Coyne College
{{Short description|Private college in Chicago, Illinois, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Coyne College
| image =
| caption=
| motto = A Faster Way to a Better Future
| established = 1899
| closed = March 2022
| type = Private for-profit college
| president = Russell Freeman
| city = Chicago
| state = Illinois
| country = United States
| campus = Urban
| website = [https://www.coynecollege.edu coynecollege.edu]
}}
File:Amazing Stories v01 n01 back cover Coyne Electrical School.jpg
File:Coyne Electrical School.jpg
Coyne College was a private for-profit college in Chicago, Illinois.{{cite web |url=http://www.ibhe.state.il.us/Colleges%20and%20Universities/institutionList.asp?S=5&A=3 |title=Independent For-Profit Institutions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723154907/http://www.ibhe.state.il.us/Colleges%20and%20Universities/institutionList.asp?S=5&A=3 |archive-date=2011-07-23 }} It was founded in 1899 and closed in March 2022.
History
The school was established in Chicago as a branch of the Coyne Electrical School of Boston in 1899. In 1960s, the Coyne Electrical School merged with the American Institute of Engineering and Technology to become Coyne American Institute.{{cite web| url=https://www.achrnews.com/articles/97586-coyne-american-institute-a-100-year-old-training-gem| publisher=The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News | title=Coyne American Institute: A 100-year-old training gem| date=July 19, 2000| access-date=January 4, 2018}} In 2004, the school opened two new campuses, one on West Monroe and the other on North Green Street. They replaced the previous campus on West Fullerton.{{cite web| url=https://www.achrnews.com/articles/93707-coyne-american-institute-opens-new-locations| publisher=The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News| title=Coyne American Institute Opens New Locations| date=August 19, 2004| access-date=January 4, 2018}} In 2013, the school established the Coyne American Institute Educational Foundation to assist students of Coyne College as well as students of Brown College.{{cite web| url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/coyne-american-institute-educational-foundation-161139167.html| title=New Coyne American Institute Educational Foundation Provides Scholarships for Students at Coyne College and Brown College of Court Reporting| publisher=Yahoo Finance| date=December 16, 2013| access-date=January 4, 2018}}{{cite web| url=https://patch.com/illinois/lakeview/coyne-american-institute-educational-foundation-host-second-annual-casino-night-fundraiser-september| publisher=Lake View Patch| title=Coyne American Institute Educational Foundation To Host Second Annual Casino Night Fundraiser On September 23 In Chicago| author=Doug Dusik| date=August 26, 2015| access-date=January 4, 2018}} In June 2016, Coyne College moved to a new location in Chicago's business district known as the Loop.{{Cite web|url=https://www.coynecollege.edu/about-coyne/|title=About Coyne|website=Trade School Programs in Chicago|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-15}} It closed in March 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.coynecollege.edu/ |title=Coyne College |date=2020 |accessdate=January 11, 2022}}
==References==
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External links
- [https://www.coynecollege.edu/ Official website]
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Category:Universities and colleges established in 1899
Category:1899 establishments in Illinois
Category:Universities and colleges in Chicago
Category:Former for-profit universities and colleges in the United States
Category:Private universities and colleges in Illinois