Kevin Straine

Zapara School of Business External Program

For more than two decades, the Zapara School of Business at La Sierra University has been educating working professionals in close-knit cohort groups through the MBA External Degree program, helping them become the kind of business leaders who will use business expertise to make the world a better place. We provide a high quality, values-based, and convenient education, marked by personalized attention and concierge service. Programs include: MBA in Health Care Management MBA in Management As a working professional in the MBA Cohort program you'll enjoy: • Specialized cohort schedule • Face-to-face delivery • Two-year completion • Rigorous and engaged classes • Cohort of your peers • Cohort scholarship The Tom and Vi Zapara School of Business is known for its culture of creativity and caring community and welcomes you as part of our diverse family, where the dean's door is always open. La Sierra University is a Christian university located in Riverside, Calif.,  that offers bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in a variety of programs. Part of the Seventh-day Adventist system of higher education, La Sierra has been named for several years by US News and World Report as the most diverse college in the nation, serving students from more than 50 countries. La Sierra University is accredited by: Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA) and is a candidate for accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the premier business school accreditation body For more information about earning your MBA through the External Degree cohort program for working professionals, contact us at: (951) 785-2509 or (951) 785-2225 mycohort@lasierra.edu