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Vinh University, established on July 16, 1959 under Decree 375/ND of government, is a comprehensive university for the North Central region of Vietnam. Professor Nguyễn Thúc Hào was the first headmaster. He also led the efforts of building the university since the early days.

Duy Tân University is a private research university in Da Nang, Vietnam. The name derives from the Modernisation Movement, or phong trào Duy Tân, of 1906–1908. In 2019, the school was awarded the "First Class Labor Medal" .

Tra Vinh University is a public university located in the city of Trà Vinh, Vietnam. The university was established in 2001 as Tra Vinh Community College in an international partnership between the Vietnamese and Canadian governments. The institution became Tra Vinh University in 2006. Today, the university has over 20,000 students enrolled each year and focuses on providing learners with the 21st century skills needed to fulfill the region's specific workforce needs.

Ruskin College, originally known as Ruskin Hall, Oxford, is part of the University of West London, located in Oxford, England. It is not a college of Oxford University. It is named after the essayist, art and social critic John Ruskin and specialises in providing educational opportunities for adults with few or no qualifications. Degrees taught at Ruskin were awarded by the Open University. The college planned to merge with Activate Learning from July 2021, but instead was acquired by the University of West London during August 2021.

North Pacific College was a private, post-secondary educational institution located in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. A professional school, North Pacific had pharmacy, dental, and optometry programs. The dental program was purchased by the state of Oregon and merged into the University of Oregon School of Medicine and now exists as the Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry. The optometry school was merged into Pacific University and still exists as the Pacific University College of Optometry.

The British School of Fashion is a postgraduate school of Glasgow Caledonian University based on that university's London campus. It teaches marketing and fashion management. History It is based in East London, in the campus of GCULondon, near Spitalfields and opened in 2013, focusing on fashion business and management, not fashion design. Shortly after, plans for a New York branch to open that same month were announced with Muhammad Yunus leading that branch.

Holy Names University was a private Roman Catholic university in Oakland, California. It was founded in 1868 by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary with which the university remained affiliated until it closed in 2023.

The Philippine Women's University is a tertiary education school which has its main campus in Manila, Philippines. An institution exclusive for girls from its inception until the 1970s, the PWU now admits both women and men as its students.

Anderson University is a private Christian university in Anderson, Indiana. It is affiliated with the Church of God. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate majors as well as graduate programs in business, music, and theology.

Christian Medical College, Vellore, widely known as CMC, Vellore, is a private, Christian community-run medical school, hospital and research institute. This Institute includes a network of primary, secondary and tertiary care hospitals in and around Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

University College, Thiruvananthapuram, abbreviated as UCT, is a constituent college of the University of Kerala, based primarily in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. The college, is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher education in India.

Graceland University is a private university with campuses in Lamoni, Iowa, and Independence, Missouri. The university offers degree completion and master's degree programs. It also offers undergraduate and graduate programs online. The university was founded in 1895. Graceland was established by, and is affiliated with, the Community of Christ, formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints .

Bulacan State University is a public university in Bulacan province, Philippines. Its main campus is in Malolos. BulSU or BSU originated as a secondary school in 1904 ran by the Americans, and has now progressed into one of the biggest educational institutions in Region III.

The Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics is a public, coeducational research university located in Nanchang, the capital city of Jiangxi province, China. History Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics , founded in 1923 in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. As one of the six business schools affiliated to the Ministry of Finance, of the People's Republic of China, the university offers programs in business and management.

The Communication University of China is a public university in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of the Double First Class University Plan and Project 211.

Tennessee Technological University is a public research university in Cookeville, Tennessee. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, and before that as University of Dixie, the name under which it was founded as a private institution. Affiliated with the Tennessee Board of Regents, the university is governed by a board of trustees. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".

Barama College is one of the oldest institutes for higher education at Barama in Baksa district of Assam. The college is affiliated to Bodoland University. Academic ScienceHSSLC or Bachelor of ScienceB.Sc in PhysicsB.Sc in ChemistryB.Sc in MathematicsB.Sc in ZoologyB.Sc in BotanyArtsHSSLC or Bachelor of ArtsB.A. in BodoB.A. in AssameseB.A. in EnglishB.A. in philosophyB.A. in EconomicsB.A. in historyB.A. in Political scienceB.A. in philosophyMaster of Arts Distance learningM.A. in AssameseM.A. in BodoM.A. in EnglishM.A. in HistoryM.A. in EconomicsM.A. in philosophyM.A./M.Sc in MathematicsM. C...

The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law is a public university located in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-sponsored by Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance, and the Hubei Provincial People's Government. The university is part of the Double First Class University Plan and Project 211.

Harare Institute of Technology is a Zimbabwean university offering courses mainly in technology. History The Harare Institute of Technology was established in 1988 as a National Vocational Training Centre . Over time, it evolved into a Technical College offering courses in automotive, electrical, and mechanical engineering, producing artisans capable of operating and maintaining machinery in industry with little or no research or generation of new technology related knowledge.

The Military Academy of Modena is a military university in Modena, northern Italy. Located in the Ducal Palace of Modena in the historic center of the city, it was the first such military institution to be created in the world.

The University of South Florida Sarasota–Manatee is a branch campus of the University of South Florida in Sarasota, Florida. USFSM was established in 1975 as a regional campus of the University of South Florida and gained separate accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate and master's degrees in June 2011. It was consolidated with the other two USF campuses as of July 1, 2020.

Vikram University is located in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India. The university was named after the ruler Vikramaditya. It was established in 1957. It was evaluated by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council and was awarded B++ grade.

Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College is a college affiliated to the University of Mumbai, in Matunga, Mumbai, India. It was established in June 1937. The University of Mumbai granted autonomous status to Ramnarain Ruia College in year 2017. It comprises the Ramnarain Ruia College of Arts and Science which includes B. Voc course in Pharma analytical sciences under granted permission by UGC and the Ramnivas Ruia Junior College of Arts and Science. The college has been awarded a five star rating by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of India. Also, the NAAC accorded it the A+ Grade and a CGPA of 3.70 out of 4, which is the highest in the state.

Bloomfield College of Montclair State University is a public college in Bloomfield, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is chartered by the State of New Jersey and accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The school became part of Montclair State University starting in July 2023, before which it had been a private college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church through the Synod of the Northeast.

The Gulf Islands Film and Television School is a film school located on Galiano Island, British Columbia, Canada. It was initially founded by George Harris in 1995, but was purchased by Evan Allen and Barbara Allen in 2014.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a public university in Weatherford and Sayre, Oklahoma. It is one of six Regional University System of Oklahoma members. History SWOSU was first established through an act of the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature in 1901 as Southwestern Normal School, although no classes were held until 1903. Several towns fought a court battle to become the home of the new school, but Weatherford won the battle. The normal school included both a two-year degree program for teacher education and a preparatory school. In 1920, the preparatory part of the school closed and a four-year baccalaureate degree program replaced it.

Ahmet Yesevi University is a university in the city of Turkistan in Kazakhstan, named for the twelfth-century Sufi poet Khoja Akhmet Yassawi. Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University established in 1991 on the personal initiative of the Head of State N.A. Nazarbayev and based on the Intergovernmental Agreement between Kazakhstan and Turkey to train modern highly qualified specialists from young Turkic-speaking countries, the spiritual center of the Turkic world – Turkestan and is the first university that received the status of an international institution of higher education.

Fatih University was a leading private university located in the metropolitan Büyükçekmece district of Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1996, the university was closed by the Turkish government in July 2016 and is now a part of Istanbul University.

Alvernia University is a private Franciscan Roman Catholic university in Reading, Pennsylvania. Once known as Alvernia College, the school gained university status in 2008. History Alvernia University was founded in 1958 by the Bernardine Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis first as college for the sisters and then as a four-year liberal arts college. Many of the college's renovated classrooms and offices had been used for elementary and secondary education before 1958. The college's first building, Francis Hall, was built in 1926 and originally housed an orphanage. Alvernia received its...

The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong is a private university in Hong Kong located in Siu Lek Yuen, Sha Tin, New Territories. It was founded as Hang Seng Management College in 2010 by the Hang Seng School of Commerce and was granted university title in 2018.

The San Diego Community College District is one of the largest of California's 73 community college districts, the San Diego Community College District serves approximately 80,000 students annually at its three credit colleges, San Diego City College, Mesa College, and Miramar College, as well as seven campuses of San Diego College of Continuing Education.

St. Joseph's Institute of Management is a private graduate school of business located in Bangalore, India. It is part of St. Joseph's Institutions. It offers a two-year full-time PGDM program and is approved by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi. The PGDM program is accredited by National Board of Accreditation and is granted equivalence of MBA by AIU.

Riverland Community College is a public community college with three campuses in southeastern Minnesota: Albert Lea, Austin, and Owatonna. Founded in 1940, Riverland offers educational programs and courses to over 4,900 students annually through traditional, hybrid, and online delivery systems.

The State Agrarian University of Moldova was a university located in Chișinău, Moldova. It was founded in 1933 and dissolved in 2023. Organization The State Agrarian University of Moldova is the only higher agricultural education institution in the Republic of Moldova and the first higher education institution founded in Chișinău. SAUM has a history that began on 9 April 1933, when King Carol II of Romania promulgated the Law concerning the transformation of Agricultural Sciences Section of the University of Iași into the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences with its center in Chișinău. In 1938,...

The Padre Vicente Garcia Memorial Academy, also referred to as PVGMA or the Academy, is a private, non-sectarian institution located in Poblacion B, Rosario, Batangas, Philippines. Established in 1946, the school currently offers STEM, HUMMS and ABM.

Seabury-Western Theological Seminary was a seminary of the Episcopal Church, located in Evanston, Illinois. It ceased operations as a residential seminary granting the Master of Divinity degree in May 2010, and in January 2012 it moved from Evanston to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America headquarters near O'Hare Airport. In 2013, it federated with Bexley Hall seminary to form the Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, the federation then moved to the second floor of Chicago Theological Seminary in July 2016 to continue to offer its academic degrees including its Master of Divinity degree.

The University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos , is a private, Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution administered by the Order of Augustinian Recollects in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It was founded in 1941.

The Colegio de Santo Tomas – Recoletos is the first formal Recollect school in the Philippines. It used to be known as the Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Institute. Colegio de Sto. Tomas - Recoletos is a private college. It also provides Secondary education for young men and women. As of August 2022, the institution now provides tertiary education, offering courses in Criminology and Entrepreneurship.

The Los Angeles Film School is a for-profit college in Los Angeles, California offering associate and bachelor's degrees in majors relating to the entertainment industry. The school encompasses the Los Angeles Recording School and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges and the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.

Westmont College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Montecito, California. It was founded in 1937. History Ruth Kerr, owner and CEO of the Kerr Glass Manufacturing Company, established the school as the Bible Missionary Institute in 1937 on the former Westlake School for Girls campus near Downtown Los Angeles. It was renamed the Western Bible College in 1939. During these early years, Kerr and the other founders decided that a liberal arts curriculum was the best direction for the school. In 1940 Dr. Wallace Emerson, the first president, renamed the school Westmont College, derived from a college in the west and in the mountains.

Messenger College is a private Pentecostal college in Bedford, Texas. The institution is accredited through the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools and its students are eligible for federal student aid programs. Messenger College offers Bachelor of Arts and Associate of Arts degrees. Distance learning is offered through Messenger College On-Line.

Ozark Christian College began serving students in 1942 with only 16 attendees. Located in Joplin, Missouri and close to Kansas City, the school has now graduated 15,000 students. The goal of Ozark is to train men and women for Christian service, making Ozark a perfect fit for those seeking to enter the ministry. Over 90% of the graduates are serving in vocational or volunteer mission work of some type. The school requires over 50 hours of Bible classes, and sets its students up for success in the ministry and mission field. Ozark is accredited through the Higher Learning Commission and the Commission of Accreditation of the Association for Biblical Higher Education.

Arellano University operates seven campuses in Metro Manila. Juan Sumulong Campus AU Manila is the Main Campus of Arellano University. It is located at Legarda Street in Sampaloc, Manila and it the largest campus by land area. It is the home to the AU Juan Sumulong High School.

Durham College was a college of the University of Oxford, founded by the monks of Durham Priory in the late 13th century. It was closed at the dissolution of the monasteries in the mid 16th century, and its buildings were subsequently used to found Trinity College, Oxford.

Teikyo University of Japan in Durham is an overseas campus of Teikyo University located on the campus of Durham University in the Lafcadio Hearn Culture Centre. The campus was established in 1990 and operates as a language and cultural exchange facility for students from Teikyo University in Tokyo.

Calumet College of St. Joseph is a private Roman Catholic college in Whiting, Indiana. It was founded in 1951 as an extension of Saint Joseph's College and is associated with the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. In fall 2022, it enrolled 658 undergraduates and 95 graduate students.

Maria College is a private Roman Catholic college in Albany, New York. History Maria College was founded in 1958 by the Religious Sisters of Mercy to serve as a sister formation college, an institution where aspiring Sisters of Mercy could receive a college degree that would qualify them to teach. Under the leadership of Maria College's first President, Sister Mary Borromeo, the focus on educating only religious sisters slowly changed, and the college received permission to open its doors to the public in 1964.

Mildred Elley is a private, for-profit college offering two-year programs as well as professional certifications with campuses in Albany, and New York City, New York and in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Founded in 1917 by Augusta Mildred Elley, a local woman who was educated at a college in New York City, the school initially educated women for secretarial positions. With installation of a new president in 1985, the school expanded its programs and secured degree-granting authority from the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York.

The Carle Illinois College of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Called the "World's First Engineering-Based College of Medicine," the school trains physician-innovators by integrating several engineering and entrepreneurship approaches into its medical training, and awards the degree of M.D. upon graduation.

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