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Ogun State Polytechnic of Health and Allied Sciences is a training polytechnic for health care in Ilese-Ijebu, Ogun State, Nigeria. It was the first state college established in Ogun State. As well as providing health technology training and certification, it is a major factor in both increasing the population and enhancing the status of Ilese, a town on the outskirts of Ijebu Ode.
Southern Regional Technical College is a public community college in Moultrie, Georgia. Southern Regional Technical College is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia. The college provides learning opportunities through quality technical education programs and services.
Four County Career Center is a public vocational school located in Ridgeville Township, Henry County, Ohio, south of Archbold. The school derives its name from the fact that it primarily serves students from school districts in the four Ohio counties of Defiance, Fulton, Henry, and Williams.
Raj Kumar Goel Engineering College , founded in 2007, was a technical institute in the city of Pilkhuwa, Hapur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education. It was managed by an educational trust known as the Raj Kumar Goel Educational Foundation. The college shut down in 2017.
Langside College was a further and higher education college located in the Mount Florida / Battlefield region of Glasgow. It was established in 1947 and enrols over 5,000 students every year of whom many are from countries outwith the European Union. The college operated in two main campuses and in over 80 community based venues spanning much of the South side of Glasgow, including at Rutherglen, Govanhill, Castlemilk and Toryglen.
ArtEZ University of Arts is an art academy in Netherlands. ArtEZ combines several art institutes and art disciplines with branches in Arnhem, Enschede, and Zwolle. In its name the A stands for Arnhem, the E for Enschede, and Z for Zwolle.
Bacolod City College is a local community college operated by the local government of Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The college was legally established by virtue of City Ordinance No. 175, Series of 1997. City Ordinance No. 175, series of 1997 was known as the Charter of Bacolod City College. It was passed by the Sangguniang Panglungsod with a majority vote on April 10, 1997, and was approved by the City Mayor on April 16, 1997.
University of South Asia or UNISA is a private university in the Amin Bazar, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its curriculum has been approved by the University Grants Commission. History The university was founded in 2003.
Guru Nanak College, Dhanbad is an educational centre located in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India, offering undergraduate, vocational, and add-on courses. Courses Undergraduate courses B.A. Economics HonoursB.A. English HonoursB.A. Hindi HonoursB.A. History HonoursB.A. Political Science HonoursB.A. Psychology HonoursB.Com. Accountancy HonoursB.A. I.A.I.Com.
Bholaram Shibal Kharkia College, Maithon, also known as B.S.K. College, Maithon, established in 1966, is a general degree college in Maithon, Jharkhand. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University.
ATA College, formerly known as Advanced Training Associates, is a private college in El Cajon, California. ATA College is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education and approved by the Bureau of Private Post-Secondary Education. The institute is also approved to participate in Federal financial aid programs by the Department of Education for students who qualify. The school provides training to the military and has been a Department of Defense contractor for vocational education since 1996. Tuition Assistance and Veterans Benefits can be used at ATA College. The institute is an appro...
The Seminary of Mar Abba the Great is a Chaldean Catholic seminary located in El Cajon, California. The seminary is the first and only Chaldean Catholic seminary outside of Iraq. The seminary is part of the Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle, a diocese which encompasses 19 of the westernmost states of the United States. The seminary was consecrated by Mar Sarhad Yawsip Jammo on July 25, 2008. Fr. Andrew Younan was appointed as the seminary's rector and Mar Bawai Soro was assigned to the post of spiritual director for those discerning the priesthood. The seminary proper has dorms for as many as...
The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary is one of the ten official seminaries of the Presbyterian Church . It is located in Dubuque, Iowa. Originally classes were taught in German to serve the immigrant population, but today the school is well known for its emphasis on Native American and rural ministry and on-line education. It is a seminary within the larger University of Dubuque.
The National University of Engineering is located in Managua, Nicaragua. It is acknowledged by its meticulous and selective admission system, through a high difficulty exam with top components of math and physics. The average acceptance rate is about 6% out of a pool of more than 2,000 applicants per year. This keeps the new students compromised permanently to the "highest exigency level" of excellency.
The Hajvery University is a private university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Overview Hajvery University is chartered by Government of the Punjab. The Higher Education Commission recognizes the university as a "category W" institution. It is named after Muslim Sufi Ali Hujwiri aka Data ganj Bakhsh. It has a main campus in the Industrial Area of Gulberg III, Lahore; a second campus near Gulburg-III, Lahore; a third campus in Sheikhupura ; a fourth campus under construction in Multan and a fifth campus planned for Dubai, UAE. The university has six constituent schools, each focused on...
Children of Mary Immaculate College is a private, non–sectarian institution located at 22 Maysan Road, Malinta, Valenzuela City, Philippines. CMIC was founded by Eleanor de Leon-Llenado. History The grade school was opened in 1979 with an initial enrolment of 29 pupils. Thenceforth, the school population and school building facilities steadily grew. In 1985, the school opened its High School Department with only 15 students. Four years later, the school graduated its first batch of 19 pioneers at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima with the NCR chief of secondary schools, Dr. Pilar Pascual, as guest of honor.
Helsinki School of Business is a private university located in Helsinki, Finland. The school offers a bachelor's degree in business and management and an MBA in partnership with the University of Northampton, an institution governed by QAA, the official British quality agency for higher education. As an added-value offering, undergraduate students at HELBUS also earn the Higher National Diploma in Business as part of their regular studies. Students are able to take courses full-time, or via the online programme.
Asian Seminary of Christian Ministries is regional theological education and ministry training institution of the Church of God World Missions and a religious higher education institution recognized by the Philippine government.
The Thomas More Institute for Adult Education is a secular academic institution located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It offers a program of university level studies in the liberal arts. Affiliated with Université de Montréal at its beginning, it is now affiliated with Bishop's University to jointly deliver Bachelor of Arts degrees.
The Fan Noli University is a higher education university and former institute of higher education, based in the Republic of Albania, and established in 1971. Fan Noli has around 4,000 students across two campuses, based in Korçë, and Pogradec, respectively.
The Kremenchuk flight college of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs is a college in Ukraine specialising in the teaching of aerospace-related courses. History Soviet era The foundations of flight training in Kremenchuk lay in the postwar period. In 1952, the Tenth Military Aviation School for ab initio training of pilots of the Air Force was established by a decision of the Kiev military district command. Some time later, in 1956, the school was reorganized as a specialized flight school, because of the great need for civil aviation pilots during the changeover of the country to a peacetime footing.
Cardonald College was a medium-sized Further education institute located in Glasgow's South Side, in Scotland. Officially opened in 1972, it had over 12,000 full-time and part-time students. Cardonald College merged with Anniesland College and Langside College in 2013 to become Glasgow Clyde College.
K. G. Engineering Institute established in 1922, is a Government polytechnic institute located in the city of Bishnupur, Bankura district, West Bengal, India. It is affiliated to the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education , approved by All India Council For Technical Education , and provides diploma-level technical education to its students. It is controlled by the Department of Technical Education, Training & Skill Development, Government of West Bengal. It is one of the oldest polytechnics in West Bengal and one of the oldest technical institutes in India.
Indira Gandhi Polytechnic College is an educational institution in Mahe, Pondicherry. The Polytechnic College was established in the year 2000 under the supervision of PIPMATE and is funded by Government of Puducherry in collaboration with Department of Higher Education . The college was initially named as "Mahe Polytechnic College" and commonly known as "IGPTC" among students and the alumni. The institute is named after the former prime minister of India, and social reformer Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi. The college campus was functioning temporarily in Rajiv Gandhi ITI Campus till 2012 and la...
ISBAT University , whose complete name is International Business, Science And Technology University, is a chartered university in Uganda. History The university was established in 2005 as a post-secondary institution of education, that was affiliated with Sikkim Manipal University of India. At that time all courses and academic courses belonged to and were awarded by the Indian university.
Riyadh College of Technology is a public institute of technology in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was established in 1983 during the reign of King Fahd bin Abdulaziz and is the first intermediate technical college in Saudi Arabia. It was founded under the supervision of Saudi Technical and Vocational Training Corporation and offers courses in multiple streams like electrical, electronics, automobile and management technology.
Kamaraj College is one of the oldest arts and science colleges in Tamil Nadu, having been established in the southern port city of Thoothukkudi by various Hindu charitable organizations in the year 1966. The college has been named after the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu K. Kamaraj.
New Georgian University is a research university in Poti, Georgia . The university was established in 2015 under the patronage of the Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Georgia. University is providing academic programs in Christian Philosophy and Christian Psychology.
St. Mary's College of Baliuag is a private, Catholic Co-educational basic and higher education institution administered by the Religious of the Virgin Mary in Baliwag, Philippines. It was formerly named Colegio de la Sagrada Familia or Holy Family School, when founded in 1912. On June 30, 1959, the Holy Family School was renamed St. Mary's Academy . It provides Preparatory, Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary education. It is the only Catholic school in the town of Baliuag, Bulacan.
The Geneva Institute for Democracy and Development is an independent international institute dedicated to research into peace, democracy, human rights and socio-economic problems. Established in 2004 in Geneva, GIDD provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public.
Kamdhenu University is a public agricultural state university located at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. It was established in 2009 by the Kamdhenu University Act, 2009 of the Government of Gujarat. It focuses on veterinary, dairy, fisheries and allied sciences.
Bhatter College Dantan, also known simply as Dantan College, is an undergraduate, coeducational college situated in Dantan, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. It was established in 1963. The college is under Vidyasagar University.
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.
The Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State is a Nigerian higher institution located in Ndufu-Alike Ikwo of Ebonyi State. It was established in 2011. It was formally called Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo until February 2nd , 2018 when it renamed by the Federal Government after the late civilian Vice President of Nigeria, Dr. Alex Ekwueme. The University sits on a land mass of 438 hectares . The University has 10, 000 and 2, 230 students and staff population respectively.
The University of Sacramento was a private, Catholic university that opened in 2005 under the sponsorship of the Legion of Christ, an order of Catholic priests. It developed an ethics program in 2006. Dr. Declan Murphy was named the first dean of its College of Business Administration in 2007.
The University of Puerto Rico at Aguadilla is a public university campus in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. It is part of the University of Puerto Rico. In 2010 the campus went on strike as part of the 2010–2011 University of Puerto Rico strikes. In 2017 in response to budget cuts to the university system by the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico the campus students voted to have an intermittent strike as part of the University of Puerto Rico strikes, 2017.
Irish College, Madrid was one of the Irish Colleges founded on continental Europe to train Catholic priests for Ireland during the Penal Laws. The college was founded by Theobald Stapleton in 1629. A Hospital and church was also established along with the college.
The St. Thomas Seminary in southeast Denver, Colorado, United States was owned by the Vincentian order until it closed in 1995 due to falling enrollment. Set on a campus, the buildings were generally grouped around a quadrangle, the first of which was built in 1908. Future buildings were designed by architect Jules J.B. Benedict in the Mediterranean Revival style. The property is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Gautam Buddha Mahila College, also known as G.B.M. College, established in 1953, is one of the oldest general degree women's colleges in Gaya, Bihar. It is affiliated to Magadh University, and offers undergraduate courses in science and arts. This is the oldest girl's only constituent of Magadh University.
S.N. Sinha College, Jehanabad, also Known as Satyendra Narayan Sinha College, established in 1970, is a general degree colleges in Jehanabad, Bihar. It is affiliated to Magadh University, and offers undergraduate courses in science, commerce and arts.
S.S. College, Jehanabad, also known as Swami Sahajanand College, established in 1955, is a general degree colleges in Jehanabad, Bihar. It is affiliated to Magadh University, and offers undergraduate courses in science, commerce and arts.
Westminster University is a private university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 and comprises four schools. History Westminster University was founded in 1875 as the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute, a preparatory school. Westminster first offered college classes in 1897 as Sheldon Jackson College. Named in honor of its primary benefactor and a Presbyterian minister, Sheldon Jackson, the college operated for many years on the Collegiate Institute campus in downtown Salt Lake City under the supervision of the First Presbyterian Church of Salt Lake City.
John Wesley College was the seminary of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa situated at Kilnerton in Pretoria, South Africa. It was most commonly referred to as John Wesley College Kilnerton. It opened at Kilnerton in 1994, and was replaced by the Seth Mokitimi Methodist Seminary, located in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, in January 2009, There is also a John Wesley College in Fiji, South Pacific.
National Institute of Technology Uttarakhand is a public technical university in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It was founded in 2009, as one of the 10 new National Institutes of Technology in India, and is recognised as an Institute of National Importance. It admitted its first batch of students in 2010–11.
College of Arts and Crafts, established in 1939, is a fine arts college in Patna, Bihar. It is affiliated to Patna University, and offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in fine arts. Accreditation College of Arts and Crafts was awarded B grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council .
Native American Bible College , located in Shannon, North Carolina, is affiliated with the Assemblies of God USA. While the primary purpose of NABC is to train the Native Americans to reach their own people, the College welcomes students from all ethnic backgrounds.
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.
The Indian Institute of Infrastructure and Construction Kollam or IIIC-Kollam is a public institute of international standard situated at Chavara in Kollam, Kerala. The initiative has been undertaken by the Government of Kerala with the support of the Government of India. The academy is coming under the Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence to support the skill development programmes for construction related occupations