Miami Regional University

Miami Regional University
Seal of Miami Regional University
Seal of Miami Regional University
Former names
  • Management Resources Institute (2001)
  • Management Resources College (2014)
  • Miami Regional University (2016)
Motto Scito tu potes[1]
Motto in English
 Know you can
Type Private
Established 1996
President Ophelia Sanchez[2]
Location Miami Springs, Florida- main campus
Coordinates: 26°11′10″N 80°09′50″W / 26.1860081°N 80.1638119°W / 26.1860081; -80.1638119
Colors Gold and Blue
Website Official website

Miami Regional University (MRU) is a private university located in Miami Springs, Florida. MRU is accredited by Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS).[3][4] The university is approved to offer and administer financial aid through the USDOE. The university offers Associate, Bachelor, and Master degrees in Nursing, along with English as a Second Language to foreign language professionals.

History

The original company was founded in 1996 and originally as a management consulting, training and human development institution. In 1999, the company partnered with Miami-Dade WAGES Coalition (later known as CareerSource South Florida) and started training welfare and dislocated clients. Eventually the organization expanded its partnership ventures to include CareerSource Broward, Vocational Rehabilitation, and the Veterans Administration.[5]

In 2001, Management Resources Institute (MRI) was founded as a DBA, and the institution was licensed by the Florida Commission of Independent Education (CIE).[6] It was during this period that MRI developed a curriculum to prepare college graduates of foreign origin to become certified teachers of the state of Florida. In 2007, the Council on Occupational Education (COE) granted MRI six years of accreditation. The US Department of Education (USDOE) approved MRI to administer Federal Financial Aid in 2008. COE accredited the institution for another six years after a re-affirmation visit in August 2012.[7]

MRI introduced an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing in February 2012, and this became its most popular academic offering to date. In 2014, COE and CIE approved MRI's request to change its name to Management Resources College (MRC). Later that year, the school was accredited by ACICS to offer four year degrees.

University status was awarded in August 2016, and Management Resources College (MRC) became Miami Regional University (MRU).[8] ACICS is no longer recognized by the Department of Education as of December 12, 2016. The school had until June 2018 to apply and be approved by a new accreditor to continue its "accredited" status with the Department of Education.

Academics

Miami Regional offers the following academic programs:

  • Master of Science in Nursing Education
  • Master of Science in Nursing Leadership
  • Master of Science in Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
  • Associate of Science Degree in Nursing
  • Diploma Program in English as a Second Language

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References

  1. ↑ "Miami Regional University Home Page". Miami Regional University. MRU. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Letter From The President". MRU University. 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  3. ↑ "Secretary of Education Orders Restoration of ACICS as a Federally Recognized Accrediting Agency as of December 2016 and Outlines Next Steps in the Compliance Review Process". Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  4. ↑ "Letter from Secretary of Education" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  5. ↑ "CAREERSOURCE SOUTH FLORIDA PARTNERS". Careersource South FLorida. Careersource South Florida. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Nonpublic Postsecondary School/College Search". Florida Department of Education. Florida Department of Education. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "U.S. Department of Education Database". U.S. Department of Education. U.S. Dept Education. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "MRU History". Miami Regional University. MRU. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "MRU Academics". Miami Regional University. Retrieved 23 November 2016.


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