Byuksung College was a private technical college located in

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province, in southwestern

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. In 2012 now-

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ordered the closure of the college as it failed to implement meaningful policies and changes in response to audits conducted by the Ministry and

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. The college officially closed in 2014 after it lost all legal battles and decided not to bring the case to the

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. The graduating class of 2004 included 439 students.

Academic departments

*Car Service *

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*Automatic Systems *

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*Office Data Systems *

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*Visual Multimedia Design *

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*Construction Safety *Environmental Civil Engineering *

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*Child Welfare *Media English

History

The school was founded as Byuksung Technical College (벽성전문대학) in 1995, and changed its name to simply Byuksung College in 1998.

External links

Official school website, in Korean and English

References

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