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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 ...

The Jacksonville (TX) Progress published, " Lon Morris College: Pieces of history come home ," written by Deborah Burkett, representing the Cherokee County Historical Commission (CCHS). Burkett provides a historical sketch for the institution and describes a recent discovery of many items from the former institution that have been in storage since it closed in 2012. Returned items include diplomas, photographs, yearbooks, paintings and other memorabilia and these are now stored in the CCHS archives. A College History Garden post in September 2013, "   Lon Morris College ," followed the closure.  There are also links to a couple of more recent articles in the comment section below the post where you can read about use of the former campus and the transfer of remaining funds to support scholarships at Texas Wesleyan University. Interested readers might also read, " Lon Morris College, a storied academic history ," that was published by the Jacksonville ...

Tarleton State University Library Special Collections and Archives offers a number of innovative ways to access institutional history and traditions.  You can view a number of images and brief descriptions through the " Tarleton State University Campus History Tour ," on the Historypin site. There is also a " Timeline of Tarleton History " created using Tiki-Toki web-based timeline software.  You can quickly scan historical images selected from the archives and click on any of interest for more information. Links are also provided off an About Us drop down menu for a number of resources.  The History & Heritage Book is a 70-page document that includes a comprehensive array of institutional information from the history of campus buildings through origins of campus traditions and everything in between. You can also search and view a wide variety of institutional photographs through the  Cross Timbers Historic Images Project .  The project site offers ...

Murphy Givens, retired editor of Corpus Christi's The Caller Times authored two fascinating articles this past week on Bay View College.  Bay View opened in 1894 and ultimately closed one hundred years ago in 1917.  The articles reflect Givens' talent as a story teller as he weaves together information about the founding of the institution and its importance to the region. The first article, " Bay View College opened in hard times ," was published on December 12, 2017.  It was followed on December 15, 2017 by " Portland's Bay View College closed 100 years ago ."