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Fatima College, Madurai, is a women's general degree college located in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 1953. The college is affiliated with Madurai Kamaraj University. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.

Ringling College of Art and Design is a private art and design school in Sarasota, Florida. It was founded by Ludd M. Spivey as an art school in 1931 as a remote branch of Southern College but separated by 1933.

Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University is a public state university in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. The university was named after the 19th-century Rajbangshi leader and social reformist, Panchanan Barma.

The Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt is a technical university in Germany, which was founded originally in 1807, and was restructured during 1971. The university is among the best applied sciences universities in Germany with over 150 partner universities worldwide. The university is located in Bavaria with campuses in Würzburg and Schweinfurt.

The University of Florida College of Dentistry is the dental school of the University of Florida. The college is located in the Dental Sciences Building on the southeastern edge of the university's Gainesville, Florida main campus. The college is one of the six academic colleges and schools that make up the university's J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center. The college is the only publicly funded dental school in the state of Florida. As of 2019 there were 365 DMD students enrolled in the college, and 133 faculty members and 148 residents/interns/fellows were employed by the college.

The University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences , founded in 1964, is a college of the University of Florida. Overview The programs offered specialize in agriculture, natural resources, and life sciences. CALS has two schools with it:

Clayton State University is a public university in Morrow, Georgia. It serves Metro Atlanta and is a selective Senior Unit of the University System of Georgia. The main campus includes of wooded grounds, featuring five lakes and a park-like atmosphere. Located in the north-central part of Clayton County in suburban south metro Atlanta, the main campus is a fifteen-minute drive from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and about twenty minutes from downtown Atlanta. Clayton State also maintains a separate Fayette County instructional site in Peachtree City and offers additional in...

Charotar University of Science and Technology is established under the Gujarat Act No. 8 of 1995, Government of Gujarat. University Grants Commission has empowered CHARUSAT to award Degrees under Section 22 of UGC Act 1956. Earlier campus was known as Education Campus Changa until 2009.The Gujarat Government has granted "Centre of Excellence" to the University. CHARUSAT was accredited with grade A+ by NAAC in 2022. It's ranked 22nd best university in whole India.

Cape Fear Community College is a public community college in Wilmington, North Carolina. It enrolls nearly 23,000 students each year. The service area of Cape Fear Community College includes New Hanover and Pender counties with a main campus located in downtown Wilmington and satellite campuses in Castle Hayne, Burgaw, and Surf City.

Sarada Ma Girls College, established in 2006, is a women's college in Nabapally, Barasat. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated to West Bengal State University. Departments

Netaji Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya, established in 2000, is a general degree college in Ashoknagar. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to West Bengal State University. Departments

Sree Chaitanya College is a college in Habra in the state of West Bengal. It offers Undergraduate and Post Gradduate courses arts and sciences. It is affiliated to West Bengal State University. History The college was established in 1956, for providing higher education to local students. Habra Siksha Parishad took initiative with the help of the then Chief Minister, late Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy for the purpose. This project was given a proper shape by the Minister in the D.r Roy's Cabinet, Mr. Tarun Kanti Ghosh, who was also an MLA from Habra. The College began its journey in the premises of Habra High School.

Gobardanga Hindu College, established in 1947, is a general degree college in Gobardanga, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences and postgraduate courses in arts. It is currently affiliated to West Bengal State University . In 2016, it was reaccredited grade A by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council for the second successive time.

Kingston College of Science, established in 2004, is a general degree college at Berunanpukuria, North 24 Parganas in the Indian state of West Bengal. It offers undergraduate courses in sciences. It is affiliated to West Bengal State University.

Amdanga Jugal Kishore Mahavidyalaya, established in 2007, is a general degree college in Amdanga, North 24 Parganas in the Indian state of West Bengal. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to West Bengal State University.

Barasat College, previously named as Barasat Evening College , was established in 1972, is the general degree college in Barasat, Kolkata. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to West Bengal State University.

Community Colleges of Spokane is a community college district based in Spokane, Washington, USA. Founded in 1963, CCS serves some 28,744 students a year, spread across a service district in Eastern Washington. It comprises Spokane Community College and Spokane Falls Community College. Its current chancellor is Dr. Christine Johnson. The schools have a combined enrollment of some 28,000 students.

Kurdistan Institution for Strategic Studies and Scientific Research is a public institution located in the city of Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan Region - Iraq. It is one of the important scientific and cultural institution in Kurdistan region as well as Iraq which is specialized for scientific research and strategy studies.

Jackson College was a college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, located in Columbia, Tennessee. History Jackson College was founded as the Manual Labor Academy at Spring Hill, Tennessee, in 1830. Its original enrollment was seven students. As part of the curriculum each student was required to work two hours per day at a manual task. It was thought that this manual labor was beneficial to the student. While at some schools students engaged in mechanical tasks, the Academy was not able to build shops or buy the tools necessary. The students, therefore, engaged in farming.

Plateau State University is a university in Bokkos, Plateau State, Nigeria. It was established in 2005. It was granted recognition by the National Universities Commission on April 29, 2005, as the 66th university in Nigeria and the 24th state-owned university in the country. The Law Establishing the university is cited as Law No. 4 of 2005 as contained in Plateau State of Nigeria Gazette No. 3, Vol. 11 of May 24, 2006. It is located in Diram Village along the Butura-Tarangol axis in Bokkos Local Government Area, about 70 kilometres away from Jos the Plateau State capital.

Mid-Ocean School of Media Arts is a private vocational institution located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. MOSMA was founded in 1994 with a specific focus in delivering education in audio production technology through theoretical and practical study including mentorships with recording artists, audio engineers, and producers. The institution offers a six-month diploma program as well as a series of self-interest part-time courses.

Düzce University is a university located in Düzce, Turkey. It was established in 2006 but its oldest unit, Duzce Vocational School, has existed since 1976. In 2008, the university joined the National Quality Movement and received an Excellence 4 Star Award by the Turkish Quality Association , within the scope of EFQM .

Mindanao State University at Naawan is an autonomous external campus and distinct unit of Mindanao State University System based in Naawan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. History Mindanao State University at Naawan was founded as a field laboratory of the MSU College of Fisheries under Dean Domiciano Kapili Villaluz in 1964. This field laboratory was intended to complement the MSU College of Fisheries program in freshwater aquaculture. Through the help of the Municipal government, a 15 hectare mangrove area in Naawan, Misamis Oriental was acquired for training students in the design and construction of brackishwater ponds for the culture of commercially important species of fish.

The University Law College, Bangalore University, popularly known as ULC - Bangalore, is a legal education institution located in the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Administration Bangalore University ULC is administered and maintained by the Bangalore University , which was started originally in 1886 at Central College, later given status of Degree awarding body through its own name in July 1964 under the Mysore Act No.26, later replaced by the Karnataka State Universities Act. The university offers a wide range of curricular options encompassing 9 faculties which include both traditional as well as modern intellectual disciplines.

The National University of Medical Sciences, commonly referred as NUMS, is a public university located in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. Overview The National University of Medical Sciences is recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan for degree awarding status and accredited by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan for undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and training. It was established in 2015 and run by the Pakistan Army Medical Corps. Previously, Army Medical College was affiliated with National Univer...

The Government College University Faisalabad is a public university located in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. History The institute was established as a primary school in 1897 in the present building of Government College for Women, Karkhana Bazar, Faisalabad. It was promoted to high school and intermediate college in 1905 and 1924 respectively. In 1933, it was elevated to the degree level and postgraduate disciplines were introduced in 1963. The government of Punjab declared it as an autonomous institution in 1990. It was further given the status of a university in 2002.

Olin College of Engineering, officially Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, is a private college focused on engineering and located in Needham, Massachusetts. Olin College is noted in the engineering community for its relatively recent founding, small size, project-based curriculum, and large endowment funded primarily by the defunct F. W. Olin Foundation. The college covers half of each admitted student's tuition through the Olin Scholarship.

Compass College of Film and Media is a private Christian art school in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school changed its name to Compass College of Film and Media from Compass College of Cinematic Arts on January 1, 2022, to better reflect the career paths of the alumni and what the school is teaching its students. It will be acquired by Calvin University in the fall of 2023 and become part of the university's communication school.

The University of Swat is a public sector university. The main campus of the university is situated in the Charbagh area of the Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is 20 km away from the main city of Mingora

Government Post Graduate College, Asghar Mall, Rawalpindi, founded as Sanatan Dharma High School, is a historical and prominent government college in Rawalpindi. It was established in 1904 as a high school by Sanatan Dharma, a Hindu religious movement.

The University of Missouri School of Law is the law school of the University of Missouri. It is located on the university's main campus in Columbia, forty minutes from the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. The school was founded in 1872 by the Curators of the University of Missouri. Its alumni include governors, legislators, judges, attorneys general, and law professors across the country. According to Mizzou Law's 2016 ABA-required disclosures, 82 percent of the 2016 class obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation.

The Government College is located on the banks of River Godavari in Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India. It has been recognized as the 'College with Potential for Excellence' by the University Grants Commission in 2016.

Reliance College Junior, established in 2003, is an English medium college in Golaghat. It has three streams i.e. science, arts and commerce. It has produced three state toppers belonging to the top ten students of AHSEC HSSLC exam yet.

Hemo Prova Borbora Girls' College, established in 1969, is a women's general degree college situated in Golaghat, Assam. This college is affiliated with the Dibrugarh University. This college offers bachelor's degree courses in arts.

The Eastern University Bangladesh is a private university located in Road 6, Block B, Ashulia Model Town, Savar, Dhaka-1345.The Eastern University was established in 2003 under the Private University Act 1992, and later on approved under Private University Act of 2010. The university was set up by Eastern University Foundation - a non-profit, non-political and philanthropic organization. Its founders include academics, chartered accountants, engineers, industrialists and retired civil servants. The Foundation has 30 members. The governance of Eastern University is carried out as per the Priva...

College of the Immaculate Conception is a private Diocesan Catholic school in Sumacab Este, Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija. It is considered the first Roman Catholic College in Nueva Ecija. CIC is the first school in the Nueva Ecija with the grade school at Level III Accreditation and the high school and college at Level II Accreditation from the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities for its Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, Grade School and High School programs.

Alfalah University is a private university established in 2011 in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. It is the only accredited university in Nangarhar Province of eastern Afghanistan. The institute quickly became one of the largest private higher education institutions in the east of Afghanistan. It was elevated to university status by the Ministry of Higher Education in 2020. The University is a hub for education, research, innovation, and public engagement; it offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in multiple disciplines. These include courses in management, law, journa...

Nsaka University is a private university in Uganda. Location The university campus sits on a site, located at Mafubira, a neighborhood in the city of Jinja, off the Jinja-Kamuli Road. Mafubira is approximately , by road, north of the central business district of Jinja. The coordinates of Nsaka University Campus are 0°27'56.0"N, 33°12'21.0"E .

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 East African Civil Aviation Academy , also known as the Soroti Flying School, is a Ugandan school that trains aircraft pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers. Location The school is based at Soroti Airport, , in the town of Soroti in the Eastern Region. It is approximately , by air, north-east of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda's largest civilian and military airport. The coordinates of the airport are 1°43'15.0"N; 33°37'03.0"E .

Federal University Dutsin-Ma established by the administration of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. It was founded in February 2011 which is located in Katsina state. The Vice Chancellor is Bichi Armaya'u Hamisu. The university fully started by 2012.

Teerthanker Mahaveer University also known as TMU is a private university in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Established in 2008 by the Government of Uttar Pradesh Act No.30 and approved by the University Grants Commission under Section 2 and 12 of the UGC Act, 1956. NAAC A, ICAR, and various other regulatory authorities have accredited the university. TMU offers career-oriented programmes at all levels, i.e., UG, PG, and doctoral degrees across diverse streams.

Tri-County Technical College is a public community college in Pendleton, South Carolina. It is part of the South Carolina Technical College System. Established in 1962, Tri-County Technical College has four campuses in Pendleton, Anderson, Easley, and Seneca, serving Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens counties. The college has a partnership with nearby Clemson University to allow students who plan to declare a limited enrollment major or missing college-level credits at Clemson to enroll at Tri-County and transfer to Clemson after two semesters whilst holding status as Clemson Students.

Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts is a university in Bình Thạnh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The predecessor of this school was the École des Dessins, founded by André Joyeux in 1913, which became the École des Arts appliqués de Gia Đinh from 1940 to 1971 .

Grantham College is a further education and Sixth Form college in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. History Construction Air Chief Marshal Arthur Longmore lived at Elsham House from about 1920; his daughter Janet was mother of Tony Worth, whose father Sqn Ldr George Worth MBE stood as the Conservative candidate in the 1945 Grantham election. Elsham House was sold by auction on Wednesday 17 October 1945 for £5,334 to Grantham Technical College, and it was hoped to open the college by September 1947, but it would be open by at least 1948. The house, and squash court, were converted to classrooms in 1948 for £8,500.

Helene Fuld College of Nursing is a private nursing school in New York City. The college offers associate and comprehensive baccalaureate science degrees to Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses, and individuals who are not already nurses. The college is located in the East Harlem section of Manhattan in the Mount Morris Park Historic District across from Marcus Garvey Park. It was founded in 1945.

Georgia Baptist College was a private grade school and college in Macon, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1899 as Central City College and was renamed in 1938. It closed due to financial difficulties in 1956.

Loikaw University is a university situated in Loikaw Township, Kayah State, Myanmar. History In 2014, along with other Burmese universities, the Loikaw university engaged in research to preserve the Thanlwin river. The department of geology also uncovered two trilobite species from the Taungnyo area dating back to the carboniferous. In 2023 during the civil war, the university had been converted in to a military base by the Tatmadaw to defend against rebel incursions on the city. In Operation 1107 it was captured by the KNDF after two days of fighting.

Bartın University is a public university located in Bartın, Turkey. It was established in 2008. Campus The university is composed of two campuses, one located in Ağdacı and one in Kutlubeyyazıcılar, both villages within the district of Bartın.

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