Neumont University

Neumont University
Established 2003
Type for-profit university[1]
President Edward H. Levine
Location Salt Lake City, Utah
40°45′58″N 111°53′27″W / 40.76611°N 111.89083°WCoordinates: 40°45′58″N 111°53′27″W / 40.76611°N 111.89083°W
Website www.neumont.edu

Neumont University is a for-profit university[1] headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2][3] It was founded in 2003 by Graham Doxey, Scott McKinley, and Marlow Einelund. The university focuses on applied computer science and is accredited by the ACICS, but is not currently accredited by ABET or any regional accreditation agency in the United States.

History

Neumont University was founded in June 2002 as North Face Learning by Graham Doxey, Marlow Einelund, and Scott McKinley. North Face Learning was approved by the Department of Education in a letter dated March 19, 2003 to take operating control of Morrison University in Reno, NV and became Northface University. In a letter dated May 22, 2003, Northface University was approved by the ACICS to open a new branch in Utah and to offer a new program in Computer Science.

The first campus was opened to students in Salt Lake City in January 2004. Later that year, Neumont University relocated to a 48,000-square-foot (4,500 m2) office building in South Jordan, Utah, along the west bank of the Jordan River in an area known as the Jordan River Parkway.

After being threatened with a lawsuit by The North Face apparel company, Northface University changed its name to Neumont University which the ACICS approved on July 22, 2005.

From July through September 2007, Neumont briefly expanded to Virginia for one academic quarter, leasing a suite next to Old Navy in the Dulles Town Center mall, while construction was slated to begin on its custom Virginia campus.[4] The pending campus encountered zoning problems and was abandoned; as a result, the students were given the option to relocate to the South Jordan campus, and the Northern Virginia campus was permanently closed.

Graham Doxey stepped down as Neumont president in 2007, replaced by Edward H. Levine.[5] Under President Levine's management the school introduced the Business technology program in 2009, and expanded its curriculum to encompass courses in electronic media and entertainment, including courses in game design and development. Two years later, Neumont received approval to begin offering undergraduate degrees in Software and Game Development and Web Design and Development.

In August 2012, Neumont University announced plans to relocate its academic facilities and student housing to 143 South Main Street, Salt Lake City,[6] an 11-story art deco building which formerly housed The Salt Lake Tribune. The University officially relocated to its downtown Salt Lake City location in June 2013, with the first new cohort of students beginning classes in October.[7]

Academics

Neumont's degree programs focus on "the digital sciences" while currently offering applied two-year degrees in Computer Science, Technology Management, Software and Game Development, Web Design and Development, and Information Systems.[8] These degrees are nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS).[9] Most students complete these undergraduate programs in two and one-half years or a master's degree in a one- or two-year format. Neumont's Game Development program can be completed in three years and is a hybrid program focusing on principles of software development for the gaming industry.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "College Navigator". U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics. 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Neumont campus in downtown Salt Lake City marks debut". The Salt Lake Tribune. July 1, 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Software U," Forbes.com, 24 July 2006, accessed 1 July 2012
  4. ↑ No Ivy Covered Malls for the Time Being. Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2008-02-18.
  5. ↑ "Bradford Equities Management, L.L.C.: CEO and Executives - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  6. ↑ Maffly, Brian (August 29, 2012). "Utah computer science school relocating to historic Tribune building". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  7. ↑ Wood, Benjamin (August 30, 2012). "Historic downtown building to be turned into university, housing for students". Deseret News. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Neumont University Degrees". Neumont.edu.
  9. ↑ "ACICS Member Directory Search results for Neumont University". Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Neumont University - Bachelor's in Software and Game Development, Degrees and Courses at Neumont University". Neumont.edu. Retrieved 2012-06-01.

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