Brown Mackie College - Akron

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Brown Mackie College - Akron
Established: 2004
Type: For-profit, 2 year & 4 year
Location: Akron, Ohio, United States
Affiliations: Education Management Corporation
Website: http://www.brownmackie.edu/Akron/

Brown Mackie College – Akron in Akron, Ohio, is a member of the Brown Mackie College system of schools, a collection of private, for-profit educational institutions for career preparation in the business, legal, health sciences, information technology, and creative fields. The Brown Mackie College system of schools has 18 locations in eight states throughout the Midwestern, southeastern, and southwestern United States, and has a total enrollment of 9,078 students (as of fall 2006). The Brown Mackie College schools are owned by Education Management Corporation, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Brown Mackie College schools provide bachelor’s degree, associate’s degree, diploma, and certificate programs.

Educational accreditation of the Brown Mackie College schools’ programs varies among schools.

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[edit] History

Brown Mackie College – Akron is a branch of Brown Mackie College – Cincinnati.

Founded as the American Education Center’s (AEC) Southern Ohio College, Brown Mackie College – Cincinnati has a long history of offering career education and training, going back to its establishment as a traditional business college in 1927. In 1980, the college added a branch campus in Akron, Ohio, which would later become Brown Mackie College – Akron.

In 2003, the parent corporation of AEC Southern Ohio College was acquired by Education Management Corporation.

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Brown Mackie College — Akron is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools( ACICS) to award associate’s degrees and diplomas. ACICS is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education. Its accreditation of degree-granting institutions also is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Brown Mackie College — Akron is licensed by the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges & Schools.

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