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Brown Mackie College
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Brown Mackie College logo
TypePrivate, for-profit
Established1892
PresidentGuy P. Bell[1]
Students17,000[2]
Location
United States
Websitebrownmackie.edu

Brown Mackie College is a system of for-profit colleges located in the United States. The colleges offer bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and certificates in programs including early childhood education, information technology, health sciences and legal studies. Brown Mackie's 28 schools are owned by Education Management Corporation.

History[edit]

The original Brown Mackie College was founded in 1892 in Salina, Kansas[3][4] as the Kansas Wesleyan School of Business.[5] In 1938, two of its former instructors, Perry E. Brown and A.B. Mackie, incorporated the school as The Brown Mackie School of Business.[6][7] The school was licensed by the Kansas Board of Regents to grant associate degrees in 1986.[8]

Between the 1930s and 1990s the school in Salina, and other schools that would later carry the Brown Mackie name, were managed by several different organizations before being purchased by American Education Centers (AEC) in 1993.[6] In 2003, Education Management Corporation (EDMC) acquired eighteen schools from AEC, including the original Brown Mackie College. The following year, EDMC rebranded all of the AEC schools under the Brown Mackie name.[9][10] Throughout the mid-to-late 2000s EDMC expanded the Brown Mackie system through the construction of new Brown Mackie colleges.[4]

Beginning in the spring of 2012, Brown Mackie began a pilot program to test the use of iPads and e-textbooks in place of traditional textbooks. Later the program was expanded to all 28 schools in the Brown Mackie system. In preparation for the transition, Brown Mackie partnered with Apple Inc. to train faculty members help students with the iPads. As of February 2013, 13,000 Brown Mackie students were participating in the program.[11][12]

Schools and programs[edit]

Brown Mackie colleges offer degrees at the bachelor's and associate level as well as academic certificates.[12] Areas of study at Brown Mackie schools include early childhood education, information technology, health sciences and legal studies.[9][13]

As of May 2013, there were 28 Brown Mackie College campuses with a total enrollment of 17,000 students.[12][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Officers - Guy P. Bell". edmc.edu. Education Management Corporation. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b Ann Belser (2 May 2013). "EDMC Reports Third-Quarter Loss". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  3. ^ Robert A. Cronkleton (17 April 1996). "College plans move to Olathe?". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. ^ a b Margaret Fosmoe (9 November 2004). "Michiana College takes a new name". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Brown Mackie College making Phoenix debut". Phoenix Business Journal. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  6. ^ a b "About Brown Mackie College". brownmackie.edu. Brown Mackie College. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Career college officially announces Boise branch". Idaho Business Review. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Brown Mackie College to Grant Associate Degree". The Courtland Journal. 8 May 1986. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  9. ^ a b "State unemployment drops as new jobs are created". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. 26 October 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  10. ^ "PNC Financial still on top". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 26 October 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  11. ^ Toni Fuhrman (14 February 2013). "Making the iPad the Center of the Academic Experience". Campus Technology. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  12. ^ a b c James Aldridge (26 April 2012). "Brown Mackie eliminating printed textbooks in favor of iPad". San Antonio Business Journal. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  13. ^ "Areas of Study". brownmackie.edu. Brown Mackie College. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

External links[edit]


Category:Education Management Corporation Category:For-profit universities and colleges in the United States Category:Educational institutions established in 2004

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