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Sullivan College of Technology and Design was a private, technology-based for-profit career college in Louisville, Kentucky that was originally known as Louisville Technical Institute. It was renamed on June 29, 2009.

Pangasinan State University also referred to by its acronym PSU or SASOUS History Founding The Pangasinan State University was chartered by Presidential Decree No. 1497 promulgated on June 11, 1978. It became fully operational on July 1, 1979. The university is an integration of the college courses of six government-supported institutions in the province with the Central Luzon Teachers College as the only tertiary education component then. The Western Pangasinan College of Agriculture created through P.D. No. 1494 was also integrated although it was not yet operational at the time of integration.

The University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, Fox Cities Campus is a branch campus of the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh and a member of the 26 campus University of Wisconsin System. It is located on in Menasha, Wisconsin.

Tairunnessa Memorial Medical College is a private medical school in Bangladesh, established in 1995. It is an institution of the Tairunnessa Memorial Medical Centre. It was founded by Mohammad Shamsul Hoque, named after his mother, the late Tairunnessa, a social reformer. There is a girls' school in her name in Balaganj as well.

The Indian Institute of Management Udaipur is a business school, located in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. As one of India's premier Indian Institutes of Management, the school has been accorded the status of an Institute of National Importance by the Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India. The school was established as an autonomous body in 2011 and offers a two-year full-time MBA program, one-year full-time postgraduate MBA programs , a Doctor of Business Administration program and other management development programs. It is one of the seven Indian Institutes of Management set up by...

The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture is an institution of higher learning granting degrees in the field of architecture. It is located in the Ponce Historic Zone, across from Plaza Las Delicias. It was established in 2009. Together with the School of Law, it is one of two semi-autonomous professional colleges of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. In 2010, the school won an award from the Southern Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce for Valor del Año en Educacion . The school is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board .

Sri Lanka Technological Campus is a private university in Sri Lanka. It conducts Engineering programs in Electronics, Telecommunications, Power Systems and Computing. Its degree programs are accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and Highways and recognized by the university grants commission .

Belarusian State University of Transport is a university and a non-profit public higher education institution in Gomel, Belarus. Founded in 1953, this institution has also branch campuses in Orsha and Brest. Until 1993, it was called Belarusian Institute of Railway Engineers. Officially accredited/recognized by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, BelSUT is a coeducational higher education institution. It offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. This HE institution does not have a selective admission policy.

The Experimental Security University is a state university in Venezuela founded in 2009. It specialises in providing training for Venezuelan police and security forces, in particular the new Policía Nacional Bolivariana.

Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences , formerly known as Mayo School of Health Sciences , is an accredited, private, nonprofit school of higher education specializing in allied health education. MCSHS operates within the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, which is the educational division of Mayo Clinic. As such, MCSHS is fully integrated with Mayo Clinic hospitals and clinics.

The University of South Carolina Lancaster is a public college in Lancaster, South Carolina. It is one of the four regional Palmetto Colleges in the University of South Carolina System. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and offers associate degrees and bachelor's degrees. As of 2017, more than 1,900 students attended the college at its campus in the Piedmont region of South Carolina.

The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas is a Catholic educational institution providing an international community and formation for lay ecclesial ministers and other lay students at the Pontifical Universities, Athenae, and Institutes in Rome, Italy. It is international in character and composition, and welcomes ecumenical students from other Christian churches and ecclesial communities, as well as those from non-Christian religions.

The Catholic University in Erbil ܒܹܝܬܼ ܨܵܘܒܵܐ ܩܵܬܼܘܿܠܝܼܩܵܝܵܐ ܒܐܲܪܒܝܠ is a private non-profit institution of higher education and research located in the Erbil suburb of Ankawa, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Rani Dhanya Kumari College, established in 1962, is a general degree college of Jiaganj in Murshidabad district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and commerce. It is affiliated to University of Kalyani.

University of Computer Studies in Sittway is located in Pyitawthar quarter, Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar. It was formerly opened as Government Computer College on 1 October 2001, and was promoted to university level on 20 January 2007. Professor Dr. Zaw Tun is the principal of University of Computer Studies . In 2018, there are over 300 students in University of Computer Studies .

Assam Women's University is a public university located in Jorhat, Assam, India. It was established by the Assam Women's University Act, 2013 by the Assam Government. It is the first women's university in Assam.

Den-en Chōfu University is a private university in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. Its predecessor, a women's school, was founded in 1926. It was chartered as a women's junior college in 1967 and became coeducational in 1998. In 2002 the school became a four-year college.

The Midpeninsula Free University was one of the largest and most successful of the many free universities that sprang up on and around college campuses in the mid-1960s in the wake of the Free Speech Movement at University of California, Berkeley and the nationwide anti-war Teach-ins which followed. Like other free universities, it featured an open curriculum—anyone who paid the nominal membership fee could offer a course in anything—marxism, pacifism, candle making, computers, encounter, dance, or literature. Courses were publicized in illustrated catalogs, issued quarterly and widely distributed.

Suri Vidyasagar College, established in 1942, is a government affiliated college located at Suri in the Birbhum district of West Bengal. It is affiliated to University of Burdwan and teaches arts, science and commerce.

The Animation Workshop is an animation school housed in the former military barracks in Viborg, Denmark. It is a part of VIA University College's School of Business, Technology and Creative Industries. Since the late 1980s, The Animation Workshop has educated and trained animators for the Danish as well as the international animation, computer game and visual effects industry. The Animation Workshop has a strong international network of artists, professionals, companies, funding institutions and partner schools. Teachers and students come from Denmark and the rest of the world, and all classes...

Hope University is a national not-for-profit, cost recovering higher education establishment in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland. It was founded in 2008 by Najib Sheikh Abdulkarim. The institution aims to provide affordable higher learning opportunities in the fields of health, technology and management sciences.

Hokkaido Information University is a private university in Ebetsu, Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. It was initially established in April 1968 with the name Hokkaido Electronics Computer School. Since 1989, Hokkaido Information University became the officially adopted name.

Antigua State College is a public tertiary institution in Antigua and Barbuda, with 1,000 students enrolled in several programs. The college consists of several departments such as the Advanced Level, Department of business, engineering, department of undergraduate studies, teacher education and school of pharmacy .

Oryol State Institute of Culture is a Russian state higher educational institution located in the city of Oryol, the administrative centre of Oryol Oblast. History On 15 March 1972, by Order of the Ministry of Culture of the RSFSR No. 182, the Oryol branch of the Moscow State Institute of Culture was founded in the city of Oryol. was appointed the first rector of the branch. The first teaching staff of the institute included 60 people. 210 students were admitted to the first course of full-time education, another 135 students began to study at the extramural courses. Initially, two faculties and six general institute departments were created as part of the institute.

The Yangon University of Education , located in Kamayut, Yangon, is the premier university of education in Myanmar. Primarily a teacher training college, the institute offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs in education to the country's prospective primary, secondary and tertiary school teachers. Its training high school known as TTC is considered one of the best high schools in the country.

Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine , is the graduate podiatric medical school of Kent State University . As of 2022, it is the only fully public podiatry medical school in the U.S. The college is located in Independence, Ohio, south of Cleveland, approximately from the main KSU campus in Kent. Established in 1916, the college, formerly the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, was among the first in the nation to offer a program in podiatric medicine and surgery. The facility operates as a regional KSU facility in podiatric medical education.

Western Chongqing University is a public university located in Chongqing, China. It is a full-time public undergraduate college covering science, engineering, economics, management, law, literature and art.

Joetsu University of Education is a national university in Joetsu, Niigata, Japan, founded in 1978. External links Official website

The Computer University, Myitkyina is situated in No. 21/23 between ZawJun and Taryoe street in the Shansu quarter, in Myitkyina, capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar. On 20 January 2007, GCC was promoted to the Computer University .

The Clayton College of Natural Health was a non-accredited American distance-learning college based in Birmingham, Alabama, offering classes in various forms of alternative medicine. The school was founded in 1980 by Lloyd Clayton Jr. as the American College of Holistic Nutrition. According to its website, the school at one point had more than 25,000 students and graduates. The school and some of its more notable graduates have been the subject of controversy.

NUC University, is the largest for-profit private university in Puerto Rico with its main campus in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The university was founded in 1982 as the National College, and offers undergraduate studies and graduate studies in health, business administration, education, information technology, and criminal justice.

Haryana Space Applications Centre, Hisar , a collaborator of ISRO, is a nodal agency for Remote Sensing and GIS applications of the Government of Haryana. It is located next to Centre for Plant Biotechnology within the CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar in the Haryana state of India. It provides various remote sensing applications such as in monitoring illegal constructions and encroachments, stubble burning and pollution monitoring, and revival of Saraswati river.

The Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong is the member institution of the Vocational Training Council which provides vocationally-oriented bachelor's degree programmes for HKDSE candidates. Programmes offered by the Faculties of Design, Management and Hospitality, and Science and Technology feature a fine balance of theory, practice and general education with a focus on real-life projects and industrial attachments to develop competent professionals for the industry.

Central Wyoming College is a public community college in Riverton, Wyoming. In addition to its main campus, the college provides online classes and has outreach centers in Jackson, Lander, Dubois, and the Wind River Indian Reservation.

The Community of Christ Seminary at the Independence campus of Graceland University is the official and only seminary of Community of Christ. It offers two graduate degrees: a Master of Arts in Religion for full-time Community of Christ ministers from North America, Europe and French Polynesia, and a Master of Art in Peace and Social Transformation. In addition, it collaborates with several Community of Christ ministerial education programs, including Ministerial Education and Discipleship Studies , the Co-Missioned pastors Initiative , Congregational Leaders Workshop, and the International Leaders Curriculum .

Bethlehem Bible College is a Christian evangelical college, founded in 1979 in Bethlehem, under Israeli military occupation. It was created to prepare Christian leaders to serve Arab churches and society in the Holy Land. It trains students to model Christ-centeredness, humility and biblical wholeness. The College uses Arabic as its primary language of instruction, and all courses are accredited through MEATE , the Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and several international theological organizations.

Manila Tytana Colleges , or just simply Tytana , the educational arm of the Metrobank group, has carried on since 1975. In 2010, Manila Doctors College transformed into Manila Tytana Colleges. The same year, the new name was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission , while the operative date of use was set to June 1, 2011.

Southern State Community College is a public community college based in Hillsboro, Ohio. SSCC has two campuses, with one in Mount Orab and the other in Hillsboro . Southern State Community College was founded in February 1975 as Southern State General and Technical College. The name of the school was changed only a few years later in 1977 to the name it is known by now.

Indian Institute of Technology , Dhanbad is a public technical university located in Dhanbad, India. IIT Dhanbad is an Institute of National Importance ranked among the top 50 engineering institutions in India.

Divine Mercy University is a private Catholic graduate university of psychology and counseling located in Sterling, Virginia in the United States. Mission DMU seeks to further the science and professional practice of psychology and counseling, through the integration of Catholic-Christian anthropology, philosophy, and theology. The need for mental health practitioners with a firm and comprehensive understanding of Catholic teaching, culture, and history inspired the establishment of this institution.

The main campus of the University of Sopron is located in Sopron, Hungary. The school traces its roots to 1735. The QS World University Rankings placed the University of Sopron in the 251-300 range in the Emerging Europe and Central Asia in 2022.

The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences is the Chinese national, agricultural scientific research organization. It was established in 1957 in Beijing and oversees 45 institutes. Thirty-six are direct affiliates, nine institutes are co-hosted together with local governments or universities. It has more than 5,000 professional employees.

The Government College of Engineering, Chandrapur was established in 1996 in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India. It is affiliated to Gondwana University. It is the only government institute under Gondwana University, Gadchiroli. It is completely funded by Government of Maharashtra. GCOEC is situated in the city of a super thermal power plant and at the center of the region with abundant coal. The region contributes in fulfilling the demand of energy resource as well as power of the country while, GCOEC promises to fulfill quality technical human resource needed for these sectors in India. The col...

The Chinese Culture University Mandarin Learning Center is a sub-division of Chinese Culture University, the largest institute of continuing education in Taiwan. The MLC is one of several satellite campuses of Chinese Culture University, located in the Daan District of Taipei City, with an enrollment of over 1000 foreign students in its Mandarin training program every year.

Kobe Women's University is a private women's college in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1940, and it was chartered as a university in 1966. It has three campuses:in Sannomiyaon Port Islandin Suma

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye is a state-owned university located in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria. The university was founded on 7 July 1982 as Ogun State University and was renamed Olabisi Onabanjo University on 29 May 2001, in honour of Olabisi Onabanjo, whose efforts as the then civilian governor of Ogun State gave birth to the university. Many students still refer to the institution as OSU, an acronym for the former name.

North Iowa Area Community College is a public community college in Mason City, Iowa. History NIACC began as Mason City Junior College in 1918, becoming the first public two-year college in Iowa. The college was located in the high school until 1953, when it moved to the Memorial University Building. In 1965, Mason City Junior College transformed into North Iowa Area Community College and moved into the former high school in downtown Mason City. In 1970, the college moved to its current campus on the east edge of Mason City.

Kunming University 昆明学院, founded in 1984, is Yunnan's only comprehensive professional university approved by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Kunming University has 3 campuses with a total area of 499 mus. The total value of teaching and scientific research equipment is 40,560,000 Yuan. The university library collection stands out among the school's resources, containing more the 462,000 volumes. In addition, the university has founded three training and experiment bases along with over 30 first-class laboratories, including the simulated tour guide laboratory, t...

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