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Motto | Ars Et Scientia |
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Type | Private |
Established | March 2000 |
Parent institution | UnityPoint Health |
Accreditation | HLC |
Religious affiliation | None |
Chancellor | Laurie Shanderson |
Academic staff | 72 |
Total staff | 47 |
Students | 595 [1] |
Address | 7600 N. Academic Drive , , , 61615 , US 40°46′48″N89°40′59″W / 40.780°N 89.683°W |
Campus | Urban |
Website | www |
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Methodist College is a four-year, private college in Peoria, Illinois. [2] It is affiliated with Carle Health and focuses on healthcare related coursework. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since its founding in 2008. [3] The College offers bachelor and master of science degrees, and certificate programs in nursing, social work, healthcare management, and health sciences.
The college traces its origin to the Deaconess Home and Hospital opened in 1900. The college is not affiliated with the United Methodist Church. [4]
Methodist College is served by CityLink. Route 3 provides bus service between campus and downtown Peoria. [5]
Bradley University is a private university in Peoria, Illinois. Founded in 1897, Bradley University enrolls 5,400 students who are pursuing degrees in more than 100 undergraduate programs and more than 30 graduate programs in five colleges. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and 22 specialized and professional accreditors.
The University of New England (UNE) is a private research university in Maine with campuses in Portland and Biddeford, as well as a study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco. During the 2020 academic year, 7,208 students were enrolled in UNE's campus-based and online programs. It traces it historical origins to 1831 when Westbrook Seminary opened on what is now the UNE Portland Campus.
Spring Arbor University (SAU) is a private Free Methodist university in Spring Arbor, Michigan. Developing from an earlier academy and junior college, in 1963 it began offering bachelor's degrees. Attaining university status in 1994, it is the second-largest evangelical Christian university in Michigan. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Des Moines University (DMU) is a private medical school in West Des Moines, Iowa. Founded in 1898, Des Moines University is the second oldest osteopathic medical school and the fifteenth largest medical school in the United States. DMU's three colleges—the College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, and College of Health Sciences—offer nine academic degrees, including master's and doctorate degrees.
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Kansas City University (KCU) is a private medical school with its main campus in Kansas City, Missouri and an additional campus in Joplin, Missouri. Founded in 1916, KCU is one of the original osteopathic medical schools in the United States. It consists of both a College of Osteopathic Medicine and a College of Biosciences. KCU is one of the largest medical schools in the nation by enrollment.
A.T. Still University (ATSU) is a private medical school based in Kirksville, Missouri, with a second campus in Arizona and third campus in Santa Maria, California. It was founded in 1892 by Andrew Taylor Still and was the world's first osteopathic medical school. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. ATSU includes three campuses on 200 acres with seven schools and colleges.
American Sentinel University was a private for-profit online university focused on nursing education and headquartered in Denver Colorado. It was regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and nationally accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission prior to its acquisition by Post University in March 2021. Now it is known as the American Sentinel College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Post University and accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.
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