Bristol University (California)

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Bristol University
Former names
Kensington College
Type Private school
EstablishedAugust 30, 1991 (1991-08-30)
Academic affiliation
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)
Location
Anaheim
,
California

33°47′44″N117°52′58″W / 33.795556°N 117.882647°W / 33.795556; -117.882647
Campus2390 East Orangewood Ave.
Anaheim, California 92806
United States
Nickname Bears
Sporting affiliations
 USCAA
Website website (archive)

Bristol University was a private university established in the city of Anaheim, California, United States, in 1991 as Kensington College. It became a university in 2011, and was renamed Bristol University.

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History

Bristol was founded in Santa Ana as Kensington College in 1991. [1] In 2009, the school initiated an MBA program. [2] In 2011, the school moved to Anaheim and was renamed Bristol University. The first graduating class of Bristol was in 2014. [3]

In April 2015, the US Department of Education placed Bristol on a program called Heightened Cash Monitoring, which delays cash payments to universities because they were out of compliance with distance learning regulations. [4] In September 2015, the Department of Education informed Bristol they were no longer eligible to participate in federal financial aid programs, because the school disclosed a material change in ownership twenty five days late. [5]

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools denied the institution accreditation on December 22, 2015. [6] As this prevented the school from accepting new students, Bristol filed a suit in federal court and was granted relief, reinstating their accreditation in 2016. [7] [8] Bristol's position that the accrediting agency engaged in negligence by failing to follow the proper procedures in removing their accreditation. [9] However, the judgment was later overruled [10] Bristol filed for bankruptcy in 2017, closing its doors the same year. [11]

Tuition

The school reported the average cost to earn a bachelor's degree from 2014 to 2017 was approximately $47,400, and took an average of 31 months to complete. [12]

Athletics

The school at one time supported sixteen sports teams, competing in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association as the Bears. [13] Despite the school's small size, both the men's and women's basketball teams played several games against much larger NCAA Division I teams, including 5 games in the 2015 season alone. [14] Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, track [15] and volleyball. Women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and volleyball. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bristol University, Plaintiff – Appellee, v. Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, Defendant –Appellant". United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. June 9, 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018. Bristol offers one-year, two-year, and four-year programs in business administration and certificate programs in legal studies and hospitality operations. The school was founded in 1991 as Kensington College and received initial accreditation from ACICS in 1993.
  2. ↑ "ACICS Hearing" (PDF). Inside Higher Ed. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Hughes, Paul (13 November 2014). "First Class Graduates at Anaheim School". Orange County Business Journal. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Bristol University HCM insidehighered.com
  5. ↑ Bristol University Loss of Eligibility insidehighered.com
  6. ↑ Bristol exhibit insidehighered.com
  7. ↑ Complaint insidehighered.com
  8. ↑ "Controversial accreditor ACICS tried to shut down a for-profit but was blocked by judge".
  9. ↑ "UNPUBLISHED AUTHORED OPINION filed for Bristol University v. Accrediting Council".
  10. ↑ "4th Circ. Says College's Accreditation Rightly Yanked - Law360".
  11. ↑ "FindLaw's United States Fourth Circuit case and opinions".
  12. ↑ "Statistics". College Navigator. NCES. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Bristol University Bears". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  14. ↑ Fain, Paul (May 4, 2016). "Watchdog Barks -- and Gets Slapped Down". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "Against the wind: How did a world-class runner like Stirley Jones start sprinting for Anaheim's Bristol University? It's a long story". 27 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "DotMovies | Download 480p, 720p, 1080p And 2160p 4K Hindi Dubbed Movies". gobristolbears.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  17. ↑ Gagliardi, Robert (13 June 2013). "Former Cowboy basketball player Jeron Roberts gets his degree" . Retrieved 24 October 2015.


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