NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — FIRE Solutions, the industry leader in financial services training and compliance solutions, and Marist College, an AACSB-Accredited institution of higher education, today announced the creation and launch of an accelerated online MBA Program for Financial Professionals that provides Registered Representatives who have completed FIRE's Series 7 and 66 courses with substantial credits towards a Marist online MBA.
The program is now accepting applications for the Spring semester beginning on January 20, 2015.
Benefits for students of the program include:
- Credit hour requirement reduced to 27 credits for FIRE students
- Certain application costs and requirements waived
- The ability to earn an MBA in 2 years or less
- High-touch "Concierge" service
"FIRE is proud to partner with prestigious, renowned Marist College to provide our thousands of alumni with this tremendous benefit and opportunity to advance their education and market value," says Eric Sternbach, FIRE CEO.
"This unique program benefits not only the rep, but also firms that are having an increasingly difficult time recruiting and retaining quality reps—truly a win-win situation," he adds.
Dr. Lawrence Singleton, Dean of the Marist School of Management says:
"The Marist School of Management is pleased to offer its AACSB-accredited MBA program to FIRE Solutions graduates. We worked closely with FIRE to customize the MBA for Financial Professionals in a way that will allow them to earn the graduate degree quicker and with little or no out of pocket costs."
Program details can be found at http://www.marist.edu/admission/graduate/fire-solutions-mba/, by email at connect@firesolutions.com, or calling 1-866-275-3473.
About FIRE Solutions:
FIRE Solutions, Inc. delivers cutting edge compliance and training solutions to over 300,000 professionals at more than 250 firms. FIRE is the leading compliance and education provider to the financial services community in the United States.
About Marist College:
Marist College, recognized for excellence by The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Barron's Best Buys in College Education, and Entrepreneur Magazine, is a highly selective institution founded in the liberal arts, noted for its leadership in the use of technology in and out of the classroom. Founded in 1929, Marist overlooks the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, New York, 80 miles north of New York City.
FIRE Solutions Contact:
John Proskoczilo
Senior Vice President
Email
(781) 330-1199
www.firesolutions.com
Marist Contact:
Jay Pantaleo
Director of Executive Programs
Email
(845) 575-FIRE (3473)
www.marist.edu