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Salem University is a private for-profit university in Salem, West Virginia. It has about 250 students on campus and about 600 online students that are enrolled in undergraduate as well as graduate programs. The university was founded by the Seventh Day Baptist Church in 1888.

The Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition , generally known as the Institute of Hotel Management , is a multi-location public hospitality school in India. IHM is established by the Ministry of Tourism of the Government of India. It is also under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Tourism. It caters to not only the students of India but also international students from the SAARC countries.

Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University is a state university located in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. History Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University was established by the Divyangjan Sashaktikaran Vibhag of the Government of Uttar Pradesh through an ordinance dated 29 August 2008, which was later replaced by U.P. Act No. 1 of 2009, dated 19 February 2009 and U.P. Act No. 24 of 2011, dated 28 November 2011.

VIVA College is an educational institute run by Late Shri Vishnu Waman Thakur Charitable Trust, established in 2001 in Virar, Maharashtra, India, affiliated to the University of Mumbai. It offers under-graduate courses in Science, Commerce and Arts. Its sister colleges, run by the same trust offer under-graduate courses in Law, Engineering and post-graduate courses in Management and Information Technology.

Collegium Orientale in Eichstätt is an Eastern Catholic seminary and college under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic diocese of Eichstätt, Bavaria, Germany. It is responsible for the formation of future priests and provides an environment for married and celibate priests seeking higher degrees at the Catholic University of Eichstätt. The college is the only ecumenical seminary that accepts candidates of the various and traditions of the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches.

Cuesta College is a public community college in San Luis Obispo County, California. History The first community college in the San Luis Obispo area was founded in 1916 as a San Luis Obispo High School division. It lasted until 1919 with the United States involved in World War I. Cal Poly had a junior college division from 1927 to 1932. Miramonte College of Atascadero filled the void as a private institution from 1933 to 1936. The county's second public junior college was formed in 1936 as a part of San Luis Obispo High School District but ceased operation in June 1959. On April 16, 1963, voter...

The University of Science and Technology of Mazandaran is a public university under the Ministry of Science located in east Mazandaran province in Iran. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in mathematics, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering and industrial engineering. Also undergraduate students in computer science and computer engineering.

Bihar Agricultural University is an autonomous institute under Bihar state government established on 5 August, 2010 under Indian Council of Agricultural Research and is situated at Sabour, Bhagalpur city of Bihar. At present, it is located in Bihar Agricultural College, Sabour Campus, the oldest agricultural college of the state.

Copper Mountain College is a public community college in Joshua Tree, California. It was accredited in 2001 as the 108th such institution in the state. CMC offers a total of 24 different certificates and degrees.

VIT Bhopal University , also known as Vellore Institute of Technology, Bhopal or VIT University, Bhopal, is a private university in Kothri Kalan in Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was established by the Vellore Institute of Technology.

The University of Humanistic Studies is a university in Utrecht, The Netherlands. It is the youngest university in the Netherlands and houses about 530 students. It is also the only university offering a degree programme in humanistic studies. The UvH was founded in 1989 by elevating the status of a pre-existing higher education school of the Dutch secular association Humanistisch Verbond.

St. Peter's Seminary is a Roman Catholic seminary located in the Diocese of London, Ontario, Canada. The seminary is a fully accredited member of the Association of Theological Schools of the United States and Canada. St. Peter's Seminary is the major seminary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of London in Ontario. It is affiliated with King's University College, a Catholic affiliate of the University of Western Ontario. The current rector of St. Peter's Seminary is Denis Grecco.

The Luhansk State University of Internal Affairs named after Eduard Didorenko is a Ukrainian university in Luhansk. History Today Luhansk State University of Internal Affairs named after E.O. Didorenko is one of the most promising higher educational establishments of Ukraine of the IV level of accreditation.

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.

Skagit Valley College is a public community college in Mount Vernon, Washington. It serves students in Skagit, Island, and San Juan counties in northwest Washington state. Established in 1926, SVC grants academic transfer pathways, professional/technical degrees, and certificates. The academic transfer degree and several professional/technical degrees can be completed online. SVC also offers Basic Education for Adults and Community Education courses. Courses are offered during Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters.

Nanchang Hangkong University , also Nanchang Aviation University, is located in Nanchang City, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China. It is an engineering-based multidisciplinary university. It was Nanchang Institute of Aeronautical Technology and it was renamed in Feb. 2007. It is a higher education institute with a distinctive feature of aeronautics and national defense under the joint supervision of Jiangxi Provincial Government and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China.

The Autonomous University of Chiriqui, in Spanish Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí , is a Panamanian university. It was founded in 1995, and is the third autonomous state institution of higher education and the first in the western region of the country.

Chakdaha College, established in 1973, is a college in Chakdaha, in Nadia district, West Bengal, India. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences. It is affiliated to University of Kalyani.

Waldorf University is a private for-profit university in Forest City, Iowa. It was founded in 1903 and associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and its predecessors. In 2010, it was sold to Columbia Southern University and became a for-profit institution; 12 years later, ownership was transferred to the Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation.

The Department of Public Policy, formerly School of Public Policy at Central European University is an English-language graduate institution with campuses in Budapest and Vienna. CEU was founded by philanthropist George Soros.

The Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences is a graduate school for biology in the City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California. Program The Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences is a doctoral and masters program that trains students to become research scientists with expertise in chemical, molecular, and cellular biology. Graduates of this program are awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences or the degree of Master of Science in Translational Medicine, and as such are equipped to address fundamental questions in the life sciences and biomedicine.

Rani Channamma University is a public university in Belagavi established by the government of Karnataka in 2010 It was created by upgrading Kittur Rani Channamma Post Graduate Centre at Belagavi which was established by the Karnatak University, Dharwad in 1982. The university is recognised by University Grants Commission and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council . As of 2021, Rani Channamma University has been awarded "Grade B+" by the NAAC

Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine is a public medical school in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It offers graduate and postgraduate education in medicine, health care staff training for the city. It was officially recognized as a University on 7/1/2008. The approval decision was written by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

American University of Technology , is a private university established in Lebanon. It was founded in 1998 by Ghada Hinain near Byblos. The university is directed by an appointed Board of Trustees. AUT's mission is to provide non-sectarian American higher education opportunities to qualified students from rural villages and towns between Beirut and Tripoli, and they have distinguished and proved themselves among other Lebanese students. Most of AUT's students work and receive financial aid.

The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College is a public college in Kahului, Hawaii on the island of Maui. It is one of ten branches of the University of Hawaiʻi system and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

The University of AMIKOM Yogyakarta is a private IT college in Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The college was established on December 29, 1992, under the auspices of the Yogyakarta AMIKOM Foundation. It has 2 diploma programs, 13 undergraduate programs, and 1 postgraduate program; all are accredited. The university concentrates on efforts to become the world's leading university in the field of the creative economy based on entrepreneurship. The university currently has more than 11,000 active students, and has more than 3,000 new students every year.

Dharmaram College is a major seminary of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate congregation. It was relocated to Bangalore, India in 1957 from Chethipuzha in Kerala. It is the combination of the Sanskrit words dharma and arāma or "Rāma" that makes the word Dharmaram, which means 'Garden of Virtues'. The 'Garden of Virtues' symbolizes the Sacred Heart of Jesus to which Dharmaram is dedicated to. "Isabhakti Paramjnanam" is the motto of Dharmaram.

Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi is a public pilot training institute located at Fursatganj Airfield in Uttar Pradesh, India. Established in 1985, it is an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India.

Iskenderun Technical University is a public university located in İskenderun district of Hatay, Turkey. It was formed on March 31, 2015 by the separation from Mustafa Kemal University. It is a technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as provides education in social sciences and music. As of 2021, the university has seven faculties, one college, seven institutes, five vocational schools and one music school.

The Faculty of Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland was founded in 1963 with the core mission of advancing the science, art and practice of dentistry by the promotion of education, study and research.

The Sarah Tucker College is an institution in Palayamkottai, a town in Tirunelveli District in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is the first college for women in south India, owing its origin to Sarah Tucker of England and her friends, who raised money for the founding of a small school for training teachers for elementary schools in Tirunelveli District. After this the Sarah Tucker High School was started, which was raised to a college in 1895.

Douglas Education Center is a private, for-profit, higher education career school located thirty miles south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. History Warren Douglas founded the Douglas Business College in 1904 as a business and secretary school. In 1977, it became the Douglas School of Business. In 2001, it became the Douglas Education Center.

The Church of Ireland Theological Institute is responsible for ministerial formation and lay training within the Church of Ireland. It is located in Churchtown in Dublin. The Church of Ireland, Representative Church Body Library and archives, are also housed on the CITI Campus.

Komazawa Women's University is a private university in Inagi, Tokyo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1927, and it was chartered as a university in 1993. External links Official website

Iliria College is a private provider of higher education in Kosovo. The Iliria Kolleg Pristina began its activity in 2001 as a private institution which combines the Albanian educational tradition with contemporary concepts. The Iliria College is member of the Balkan Universities Network.

Catawba Valley Community College is a public community college in Hickory, North Carolina. The college, established April 3, 1958, is part of the North Carolina Community College System. The main campus covers and includes 16 buildings. The college also operates a Cosmetology Center in downtown Newton, the CVCC Alexander Center for Education in Taylorsville, and East Campus, where continuing education and business & industry services are provided. Specialty programs include the Manufacturing Solutions Center, where US manufacturers are provided assistance to increase sales, improve quality and improve efficiency.

Columban College is a Catholic basic and higher education institution run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Iba in Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines. It was founded in 1961. It is dedicated to serve the educational needs of the city of Olongapo and the provinces of Zambales and Bataan.

Pritilata Mahila Mahavidyalaya is a college situated at Panikhali in Nadia district. It was founded as women's college; now it is co-educational. It offers undergraduate courses in arts. It is affiliated to University of Kalyani. The name commemorates the legacy of freedom fighter and revolutionary Pritilata Waddedar.

The Conservatoire for Dance and Drama was a higher education institution in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 2001 to bring together a number of schools providing higher-level vocational training in the performing arts.

The University of Gwadar is a public university situated in Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan. Degrees

Jiaying University or historically Kaying University is a public provincial undergraduate university based in Meizhou City in Guangdong Province, southern China. History The university grew out of the Women's Normal School established in 1913 and received its name because Meizhou was known as Jiaying during the Qing dynasty .

Eastern Polytechnic is the first private polytechnic in Rivers State, Nigeria. It was established in 2008 and has its main campus in Rumuokwurusi, Port Harcourt. From the start, the institution has consistently relied on the ideals of innovation, entrepreneurship and commitment, to equip its students with the skills and knowledge to succeed in a wide range of careers. The current rector is Rev. Fr. Malachy Aguzuru C.S.Sp, who was ordained to the priesthood on 9 July 2005.

The Académie Moderne was a free art school in Paris. It was founded by Fernand Léger and Amédée Ozenfant in 1924. The school attracted students from Europe and America. Both Léger and Ozenfant taught there, along with Aleksandra Ekster and Marie Laurencin.

The Universidad Autónoma de Occidente is a private university, established in 1970. Its first seat was in Champagnat neighborhood, in Cali. In 1999 construction of its new campus was completed, located in the south of the city, in an area called Valle del Lilí. It has a second campus in San Fernando neighborhood, which specializes in complementary education.

The Institute of Public Administration is a recognised college of the National University of Ireland. It was founded in 1957 at a meeting in Newman House where Tom Barrington became the first director and John Leydon its first president. It was established to be the main provider of education, training and development services for the public service in Ireland, as well as research services. Until 2018 it was a recognized college of University College Dublin.

MIT World Peace University, is a private university located in Kothrud, Pune, India. It is a part of the MIT Group of Institutions. It is officially named Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University. It was established under the Government of Maharashtra Act No. XXXV 2017 and recognized by the University Grants Commission.

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.

Runshaw College is a Higher and Further Education college based in Leyland, England. History Runshaw College was established in 1974. It initially catered solely for school leavers from Balshaw's High School in Leyland, and Parklands High School in Chorley. In 1983 it became a tertiary college following a reorganisation by Lancashire's education authority.

Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University is an autonomous central university at Fursatganj Airfield in Uttar Pradesh, India, for aviation studies and research. It is under the administration of the Ministry of Civil Aviation of the Government of India, constituted by an Act of Parliament in 2013 and physically established in 2018. It is India's first aviation university.

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