Las Vegas College was a

for-profit college Proprietary colleges are for-profit colleges and universities. They are operated by their owners or investors, rather than a not-for-profit institution, religious organization, or government. Because they are not funded by tax money, their long ...

Henderson, Nevada Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, about southeast of downtown Las Vegas. It is the second largest city in Nevada, after Las Vegas, with an estimated population of 320,189 in 2019. The city is part of the Las Vegas Vall ...

. In 2009 it became Everest College.

History

Founded in 1979 in

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

by Betty Krolak under the name Krolak Business Institute, Barbara A. and E.T. Paulus purchased the Institute in December 1980 and incorporated it under the name of TO-Ba Corporation. On January 7, 1986, the Institute was licensed to offer associate degrees and soon changed its name to Las Vegas Business College. It was acquired by Rhodes Colleges, Inc. on Oct 17, 1996 and was changed to Las Vegas College. In 2003, the school opened a branch campus in Henderson, Nevada. In 2005, the main campus moved to the Henderson branch. On August 10, 2009 Las Vegas College became Everest College. In February 2015, Zenith Education Group purchased the school from Corinthian Colleges. In August 2017, Everest College changed its name to Altierus Career College.http://docs.everestonline.edu/campus/henderson/Henderson%20Altierus%20Career%20College%20Catalog%202017,%20Volume%20I,%20Version%20II%20100917.pdf

References

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