Students from Rapid City and across the country will no longer be able to take traditional, classroom-based classes at National American University, according to the school’s president.
“Our students want full mobile functionality and support services available 24/7,” Ronald Shape, president and CEO of NAU, said Friday in an email to the Journal. “To serve the needs of the majority of its students, NAU will primarily offer courses online taught by faculty across the country.”
NAU’s central administration and online support services center will remain in Rapid City and continue to employ about 70 people, Shape said. He did not respond when asked how many of the school’s employees will lose their jobs, when they will be terminated, and whether they will receive severance.