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The Education Corporation of America headquarter in Birmingham, AL  announced today that it will close more than 75 sites  that enroll roughly 20,000 students.  The company began the process of notifying students and employees.  The sites include those operating as Brightwood College, Brightwood Career Institute, Ecotech Institute, Golf Academy of America and Virginia College. You can read more at Inside Higher Ed  in an article that was posted earlier today, " Large For-Profit Chain to Close ."  WSFA-TV in Montgomery, AL posted a short video with an article, " Virginia College closing in Montgomery, nationwide ." KCRA-TV in Sacramento, CA posted " Brightwood College closing Modesto, Sacramento campuses " on its website. Thirty-two sites are listed for Brightwood College in eight states on the  IPEDS College Navigator  site and twenty-seven sites in eleven states are listed for Virginia Colleges. Brightwood College Sites Virginia ...

Florida Today posted an article on November 21, 2018, " Florida Tech marks 60th anniversary from humble beginnings -- and a legendary 37¢ dona tion ," by Rick Neale.   Florida Institute of Technology or Florida Tech was founded as Brevard Engineering College in 1958. Initial classes held in wooden barracks at what was the Melbourne Naval Air Station. The institution later acquired buildings and property of University of Melbourne when it closed and in 1966, was renamed Florida Institute of Technology. The institution's 60th anniversary web pages include a timeline and schedule of activities scheduled for the academic year commemorating the founding.

Monica Kast of the Knoxville News Sentinel provides an extensive overview of events in " Johnson University celebrates 125 years with three days of events ," on October 24, 2018.  The institution was founded in 1893  as the School of Evangelists. It was later renamed to Johnson Bible College in 1909 and became Johnson University in 2011. You can visit university web pages devoted to the institution's 125 years of history for more information, presidential profiles, and a number of images of the campus. Johnson University enrollment in Knoxville is roughly 1,153 students with just over 800 enrolled in undergraduate programs.  There is also an additional site in Kissimmee, FL, operating since 1975 and incorporating the former Florida Christian College, with 200 students.

On Saturday, November 3rd, Flagler College will open its doors to the public for a campus-wide open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m .  The open house event will feature several key buildings: former Hotel Ponce de Leon, Solarium, Pollard Hall, Hanke Hall, Markland House, WFCF Radio Station, and Alumni House. The centerpiece of the campus is the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, a National Historic Landmark opened in 1888 by railroad pioneer and Standard Oil co-founder Henry M. Flagler. The college was founded in 1968 and the open house is one of several events marking Flagler's 50th anniversary. Previous  College History Garden  posts featuring Flagler College may also be of interest: Tuesday, July 3, 2018, " Flagler 50: Exhibition Marks 50th Anniversary of Flagler College ." Thursday, May 26, 2016, " Flagler College Faculty Member Recognized for Work with Historic Preservation ." Tuesday, February 17, 2015, " Massive Renovation Project at Flagler College ."

I love this wonderful 3:00 minute video history of Mills Library at Rollins College  in Winter Park, FL.  The video provides a brief overview for the changing role of a library on campus and includes an audio segment with President Eisenhower congratulating the college after the library opened. Feel free to post links to similar videos for colleges with which you are familiar in the comment section below!

The Baptist College of Florida, located in Graceville, FL, is preparing to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its founding .   The institution began in 1943 as Florida Baptist Institute and was initially located in Lakeland, FL . The name changed to Baptist Bible Institute in 1949 and it moved to Graceville. Control was assumed by the Florida Baptist State Convention in 1957. The name changed to Florida Baptist Theological College in 1988 and to The Baptist College of Florida in 2000. You can read more about the history of The Baptist College of Florida by visiting, " From BBI to BCF: The History of BCF ."

An exhibition " Flagler 50: Celebrating a College and a Preservation Legacy, 1968-2018 ” will open July 6, 2018 as part of the upcoming repertoire of 50th-anniversary celebrations at Flagler College.  The exhibit will be available through May 30, 2019, The opening of the exhibition was purposefully scheduled to coincide with the 100th birthday of college founder, Lawrence Lewis, Jr., the grandnephew of Henry Flagler.  Lewis was instrumental in fostering the restoration of many buildings in St. Augustine, not just the Hotel Ponce de Leon, that is now used by Flagler College. You can visit the Flagler College website for a list of anniversary events . Previous College History Garden posts featuring Flagler College may also be of interest: Thursday, May 26, 2016, " Flagler College Faculty Member Recognized for Work with Historic Preservation ." Tuesday, February 17, 2015, " Massive Renovation Project at Flagler College ."

Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida was founded sixty years ago and Green Bench Monthly, the St. Petersburg magazine, published a short historical sketch, " From Florida Presbyterian to Eckerd College ," written by Christina Juska.  Founded as Florida Presbyterian College, the name of the institution was changed to Eckerd College in 1972.  Juska article outlines institutional changes since the founding and includes a number of interesting photographs . You can also visit the Eckerd College website for more information on institutional history and traditions .