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20-736: Franklin University has a history of serving older adult students that spans more than a hundred years. It was founded in 1902 at the Columbus Downtown YMCA , under its sponsorship as the YMCA School of Commerce . It changed its name to Franklin University in 1933, and amicably discontinued its formal affiliation with the YMCA in 1964. Five years later, in 1969, the institution opened its first building, Frasch Hall. In 1976, Franklin University earned regional accreditation from

40-618: A market value of $ 5.6 million, and would require $ 50–60 million in renovation, not affordable as it is close to the Columbus YMCA's entire annual budget. The organization planned to lease out a facility and redistribute residents to existing facilities, and to build a new full-service downtown facility for its 3,400 YMCA members in the next five to ten years. The YMCA was confident the building can be repurposed, having talked to 8-10 developers, with none who have toured having proposed demolishing it. In August 2022, YMCA of Central Ohio and

60-495: Is a voluntary, self-regulatory process, and the organization encourages and supports nursing education programs to perform self-assessments to grow and improve their collegiate professional education. In 1996, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), as the national advocacy organization for America's baccalaureate and higher-degree nursing education programs, created the autonomous accrediting arm of

80-546: The Columbus Dispatch Building . Several branches to the Columbus YMCA opened over the next decades; during this time the organization realized it needed more space to accommodate its growing membership. The organization purchased the lot for the current YMCA in December 1916, with delayed construction due to World War I . The Front Street School, built in 1885, was demolished in 1918 to make way for

100-766: The Doctor of Professional Studies in Instructional Design Leadership . The main campus of Franklin University is located in downtown Columbus, Ohio. In addition to its domestic locations, Franklin University offers programs at international locations through agreements with affiliated universities. These include the Wroclaw School of Banking in Wroclaw , Poland , St. Clement of Ohrid University of Bitola in Bitola , North Macedonia , and

120-718: The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE). The nursing baccalaureate program is accredited by Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Downtown YMCA The Downtown YMCA is a historic former YMCA building in Downtown Columbus, Ohio . It was the largest YMCA resident facility in the United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. The seven-story building

140-526: The Modern College of Business & Science in Oman . The university offers degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral levels. Many of these programs can be completed entirely online. Undergraduate admissions are open . It also operates a coaching program that allows undergraduate and graduate students to be mentored toward reaching academic, professional, and personal goals under

160-633: The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools . In 1993, Franklin offered its first graduate program, the Master of Business Administration (MBA). In 1998, Franklin University created the Community College Alliance (CCA), a program designed to ease the way for community college students to transfer the maximum number of community college credits toward completing a bachelor's degree at Franklin. In 2009,

180-592: The College of Health & Public Administration. Franklin University acquired Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio , in 2014 and it served as a Franklin University branch campus until May 2020. In May 2016, the Higher Learning Commission approved Franklin's request to offer its first three doctoral degrees, namely the Doctor of Business Administration , the Doctor of Health Administration and

200-743: The Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC) began working on a deal for the CDDC to take over ownership of the building by January 2023. Several dozen current residents of the building would be moved to new housing for low-income seniors operated by the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority in Franklinton . On March 16, 2023, the building was sold to the CDDC for $ 1 million. The Columbus Landmarks Foundation listed

220-594: The Downtown YMCA as an endangered site in June 2023, in the 2023 edition of its Most Endangered List. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education ( CCNE ) is a nursing education accrediting agency in the United States . The CCNE is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education . The commission's headquarters are in Washington, D.C. CCNE accreditation

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240-467: The U.S. have partnered with Franklin University to ease the way for community college students to transfer the maximum number of community college credits toward completing a bachelor's degree at Franklin. Franklin's Community College Alliance Program. In August 2011, Franklin announced its newest college, the College of Health and Public Administration or COHPA. Franklin now has three colleges, Arts, Sciences, and Technology; The Ross College of Business, and

260-436: The YMCA building. Ground was broken for the building on November 11, 1921, and its cornerstone was laid on January 5, 1923. The building was dedicated on January 13, 1924. It cost $ 850,000 to build, and at the time it was claimed to be the largest YMCA in the world. The building hosted the first evening high school which evolved to include post-secondary and professional programs to become Franklin University . The building

280-469: The facade. The massive seven-story building has a steel frame and a concrete foundation. Its exterior is faced with Flemish-bond brick and limestone ornamentation. The YMCA was first established in Columbus in 1855, reorganized in 1875, and moved locations numerous times. Its first headquarters opened at 34 S. 3rd St. (on Capitol Square ) in 1893, in a Yost & Packard building. The site now holds

300-601: The guidance of professionals whom the university has appointed as coaches. Coaches are not university staff, but are professionals working in industry. Each coach has a one-to-one relationship to a Franklin University student and provides monthly mentoring and guidance to that student. Franklin University is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and authorized by the Ohio Department of Higher Education . Additionally, its business programs, including undergraduate and MBA programs, are accredited by

320-543: The organization, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The CCNE is the only nursing education accrediting agency dedicated exclusively to the accreditation of bachelor's and graduate-degree nursing education programs. The AACN represents more than 592 schools of nursing at public and private universities and senior colleges nationwide, and which offer a variety of baccalaureate, graduate, and post-graduate programs. This article relating to education in

340-454: The original lobbies. The renovations began in 1997. According to the architects, the project involved a complete historic restoration, and began a 30-year effort to restore YMCA buildings throughout Central Ohio. In 2019, after years of studying potential renovations, the 403-unit building was announced to close in three to seven years, as the YMCA moved its residents to newer facilities. The 235,118-square-foot (21,843.2 m ) building has

360-581: The university began offering its MBA at the WSB Merito Universities in Poland . Since signing this agreement with WSB, Franklin has entered into educational agreements with educational institutions in eight other countries. Today, Franklin University offers a broad range of undergraduate majors and graduate programs. Its enrollment includes more than 300 international students from more than 72 countries. More than 135 community colleges across

380-728: Was designed in the Jacobethan Revival and Late Gothic Revival styles by Chicago architecture firm Shattuck & Layer . The Downtown YMCA was designed by Shattuck & Layer , Chicago architects who designed many YMCA buildings across the United States and abroad. The firm designed the Columbus building in the Jacobethan Revival style, with complex brickwork, cut-stone details, three-part rectangular windows, and roofline battlements. It also makes use of several Late Gothic Revival elements including pointed arches and buttressing . The exterior makes use of dark red brick and light-colored cut limestone, adding contrast and depth to

400-548: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. In 1995, the building's title was temporarily transferred to the Columbus City Council to help a $ 19 million restoration of the building qualify for a 30-year exemption on real estate taxes. The project, designed by architects Lusk & Harkins of Columbus, included renovating the existing 350 apartments, adding 50 additional units, installing air conditioning, expanding fitness facilities, and restoring

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