PADUCAH, KY - Murray State University has begun offering its first extended campus Master of Business Administration program in Paducah.

The Paducah Sun reports 40 students this week began the 18-month course.

The school already offers an extended campus MBA in Madisonville and Henderson, but the Paducah program is the largest so far.

Students enrolled in the Paducah program are of many ages and levels of education. They include a medical doctor and a construction worker.

Student Michael Tutor is coordinator of the oncology program at Western Baptist Hospital. He said the course offers him a chance to complete a personal goal.