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American InterContinental University (AIU) is an international for-profit university with open admissions owned by Career Education Corporation. AIU is regionally accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association to award Associate, Bachelor's, and Master's degrees. ==History== American InterContinental University (AIU) was founded in 1970 in Lucerne, Switzerland〔American InterContinental University – London Institutional Audit MAY 2005 (http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews/reports/institutional/AmericanIntercontinental05/main.asp )〕 by American couple Jack and Helen Barnette of Atlanta, and was first known as the American Fashion College of Switzerland.〔 The school was recognized as an American degree awarding institution in 1971, initially offering associate and bachelor's degrees starting in 1974.〔 In 1976 the Switzerland-based school opened a campus in Atlanta and, in 1978, the Lucerne campus moved to London and changed its name to the American College for the Applied Arts.〔Rhone, Nedra. ("'Mad Men' Makes A Fashion Statement". ) Cox News Service. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ) September 19, 2008.〕 By 1978, the school had approximately 300 students, and began to expand its course offering beyond fashion to areas such as business. The school opened several other campuses in subsequent years. Steve Bostic bought the school in 1996 and changed its name to American InterContinental University.〔"Career Education curbs lifted; U.S. again allowing expansion, firm says" ''Chicago Tribune'' January 23, 2007〕 In 2001, AIU was acquired by its current owner, Career Education Corporation, which is a publicly traded operator of for-profit schools. Branch campuses were founded as follows:
Today, AIU has over 15,000 students and offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degrees in programs such as business, IT, criminal justice and fashion design.〔Career Education 2009 10K SEC Filing, (http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=87390&p=irol-sec )〕 More than 80 percent of AIU students attend AIU Online, an internet-based online campus that delivers degree programs 100 percent online.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American InterContinental University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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