The Baltimore International College (BIC), founded in 1972, was a

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college located in

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. It offered specialized degree programs in

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and

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. The college was taken over by

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in January 2012.

History

BIC was accredited by the

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. It lost its accreditation from the

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on August 31, 2011, due to unaddressed issues from its 2007 review. BIC was acquired by Stratford University in January 2012, and the former campuses are now Stratford campuses.

Campus & facilities

The college's main campus is located in

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near the

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. The college owns two full-service hotels

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Mount Vernon Hotel
an
Hopkins Inn
Further, BIC owns and operates the Bay Atlantic Club, which offers delivery breakfast and lunch, dine-in lunch, and as banquet hall with reservations. In addition, the college operates th
Park Hotel
on its 100-acre (400,000 m²) Virginia Park satellite campus in

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Students

The college offers student housing in Dublin Hall, which is location in the Mount Vernon Hotel. Slightly more than half (52 percent) of its 800 or so students are male.

References

External links

Baltimore International College websiteMD Higher Education Commission ProfileStratford University page on former Baltimore International College
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