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AIU System History

  • 2020 – Present
    2023
    1. DigitalCrafts ranks among the best online coding bootcamps in 2023 by CourseReport
    2022
    1. DigitalCrafts ranks among the best online bootcamps in 2022 by CourseReport.com and CareerKarma
    2. AIUS acquires California Southern University, which becomes part of the System
    2021
    1. AIU is named among the Military Times "Best for Vets: Colleges 2021"
    2. AIUS acquires DigitalCrafts, a coding bootcamp, which becomes part of the System
    2020
    1. DigitalCrafts dedicates $1 million toward a "You Belong in Tech" scholarship program to increase access to their training bootcampus and encourage a more diverse workforce of talent to pursue tech career paths
    2. The American InterContinental University System (AIUS or System) is established, initially comprised of AIU and Trident
    3. AIU acquires Trident University International, which expands the University's credentials to the doctoral level due to programs offered by Trident
  • 2010-2019
    2019
    1. AIU's Master of Education program is awarded accreditation by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation
    2. AIU's online degree programs are ranked among the following U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs lists: Best Online Bachelor's programs, Best Online MBA programs, Best Online Graduate Education programs
    3. CalSouthern is recognized among 2019's "Best of the Best" Veteran Friendly Schools by U.S. Veterans Magazine
    2018
    1. CalSouthern's School of Nursing is granted Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education accreditation for its bachelor and master of science in nursing degree programs
    2. CalSouthern's business programs are awarded ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs) accreditation
    2017
    1. AIU named among the "Top Colleges & Universities" in the Military Advanced Education & Transition's 2017 Guide to Colleges and Universities
    2016
    1. AIU's Virtual Classroom earns a Gold Medal at the IMS Global 2016 Learning Impacts Awards
    2015
    1. AIU wins ELearning! Magazine 2015 Best of Elearning! Award for intellipath®
    2. CalSouthern becomes accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission
    3. DigitalCrafts is founded by Jake Hadden and Max McChesney to provide bootcamp programs in areas such as web development and cybersecurity
    2013
    1. AIU's Master of Education program becomes one of the first fully online programs to be granted initial two-year accreditation by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC)
    2012
    1. CalSouthern's addiction studies certificate programs are approved by the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals
    2. CalSouthern is recognized as an approved academic education provider by the National Association for Addiction Professionals
    2011
    1. AIU's School of Business programs receive initial accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
    2. TUI is renamed as Trident University International
    2010
    1. CalSouthern is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission, formerly known as the Distance Education and Training Council
  • 2000's
    2009
    1. AIU's two campuses in the Atlanta metro area combine to become the Atlanta, Georgia, campus
    2. AIU is approved for initial accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission
    2007
    1. Southern California University for Professional Studies is renamed to California Southern University (CalSouthern)
    2. TUI is acquired by Summit Partners, a private equity and venture capital firm, and is renamed TUI University
    2005
    1. Trident gains accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges
    2003
    1. An AIU campus is added in Houston, Texas
    2001
    1. Perdoceo Education Corporation, formerly known as Career Education Corporation, acquires AIU
    2. AIU begins to offer students the ability to complete a program 100% online
  • 1990's
    1998
    1. AIU campuses are added in Atlanta (Dunwoody), Georgia, Plantation, Florida (closed 2015), and Washington, DC (closed 2002)
    2. Trident University International, originally known as Touro University International (“TUI”), is established by Dr. Yoram Neumann as a 100 % online branch campus of Touro College, a New York not-for-profit educational corporation
    1997
    1. AIU is renamed American InterContinental University
    1996
    1. An AIU campus, named The American University in Dubai, is added in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Dubai location later obtained separate accreditation with SACS and discontinued its affiliation with AIU in 2007
  • 1980s
    1987
    1. AIU receives initial accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
    1982
    1. A campus is added in Los Angeles, California (closed 2010), called The American College for the Applied Arts
  • 1970s
    1978
    1. California Southern University, then known as Southern California University for Professional Studies, is founded by Dr. Donald Hecht
    2. The Lucerne campus moves to London, England (sold 2014), and is renamed The American College in London
    1976
    1. AIU opens a campus in Atlanta, Georgia named The American College for Applied Arts
    1974
    1. AIU begins to grant bachelor's degrees
    1971
    1. AIU is chartered as a degree-granting institution in the United States, granting associate degrees
    1970
    1. AIU, then known as the American Fashion College of Switzerland, is founded in Lucerne, Switzerland by Jack and Helen Barnette

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