Apollos University
{{Short description|American university}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Apollos University
| native_name = Apollos University
| image_name = Apollos logo.png
| image_size = 180px
| motto = The Gateway to Your Future
| mascot = Goldy the Bison
| mottoeng =
| established = 2004
| closed = 2024
| accreditation = DEAC
| type = Private for-profit online university
| president = Scott Eidson
| provost = Robin Westerik
| students =
| city = Great Falls
| state = Montana
| country = United States
| coor = {{coord|47.504874|-111.297008|region:US-MT_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| colors = Red, Blue and Gold {{color box|#B40404}}{{color box|#5882FA}}{{color box|#DBA901}}
| website = {{URL|apollos.edu}}
| logo =
| logo_size = 350px
}}
Apollos University was a private for-profit online university headquartered in Great Falls, Montana.{{Cite web|title=Apollos University {{!}} Council for Higher Education Accreditation|url=https://www.chea.org/apollos-university|website=www.chea.org|access-date=2020-05-20}} It was accredited by the Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC).[https://www.deac.org/ The Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)]
History
The university was founded in August 2004 as a non-profit university.{{cite web|url=http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/cbs.aspx |title=Business Entity Detail: Apollos University |publisher=California Secretary of State |website=California Business Search |accessdate=2016-10-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402014221/http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/cbs.aspx |archivedate=2010-04-02 }} However, it closed the non-profit corporation and reopened as a for-profit corporation in May, 2005.{{Cite web |url=https://www.mbastudies.com/universities/USA/Apollos/ |title=MBASTUDIES.COM - Apollos University |access-date=2017-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210232139/https://www.mbastudies.com/universities/USA/Apollos/ |archive-date=2017-12-10 |url-status=dead }} The new corporation was named Apollos University of California with a "doing business as" name of Apollos University. Formerly headquartered in Huntington Beach, California,{{cite news |url=http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/apollos-university-redefining-affordable-attainable-accessible-education-for-students-around-the-globe-723269.htm |title=Apollos University Redefining Affordable, Attainable, Accessible Education for Students Around the Globe |publisher=SBWire |type=press release |date=2016-09-20 }} Apollos University moved to Great Falls, Montana, on September 30, 2016.{{cite web |url=https://mus.edu/Qtools/Degrees/states_authorized.asp?alphg=AD |title=Institutions Authorized |publisher=Montana University System |accessdate=2016-10-17 }} and is incorporated and approved as a private institution by the State of Montana.
Apollos University received its approval from the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (BPPVE){{cite web |url=http://www.bppve.ca.gov/forms_pubs/voluntaryagreelist.pdf |title=Voluntary Agreement List |publisher=California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913084354/http://www.bppve.ca.gov/forms_pubs/voluntaryagreelist.pdf |archivedate=2008-09-13 |page=6 }} in July 2005 and enrolled its first student in September 2005. The university held its first graduation ceremony in July 2007.{{cite web|url=https://apollos.edu/Menu/2/Article/4/Default.aspx |title=University History |publisher=Apollos University |accessdate=2016-10-17 }} Apollos applied for accreditation in 2010 and received accreditation status in January 2012 from Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) which is now known as the Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC).[http://www.deac.org/ DEAC]: search by institution name. In 2020, DEAC renewed Apollos University's accreditation.{{Cite web|title=Directory Of Accredited Institutions|url=https://www.deac.org/Student-Center/Directory-Of-Accredited-Institutions.aspx|access-date=2020-11-27|website=www.deac.org}} In December 2024, the university closed.[https://www.deac.org/public-notices/closed-institutions/ Closed Institutions DEAC] www.deac.org Retrieved March 9, 2025
Madison Education Group serves as the records retention and administration of academic records for Apollos University Alumni.[https://meg-spd.com/pages/apollos-university-alumni MEG School of Professional Developmen] www.meg-spd.com Retrieved March 16, 2025
Accreditation
Apollos University was an approved private institution by the State of Montana[https://mus.edu/Qtools/Degrees/states_authorized.asp?alphg=AD Montana University System - Institutions Authorized ] and was accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission(DEAC).[https://www.deac.org/UploadedDocuments/Media-and-Events/DETC-News-Archives/2012_spring_DETC_News.pdf DETC News Spring 2002 Page 5] Retrieved July 25, 2018
See also
References
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External links
- [https://apollos.edu Official website]
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Category:Former for-profit universities and colleges in the United States
Category:2004 establishments in Montana
Category:Distance Education Accrediting Commission
Category:2024 disestablishments in Montana