Hamilton College was the DBA name Iowa Secretary of State Filings
of the Iowa College Acquisition Corporation, a company that owns and operates independent for-profit colleges. Hamilton College had seven campuses in

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and

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. Iowa College Acquisition Corporation is owned and operated by Kaplan Higher Education, a subsidiary of the Washington Post Company. This is not to be confused with Hamilton Technical College that was founded by Maryanne Hamilton and operates in

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. Hamilton College was originally established by Ward Hamilton in Mason City, Iowa, in 1900 as a business school. This makes it the oldest continuously operating college in the state of Iowa specializing in business education. In 1980, Hamilton opened a campus in

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. A third campus was established in

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in 1988. In 1998, Hamilton College was purchased by

Quest Education Corporation Quest Education Corporation was a for-profit educational company in the United States, based in Georgia, which was acquired by Kaplan, Inc. in 2000 to become the "Kaplan Higher Education" division of that company. History Quest was founded by Ga ...

, which was acquired in 2000 by

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and renamed Kaplan Higher Education Corporation. Shortly thereafter the Nebraska College of Business and the Lincoln School of Commerce, also owned by Quest, were renamed Hamilton College-Omaha and Hamilton College-Lincoln respectively. Hamilton College continued to expand, adding campuses in Cedar Falls in 2000 and Council Bluffs in 2004. Hamilton College - CR ribbon cutting

In November 2007, Hamilton College officially changed its name to Kaplan University.

Academics

Hamilton College granted degrees in the following: Bachelor's Degrees: *

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in Criminal Justice *Bachelor of Science in

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

Accounting Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "languag ...

Concentration **

Business Administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

Concentration **Criminal Justice Administration Concentration **

Management of Information Systems A management information system (MIS) is an information system used for decision-making, and for the coordination, control, analysis, and visualization of information in an organization. The study of the management information systems involves peop ...

Concentration Associate of Applied Science Degrees: *Accounting Specialist *Business Administration **Business Management Concentration **Office Management Concentration *Computer Information Systems *Criminal Justice *

Medical Assistant A medical assistant, also known as a "clinical assistant" or healthcare assistant in the USA is an allied health professional who supports the work of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other health professionals, usually ...

Diplomas: *Accounting Technician *Computer Systems Technician *

Practical Nursing A licensed practical nurse (LPN), in much of the United States and Canada, is a nurse who cares for people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled. In the United States, LPNs work under the direction of physicians, mid-level practitio ...

Athletics

Hamilton students occasionally participated in recreational (bar-league) softball and volleyball. At the Lincoln campus, formerly the Lincoln Business College, there was a basketball team named the Hamilton Aliens.

External links

Official Site

Student News Site

Student Survey Results

Kaplan Higher Education Corporation

References

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