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Marilia Medical School Famema is one of the most prominent medical faculties in South America. The faculty enjoys close affiliation with a number of hospitals, research institutes and health care organisations in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.

The University of Ribeirão Preto is a higher education and technology center in the state of São Paulo. It is a private institution, supported financially by student fees. Student adherence takes place through national entrance exams such as ENEM and also through exams carried out by AERP . It has two campuses within the state, the first being in the city of foundation , and the other in the coastal city of Guaruja.

St Peter's College, Wexford is an Irish secondary school and former seminary located in Summerhill, overlooking Wexford town. It is a single-sex school for male pupils. Currently, the school's population is over 770.

The Kore University of Enna, in Italian Università Kore di Enna, is a university founded in 2004 in Enna, the capital city of the Province of Enna, in the center of Sicily and has been visited by two Italian Presidents . The university has very modern facilities; it also has a strong relationships with governments and universities of the Mediterranean Sea countries and with some of European and U.S. areas.

Southern University at Shreveport is a junior college in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is part of the historically black Southern University System. SUSLA, pushed to fruition by the administration of Governor John J. McKeithen, opened for instruction on September 19, 1967. At the same time a second junior college, Louisiana State University at Shreveport, also opened. LSUS later became began offering bachelor's degrees but SUSLA remains a junior college. The university is a member-school of Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

Shorter College is a private, historically black, liberal arts junior college in North Little Rock, Arkansas. It is the only private historically black junior college in the United States. Shorter College was founded in 1886 as Bethel University by the Twelfth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The college is accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools and offers associate degrees through its six programs.

University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College is a public technical college in North Little Rock, Arkansas. It is part of the University of Arkansas System and mainly serves the Central Arkansas region, along with Little Rock to the south. The college maintains satellite campuses throughout Pulaski and Saline Counties.

The School of Pharmacy is a professional school of the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, within the Faculty of Science. It was previously housed in Faculty of Science buildings on the main university campus in Waterloo, but was re-located to a new $34 million building on the university's Health Sciences Campus in downtown Kitchener in 2008.

St. Joseph Female College was a private women's college located in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. Affiliated with the Baptist Church, St. Joseph Female College was opened in 1875 by the English-born Rev. Elijah S. Dulin. The college was located for most of its operating years in the Patee House, a hotel and office building. It had previously housed the Patee Female College from 1865 to 1868.

American Business and Technology University is a private for-profit online university with its headquarters in St. Joseph, Missouri. It was founded in 2001 by Sam Atieh as the American College of Technology.

The University of Glamorgan was a university based in South Wales prior to the merger with University of Wales, Newport, that formed the University of South Wales in April 2013. The university was based in Pontypridd, in Rhondda Cynon Taf, with campuses in Trefforest, Glyntaff, Merthyr Tydfil, Tyn y Wern and Cardiff. The university had four faculties, and was the only university in Wales which had no link with the University of Wales.

The Shaanxi University of Technology is a post-secondary educational institution in Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China. History It was established in June 2001 when the Shaanxi Institute of Technology and the Hanzhong Teacher's College merged with the approval of the Ministry of Education.

Sukumar Sengupta Mahavidyalaya, also known as Keshpur College, established in 2004, is a college in Keshpur in the Paschim Medinipur district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated to Vidyasagar University.

Platt College is a private, for-profit college in Aurora, Colorado. Platt College currently offers only one degree program, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 3 years. Platt College graduates are awarded a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Following successful completion of the BSN curriculum, graduates apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse through the State Board of Nursing. Upon successful completion of the NCLEX-RN, a graduate of Platt College is then qualified to seek employment as a Registered Nurse .

The Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music is a public conservatory in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It has hosted a number of international musicians as students as well as faculty, and has a longstanding relationship with the classical music movement in Puerto Rico, including the annual Casals Festival and the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra .

The College of St John the Evangelist or St John's Theological College, is the residential theological college of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. The site at Meadowbank in Auckland is the base for theological education for the three Tikanga of the Province with ministry formation onsite as well as diploma level teaching in the regions across New Zealand and Polynesia. The College has partnerships with various other tertiary providers of degrees in theology.

Lone Mountain College was a college acquired by the University of San Francisco in 1978. History It was built and founded by the Religious of the Sacred Heart as Sacred Heart Academy in Menlo Park, California, in 1898. The school became College of the Sacred Heart in 1921. In the 1930s, it moved to San Francisco, California, and became San Francisco College for Women. It was located near the Lone Mountain Cemetery, which was in the process of removal. The school then changed its name again to Lone Mountain College, in 1969, at which time the College began admitting men and became co-education...

South Valley University is a university in Egypt that provides teaching and research facilities. The President of South Valley University is Prof. Dr. Youssuf Gherbawy. South Valley University is one of Egypt's more modern higher education institutions. It has 16 faculties split between its two campuses in Qena and Hurghada. Initially a branch of Assiut University, SVU was established in 1995.

The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London is a college of further and higher education in North London, England. The current college was founded in 2009 as a result of a merger between Enfield College and The College of North East London . The college has centres in Tottenham and Enfield and draws its students mainly from the boroughs of Haringey, Enfield, and Hackney, Since 2017 the college is a part of Capital City College Group alongside City and Islington College and Westminster Kingsway College.

Lalgola College, established in 2006, is a general degree college in Lalgola, Murshidabad district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to University of Kalyani. Departments Arts BengaliEnglishArabicSanskritHistoryPolitical ScienceEducationPhilosophy

Multnomah University was a private Christian university in Portland, Oregon. They were composed of a college, seminary, graduate school, and online distance-learning program, the university offers bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees, as well as professional certifications and endorsements. It was announced on November 7, 2023, that the university would become the Multnomah Campus of Jessup University.

China Pharmaceutical University is a public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Education and the Province of Jiangsu. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First Class University Plan.

The Jiangsu Second Normal University is located in the city of Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China. It was established as a modern university in 1952, and is the only one dedicated to both teacher education and educational science research in Jiangsu province. It has many national and provincial education research programs, to guide the province's education and scientific research work for the educational administrative departments at all levels of government and provide the basis for scientific decision-making.

Nanjing Medical University is a university in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. It was established in 1934 in Zhenjiang, but subsequently relocated to Nanjing in 1957. The university has two main campuses: Wutai and Jiangning, both of which have international student apartments.

The Communication University of China, Nanjing , also known as the Nanguang College of the Communication University of China, is a Nanjing-based private university specialising in the tertiary education for media and communication in Eastern China.

The University of Puerto Rico in Cayey is a public university in Cayey, Puerto Rico. It is part of the University of Puerto Rico System. It was initially founded as a regional school in 1967 and became a college in 1969. It was awarded autonomy in April 1982.

The Doña Lourdes Institute of Technology is a technical school in General Santos in the Philippines. It is a member of the JPSCD Industrial Corporation, managed by the Lautengco family. Courses offered Personal Computer Operations NCIIComputer Services NCIIHealthCare Services NCIIHotel, Restaurant and Tourism ManagementHousekeeping NCIIFront Office NCIIFood and Beverage NCIIBartending NCII

Seattle Central College is a public college in Seattle, Washington. With North Seattle College and South Seattle College, it is one of the three colleges that comprise the Seattle Colleges District. The college has a substantial international student population served by the International Education Programs division as well as many immigrant and refugee students taking ESL courses through the Basic and Transitional Studies division. Seattle Central College also encompasses the Wood Construction Center and Seattle Maritime Academy, which are on separate campuses to house the very specific tools...

O.P. Jindal University is a private university located in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India. It was established by an Act of Legislature in the state assembly of Chhattisgarh in 2014. It was founded by the Jindal Education and Welfare Society. The OP Jindal University has UGC and AICTE affiliation.

Kirodimal Institute of Technology is a public engineering institute in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India. Established in 2000, it is governed under the Kirodimal Polytechnic Society and affiliated to Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University .

Kenrick–Glennon Seminary is a Roman Catholic seminary in Shrewsbury, Missouri that is operated by the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. The seminary was founded in 1818 and is named after Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick and Cardinal John J. Glennon, two former archbishops of Saint Louis.

Bergen Community College is a public community college in Bergen County, New Jersey. It was founded in 1965 and opened in 1968. , it is the largest community college in the state, with sites in Paramus, Hackensack, and Lyndhurst and 13,352 students enrolled in degree programs, as well as approximately 5,800 in continuing and adult education programs. Federal data rank Bergen graduates first in earning the highest salaries among their peers from the state's 19 two-year institutions, and even out-earning peers from some four-year colleges. Bergen has graduated more than half a million students w...

Abingdon & Witney College is a further education provider established in April 2001 after the merger of Abingdon College and West Oxfordshire College. It has four campuses: Abingdon, Witney, Common Leys Farm and a new Construction Skills Centre in Bicester.

Bataan Peninsula State University is one of the state universities in the province of Bataan, Philippines. It is a conglomeration of higher education institutions in Bataan. History Before the conversion, BPSU had three campuses; two were located in the City of Balanga while the third was situated in Orani, Bataan. The passage of RA 9403 resulted in the expansion of BPSU's campuses as the Act integrated the Bataan State College in Dinalupihan and its satellite campus in Abucay.

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College is a public community college in Virginia with four campuses: Parham Road Campus in Henrico County, Downtown Campus in Richmond, Goochland Campus in Goochland Courthouse, Virginia, and The Kitchens at Reynolds in Richmond. Named for Lieutenant Governor J. Sargeant Reynolds, Reynolds is a member of the Virginia Community College System.

Cloud County Community College is a public community college with campuses in Concordia and Junction City, Kansas. Concordia campus Cloud County Community College was founded in Concordia in 1965 and began classes in the Concordia Junior-Senior High School. The college moved to its present site in 1968. The architecture of the main campus is that of "pods" which are designed to evoke the rolling hills of the area. The athletic teams are known as the Thunderbirds and Lady Thunderbirds . CCCC was the 2001 NJCAA national champion in women's basketball, 2010 Men's Soccer, 2019 Men's Outdoor Track and Field, and 2019 Men's Cross Country.

Carolina College of Biblical Studies is a nondenominational Bible college in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It offers associate and bachelor's degree programs in Biblical Studies. Several non-degree certificates are also available.

Louisiana Baptist University is an independent Baptist Christian university located in Shreveport, Louisiana. LBU has both an on-campus program and a distance education program which teaches subjects pertaining to the Bible and Baptist theology. The school houses five departments: School of Biblical Studies, School of Communications , School of Christian Counseling, School of Christian Education, and Theological Seminary.

The University of Limpopo is a public university in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2005, by the merger of the University of the North and the Medical University of South Africa . These previous institutions formed the Turfloop and MEDUNSA campuses of the university, respectively. In 2015 the MEDUNSA campus split and became the Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University.

The Holy Cross College of Calinan also referred to by its acronym HCCC is a private Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution administered by the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary in Calinan, Davao City, Philippines. It was founded by the Society of Foreign Missions in June 1948.

Montcalm Community College is a public community college in Sidney, Michigan. Founded in 1965, Montcalm Community College had an enrollment of 2,080 students in 2005. Notable alumni Brian Calley, Lt. Governor of Michigan.

The Vermont Studio Center is a non-profit arts organization located in the town of Johnson, Vermont. It conducts the largest fine arts and writing residency program in the United States, with a significant population of international artists in residency. The center operates two-, three- and four-week sessions throughout the year, with 20-30 visual artists and writers in residence at a time. The programs are highly selective and include a broad variety of media, cultures, and ages.

The Islamic Azad University, Masjed Soleyman Branch is a branch of Islamic Azad University and is located in Masjed Soleyman, the south western of Iran. It was established in 1986. The university serves almost 1700 students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It has 291 full and part-time faculty members carrying out education and research in 45 fields.

The Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch , also known as the Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz, is a private university in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran. This university is a branch of the Islamic Azad University. It was established in 1982, and offers Bachelor, Masters and PhD degrees.

'Dezful University of Medical Sciences is one of the leading universities in Khuzestan province and the whole country. This university is affiliated to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran.

Zhejiang Ocean University is a comprehensive public university based in Zhoushan city, Zhejiang province, China. History The university was created in 1988 from the merger of Zhejiang Fishery University and Zhoushan Junior Teachers College .

Gajra Raja Medical College is the first medical college in Madhya Pradesh, India established in 1946. It was inaugurated on 1 August 1946 by Jiwaji Rao Scindia. The college building was inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on 5 December 1948. It has 200 undergraduate seats for MBBS course, 68 seats for post graduation courses and 36 seats for diploma courses.

Sion College, in London, is an institution founded by royal charter in 1630 as a college, guild of parochial clergy and almshouse, under the 1623 will of Thomas White, vicar of St Dunstan's in the West.

Avantika University is a private, cross-disciplinary university based in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India. It has been described as India's first design-centered university. The university is supported by Maharashtra Institute of Technology's Institute of Design and will begin offering bachelor's and master's courses in design in 2017.

Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur is an autonomous public business school located in Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The institute, set up in 2015 by the Government of India, is one of the twenty Indian Institutes of Management . It has been recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India in 2017.

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