Apollos University
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Apollos University, headquartered in Huntington Beach, California
is an American
privately-owned distance education university
. The university offers masters and doctoral degree programs in business administration and management
.
The university was originally founded in August 2004 as a non-profit university. However, it closed the non-profit corporation and reopened as a for-profit corporation in May, 2005 . The new corporation was named Apollos University of California with a “doing business as
” (DBA) Apollos University.
Apollos University received its approval from the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (BPPVE) in July 2005 and then enrolled its first student in September 2005. The University held its first graduation ceremony in July 2007.
Apollos University is not yet accredited but plans to apply for national accreditation in January 2010 through an accreditation commission recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education (CHEA).
Apollos University has a global staff and faculty. The university has employees located in four countries and currently has students enrolled from six countries.
Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 189,992; making it the largest beach city in Orange County in terms of population...
is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
privately-owned distance education university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
. The university offers masters and doctoral degree programs in business administration and management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
.
The university was originally founded in August 2004 as a non-profit university. However, it closed the non-profit corporation and reopened as a for-profit corporation in May, 2005 . The new corporation was named Apollos University of California with a “doing business as
Doing business as
The phrase "doing business as" is a legal term used in the United States, meaning that the trade name, or fictitious business name, under which the business or operation is conducted and presented to the world is not the legal name of the legal person who actually own it and are responsible for it...
” (DBA) Apollos University.
Apollos University received its approval from the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (BPPVE) in July 2005 and then enrolled its first student in September 2005. The University held its first graduation ceremony in July 2007.
Apollos University is not yet accredited but plans to apply for national accreditation in January 2010 through an accreditation commission recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education (CHEA).
Apollos University has a global staff and faculty. The university has employees located in four countries and currently has students enrolled from six countries.