Tampa College
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1890 |
| Location | , , |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Nickname | Fightin' Dragons |
Tampa College (Tampa Business College)
was a private business college founded as a coeducational, nonsectarian, and proprietary institution, in 1890 (1).
L.M. Hatton becomes president in 1897 (2). The school was initially located at 104 N. Edison and Grand Central Ave then 609 Franklin, Tampa, Florida.
The school provided practical education in areas of business such as bookkeeping and standard shorthand. The original college building (Davis) was three stories and located in the heart of the city. The school was open all year long and was the most up to date in the South.
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Tampa Business College
- College departments included Business/Bookkeeping, Stenography/Typewriting, Telegraphy, Penmanship, and English. (3)
- Full scholarship tuition for any one department was $40.00
- Full scholarship tuition for any two departments was $60.00
- Monthly tuition was set at $8.50
- Three months of tuition for any one department was set at $25.00
- Board, room, and other facilities was $12.50 to $15.00 per month
Accreditation, Licensure, and Recognition
Tampa College was chartered as a degree-granting institution in 1953 by the State of Florida. It was accredited by the ACICS, Accrediting Council of Independent Colleges and Schools(4) , as a senior college of business to award Diplomas, Associate’s degrees, Bachelor’s degrees, and Master’s degrees. ACICS is a national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Medical programs were accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).
Institutional Timeline
- 1890, Tampa Business College was founded as a private, coeducational, and nonsectarian institution
- 1904, Capital Stock, State of Florida, $10,000, 10% paid in Dec 1904
- 1917, Practical Bookkeeping published p.47, LM Hatton and J.A. Prowinsky (5)
- 1929, Sacred Heart High School renamed "Tampa College High School" for affiliation with Tampa Business College
- 1939, Tampa College High School renamed to "Jesuit High School"
- 1940’s - 60’s, Active in local high schools, US Air Force military contract to teach administration courses
- 1970, Tampa Business College renamed "Tampa College"
- 1970, Affiliation begins with Jones Business College of Jacksonville (6)
- 1968-77, Training programs for returning Veterans of Vietnam
- 1970, President, Ralph H. Hanna, opened a new campus in Pinellas County (7)
- 1977-87, Eugene Roberts, Lakeland Businessman, owned and operated the Lakeland and Brandon branches as Lakeland College of Business. Roberts served as Director of Admissions at the University of South Florida and as Assistant Director of Admissions at Florida Southern College (8)
- 1982-88, President of Sumitt System of Colleges and Schools, Donald C. Jones
- 1987-88, Jack H. Jones of Jones Business College purchases Phillips College, Lakeland College of Business, and Tampa College Schools become part of Summit System of Colleges and Schools
- 1989, Phillips College acquires Tampa College along with the other Summit System of Colleges and Schools
- 1995, Tampa College renamed "Florida Metropolitan University"
- 2007, Florida Metropolitan University renamed "Everest University"
- 2010, [1] Everest University
References
- (1) Patersons American Educational Directory, Vol XIX, Homer L. Paterson , 1922, American Education Company, Chicago
- (2) Where to educate, 1898-1899, a guide to the best private schools in the US, Powers, Grace, 1898, Brown & Co.
- (3) Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Florida, Two Years ending June 30, 1900, William Sheets
- (4) http://www.acics.org/
- (5) Catalogue of Copyright Entries, Vol 14 Issue 2 New Series #8, Part 1 Group2, Books
- (6) St. Petersburg Times, July 3, 1970, Times Bureau
- (7) St. Petersburg Times, April 6, 1972, Times Bureau
- (8) Lakeland Ledger, October 24, 1995, Edie Gross