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American International College is a private, co-educational liberal-arts college located in the Mason Square neighborhood of Springfield, Massachusetts. The college offers undergraduate and graduate programs, including doctorate degrees in education and physical therapy. There are five schools headed by deans that comprise Academic Affairs which is headed by a Vice President: Arts, Education and Sciences; Business Administration; Health Sciences; and Continuing and Extended Studies.
[edit] History
American International College was originally established on July 18, 1885 as the French Protestant College by Rev. Calvin E. Amaron, who sought to create an institution of higher learning that would provide the local French Protestant minority with access to higher education. Over the years the college expanded its admissions program to include women in 1892 and other minorities, who were not of French origin and emigrated to Western Massachusetts from other parts of Europe and Canada. Today, the college is a thriving multi-cultural institution of higher learning which continues to emphasize its commitment to the local community.
[edit] Presidents of American International College
- The Rev. John M. Greene, 1885 to 1888
- The Rev. Calvin E. Amaron, 1888 to 1893
- The Rev. Samuel H. Lee, 1893 to 1908
- The Rev. R. Dewitt Mallary, 1908 to 1911
- Dr. Chester S. McGown, 1911 to 1946
- Mrs. Edith Scott Magna, acting, 1946
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- Dr. William Gellermann, 1946 to 1948
- The Rev. Dr. John Homer Miller, acting, 1948 to 1950
- Dr. Spencer Miller, 1950 to 1953
- Adm. John F. Hines, 1953 to 1969
- Dr Harry J. Courniotes, 1969 to 2004
- Dr. Vincent M. Maniaci, 2005
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