King's College Inwards Charlotte Announces Closure

King's College, a pocket-size for-profit establishment inward Charlotte, North Caroline announced that it volition move closing.  The establishment was founded inward 1901 inward Raleigh, NC.  Courses were offered inward Charlotte the next twelvemonth inward 1902.  Current enrollment is or then 350 students.

If yous are interested inward recent trends for closures, mergers,and acquisitions access College Closures since 2009 in the index at the correct of any  page.  There are dissever tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, as well as 1 for mergers as well as acquisitions.  Each tab includes basic information for the institutions, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, as well as the IPEDS unitid.

advertisement for King's Business College from 

The Progressive Farmer (Winston-Salem, NC) on Jan 26, 1904

Postcard King's Business College inward Raleigh, NC

source: North Carolina Postcard collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

King's College, Charlotte, NC

Central Work Organization College Featured

The Sedalia (MO) Democrat published a brace of articles on Central Business College, "Life at Central Business College inwards 1932," in addition to "Central Business College alums praise education."

The proprietary establishment was founded past times C.W. Robbins inwards 1883 in addition to unopen inwards 1968. Robbins also operated the Sedalia Telegraph School every bit partitioning of Central Business College. Robbins purchased the Missouri School of Telegraphy inwards 1907. He in addition to therefore purchased the Western Telegraph Institute of Sedalia the next year. He combined all 3 schools every bit Sedalia Telegraph School until closing out the programme inwards 1917. The telegraph schoolhouse enrolled both women in addition to men in addition to offered courses likewise telegraphy inwards railway bookkeeping, spelling, penmanship, in addition to station management. 

 

 Advertisement for Central Business College from the Sedalia Weekly Bazoo, June 11, 1898.

Advertisement from the Sedalia Weekly Bazoo on Apr 13, 1886.

Advertisement for Missouri School of Telegraphy from the Guthrie Daily Leader, Jan 19, 1904.

Polytechnic Concern College, Oakland, Ca, On This Date, December 5, 1917

An advertisement for Polytechnic Business College of Oakland, CA was printed inwards The Carson City (Nevada) Daily Appeal on this engagement 1 hundred years ago, Dec 5, 1917.  The edifice ikon genuinely appears to hold out Polytechnic College of Engineering.  Both institutions were founded inwards 1898 as well as occupied buildings 1 block apart inwards Oakland.  The Polytechnic College of Engineering was located at 13th as well as Madison Streets, spell the Polytechnic Business College was on twelfth as well as Harrison Streets.  Willis E. Gibson as well as H.C. Ingram were listed equally owners of the institutions.

Five days later, The Daily Appeal equally good printed an advertisement for the Polytechnic College of Engineering, on Dec 10, 1917.

Advertisements amongst a brief description as well as 2 photographs of classrooms from the Polytechnic College of Engineering were included inwards the 1941 Polk's Guide to Oakland, constitute on the Oakland Wiki project.

Consider leaving a comment below if you lot know when these institutions unopen or tin indicate to other information virtually their history.

Commercial & Delineate Concern Colleges Inwards Nebraska, 1873-1950

The article yesteryear Oliver B. Pollak from Nebraska History, "Looking for 'Wide-Awake' Young People: Commercial Business Colleges inwards Nebraska, 1873-1950," is available equally a .pdf file.  The article includes a issue of images as well as the institutions mentioned include:   Aurora Business College, Boyles College (Omaha), Broken Bow Business College, Deshler Lutheran High School as well as Business College, Grand Island Business College, Great Western Business College (Omaha), Hastings Business College, Omaha Business College, Omaha Commercial College, Omaha Community College, Omaha School of Elocution, Van Sant School of Shorthand (Omaha), as well as York Business College as well as Normal School.

Helena Concern College 1884 Catalog

An 1884 catalog of the Helena Business College in addition to English linguistic communication Training School is available through the Montana Memory projection of the Montana Historical Society.  The establishment was founded inwards 1883.  The catalog includes data on the programs offered in addition to fees.  There is likewise a listing of students from the initial twelvemonth of operation.

Historical Sketch Of Lima (Oh) Trouble Organisation College

Mariane Dow has an interesting ship service on Lima Business College every mo business office of her Collecting Lima, Virtual Museum on the Ms. Dow Antiques blog.  The ship service includes a publish of images as well as a link to a college viewbook.  Dow likewise provides a historical sketch from the founding inwards 1890 yesteryear George Farnham to the early on 1920's.  

Jones' Commercial College (St. Louis, Mo)

The 1854 Circular in addition to Catalogue of Jones' Commercial College inwards St. Louis, MO is available through Google Books.  The establishment was incorporated inwards 1849 in addition to offered teaching inwards bookkeeping, commercial law, commercial calculations, in addition to penmanship.  A item emphasis inwards the publication is placed on the training of bookkeepers for the steamboat industry.

The tuition is listed every mo $30 for a total plan amongst an additional accuse for nighttime pupils of $1 to encompass the toll of gas for lighting.

Enrollments are provided for a 5 twelvemonth period:

Year	# of Book-keeping Students
1849	163
1850	191
1851	216
1852	250
1853	258

The names in addition to source of students enrolled inwards 1852 are likewise provided in addition to a summary is copied below:

St. Louis	75%
Outstate MO	10%
Illinois	7%
Iowa	2%
Kentucky	1%
Louisiana	1%
Massachusetts	0.4%
Mississippi	0.4%
Montana	0.4%
New York	0.4%
Ohio	1%
Tennessee	1%
Wisconsin	1%

Scholfield's Commercial College (Ri)

Scholfield's Commercial College was founded inward Providence, RI inward 1846.  The Providence Public Library posted an image.

The Harvard University Library Open Collections Program offers digital versions of  four catalogues: 3rd edition 1863, fifth edition 1864, seventh edition 1866, as well as the ninth edition from 1867.

The Early On Component Subdivision Museum

The Early Office Museum web site offers a page amongst images from diverse draw concern schools as well as colleges.

Images are available for the next institutions:

• Albany Business College, Albany, NY
• Behnke-Walker Business College, Portland, OR
• Bliss Business College, Lewiston, Maine
• Broken Bow [Business] College," Broken Bow, Nebraska
• Bryant, Stratton & Folsom Commercial College, Albany, NY
• Bryant & Stratton Commercial School, Boston, MA 
• Cedar Rapids Business College, Cedar Rapids, IA 
• Dakota Business College, Fargo, ND 
• Davenport Business College, Davenport, IA 
• Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, NY 
• Elyria Business College, Elyria, OH 
• Gem City Business College, Quincy, IL 
• Grand Island Business College, Grand Island, NE 
• Haverhill Business College, Haverhill, MA 
• Heald-Dixon College, Oakland, CA 
• Holmes Business College, Portland, Oregon 
• Metropolitan Business College, Chicago, IL 
• Michigan Business as well as Normal College, Battle Creek, MI 
• Pawtucket Business College, Pawtucket, RI 
• Pleasant View Business College, Ottawa, IL 
• Spencerian Business College, Milwaukee, WI 
• Strayer's Business College 
• Washington School for Secretaries, Washington, DC 
• Wilson's Modern Business College, Seattle, WA