NewSchool of Architecture and Design

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NewSchool of Architecture and Design
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Type for-profit college
Established1980;44 years ago (1980)
Accreditation WASC Senior College and University Commission
Students294
Location
San Diego
,
California
,
United States

32°42′48″N117°09′12″W / 32.71333°N 117.15333°W / 32.71333; -117.15333 [1]
Campus Urban
1.5 blocks
Website www.newschoolarch.edu
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NewSchool of Architecture & Design (NewSchool or NSAD) is a for-profit college in East Village, San Diego, with approximately 300 students. [2]

Contents

NewSchool has two schools: The School of Architecture and Construction Management houses the undergraduate and graduate architecture and construction management programs and the School of Design offers undergraduate design degrees.

NewSchool is owned by Ambow Education Holding. [3] It is regionally accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).

History

Richard P. Welsh founded NewSchool of Architecture in 1980. The school was originally located in Chula Vista, California. In 1988, NewSchool relocated to the East Village of San Diego. A year later, Bislin Education Corp. (a subsidiary of Futures in Education, Inc.) acquired NewSchool. NewSchool was primarily focused on architecture and construction management undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

According to journalist Gary Robbins, the school's move came "as artists, architects, designers and other creative people were beginning to move into East Village, changing the look and vibe of the area. Eateries also popped up along with single-occupancy residential hotels. Voters supercharged the boom in 1998, approving construction of a new home for the Padres in the village. Petco Park opened in 2004."

In 2001, ForeFront Education, Inc., acquired the school and changed its name to NewSchool of Architecture & Design. [4]

Ownership under Laureate Education (2008-2020)

In 2008 Laureate Education acquired NewSchool. [5] [6] Laureate's global network of design schools helped form a collaboration between NewSchool and Domus Academy School of Design in Milan, Italy. The collaboration lead to the creation of the Domus Academy School of Design at NewSchool which introduced several new design degrees including Interior Architecture & Design, Product Design, Design Studies and Media Design. [7] [8] [9]

In 2014, NewSchool was granted regional accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, (WASC) Senior College and University Commission (SCUC).

In 2016, the schools partnered to launch a Global Design degree where students study two years in Milan and two years in San Diego. [10] In the same year, Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA, DPACSA, became president and Chief Academic Officer. Malecha was a fellow in the American Institute of Architects, where he served as national president in 2009. [11] [12] [13] Marvin Malecha passed away in May 2020.

In 2020, the NewSchool Board of Directors appointed Denise DeZolt, Ph.D. as the Interim President & Chief Academic Officer of NewSchool of Architecture & Design.

Ownership under Ambow Education (2020-present)

In the first quarter of 2020, the NewSchool Board of Directors and its parent Laureate Education, Inc. agreed to the transfer of ownership of NewSchool to Ambow NSAD, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Ambow Education Holding, Ltd. of the Cayman Islands and Beijing, People's Republic of China. [14] Later that year, the NewSchool Board of Directors appointed Dr. Tom Clawson, former Chair of the NewSchool Board of Directors, as Interim President & Chief Academic Officer of NSAD. [15]

Since 2020 NewSchool has gone through one president and four interim presidents. In 2022, NSAD received a Notice of Concern letter from WASC, its accreditor. According to the letter, the accreditor had concerns about the school's finances, leadership, and dwindling enrollment. The school is on Heightened Cash Monitoring by the US Department of Education. [16] [17]

Academics

Architecture programs

Construction Management programs

Design programs

Campus

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Aerial view of school

NewSchool of Architecture & Design (NewSchool) leases 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2) of space in the East Village in downtown San Diego. The main building is on F Street and Park Boulevard. Faculty and staff occupy the buildings on G Street and Park Boulevard.

Accreditation

Institutional Accreditation: Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission [30]

Programmatic Accreditation: National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)

Student outcomes

According to the College Scorecard, NewSchool's graduation rate is 64 percent. Median earnings for graduates is $54,000. Median total debt after graduation is $32,985. [31]

Ambow Education Holding Ltd.

Ambow Education Holding Ltd is a Cayman Islands corporation. Jin Huang is the CEO and interim CFO. Ambow's current headquarters is in Cupertino, California.

In 2010, Ambow raised $107 million on the New York Stock Exchange. At its peak, Ambow was valued at $1 billion. But by 2013, Ambow liquidated its assets and reorganized the company amid "allegations of sham transactions and kickbacks at the schools and training firm." [32] In 2015, Ambow completed a reverse stock split to inflate the share price. [33]

According to Ambow Education's financial reports, the People's Republic of China (PRC) government has exerted "substantial influence" over their business. [34]

In 2023, Ambow's other US subsidiary, Bay State College, lost accreditation and closed. [35] Later in the year, Ambow Education began paying some employees in AMBO shares "to improve operating efficiency." Ambow plans another reverse stock split in February 2024 to avoid delisting from the New York Stock Exchange. [36] Ambow Education is current valued at less than $4 million.

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  2. ↑ Robbins, Gary. "San Diego's NewSchool of Architecture & Design, once a lively 'idea factory,' is now struggling to survive". www.sandiegouniontribune.com/. San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ambow Education Holding Ltd". money.cnn.com. CNN Money. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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  6. ↑ "History | NewSchool of Architecture & Design in San Diego, California". NewSchool of Architecture & Design.
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