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Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology University is a university located at Gunupur, in the state of Odisha, India established in 1997 by . The Odisha government issued a gazette notification for award of the university status to GIET Gunupur in December 2018. The university was established in 1997 by the Vidya Bharati Educational Trust.
Petersburg Institute of St. Helena is a closed women's educational institution of the Russian Empire, part of the department of institutions of Empress Maria, which existed from 1821 to 1918 in St. Petersburg.
Shri Ram Murti Smarak College of Engineering and Technology Unnao, also known as SRMS CET Unnao or SRMS CET Lucknow is a private-unaided engineering college of SRMS Institutions in the Lucknow region of Uttar Pradesh situated at 35 km on Lucknow -Kanpur Highway, Village Ashakhera-Kushari, Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in the memory of the late Shri Ram Murti Ji, it is managed and run by SRMS Trust and offers undergraduate courses as B.Tech. in engineering.
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ahmedabad is an Indian public Pharmacy research university, and a part of the seven schools, under India's Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. The institute offers Masters and Doctoral degrees in pharmaceutical sciences. As an Institute of National Importance it plays an important role in the Human Resource Development for the ever growing Indian Pharmaceutical industry, which has been in the forefront of India’s science-based industries with wide ranging capabilities in this important field of drug manufacture.
The Granville Female College was an American women's college located in Granville, Ohio. It was established as the Granville Academy in 1827, changed its name in 1867, and closed in 1898. History The college was founded in 1827 under the name Granville Academy. It was "founded and is held in trust by those who are connected by membership or doctrinal sympathy with the Presbyterian Church, and from the beginning its object has been to afford young women a generous and thorough culture founded upon Christian principles."
Khalifa bin Zayed Air College is a military air force academy and college of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces and is the main training institution of the United Arab Emirates Air Force. It is located in Al Ain.
The Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Management is an online interdisciplinary sustainable management bachelor's degree program. A joint effort between the University of Wisconsin–Extension and four of the University of Wisconsin campuses, UW–Parkside, UW–River Falls, UW–Stout, and UW–Superior, the program began enrolling students for the fall 2009 semester.
Saint Joseph College–Olongapo, Inc. is a private Catholic educational institution located in Olongapo, Zambales, Philippines. It is one of the Catholic institutions under the Diocese of Iba dedicated to serve the educational needs of the students of Olongapo and of the neighboring towns of Zambales and Bataan. It is the oldest sectarian school in Olongapo City.
The Adamas Institute of Technology or AIT is an engineering college in West Bengal, India.It was established in 2008 by RICE Education Group. The college is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology and all the programmes are approved by the All India Council for Technical Education.
Colorado Heights University was a private university in Denver, Colorado. It was part of the Teikyo University Group. In July 2009, it changed its name from Teikyo Loretto Heights University to Colorado Heights University. It opened in 1989 on the campus of the former Loretto Heights College and closed in 2016 due to declining enrollment.
La Salette of Roxas College, is a private Catholic, coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette in Vira, Roxas, Isabela, Philippines. It was founded by the La Salettes on September 17, 1958. It is the only Catholic school in the municipality and is one of the leading educational institution in Isabela.
The University of Vicenza was a medieval university located in the town of Vicenza in the Veneto region of Italy. It was recognized as a studium generale in 1204. The university was first formed by students migrating from the University of Bologna; Hastings Rashdall suggests a number of universities were formed the same way during the first decade of the 13th century. The university closed in 1209.
Dhenkanal College, officially Dhenkanal Autonomous College, is an autonomous college located at Dhenkanal, Odisha, India. It Provides undergraduate and post-graduate programs in commerce, sciences and liberal arts. It is affiliated to Utkal University.
Shri Krushna Chandra Gajapati Autonomous College is an autonomous college situated in Paralakhemundi in southern Odisha. History The history of growth and development of the college is accredited to the former rulers of Paralakhemundi, and the spread of education in Odisha. This institution was founded in 1896 under the patronage of the Raja of Paralakhemundi. In the same year it obtained affiliation as a second grade college from the Madras University. Due to the continued efforts by Maharaja Sri Krushna Chandra Gajapati Narayana Deo the college was upgraded to the status of a first grad...
Middlesex College, formerly Middlesex County College, is a public community college with its main campus in Edison, New Jersey. It was founded by the Middlesex County Board of Elected Freeholders in 1964 and serves the needs of Middlesex County as well as surrounding communities. The college also maintains two urban center campuses, one located in the Civic Square government and theatre district of New Brunswick and one in the city center of Perth Amboy. The current president of Middlesex College is Mark McCormick, who succeeded Dr. Joann LaPerla-Morales.
Scholfield's Commercial College was a business college in Providence, Rhode Island, during the second half of the 19th century. It is no longer in operation. History In 1846, Albert Gallatin Scholfield moved from Connecticut to Providence. He was a proponent of the double-entry bookkeeping system, but found that most merchants in town used the single-entry system. Sensing an opportunity, in June 1846 he opened Scholfield's Commercial College in downtown Providence. It was the first business school in the city. Eventually the double-entry method became the dominant accounting system in town.
Artvin Çoruh University is a university located in Artvin, Turkey. It was established in 2007. Affiliations The university is a member of the Caucasus University Association. External links Official Website
Emily Griffith Technical College is a public technical college in downtown Denver, Colorado, United States. Founded by Emily Griffith in 1916 as Opportunity School, it was renamed in her honor in 1933. The school is a part of Denver Public Schools, serving as the adult education arm of the district and is also associated with the Colorado Community College System.
D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University is located in Oskemen, Kazakhstan. Founded in 1958 as Ust-Kamenogorskij stroitelno-dorozhnyj institut, UKSDI , the university is named after the first rector Serikbayev Daulet Mirkasymovich, a famous public figure and social activist who ensured the status of a leading science and technology university.
Government College, Koraput is a State Government-run degree college affiliated to Vikram dev University. It is situated in Landiguda, Koraput, Odisha state of India. It offers graduate courses in Arts, Commerce and Science stream. It also offers Master courses for Arts stream in two subjects that is Oriya and Education.
University of Co-operative and Management,Sagaing is a public university in the Sagaing township of Sagaing Division, Myanmar. The university offers a Bachelor of Business Science with five specializations, postgraduate diplomas and master's programmes. The university accepts 300 students annually for their four-year degree programmes.
Colorado State University Global is an online public university that is a member of the Colorado State University System. Founded in 2007, CSU Global is headquartered in Aurora, Colorado. CSU Global offers online undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs. The university specializes in non-traditional, adult professional students and students who can't take part in a traditional campus setting.
Iceland College of Education was a normal college in Iceland. It merged with the University of Iceland in July 2008 and is now called the School of Education. Enrollment was around 2300 students with more than half of them being distance learning students. The university offered B.A., Bf B Ed. and B.S degree programmes as well as M.Ed. and doctorate degrees.
Fairland University is a private university in Uganda. Location The campus of Fairland University is located at 30/34 Eden Road, Walukuba Masese Zone, within the city of Jinja, Uganda's second largest commercial center, approximately , by road, east of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. The coordinates of the university campus are:0° 26' 24.00"N, 33° 14' 15.00"E ...
The Makerere University School of Biomedical Sciences is one of the four schools that comprise the Makerere University College of Health Sciences , a semi-autonomous constituent college of Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university. Between 1924 and 2007, the school was part of the Makerere University School of Medicine and constituted the pre-clinical departments of anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, and pathology. In 2007, those departments were organized into a separate school. MakSBS provides biomedical education at the undergraduate and postgraduate leve...
The Uganda National Entrepreneurship Development Institute is a privately owned national resource development institution in Uganda whose focus area is entrepreneurship education, training and research. The institute provides training techniques, faculty support, consultancy, research as well as teaching and development of entrepreneurship training materials.
The Colegio de San Ildefonso was an educational institution run by the Society of Jesus in Cebu City, Philippines in the then Spanish Captaincy General of the Philippines. It was established by the Jesuits in 1595 thus making it the first European-founded educational institution in Asia. In Mexico City, the Jesuits had founded a college with the same name in 1588. The Cebu City college was established by Fr. Antonio Sedeño, Fr. Pedro Chirino, and Antonio Pereira of the Society of Jesus in August 1595. After the expulsion of the Jesuits from Spanish territories in 1767, the buildings and facili...
University of Western States is a private health science-focused university in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1904, UWS is the second oldest chiropractic university in the world. The university has just under 1,000 students enrolled in both online and on campus.
Saint Joseph Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in Saint Benedict, Louisiana, governed by the Swiss-American Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation. The monks of the abbey also operate Saint Joseph Seminary College.
Dharanidhar University, formerly Dharanidhar Autonomous College, is a state public university in Kendujhar district of Odisha, India. The college was established in 1957 as Keonjhar Science College an intermediate science college and was granted affiliation by Utkal University. It was initially headed by R. Venkatraman, IAS. On February 12, 2023, the college was got University status.
Oregon College of Oriental Medicine is a private college in Portland, Oregon focused on graduate degrees in acupuncture and Oriental medicine. OCOM's programs are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine and authorized by the Oregon Student Assistance Commission's Office of Degree Authorization to award Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degrees.
Heritage Christian University is a private bible college in Florence, Alabama. It is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. The university is governed by a board of directors, all of whom must be active members of the Churches of Christ.
Albany Technical College is a public community college in Albany, Georgia. It is part of the Technical College System of Georgia and provides education services for a seven-county service area in southwest Georgia. The school's service area includes Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Lee, Randolph, and Terrell counties. ATC is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate of Applied Science Degrees. The ATC Medical Assisting Program is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs upon t...
Jefferson College of Health Sciences was a private health sciences college in Roanoke, Virginia. Officially chartered as a college in 1982, Jefferson College is the oldest hospital-based college in Virginia. In 2019, the college merged with Radford University to become Radford University Carilion.
Southern Regional Technical College is a public community college with its main campus in Thomasville, Georgia. It is part of the Technical College System of Georgia and provides education services for a seven-county service area in southwest Georgia. The school was formed by consolidation of Southwest Georgia Technical College in Thomasville and Moultrie Technical College in Moultrie.
Arkansas Northeastern College is a public community college in Blytheville, Arkansas. History Originally called Mississippi County Community College, Harry V. Smith was selected as its first president, serving from February 1975 to October 1, 1983. John P. Sullins succeeded him. In 2003, the college opened up a child care center. It works to provide free daycare for up to 54 of the children of students. In 2015, the college started a 13 million dollar project to combine three of the school's centers: Harry L. Crisp Center, the Burdette Center and the Aircraft & Metals Engineering Center.
Allen College is a private university focused on healthcare and located in Waterloo, Iowa. History In 1925, Allen Memorial Hospital and Allen Memorial Hospital School of Nursing were opened. The school was closed as a result of the Great Depression. It reopened in 1942, and in 1989 the school became Allen College of Nursing. The school was renamed Allen College in 1997.
Carl Sandburg College is a public community college with its main campus in Galesburg, Illinois. The college serves the west-central Illinois region, has a branch campus in Carthage and an off-campus site in downtown Galesburg.
York University is a private college affiliated with the Churches of Christ and located in York, Nebraska. It was founded in 1890. History York University was founded in 1890 by the United Brethren Church as York College. In 1946, the merger of the United Brethren Church and the Evangelical Church transferred control of the school to the Evangelical United Brethren Church. In 1956 the church transferred control to members of the Churches of Christ. The university has more than 7,500 alumni. Average enrollment is around 650 students.
Southeastern Technical College is a public community college in Vidalia, Georgia with a satellite campus in Swainsboro and distance learning centers among its eight-county service area. It is part of the Technical College System of Georgia and provides vocational and adult education to students in Candler, Emanuel, Jenkins, Johnson, Montgomery, Tattnall, Toombs, and Treutlen counties.
The Russian Special Forces University is a private university in Chechnya, devoted to the training of special forces. History In 2013, the Head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. proposed creation of a multifunctional complex in Russia to combine modern methods and techniques of training in special tactical disciplines. The university was founded as a private company with its construction project curated by Deputy Head of National Guard of Russia in Chechen Republic Daniil Martynov.
Lincoln College of New England was a private college in Southington, Connecticut, founded in 1966 as Briarwood College. Lincoln's regional accreditor placed the college on probation in the summer of 2018; the institution subsequently stopped admitting students and announced that it would close in December.
Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women is a public women's medical college at Khanpur Kalan in the Gohana in Sonepat district of Haryana in India. It is the first women's Government Medical College of independent India and the first such institution in North India since Delhi’s Lady Hardinge Medical College that was established in 1914. The college was inaugurated on International Women's Day, 2013 by Sonia Gandhi, congress party chief.