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and Hialeah, Florida. The college has three campuses:

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and Downtown Brooklyn in

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, and Hialeah in

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. It offers bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, and professional certificates in the divisions of business administration, health disciplines, legal studies, and computer technology. Although it is accredited by the

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, that accreditation will be removed in 2023 as the college has failed to meet several of the commission's standards.

History

ASA was founded in 1985 with a professor and 12 students in a small Brooklyn classroom. Known then as 'Advanced Software Analysis', the college focused on computer programming, as New York had a dire shortage of qualified mainframe programmers at that time. In 1999, ASA received authorization from the New York State Board of Regents to confer degrees in accounting, computer programming, information technology, and medical assisting. The college's president, Alex Shchegol, was removed by the college's board of trustees in 2018 after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct that resulted in over $2 million in out-of-court settlements. After the board denied his request in late 2021 to be reinstated, he used his power as owner of the college to replace five of the seven members of the board of trustees, and they reinstated him.

Growth and expansion

The college currently has more than 5,000 students, 16 programs of study, and 3 campuses:

and Downtown Brooklyn in

; and Hialeah in

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Accreditations and approvals

ASA College is authorized by the New York State Board of Regents to confer Associate of Occupational Studies and Associate in Applied Science degrees. ASA's associate degree program in Medical Assisting is accredited by the

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upon the recommendation of the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants Endowment. ASA is also approved by the

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for the training of veterans and is authorized under Federal law to enroll non-immigrant alien students. The college is accredited by the

. That accreditation will be removed in 2023 as the institution has failed to meet several of the commission's accreditation standards.

Athletics

In 2008, ASA College launched their Athletic program out of their Brooklyn campus known as the Avengers. Starting with a small basketball team, the athletic department expanded to 13 sports programs combined within three campuses: including men's & women's soccer, varsity & JV football, men & women's basketball, baseball, men's lacrosse, men's & women's track & field and men's & women's tennis. All programs are members of the

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(NJCAA) Division I, Region XV.

Brooklyn Avengers

ASA Brooklyn, known as the Avengers, currently has four sports teams: men's & women's basketball, baseball, and football.

Manhattan Mad Titans

ASA Manhattan, known as the Mad Titans, currently has one sports team: men's basketball. It's speculated that it would add women's basketball.

Miami Silverstorm

ASA Miami, known as the Silver Storm, currently has 13 sports teams: men's & women's soccer, football, men & women's basketball, baseball, cheerleading, men's lacrosse, softball, men & women's track & field, and men & women's tennis.

Accomplishments

Head tennis coach Brian Slack enters his sixth season at the helm of the men's and women's tennis programs at ASA College and his third at ASA College Miami. Slack has won seven NJCAA National Championships, all with ASA College. Four on the men's side and three on the women's side. Notably, the ASA Miami football program kicked off in 2015 and remained the only junior college football program in the state of

. ASA NY played their first season in 2009 and gained national recognition during their 2012–2013 season after being ranked #5 nationally and earning a Carrier Bowl bid against

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. During the 2017 season, ASA NY ranked 14th by the NJCAA with a 9–1 regular-season record. ASA NY earned an invite to the Valley of the Sun Bowl in

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and came away victorious over

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28–23.

Student Outcomes

According to the College Scorecard, ASA College has a 37 percent graduation rate. The median salary after completion ranges from $20,921 (AA in Computer and IT Science) to $36,848 (AA in Nursing). Median student loan debt varies from $8,200 (undergraduate certificate in public health) to $26,000 (AA in Nursing). Two years after completion, 15 percent of student debtors made progress with their loans.

References

External links

Official website

ASA Brooklyn athletics website

ASA Manhattan athletics website

ASA Miami athletics website
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