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ACU is a vibrant, innovative, Christ-centered community that engages students in authentic spiritual and intellectual growth, equipping them to make a real difference in the world. ACU was named one of America’s Best Colleges by U.S. News and World Report in its 2010 edition and was recently ranked in the top 7 percent of universities nationwide in Forbes magazine's America's Best Colleges rankings.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is an independent, nonsectarian, non-profit, coeducational university with a history dating back to the early days of aviation. The university serves students motivated toward careers in aviation and aerospace. Residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, provide education in a traditional setting. An extensive network of learning centers through the United States and abroad serves civilian and military working adults through Embry-Riddle Worldwide.
Founded in 1872 as a land-grant college, Virginia Tech is now a comprehensive, innovative research university with the largest full-time student population in Virginia. Through a combination of its three missions of learning, discovery, and engagement, Virginia Tech continually strives to accomplish the charge of its motto: Ut Prosim (That I May Serve).
Texas A&M has been a recognized leader in agriculture, natural resources and life sciences since the University became a land-grant institution in 1876. Texas A&M AgriLife encompasses five main components of The Texas A&M University System: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University, Texas AgriLife Research, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Forest Service, and Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. With teaching, research, extension and laboratory facilities throughout Texas, the University serves people of all ages and backgrounds and is a cornerstone of one of the state's premier institutions of higher education.
Since 1860, LSU has served the people of Louisiana, the region, the nation, and the world through extensive, multipurpose programs encompassing instruction, research, and public service. The University brings in more than $120 million annually in outside research grants and contracts, a significant factor for the Louisiana economy. Louisiana State University, home of the "Fighting Tigers" has a real live Bengal tiger mascot, Mike VI. LSU is the flagship institution of the state of Louisiana and is one of only 21 universities nationwide holding land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant status.
Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) was founded in 1914 by the Grand Rapids Board of Education after a resolution was passed by the University of Michigan’s faculty which encouraged the establishment of junior colleges in Michigan. Today, more than 15,000 students are enrolled in more than 1,900 liberal arts and occupational courses. The diverse student body represents students from across the U.S. and 22 other nations. Another 10,000 learners are served by non-credit instructional opportunities.
Indiana University is internationally known for the quality of its academic programs and attracts students from all over the world. The University has approximately 101,000 students enrolled in 1055 degree programs on its eight campuses: Bloomington, Indianapolis (includes the IU Medical Center); six regional campuses in Gary, South Bend, Fort Wayne, Kokomo, Richmond, and New Albany. With an endowment over $1.5 billion, IU has 18,500 employees and 516,000 living alumni, including 258,000 living in Indiana.
The mission of the Naval Postgraduate School is to enhance U.S. national security through graduate, executive and professional education programs focusing on the unique needs of military leaders, and the Navy and Department of Defense. NPS offers advanced degree and certificate programs on campus and across the globe through distributed learning. Programs range from individual multi-week postgraduate programs to doctoral programs. The student body consists of officers from the six U.S. uniformed services, officers from approximately 60 other countries and a number of civilian employees from governmental agencies such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Founded in 1907, HEC Montréal is Canada's first management school. It is the first North American school to hold the three accreditations: AACSB International, EQUIS and AMBA, and the first non-European school to receive EQUIS accreditation. HEC Montréal's MBA program is accredited by the Association of MBAs (UK), offered in English and French, with over 55 percent international students, and was rated as one of the 10 best MBA programs outside the United States according to BusinessWeek in 2004.
Nottingham Trent University is a large, diverse and vibrant modern university. Its mission is to deliver education and research that shapes lives and society and in doing so the university offers a strong course portfolio designed to meet the needs of both students and industry. It has become one of the UK's top universities for graduate employment - with around 97 per cent of full-time students graduating from the university in 2002 gaining jobs or going on to further study within six months of completing their courses.
The school’s mission is to contribute to the improvement of health worldwide through the pursuit of excellence in research, postgraduate teaching and advanced training in national and international public health and tropical medicine, and through informing policy and practice in these areas.
The University of London is a federal University and is one of the oldest, largest and most diverse universities in the UK. Established by Royal Charter in 1836, the University is recognized globally as a world leader in Higher Education. It consists of 19 self-governing Colleges of outstanding reputation, together with the prestigious Institutes of the School of Advanced Study and a number of other central academic activities. The University has a very diverse student population of over 120,000 students, with a further 45,000 students studying by distance learning on the University's External System.
Cardiff University is recognized as one of Britain's leading teaching and research universities. Founded by Royal Charter in 1883, the University today combines impressive modern facilities and a dynamic approach to teaching and research with its proud heritage of service and achievement, with 25,000 students and 5,500 staff. Research is undertaken in each of the 28 Schools and there are more than 1,000 research contracts in operation at any one time.
Prescott College is an independent, liberal arts college offering bachelor's, master's, Ph.D. degrees, as well as teacher certification for students of all ages and backgrounds. Prescott’s educational programs reflect the College's commitment to the environment and social justice. In addition to the main campus in Prescott, the College operates a branch campus in Tucson. The Tucson Center serves students residing in Tucson and other southern Arizona communities. The Center is a meeting place for students, faculty, and advisors and provides opportunities for students in similar study areas to meet and discuss their work.
Cranfield University is a wholly postgraduate institution with a worldwide reputation for inspirational teaching and research, industrial-scale facilities and superior links with industry and commerce excellence and expertise in aerospace, automotive, defense, engineering, environment and water, health, management and manufacturing. A passion for the areas of expertise the University operates in - aerospace, automotive, defense, energy, environment, healthcare, management, manufacturing and security – makes Cranfield uniquely placed for both students and corporate partners alike.
Established in 2004, Roehampton is one of the newest universities in the UK. At the same time, Roehampton has a proud and distinguished history dating back to the 1840s, particularly in the field of Childhood Studies and Education. The University has a broad range of expertise across the arts and humanities, social sciences and the human and life sciences. Studying in an era of globalization and in a community that consists of over 110 different nationalities, the University’s diverse environment prepares students to do business with people from around the world.
Dublin City University launched in 1980 is recognised nationally and internationally as a centre of academic excellence with over 10,000 registered students and 80 programmes. DCU was the first university in Ireland to introduce work placement (INTRA) as part of its degree programmes. DCU has developed its own research specialisms, creating a number of national centres of excellence that collaborate with other universities and industry internationally. These research centres have transcended traditional boundaries and have been extended to include combinations of academic disciplines such as biotechnology, electronic engineering, physics and chemistry.
Part of the University of London, SOAS is the world's leading center for the study of a highly diverse range of subjects concerned with Asia, Africa and the Middle East. SOAS offers an unparalleled range of non-European languages, and has the largest concentration of specialist staff (300+ academics) concerned with the study of Africa, Asia and the Middle East at any university in the world. The library has more than 1.2 million items and extensive electronic resources for the study of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and attracts scholars from all over the world.
Established in 1966 with the grant of its Royal Charter, the University of Surrey is a global university with a world-class research profile and an enterprising spirit. Inventive and forward-thinking, its heritage shows a recurring theme of going our own way, doing things differently – and achieving notable results. The University's roots date back to an early nineteenth century concern to provide greater access to further and higher education for the 'poorer inhabitants' of London.
