Share this article LA JOLLA, Calif., Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- National University, a nonprofit institution with 50 years of experience serving veterans, educators, and working adults, today announced the launch of a low-cost Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus in leadership. Designed for working adults to complete in 12 months, the new Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) MBA degree program is rooted in evidence-based research on leadership development and curriculum from CCL, a top-ranked global provider of leadership development that has worked with two-thirds of the Fortune 1000. "As we grapple with unprecedented societal and economic change, employers and aspiring executives are demanding new models of management education that help students navigate the interdependent ethical, political, and social issues at stake in the modern workplace,'' said Dr. Michael R. Cunningham, chancellor of the National University System. "We are pleased to collaborate with the Center for Creative Leadership to augment the best of the MBA experience and challenge our students to develop the sort of purpose-driven leadership skills needed to thrive in an increasingly complex world of business."