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Terra State Community College is a public community college in Fremont, Ohio. It was founded in 1968 as Vanguard Technical Institute, a night school using the facilities of Vanguard Vocational Center. Terra's district includes Sandusky, Seneca, and the eastern portion of Ottawa counties.

LaSalle College was founded in 1959 by fashion designer Jean-Paul Morin. The college offers over 60 pre-university, technical and professional programs and is the largest bilingual college in North America. Fashion, arts and design, hotel management and tourism, business and technology, social sciences and education, VFX and game design, and e-learning are the six schools that comprise the college.

Chienkuo Technology University is a private university located in Changhua City, Changhua County, Taiwan. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of fields, including engineering, management, design, humanities, and social sciences.

University of Ghana Business School formerly School of Administration is the undergraduate and post graduate Business School of the University of Ghana in Accra Ghana. It is also the premier and the largest Business School in Ghana.

Saint Columban College is a private, Catholic, coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pagadian in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. Founded in 1957 as Saint Columban School, it is the largest among the Diocesan Schools of Pagadian. Columban offers primary, secondary and tertiary education. The Accountancy and Information Technology programs are distinguished as a Center for Excellence and Center for Excellence and Development, respectively.

Jamia Shariyah Malibagh , also known as Jamia Shariyah Madrasa, is one of the established Qawmi jamiahs in Dhaka, Bangladesh. History A musalli Golam Gouse donated his land to set up this mosque in 1956. Later they established a small Maktab and the name of the Maktab was "Furkqania Maktab". Day by day this Maktab improved as "Tahfizul Qur'an" and later as 'Kitab' faculty and in 1982 this institution started Daura Hadith , by the help of local people and endless labor of scholars and teachers. From the very beginning, the students of this Madrasa is doing repellent result including place in the board exam.

Al-Jāmiʿah al-Islāmiyyah ʿAzīz al-ʿUlūm Bābūnagar , better known simply as Babunagar Madrasah , is one of the well-known Qawmi madrasahs in Chittagong. Established in 1924, situated at Babunagar, Fatikchhari, there are at present about 3000 students acquiring education.

Jamia Islamia Obaidia Nanupur , popularly known as Nanupur Madrasah , is a famous Qawmi Jamiah. The Jamiah was established by Shah Sultan Ahmad Nanupuri in 1958. It is situated at Nanupur, Fatikchhari, Bangladesh. There are 5000 students at present in the Jamiah receiving education in various subjects and 80 well qualified teachers.

Al-Jāmiʿah al-Islāmiyyah al-Ibrāhīmiyyah , also known simply as Jamia Islamia Ibrahimia and popularly as the Ujani Madrassah , is a Qawmi jamia in Kachua upazila of Chandpur. It was established in 1901 by Qari Ibrahim Ujani, a student of Rashid Ahmad Gangohi.

Al-Jamiatul Arabia Lil Baneena Wal Banaat Haildhar , popularly known as the Haildhar Madrasa is the first Qawmi madrasa having Female Branch in Bangladesh. The madrasah is founded by Allama Abdul Malek Halim.

Lawson State Community College is a public, historically black community college with campuses in Birmingham and Bessemer, Alabama. The technical division of the college was founded as Wenonah State Technical Institute in Birmingham in 1949. Lawson State is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, and offers nearly 200 associate degree and certificate programs.

Belmont College is a public community college in St. Clairsville, Ohio. The college's main campus is in St. Clairsville with other locations including the Monroe County Center in Woodsfield, Ohio and the North Center in Cadiz, Ohio. Belmont College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission .

Lyceum-Northwestern University is a medical college located in Dagupan, Philippines, founded by Dr. Francisco Quimson Duque and Mrs. Florencia Tiongson Duque in 1969. Lyceum-Northwestern University though bearing the name Lyceum is not affiliated with Lyceum of the Philippines University since LPU is the first institution in the country to bear the name Lyceum.

Kendall College at National Louis University is a culinary arts and hospitality management college of National Louis University, a private university in Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 1934 as an independent college and later became a subsidiary of Laureate Education, Inc. On August 6, 2018, National Louis University received approval from the Higher Learning Commission and the U.S. Department of Education to transfer Kendall College's programs and other assets from Laureate Education to the university.

The University of Albuquerque was a Catholic liberal arts university in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which opened in 1920 and closed in 1986. Its former campus on Albuquerque's West Side now houses St. Pius X High School.

The Joint Special Operations University is the designated agency within USSOCOM to conduct joint Special Operations Force education and thus is tasked with and directed to provide relevant, realistic, leading-edge education opportunities to military and civilian special operations forces personnel around the world, located at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, United States.

The Kinnaird College for Women is a university located in Lahore, Pakistan. It is a women's liberal arts university. Kinnaird was established in 1913 by the Zenana Bible and Medical Mission. In 1919, Presbyterian Mission Church and the Church Mission Society joined a consortium to fund and operate the college. In 1926 it moved to its current campus on the Jail Road, where it grew over the years and by 1939 the college had grown into a campus.

The UK National Quantum Technologies Programme is a programme set up by the UK government to translate academic work on quantum mechanics, and the effects of quantum superposition and quantum entanglement into new products and services. It brings UK physicists and engineers together with companies and entrepreneurs who have an interest in commercialising the technology.

Stanly Community College is a public community college in Albemarle, North Carolina. It is part of the North Carolina Community College System. It has a satellite campus in Locust, North Carolina and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . The college serves over 10,000 students annually in associate degree, diploma, certificate, general education, occupational training, adult literacy, and a comprehensive online degree program.

Istanbul Şehir University was a private, non-profit university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was established in 2008 by the Bilim ve Sanat Vakfı . The university started its education in the academic year of 2010–11 at its campus in Altunizade, Üsküdar, following a ceremony held on October 5, 2010 that was attended by then State President Abdullah Gül, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoğlu. The university was closed down on June 30, 2020, after it faced financial difficulties stemming from a legal land dispute, which in turn was fueled by a bitt...

State Center Community College District is a California Community Colleges System district in Central California, including Fresno City College in Fresno, Reedley College in Reedley, and Clovis Community College in north Fresno, and Madera Community College in Madera. Madera College also maintains a satellite campus, the Oakhurst Community College Center in Oakhurst.

West Hills Community College District is a public community college district in California serving students in the San Joaquin Valley. Colleges in the district include West Hills College Coalinga and West Hills College Lemoore. The original campus in Coalinga was established in 1932, and the Lemoore campus was built in 2002. In addition, there is a center at Firebaugh and classes are offered at Lemoore Naval Air Station.

California Health Sciences University is a private, for-profit university located in Clovis, in the U.S. state of California. Founded in 2012, the school operates two academic programs, which offer doctoral degrees in pharmacy and osteopathic medicine. Graduates of the College of Osteopathic Medicine will receive the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. The College of Osteopathic Medicine is fully pre-accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation .

The University of Pamplona , is a public, departmental, coeducational research university based primarily in the city of Pamplona, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The university also has two satellite campuses in the department, in the cities of Cúcuta and Villa del Rosario.

The Western Sydney University School of Medicine is a constituent body of the College of Health and Science at Western Sydney University, Australia. It became the third medical school offering degrees for medical practice in Sydney after The University of Sydney and The University of New South Wales. In 2007, the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery degree was offered for the first time and in 2019, the Doctor of Medicine program was introduced to replace it.

The Irish College was a seminary at Douai, France, for Irish Roman Catholics in exile on the continent of Europe to study for the priesthood, modelled on the English College there. Dedicated to St. Patrick, the college was sometimes referred to as St. Patrick's College, Douai.

Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce , is an undergraduate and postgraduate college located in Shivajinagar, Pune. The college was established in the year 1970 and is affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University. Modern College was awarded Grade 'A+' in the third cycle of NAAC Accreditation.

Blackhawk Technical College is a technical school in Rock County, Wisconsin and a component of the Wisconsin Technical College System. The main campus lies between the cities of Beloit and Janesville; there are also several other locations.

Dr. Bhupendra Nath Dutta Smriti Mahavidyalaya, established in 1996, is the general degree college in Hatgobindapur, Purba Bardhaman district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan.

Bost University, in Lashkargah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan is a private institution of higher education founded by Ahmad Jan Popal in 2010. Bost University offers two to six-year undergraduate degrees and diplomas. Four to six-year undergraduate programs are included in engineering, law and political science, economics, medicine, computer science, and education.

Africa Nazarene University is a private Christian-founded university in, Kenya, and an affiliate of The Church of the Nazarene Colleges and Universities around the world. Africa Nazarene University is fully accredited by the Commission for University Education and the International Board of Education.

Trinity College, Bristol is an evangelical Anglican theological college located in Stoke Bishop, Bristol, England. It offers a range of full-time and part-time taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses which are validated by the University of Durham through the Common Awards Scheme, though the college sets its own curriculum. Many of its students are training for ordination in the Church of England; and hence there is a strong vocational aspect to the courses it provides. It also has students of other Christian denominations, as well as students who are intending to serve within various forms of lay ministry.

The New England School of Communications is a private, liberal arts college located in Bangor, Maine. The school focuses exclusively on undergraduate education in communications. The school has an admissions rate of 66%. It has been located on the campus of Husson University since 1985, and has been owned by Husson since 1997 as a wholly owned subsidiary. NESCom had its own financial aid and accreditation until Spring 2014; for the Fall 2014 semester, Husson University took over these responsibilities.

Golf Academy of America was a private, two-year golf college offering an associate degree in Golf Operations and Management with a curriculum of golf instruction and golf business management. A bachelor's degree was also offered via a partnership with New England College of Business.

The Bielsko-Biala School of Finance and Law is a school in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. It was founded in 1995 and gained its current name in 2011. Currently, the school offers courses in two departments and four different majors are: Finance, Information Technology, Law, and Internal Security.

The University of Bielsko-Biała History The University of Bielsko-Biała was founded in October 2001 as an independent government academic institution. Previously it was a branch of Łódź University of Technology, founded in 1969 at the request of the Bielsko-Biała industrial region.

The University of West Los Angeles is a private, for-profit law school and business school in Los Angeles, California. It maintains two campuses, one in Inglewood and one in Woodland Hills . History UWLA was founded in 1966 by Henry Blunt and three other Culver City High School educators. The School of Law received approval from the Committee of Bar Examiners of The State Bar of California in 1978. The San Fernando Valley College of Law , co-founded as an independent school by Leo L. Mann and Joseph P. Lamont in 1962, was acquired and merged into UWLA in 2002.

Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University is a state university located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. History Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University was established by the Divyangjan Sashaktikaran Vibhag of the Government of Uttar Pradesh through an ordinance dated 29 August 2008, which was later replaced by U.P. Act No. 1 of 2009, dated 19 February 2009 and U.P. Act No. 24 of 2011, dated 28 November 2011.

Mission College is a public community college in Santa Clara, California. It is part of the West Valley–Mission Community College District. The land the college is on was bought between 1966 and 1967. Mission College opened for its first year in 1975. In 1979 it had grown to "3,500 students, 8 administrators, and 73 instructors".

Almaty University of Power Engineering and Telecommunications is a technical engineering university in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is located at 126 Baitursynov Street in Almaty and has around 4,000 students. It is one of the best-known universities in the field of power engineering and telecommunications in the Central Asian region. Students from all over central Asia study there. They live in three campuses with Wi-Fi internet access, video cassette record, online library and recreation facilities.

African Rural University is a university in Uganda. Location The main campus of African Rural University is located in the town of Kagadi, Kagadi District, Bunyoro sub-region in the Western Region of Uganda. This is approximately , by road, west of Kampala, the country's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the university are 0°56'32.0"N, 30°49'10.0"E .

Cecil College is a public community college in Bay View, Maryland in Cecil County. History Cecil College was founded in 1968 to meet the educational needs of Cecil County residents. On June 13, 2007, the Maryland Higher Education Commission voted to accept its petition to change its name to Cecil College.

Government College Kottayam is an arts and science college run by the state government of Kerala, India. It is affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University and is located in Nattakom, close to Kottayam in central Kerala.

St. Viator College was a Catholic liberal arts college in Bourbonnais, Illinois. It is no longer in operation. Today, the site is home to Olivet Nazarene University. History St. Viator's grew out of the original Bourbonnais village school, founded in 1865 by the Viatorians, to an academy for boys with the help of Father P. Beaudoin and Brothers Martel and Bernard. On September 6, 1868 it became a four-year liberal arts college with the aid of Father Thomas Roy. After nine years of work, Father Roy returned to his home in Canada, and was succeeded by Father M. J. Marsile, who oversaw the college for another 25 years.

The College of the Florida Keys , formerly Florida Keys Community College, is a public community college in Key West, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. Its main campus is on Stock Island, adjacent to the only living coral reef in North America. CFK also operates two additional locations in the Florida Keys; one in Marathon and another in Key Largo. With its Key West location, CFK is the southernmost post-secondary school of any type within the contiguous United States. Florida Keys Community College was renamed to The College of the Florida Keys, after passing both the Florid...

The Mountains of the Moon University , is a public university in Uganda. Founded as a private, non-profit institution, the university became a public institution following an executive directive in January 2018. It is named after the Rwenzori Mountains, also known as the Mountains of the Moon.

University of Tripoli is a private, independent, university in Tripoli, Lebanon founded by Islah Islamic Association and commonly known as UT. History It was founded in 1982, under the Tripoli University Institute for Islamic Studies, the first Islamic institution of higher education in Lebanon that would teach law in the field of university education.

Jinan University is a private nonprofit institution of higher education with campuses located in the cities of Tripoli and Saïda in Lebanon. History Jinan University is one of several educational institutions working under the umbrella of the Jinan Association, which operates primary schools, high schools, schools for people with special needs, and technical institutes active since year 1964. Jinan University was established in year 1988 and received its official authorization from the Lebanese Ministry of Higher Education in year 1991. In 1999, Jinan University was officially licensed by ...

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