Virginia College

Virginia College
Motto It's time for a new beginning, your success starts here
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

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]

Most of Virginia Colleges are expected to close by 2020. [3]

History

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

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

Brick and mortar campus locations:

Campuses scheduled to close by 2020[16]


Culinard campus and teaching kitchen locations:


Golf Academy of America campuses locations:

Curriculum

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

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

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

References

  1. ↑ "ACICS Loss of Accreditation Recognition". Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  2. ↑ College website
  3. ↑ https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/09/12/profit-chain-will-close-dozens-campuses
  4. ↑ Education Corporation of America
  5. ↑ August, Georgia Campus
  6. ↑ Birmingham, Alabama Campus
  7. ↑ Shreveport/Bossier City, Louisiana Campus
  8. ↑ Charleston, South Carolina Campus
  9. ↑ Florence, South Carolina Campus
  10. ↑ Greenville, South Carolina Campus
  11. ↑ Jacksonville, Florida Campus
  12. ↑ Knoxville, Tennessee Campus
  13. ↑ http://www.vc.edu/campus/lubbock-texas-college.cfm
  14. ↑ Richmond, Virginia Campus
  15. ↑ Savannah, Georgia Campus
  16. ↑ https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/09/12/profit-chain-will-close-dozens-campuses
  17. ↑ Austin, Texas Campus
  18. ↑ Baton Rouge, Louisiana Campus
  19. ↑ Biloxi, Mississippi Campus
  20. ↑ Jackson, Mississippi Campus
  21. ↑ Chattanooga, Tennessee Campus
  22. ↑ Columbia, South Carolina Campus
  23. ↑ Spartanburg, South Carolina Campus
  24. ↑ Columbus, Georgia Campus
  25. ↑ Macon, Georgia Campus
  26. ↑ Fort Pierce, Campus
  27. ↑ Pensacola, Florida Campus
  28. ↑ Tulsa, Oklahoma Campus
  29. ↑ Montgomery, Alabama Campus
  30. ↑ Huntsville, Alabama Campus
  31. ↑ Mobile, Alabama Campus
  32. ↑ "Virginia College | Post-Secondary Career Education Programs". www.trade-schools.net. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
  33. ↑ "For-Profit College Is Accused of Bias Against Female and Minority Students". The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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