Harrison College (Indiana)

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Harrison College
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MottoExperience the Harrison Difference
Type For-profit
Active1902 (1902)–2018 (2018)
President Craig F. Pfannenstiehl
Students3,000 +
Location
Multiple locations
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Campus11 campus locations
Website harrison.edu

Harrison College was a private for-profit college based in Indianapolis, Indiana, with 11 campuses in Indiana, Ohio, and North Carolina. [1] The college was founded as Indiana Business College in 1902 in Marion, Indiana. Harrison graduated more than 80,000 students, with associate degrees, bachelor's degrees and certificates in more than 30 programs across six schools of study: business, nursing, health sciences, information technology, veterinary technology and culinary arts at The Chef's Academy at Harrison College. Harrison was accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) [2] and its baccalaureate nursing degree programs were accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. [3] On September 14, 2018, an open letter was published to Harrison College's website explaining that all campuses would close permanently on September 16, 2018, except for The Chef's Academy, which would stay open until the term ended on October 14, 2018. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "History". harrison.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  2. Tate, Florence (2017-09-17). "Final Commission Actions" (PDF). Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.
  3. "The Database of Postsecondary Accredited Institutions and Programs: Harrison College - Indianapolis" . Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  4. "Harrison College". Archived from the original on 2018-09-15.
  5. "Harrison College closing all campuses, effective Sunday". Indianapolis Star. 2018-09-14.