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Everest University, also known as Everest Institute, was a part of the Corinthian Colleges family of schools, which has over 100 campuses throughout the United States and Canada, making it one of North America's largest for-profit education companies. Career-specific diploma and degree programs. It offers day, night, weekend and online programs for working adults. Programs and schedules vary by campus. Founded as Fort Lauderdale College of Business and Finance in 1940, the College was renamed Fort Lauderdale College in 1976. Another name change created the Florida Metropolitan University, with the final name change to Everest University.〔http://collegehistorygarden.blogspot.com/2014/12/florida-colleges-that-have-closed.html〕 Everest University's previous parent company, Corinthian Colleges, is currently being sued by the state of California for "false and predatory advertising, intentional misrepresentations to students, securities fraud and unlawful use of military seals in advertisements."〔http://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press_releases/Complaint%2C%20filed%20stamped.pdf〕〔http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/16/business/la-fi-mo-corinthian-colleges-sec-probe-20130616〕 "According to (California Attorney General) Harris’ complaint, CCI’s predatory marketing efforts specifically target vulnerable, low-income job seekers and single parents who have annual incomes near the federal poverty line. In internal company documents obtained by the Department of Justice, CCI describes its target demographic as “isolated,” “impatient,” individuals with “low self-esteem,” who have “few people in their lives who care about them” and who are “stuck” and “unable to see and plan well for future.” It is alleged the schools targeted people meeting these targets through aggressive and persistent internet and telemarketing campaigns and through television ads on daytime shows like Jerry Springer and Maury Povich." In 2012 and 2013, Everest faced site shutdowns as a result of low job placement rates.〔http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/noquarter/jobplacement-performance-of-everest-college-proves-dismal-gp6s4go-169976496.html〕 In November 2013, Corinthian Colleges reported that they were under investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.〔http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-22/for-profit-colleges-face-consumer-bureau-probe-on-lending-roles.html〕 In February 2015, ECMC, a non-profit education firm, took ownership of more than half of Corinthian Colleges' campuses. ECMC also agreed to forgive student debt on Corinthian College's Genesis loans after a series of years.〔http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2015/02/03/heres-how-a-debt-collector-plans-to-turn-around-failing-for-profit-colleges/〕 Zenith Education Group, a newly created nonprofit provider of career school training, announced in February 2015 that it had finalized its acquisition of more than 50 Everest and WyoTech campuses from Corinthian Colleges Inc., a transaction that was first announced in November. The deal will allow nearly 30,000 students to pursue their career goals without disruption, and will give those students the opportunity to complete their education under new management that is set to implement a new plan to improve the education of its students〔http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/more-50-corinthian-campuses-transition-nonprofit-status-under-zenith-education-group〕 ==Accreditation, Licensure & Recognition== Everest University lacks regional accreditation. However, the Everest University campuses in Florida are accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)〔http://www.acics.org/〕 to award diplomas, associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees.〔ACICS is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education (USDOE) and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)〕 The University is also licensed by means of accreditation by the (Florida Commission for Independent Education ). Some of the programs offered at Everest University include: * Accounting * Applied Management (AS) * Business (BS) * Computer Information Science * Criminal Investigations * Criminal Justice Bachelors * Education & Family (Grades K-8) * Master of Business Administration * Master of Science in Criminal Justice * Medical Assistant * Medical Insurance Billing and Coding * Paralegal 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「Everest University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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