer over 60 degree programs to help prepare you for today’s top growing industries, including business, information technology, healthcare, and more. And because we understand that education is only as valuable as your instructor,— ours bring real-world experience and success to the classroom and your education.

10/03/2026

There's College Life. And then there's College + Life.

Life doesn't stop when you go back to college. Work, family, responsibilities and everything in between are all part of the journey.

At National American University, we're rethinking higher education for adults with lives already in motion.

Explore stories, opportunities and our FOCUSED bachelor's degrees, designed around 30 courses instead of the traditional 40.

Life doesn't stop. And life doesn't stop you.

https://www.national.edu/schools/next-generation-focused-bachelors/

10/02/2026

Technology keeps moving. Your education should, too. 💻

Already working in IT? Looking to build on your technical skills or explore new career opportunities?

NAU's FOCUSED Bachelor of Science in Information Technology offers 30 courses instead of the traditional 40—a more efficient path designed for adult learners.

Build your knowledge, explore career-connected coursework, and pursue a bachelor's degree designed to fit into your life.

🏁 30 courses. Designed for College + Life. Career focused.

Explore the FOCUSED IT degree. https://www.national.edu/degreecert/information-technology-bs-focused/

10/01/2026

NAU’s online Associate of Applied Science in Construction Management is designed to build on real-world construction knowledge — adding skills in estimating, planning and scheduling, safety, building codes, business, and management.

Already working in construction or a skilled trade? Wondering what you’ll learn, where an associate degree could lead, or whether you can continue into a bachelor’s degree?

We’ve got answers.

Explore the program + FAQs:
https://www.national.edu/degreecert/construction-management-aas/

👷 Build on what you know.
📚 Expand what you can do.
➡️ Position yourself for growth.

There's navigating college life, then there's the reality of College + Life. NAU gets it.

09/30/2026

Criminal justice is bigger than one career path.

Investigation. Intelligence. Corrections. Law enforcement. Victim advocacy. The justice system.
NAU’s FOCUSED Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice is 30 courses instead of the traditional 40 — a more efficient path designed for adult learners.

Then choose where to FOCUS:
🔒 Correction
🔎 Criminal Intelligence Analysis
🕵️ Criminal Investigation
⚖️ Juvenile & Victim Justice
🚔 Law Enforcement & Administration
🏛️ Legal & Justice Systems

Each FOCUSED area gives you a way to shape your coursework around the part of criminal justice that most closely connects with your interests and career goals.
🏁 30 courses. Designed for adult learners. Career focused.

Explore the FOCUSED Criminal Justice degree:
https://www.national.edu/degreecert/online-criminal-justice-bachelor-of-science-degree-focused-program/

09/29/2026

🎓College + Life means more than fitting college into a busy schedule.⏰

It means recognizing that learning doesn't only happen in a classroom.

👔It happens at work.
💪In professional training.
📎Through certifications.
🎖️During military service.

And through years of solving real problems.

Through Prior Learning Assessment, some of that college-level learning may be eligible for college credit.

Research from CAEL found that adult degree earners receiving 12 or more Credit for Prior Learning credits saved an average of 9–14 months toward their degrees.

Because when you return to college with years of life and experience behind you, you shouldn't necessarily have to start from zero.

That's College + Life.

Learn more about Prior Learning Assessment at NAU:
https://www.national.edu/admissions/transfer-students/prior-learning-assessment/

09/28/2026

Some go to college to find their purpose.

Others already know exactly who they’re doing it for.

For the career. 💼
For the family. ❤️
For what comes next. ➡️

When you already know your why, you need a university designed around your life.

This is College + Life — at NAU.

https://www.national.edu/

09/25/2026

We understand the difference between College Life and College + Life. 🎓➕

College Life is building your life around college.
College + Life is building college into a life that’s already happening.

💼 Work
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family
🏠 Responsibilities
📅 A calendar that was full before you added a degree to it
🎯 And career goals that still matter

Your responsibilities aren’t going to disappear because you decided to go back to school. But neither should your career goals.

That’s why NAU didn’t stop at highly flexible online learning. We reimagined the bachelor’s degree around the needs of adult learners.

Our new FOCUSED reduced-credit bachelor’s degrees offer 30 courses instead of the traditional 40 — a more efficient, career-focused path designed to fit College + Life.

College + Life. Keep both moving forward.

https://www.national.edu/schools/next-generation-focused-bachelors/

09/24/2026

Information. Influence. Intelligence. Threats. Risk.

NAU’s FOCUSED BS in Strategic Security & Protection Management is 30 courses instead of the traditional 40, with FOCUSED areas in:

🔎 Cognitive Warfare & Information Operations
🛡️ Conflict & Consequence Management
🎯 Counterterrorism
📊 Intelligence Management

30 courses. Designed for adult learners. Built for what comes next.

https://www.national.edu/degreecert/online-strategic-security-and-protection-management-bachelor-of-science-degree-focused-program/

09/23/2026

You rarely see the decisions that prevent the next crisis.

From criminal justice and public safety to intelligence, counterterrorism, and security management, professionals across the field work to protect people, organizations, and communities.

🔍Investigate. Analyze. Prevent. Protect.

Explore NAU’s new 3-year FOCUSED bachelor’s degrees in **Criminal Justice** and **Strategic Security & Protection Management**.

🧭30 courses instead of the traditional 40. Built for where the field is going next.

09/22/2026

A management degree designed for real life — and where you want to go next. 🧭

NAU’s FOCUSED Bachelor of Science in Management. 30 courses instead of the traditional 40, creating a more efficient path designed for adult learners.

Then make it yours. Choose a FOCUSED area that connects your studies to your career goals:

🔍Finance | Human Resources | IT Management | Marketing | Operations Management

🏁30 courses. Designed for adult learners. Career focused.

Explore the FOCUSED Management degree: https://www.national.edu/degreecert/online-management-degree/

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