Miami-Jacobs Career College

Miami-Jacobs Career College
Motto	Changing futures. Changing Lives.
Established	1998
Type	Private, For-profit
Admin. staff	150
Undergraduates	1,200
Location	Dayton, Ohio, USA
Locations	7 campuses & learning centers, online[1]
Website	miamijacobs.edu

Miami-Jacobs Career College is a for-profit college located in Ohio. Miami-Jacobs Career College has locations in several Ohio cities. Campuses are in Columbus, Dayton, Sharonville, Springboro and Troy. The school offers degrees in nursing, cosmetology, healthcare, accounting, criminal justice, and graphic design.

History

There wasn't any until that year a penmanship expert named Edwin D. Babbitt opened the Miami Commercial School. One of Babbitt's earliest students, A. D. Wilt, earned his tuition by serving as the school's janitor. Two years later, Wilt "swept" into the presidency of the school, and he guided it with a firm and knowing hand for 52 years. Training was offered in shorthand, business methods, arithmetic, and, of course, penmanship. Wilt followed every business trend. The Miami Commercial School was among the first in the Midwest to give instruction on the use of that "newfangled" machine: the typewriter. Forward-looking men such as A. D. Wilt gave Dayton a growing renown as a business center, attracting other enterprising people to the city, including, ironically, a "competitor" for A.D. Wilt.

The competitor was H. L. Jacobs, who came to town from Pennsylvania, where he was an official shorthand reporter for the Pennsylvania Legislature. A man of great organizational ability, he started Dayton's second business school - the Jacobs Business College. For many years, the two institutions enjoyed a friendly rivalry, actually drawing closer and closer together until, in 1916, they merged to form Miami-Jacobs.

In the 1870s, the school pioneered in admitting women to classes that would prepare them for office positions. In 1908, the college introduced the Gregg Shorthand system to Ohio. In 1912, the college was one of the first in the country to teach machine shorthand: Stenotype.

In 1922, a collegiate curriculum was established, with subjects listed in credit hours, with classes organized as lecture-style groups rather than for individual instruction, and with a four-year program leading to a bachelor's degree. As business subjects became more popular in high school, Miami-Jacobs, for a period of over 10 years, was chartered by the state to provide training for business teachers.

In 1956, Miami-Jacobs received its accreditation as a Junior College of Business and began awarding associate degrees.

In October 1974, the college gave up its building at Second & Ludlow Streets to the City of Dayton for the Courthouse Square project and moved to a campus location with additional parking facilities at Second & Madison Streets—just five blocks east of its longtime Second & Ludlow home.

In August 2002, the college moved to a new high-tech facility located at the corner of Second and Patterson. Since that time the college has continued to grow and to change to meet the ever-changing needs of the business community. With the development and widespread use of the personal computer, the College has responded by now thoroughly preparing students to use this essential business tool. Likewise, the college continuously updates its curriculum in order to maintain the competitive edge for its graduates.

In December 2003, Miami-Jacobs Career College was acquired by Delta Educational Systems, Inc., a Virginia Corporation approved to do business in the State of Ohio. In 2005, Miami-Jacobs Career College opened its first branch in Springboro, Ohio, offering courses in medical assisting, dental assisting, massage therapy, cosmetology, and esthetics. In 2007, the Troy, Ohio, branch opened offering courses in medical assisting, massage therapy, cosmetology and esthetics.

In 2008, The Academy of Court Reporting in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, also acquired by Delta Career Education Corporation, changed its name to Miami-Jacobs Career College.

Evening College

A comprehensive evening school program is offered throughout the year by Miami-Jacobs Career College.

Accreditation

Miami-Jacobs Career College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) to award certificates, diplomas, and associate's degrees. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

The college is authorized by the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools to confer Associate Degrees.

Mission statement

The mission statement is to develop a competent and educated workforce for career positions in demand and to have all of our graduates find jobs reaching their career potential.

References

1. ^ "MJCC Campus Locations". http://www.miamijacobs.edu. Retrieved 2010-08-09. 

External links

• Official Site