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New Aurora college receives approval to start classes October 2008
June 18, 2008
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Aurora (IL) — Rasmussen College recently received approval from its regional accrediting body, the Higher Learning Commission, to begin its first classes at its newest campus in Aurora this Fall.
The Aurora campus will be the second Rasmussen College campus in Illinois; the other is in Rockford. Including the new Aurora campus, Rasmussen has multiple campuses overall: six in Minnesota, two in North Dakota, one in Wisconsin, three in Florida, the Rockford campus, and it operates Rasmussen College Online-a national online division of the college.
"It's exciting to see our growth in Illinois," Rasmussen College President Kristi Waite said. "We are an institution dedicated to serving our community and providing exceptional career-focused learning in high-demand disciplines, and we look forward to providing the high quality services we are known for to the community of Aurora."
The primary focus of the Aurora campus will be in the School of Technology and Design and the School of Allied Health offered by Rasmussen College. The campus will also offer its core programs in the School of Business and the School of Justice Studies.
The Aurora campus is located at 2363 Sequoia Drive and will occupy more than 27,000 square feet.
Rasmussen College was founded in 1900 in St. Paul, MN and is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
In addition to its high accreditation, Rasmussen College offers a strong community, career-focused degrees, personalized student support services and career placement assistance. To date, Rasmussen College has placed more than 92 percent of its students in careers for which they came to college to study.
The new Aurora campus is scheduled to open its doors June 23, and the first on-campus classes will begin in October.
Anyone interested in enrolling or learning more about the Aurora campus may call 630-888-3500,stop by the new Aurora campus, or visit www.Rasmussen.edu.
ABOUT RASMUSSEN COLLEGE
Rasmussen College, founded in 1900, is an institution of higher learning dedicated the growth
and development of students, employees and the communities it serves. Rasmussen College, Inc.
is a premier provider of online educational experiences serving more than 7,500 students
through its network of 13 Rasmussen College campuses in the Midwest and Southeast and 12
virtual campuses operated by its Deltak Edu division. Through these 25 campuses,
Rasmussen offers students a broad range of quality programs ranging from certificates to
Masters focused on the areas with the greatest occupation opportunities.
To learn more about Rasmussen College, please visit www.rasmussen.edu.
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