Virginia College
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| Motto | It's time for a new beginning, your success starts here |
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| Type | For-profit, provisionally accredited[1] |
| Established | 1983 |
| Owner | Educational Corporation of America |
| Students | 11,000 |
| Location | Birmingham (Main Campus), Alabama, United States |
| Website | www.vc.edu |
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Virginia College is a private for-profit college, located primarily in the southeastern United States. Virginia College offers classes, certificates, diplomas, and degrees related to specific professions, such as health and medical, information technology, business, office management, and criminal justice. Virginia College also offers online degree programs.[2]
Approximately one-third of Virginia College campuses are expected to close by 2020. [3]
Contents
1 History
2 Ownership
3 Locations
4 Curriculum
5 Accreditation
6 Criticism
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
History[edit]
The original Virginia College campus was founded in 1983 in Roanoke, Virginia. In 1989, the college was purchased by Education Futures, Inc. In February 1992, Virginia College opened its first branch campus in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Homewood. Another branch campus was opened in April 1993 in Huntsville, Alabama.
Ownership[edit]
The company that owns and operates the schools, Education Corporation of America, is a privately held corporation headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. ECA also owns Virginia College Online, which offers distance education academic programs via the Internet; Golf Academy of America; Culinard, the Culinary Institute of Virginia College, offering degrees in the culinary arts; and Ecotech Institute, offering degrees in fields of renewable energy, sustainable design, and energy efficiency.[4]
Locations[edit]
Brick and mortar campus locations:
Augusta, Georgia[5]
Birmingham, Alabama[6]
Bossier City, Louisiana[7]
Charleston, South Carolina[8]
Florence, South Carolina[9]
Greenville, South Carolina[10]
Jacksonville, Florida[11]
Knoxville, Tennessee[12]
Lubbock, Texas[13]
Richmond, Virginia[14]
Savannah, Georgia[15]
Campuses scheduled to close by 2020[16]
Austin, Texas[17]
Baton Rouge, Louisiana[18]
Biloxi, Mississippi[19]
Jackson, Mississippi[20]
Chattanooga, Tennessee[21]
Columbia, South Carolina[22]
Spartanburg, South Carolina[23]
Columbus, Georgia[24]
Macon, Georgia[25]
Fort Pierce, Florida[26]
Pensacola, Florida[27]
Tulsa, Oklahoma[28]
Montgomery, Alabama[29]
Huntsville, Alabama[30]
Mobile, Alabama[31]- Phoenix, Arizona Golf Academy
Culinard campus and teaching kitchen locations:
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Fort Pierce, Florida
- Mobile, Alabama
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Richmond, Virginia
- Savannah, Georgia
Golf Academy of America campuses locations:
- San Diego, California
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- Orlando, Florida
- Dallas, Texas
Curriculum[edit]
Virginia College offers courses in health care, cosmetology, criminal justice, paralegal, and network engineering (Network engineering courses are not ABET-accredited), as well as several trades (professional training) programs such as truck driving.[32] Online classes and degrees are also offered.
Accreditation[edit]
Virginia College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. ACICS is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education.
Criticism[edit]
In 2012, Virginia College was sued by the Mississippi Center for Justice on behalf of seven students. The lawsuit claims that Virginia College misled students about the value of their degrees, and that it specifically targeted misleading advertising to women and minority students.[33]
The case was remanded to arbitration.
See also[edit]
- Vocational school
- Online degrees
References[edit]
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^ College[permanent dead link] website
^ https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/09/12/profit-chain-will-close-dozens-campuses
^ Education Corporation of America
^ August, Georgia Campus
^ Birmingham, Alabama Campus
^ Shreveport/Bossier City, Louisiana Campus
^ Charleston, South Carolina Campus
^ Florence, South Carolina Campus
^ Greenville, South Carolina Campus
^ Jacksonville, Florida Campus
^ Knoxville, Tennessee Campus
^ http://www.vc.edu/campus/lubbock-texas-college.cfm
^ Richmond, Virginia Campus
^ Savannah, Georgia Campus
^ https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/09/12/profit-chain-will-close-dozens-campuses
^ Austin, Texas Campus
^ Baton Rouge, Louisiana Campus
^ Biloxi, Mississippi Campus
^ Jackson, Mississippi Campus
^ Chattanooga, Tennessee Campus
^ Columbia, South Carolina Campus
^ Spartanburg, South Carolina Campus
^ Columbus, Georgia Campus
^ Macon, Georgia Campus
^ Fort Pierce, Campus
^ Pensacola, Florida Campus
^ Tulsa, Oklahoma Campus
^ Montgomery, Alabama Campus
^ Huntsville, Alabama Campus
^ Mobile, Alabama Campus
^ "Virginia College | Post-Secondary Career Education Programs". www.trade-schools.net. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
^ "For-Profit College Is Accused of Bias Against Female and Minority Students". The Chronicle of Higher Education.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Online College
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- Education in Roanoke, Virginia
- Universities and colleges in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Universities and colleges in Birmingham, Alabama
- Educational institutions established in 1983
- Universities and colleges in Alabama
- Private universities and colleges in Tennessee
- Universities and colleges in Mobile, Alabama
- Universities and colleges in Huntsville, Alabama
- Universities and colleges in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1983 establishments in Virginia
- 1993 establishments in Alabama
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