International Business College (El Paso, Texas)

Last updated

International Business College
Location
International Business College (El Paso, Texas)
El Paso, Texas

United States
Coordinates 31°43′01″N106°18′29″W / 31.716877°N 106.308043°W / 31.716877; -106.308043
Information
Type For-profit college
MottoFinish First
Established1898
PresidentJerry Martin
Faculty16 (10 full-time)
Number of students311 [1]
AccreditationAccrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (until 2016)
Website http://www.ibcelpaso.edu/

International Business College (IBC) is a for-profit college located in El Paso, Texas. The institution was founded in 1898 and is the oldest college in El Paso. [2] IBC has been accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools since 1969. [1]

Contents

History

The school was founded in downtown El Paso in 1898 by Joseph Peter Mullin, whose son was Francis Joseph Mullin. [3] [4] Shortly after Mullin's death in 1921, [2] IBC was sold to J.E. Gilkey in 1922. The school received its first accreditation two years later, from the National Association of Commercial Schools. [3]

In the 1980s, the school opened numerous branch campuses, as far away as Lubbock, Texas. [3] By 1993, these had all been sold, as part of a decision to focus on El Paso, where the school continues to operate two locations. [3] In 2003, the school was accredited to offer its first degree program, the Associate of Applied Science in Business Management. [3] In 2012, it was sold to Innovative Education Solutions. [3]

Academics

IBC offers courses in business, technology, and healthcare. Most students enroll in short-term certifications in healthcare. [1] The school is accredited to offer associate degree programs in business, criminal justice, and paralegal studies, [5] but, as of 2013, only the business program had any enrollees. [1]

Accreditation

IBC was accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools until May 2016 to award diplomas and associate degrees. [1] [ needs update ]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "College Navigator - International Business College". College Navigator. National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  2. 1 2 Nelson, Donald Frederick (2008). To the Stars Over Rough Roads: The Life of Andrew Atchison, Teacher and Missionary. pp. 152–153. ISBN   9780975555729.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "About Us". International Business College. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  4. ↑ Mullin, Mark (2008). The Headmaster's Run. p. 16. ISBN   1578866545.
  5. ↑ "ACICS Member Directory". Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  6. ↑ Cohen, Julie (2007). "Acosta, Lucy". Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia. p. 30. ISBN   9780253111692.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.