- Northcentral University
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Not to be confused with North Central University.
Northcentral University 
Established 1996 Type Private, for-profit, distance education President Clinton D. Gardner, PhD [1] Provost Barnaby B. Barratt, PhD, DHS Students 10,181 [2] Undergraduates 418 Postgraduates 7,958 Location Prescott Valley, AZ, USA 
Campus Suburban and Urban Colors Blue & Burnt Orange Mascot Roadrunner Website http://www.ncu.edu Northcentral University is a private, for-profit, accredited university based in Prescott Valley, Arizona, that offers distance education. It was established in 1996 and is currently owned by Rockbridge Growth Equity, LLC, Falcon Investments, LLC, and the school's founder, Donald Hecht.[3] Under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, Northcentral is classified as a Doctoral Research University.[4]
Northcentral offers bachelor's, master's (MA, MBA and MEd) and doctoral (PhD, DBA and EdD) degrees in business and technology management, education, and behavioral and health sciences.
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History
Northcentral University was founded in 1996 by Dr. Donald Hecht.[5] In 1978 Hecht had established California Southern University, formerly known as Southern California University for Professional Studies (SCUPS).[6]
In 2003 the University received regional accreditation from The Higher Learning Commission.[7]
In 2007 the headquarters was established in Prescott, Arizona. In that same year, the school received ACBSP accreditation.
On October 8, 2008, Northcentral announced the university was being purchased by Rockbridge Growth Equity, LLC.[8]
In 2011 the US Department of Education determined Northcentral was one of 75 institutions that had failed its 2009-2010 financial responsibility test, and would be required to post a letter of credit in order to for students to receive federal financial aid. [9]
Accreditation
Northcentral is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, of which it is a member.[7] Northcentral's business school is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
Academics
Northcentral consists of three schools:
- School of Business and Technology Management (Degrees offered BBA, MBA, DBA, PhD, and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Business Administration)
- School of Education (Degrees offered BEd, MEd, EdD, PhD, and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Education)
- School of Behavioral and Health Sciences (Degrees offered BA and Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Psychology; MA and PhD in Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy)
Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) Course Certification
Northcentral is one of 186 higher education institutions to have some of its individual courses certified by the CNSS.[10] According to the National Security Agency's Central Security Service web site, "The goal of the Information Assurance Courseware Evaluation (IACE) Program is to expand the use of national standards in information assurance education and training throughout the nation. IACE systematically assesses the degree to which courseware from commercial, government, and academic sources maps to the national standards set by the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS)." Accordingly, Northcentral's courses have been certified as meeting "the minimum standards for the duties and responsibilities of Information Systems Security (INFOSEC) Professionals, NSTISSI 4011."[11]
FEMA Emergency Management Institute
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the United States Department of Homeland Security includes Northcentral's Business Administration PhD, Homeland Security Specialization in its list of "Colleges, Universities and Institutions Offering Emergency Management Courses."[12]
Partnerships
Northcentral University and Fort Hays State University, a public university in Kansas, have an arrangement under which Fort Hays State University's MBA credits transfer toward Northcentral's DBA or Business PhD program.[13]
Northcentral University also has an agreement with Vietnam National University, Hanoi's College of Economics to deliver the BBA, MBA, DBA program in Vietnam.[14] Northcentral University has a collaboration agreement with Hanoi University of Technology to deliver the University's MBA program .[15] Also, NCU is delivering BBA and MBA program at Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry (HUI).[14]
Notable alumni
- Dr. Darin King - Minister of Education in Newfoundland and Labrador[16]
References
- ^ Northcentral University's Academic Leadership. Retrieved Feb 25, 2010
- ^ Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association. Retrieved May 17, 2011
- ^ http://www.rbequity.com/news/ncu-holdings-1-16-09.pdf
- ^ Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
- ^ http://prescottdailycourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=40530&TM=26441.54
- ^ Our History, Northcentral University website, accessed November 1, 2011
- ^ a b http://www.ncahlc.org/index.php?option=com_directory&Itemid=192&Action=ShowBasic&instid=2162
- ^ NCU News Release
- ^ Degree-Granting Institutions With Low Financial-Responsibility Scores in 2009-10, Chronicle of Higher Education, October 12, 2011
- ^ http://www.nsa.gov/ia/academic_outreach/iace_program/iace_certified_institutions.shtml
- ^ http://www.nsa.gov/ia/academic_outreach/iace_program/index.shtml
- ^ http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/collegelist/Alphabetical%20Listing%20of%20EM%20HiEd%20Programs.doc
- ^ http://www.fhsu.edu/mba/phd-articulation/
- ^ a b http://www.amchamvietnam.com/organization/912/detail
- ^ http://www1.hut.edu.vn/khoavien/trungtamcictt/e_index.htm
- ^ http://www.exec.gov.nl.ca/exec/bioall.htm
External links
- Official Northcentral University website
- Rockbridge Growth Equity, Northcentral's parent company
Categories:- Universities and colleges in Arizona
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