Frederick Taylor University

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Frederick Taylor University
TypePrivate, Distance Learning
Established1994[citation needed]
PresidentTu Anh Truong
Location
Orange, California, United States
Websitewww.ftu.edu

Frederick Taylor University is a state approved, but currently unaccredited although previously accredited private institution of higher learning located in Orange, California, offering undergraduate and graduate level distance education programs in business.

History[]

Frederick Taylor University was established in 1994 to cater to mature adult learners, 20 years or older.[1] The University offers undergraduate and graduate distance education programs in business, leading to either a bachelors or master's degree.[2] Students can enroll at any time throughout the year.[3] In 2012, the New York Times reported that it is located in an office building in Moraga where it occupies a "cramped office on the second floor".[4] The institution, in its 2017 Catalog, lists four full-time and eighteen part-time faculty members, led by Dr. Guy Langvardt, the Chief Academic Officer and Academic Dean.[5]

Approval and accreditation status[]

Frederick Taylor University is approved to operate by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education[6] and appears on the current California Postsecondary Education Commission list of state-approved institutions.[7][8] That authorization was from the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (BPPVE), a predecessor agency of the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.[8][9] BPPE conducted two site visits to FTU in May 2012 and April 2014[10]

FTU is currently not accredited by any accreditation body recognized by U.S. education authorities.[11]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ http://www.ftu.edu/downloads/ftu_catalog_2017.pdf
  2. ^ FTU website
  3. ^ FTU website
  4. ^ Jennifer Gollan (January 14, 2012). "California Leads Nation in Unaccredited Schools, and Enforcement Is Lax". New York Times.
  5. ^ http://ftu.edu/downloads/ftu_catalog_2017.pdf
  6. ^ Approval Archived 2010-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, Frederick Taylor University
  7. ^ http://www.cpec.ca.gov/CollegeGuide/AdvCollegeSearch.asp?InstType=StateAppr
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b CPEC Listing for FTU
  9. ^ Frederick Taylor University website, Approval and Authority to Grant Degrees Archived 2007-07-16 at the Wayback Machine and FAQ Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine Guide to California Colleges & Universities (accessed July 26, 2007)
  10. ^ "Compliance Inspection Results". Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2009-11-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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