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Harrison College Closes

Harrison College abruptly closed final week.  Harrison was headquartered inwards Indianapolis as well as offered programs through 10 sites inwards Indiana: Anderson, Columbus, Elkhart, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis (3), Lafayette, as well as Terre Haute.  Two additional sites inwards Morrisville, NC as well as Grove City, OH volition likewise close.

The history of Harrison College is traced to Marion, IN as well as Marion Business College that began functioning inwards the 1890s.  Marion Business College served every bit the initial establishment inwards 1902 for what afterwards became known every bit Indiana Business College.  Logansport Business College was purchased as well as Kokomo Business College was begun inwards 1902. IBC grew inwards the early on 20th century to include other schools that operated nether their respective names or collectively every bit IBC: Municie Business College, Anderson Business College, Columbus Business College, Richmond Business College, Lafayette Business College, Crawfordsville Business College, Washington Business College, Newcastle Business College, Vincennes Business College, as well as Central Business College inwards Indianapolis. The name changed to Harrison College inwards 2009.

WSYX-TV inwards Columbus, OH reported, "Students outraged Harrison College closing without warning," as well as WISH-TV of Indianapolis posted, "Harrison College to unopen after 116 years."

If you lot are interested inwards recent trends for closures, mergers,and acquisitions access College Closures since 2009 in the index at the correct of any  page.  There are dissever tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, as well as i for mergers as well as acquisitions.  Each tab includes basic information for the institutions, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, as well as the IPEDS unitid.

Salem International Academy Changes Its Name

The State Journal of Clarksburg, West Virginia posted "Honoring history, heritage was argue for academy refer change," indicating that Salem International University lately changed its refer to Salem University.  Salem University is a small, for-profit establishment together with enrolls unopen to 850 students.

 The institution, located inwards Salem, WV, was founded equally Salem College inwards 1888.  It joined amongst Teikyo University Foundation to cast Salem-Teikyo University inwards 1989. The refer was changed to Salem International University inwards 2000 together with to Salem University inwards 2018

Kendall College Acquired Past Times National Louis University

The Chicago Tribune reported on Jan 18, 2018 "Kendall College sells programs too bring upward to National Louis University for $1."  Kendall has been operating since 2005 every bit a for-profit establishment too was owned past times Laureate Education, Inc.
National Louis University posted a contention on its website, "National Louis University announcesagreement alongside Kendall College too Laureate Education, Inc. to transferKendall's electrical current programs to NLU, contingent on regulatory approvals."

Kendall College was founded inwards 1934 when a Swedish seminary too a Danish-Norwegian seminary located inwards downtown Evanston, IL agreed to merge their assets too shape the Evanston Collegiate Institute.  The bring upward changed to Kendall College inwards 1950.  Kendall initially offered 2 yr degrees too baccalaureate programs were added subsequently 1977.  It was known for its School of Culinary Arts which was started inwards 1985.  Kendall moved to downtown Chicago inwards 2005 from Evanston too too became business office of Laureate International Universities.
College Closures since 2009 in the index at the correct of any  page.  There are split tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, too 1 for mergers too acquisitions.  Each tab includes basic information for the institutions, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, too the IPEDS unitid.

Selling The Campus Of Daniel Webster College

New Hampshire Public Radio posted an interesting article final calendar week past times Paige Sutherland, "For Sale: H5N1 53-Acre College Campus (With Airplane Hangar)," on the sale of the Daniel Webster College campus inwards Nashua, NH.  The for-profit establishment unopen later the 2016-17 academic year.  The article is accompanied past times a five-minute well version.  It too includes a wonderful graphic of the Blue Planet alongside the colleges that accept unopen since 1969.  Readers tin click to uncovering out when an establishment unopen as well as the electrical flow operate of each campus.
You tin too uncovering links to before reporting from NHPR on Daniel Webster's closing:

If you lot are interested inwards recent trends for closures as well as mergers, access College Closures since 2009 in the index at the correct of any  page.  There are carve upwards tabs for non-profit as well as for-profit closures.  Each tab includes basic information for each institution, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, as well as the IPEDS unitid.

Katharine Gibbs Schools...An Present At The Spellman Museum

The Boston Globe published ii articles this calendar month that featured Katharine Gibbs Schools.  An initial article yesteryear Nov 3, 2015 yesteryear Nancy Shohet West focused on Rose Doherty, writer of a history of the schools, previous postal service on the that featured Doherty's majority together with an interview amongst the author.
The minute article yesteryear Steve Maas on Nov 12, 2015 coincided amongst the opening of an demo on Katharine Gibbs Schools at the Spellman Museum of Stamps together with Postal History.  The Spellman Museum is located on the campus of Regis College inwards Weston, MA.


Westwood College Is No Longer Enrolling Novel Students

Westwood College, a for-profit establishment alongside multiple locations, has reporting past times Ashley Michels on Denver's FOX-31.
Westwood was founded inwards Denver inwards 1953 in addition to operated through a release of sites inwards 5 states. 

Dade Medical College In Addition To Academy Of Southernmost Florida Close

The Miami Herald reports that vi Dade Medical College campuses in addition to 2 campuses of the University of Southernmost Florida closed abruptly on Oct 30, 2015.   Reporters Michael Vasquez in addition to Christina Veiga complaint that the for-profit was founded inwards 1999 in addition to had been nether intense scrutiny for misfortunate academic quality.  The article includes a link to the recent serial of investigative reports past times the Herald, the Higher-Ed Hustle, that exposed the many problems inwards the for-profit sector arising from political contributions in addition to lax regulation.
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