Sanford–Brown (also known as the Sanford–Brown College or Sanford–Brown Institute ) was a division of the Career Education Corporation , a proprietary , for-profit higher education organization.
16-747: The school traced its history back to the 1860s as a successor to a St. Louis location of Brown's Business College owned by George W. Brown (1845-1918). There were 18 private colleges and schools bearing the name Sanford–Brown across the United States. Sanford–Brown provided post-secondary educational opportunities to students as well as student services and career assistance. Sanford–Brown's career training programs included paths in Healthcare, Dental, Design, Media Arts, Nursing, Technology and Business. The school also offered online courses and fully online programs. The closure of all Sanford–Brown schools
32-524: A St. Louis location of Brown's. Locations of Brown's included the following non-exhaustive list: Brown is a common surname, and there were other institutions called "Brown's Business College" that were not affiliated with George W. Brown's chain. Rufus C. Crampton Rufus Cowles Crampton (1828 - June 13, 1888) was an American educator. He was acting president of Illinois College from 1877 to 1881 and founder of Jacksonville Business College . Crampton, son of William and Esther (Cowles) Crampton,
48-596: A settlement agreement was reached with the New York Attorney General and CEC agreed to establish a $ 9.25 million restitution fund for students who were misled from the 2009 through 2012 school years. After taking into account enrollment levels and financial viability, and as part of an internal reorganization, Career Education Corporation announced in December 2012, that they would begin a gradual "teach-out" of numerous Sanford–Brown campuses throughout
64-518: The American Civil War as Lieutenant Colonel of the 145th Illinois Volunteers , called out for 100 days in 1864. In May 1866, he founded Jacksonville Business College. In 1870 he assumed the financial management of Illinois College; and in 1877 he was made acting President, and held this position for four years. Meantime his health had given way, and though for six years longer he was able with difficulty to perform his duties as Professor,
80-545: The United States. Campuses that teach-out will no longer accept applications and, ultimately, discontinue operations after all the current students have graduated. Brown%27s Business College Brown's Business College was a chain of business colleges located in the Midwestern United States , started in Illinois in the 1870s by George W. Brown (1845-1918) of Jacksonville, Illinois . He grew
96-507: The chain to at least 29 locations during the 1910s (though perhaps not all existed simultaneously). Though most of the colleges had closed or changed names by the 1960s, at least one location continued under the same name into the early 1990s. Brown joined the faculty of the Jacksonville Business College in 1867, a year after it was founded by Rufus C. Crampton of Illinois College . Around 1876, Brown took over
112-589: The chain's zenith. Brown died in 1918, but the chain continued. Some locations continued under that name into the 1960s and 1970s, and the location in Springfield was open until 1994. Some of the colleges, through successors, still exist today, including Midstate College in Peoria and Rockford Career College in Rockford. The Sanford–Brown group of colleges or "institutes" also traces their history through
128-508: The closing year of his life was one of utter prostration. He is the namesake of Crampton Hall at Illinois College. He died in Jacksonville on June 13, 1888, at the age of 60. He married, about the time of his removal to Jacksonville, Adeline Hart, daughter of Simeon Hart, who survived him with their only child, a son, who was graduated at Illinois College. [REDACTED] This article incorporates public domain material from
144-407: The closure of the remaining 14 schools. They will no longer accept new applicants and currently enrolled students will be given at least 18 months to complete their programs. As part of its commitment to local communities and the healthcare profession, Sanford–Brown supported Ronald McDonald House Charities . The partnership included gifts of volunteer time and fundraisers by the school on behalf of
160-713: The families supported by the charity. Sanford–Brown schools were nationally accredited by either the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) or the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). Additionally, over 60 academic programs at Sanford–Brown were individually accredited. In 2007, twelve former students filed a lawsuit against Sanford–Brown College and its parent company, Career Education Corporation, alleging that Sanford–Brown engaged in aggressive and misleading recruiting tactics and misled them about
176-426: The resignation of the company's Chief Executive and the firing of 15 career services employees. Also in 2011, because of his professional leadership and trusted role in education, CEC Board of Directors appointed Steve Lesnik as its interim President and Chief Executive Officer until in 2013, Scott Steffey, former vice chancellor of State University of New York (SUNY) system, took over that role permanently. Also in 2013,
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#1732780582451192-675: The school and renamed it. By 1889, he had acquired schools in Peoria and Decatur, and by 1894 also had locations in Ottawa, Galesburg, Bloomington, and Centralia, for a total of seven locations. A description of the schools from 1898 states that they provided instruction in "Accounting, Business and Office Practice, Writing, Expert Accounting, What is Required of Stenographers, and the Elements of Success in Business." By 1907, there were 19 Brown's in existence. At least 29 schools were open at
208-525: The transferability of Sanford–Brown's credits and the nature of its curriculum, training, and faculty. One year later, four nursing students filed a class action lawsuit alleging that the college "fraudulently induced them and the class to join a medical assistant program through a number of deceptive acts." In late 2010, this lawsuit was granted class action status. In 2011, Career Education Corporation hired an outside legal firm to audit its career placement office. Auditors found widespread problems, which led to
224-675: Was announced in May 2015 by the Career Education Corporation. George W. Brown developed a chain of business schools in the early 1900s. The chain included 29 locations by 1911. In 1920, W.S. Sanford purchased a St. Louis location from Brown's network and renamed it the Sanford- Brown Business College. In 1972, the College moved from St. Louis to St. Ann, Missouri. The 'business' part of the name
240-567: Was born in Farmington, Connecticut in 1828. He taught in his native town for a year after graduating from Yale College in 1851, and then after a brief engagement as a private tutor took charge of an academy in Montrose, Pennsylvania . In 1854 he accepted an appointment as Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Illinois College, at Jacksonville, Illinois , where he continued to do excellent service until overcome by illness. He served during
256-699: Was dropped in 1992. The college was purchased by Whitman Education Group, Inc. in 1994, then Career Education Corporation in 2003. In March, 2014, Sanford–Brown united the International Academy of Design and Technology (IADT) in Chicago, Las Vegas, Orlando, Seattle, San Antonio and Tampa with Brown College (Minnesota) in Mendota Heights and Brooklyn Center under the Sanford–Brown name. On May 7, 2015 Career Education Corporation announced
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