Franklin University
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Franklin University is a private university in downtown Columbus, Ohio. In addition to the main campus downtown, Franklin offers programs at two suburban campuses in Dublin, Ohio and Westerville, Ohio, and via their online programs.
The university was founded in 1902 by the YMCA as the School of Commerce. Today it offers 18 undergraduate majors and three Graduate Programs, and has nearly 10,000 students enrolled annually, including over 600 international students from over 80 different countries. Additionally, more than 230 community colleges across the U.S. have partnered with Franklin University to offer their graduates the last two years of their bachelor’s degrees online.
Franklin was chosen by the U.S. Department of Education as one of the first 15 colleges to participate in a pilot program allowing unlimited distance education, and the United States Army chose Franklin University as one of the original 29 institutions it selected to participate in the delivery of online education to eligible enlisted soldiers via eArmyU.
