What do a state senator, a CEO of Friskies, and a bank president have in common with some of Iowa's top teachers, numerous business executives and managers, nurses, accountants, and countless other practicing professionals? They are alumni of Buena Vista University Professional & Online Studies.

True success stories happen every day. BVU Professional & Online Studies is a place where you can step into the next phase of your career, become more active in your community or achieve other goals in your life.

Meet Risa Heck Bazal - Management /Human Services double major, Mother

"With BVU you aren't sacrificing anything. You get a quality education that is respected in the workforce. The instructors often times have real-life experience in the fields they're teaching, which allows them to tie course work with the 'real word.' It's close to home, and the students are there because they want to be - which further facilitates learning.

Having a degree from BVU projects a message of competence to future employers. Can other adult-learning programs say the same thing?"