Apollos University, headquartered in Great Falls, Montana, is an

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, American, privately-owned distance education university. The university offers Doctoral,

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, Bachelor's and Associate's degree programs in Business Administration,

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and

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. Apollos University is an academic institution of higher learning and is accredited by the

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(DEAC) in the

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. Apollos University is also a member of SARA (State Authorization and Reciprocity Agreement) and approved to teach students in all 50 U.S. states and the

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. Apollos University's programs are offered worldwide through an online,

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methodology. The university has students throughout the

and

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, as well as in

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, and the

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. The university’s programs are built on a foundation of knowledge transfer, application of knowledge, critical thinking, and

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skills.

History

The university was founded in August 2004 as a non-profit university. However, it closed the non-profit corporation and reopened as a for-profit corporation in May, 2005. The new corporation was named Apollos University of California with a "

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" name of Apollos University. Formerly headquartered in Huntington Beach, California, Apollos University moved to Great Falls, Montana, on September 30, 2016. and is incorporated and approved as a private institution by the State of

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

. Apollos University received its approval from the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (BPPVE) in July 2005 and enrolled its first student in September 2005. The university held its first graduation ceremony in July 2007. Apollos applied for accreditation in 2010 and received accreditation status in January 2012 from Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) which is now known as the

(DEAC). In 2020, DEAC renewed Apollos University's accreditation.

Accreditation

Apollos University is an approved as a private institution by the State of

and is an accredited member of the

Distance Education Accrediting Commission The Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC), formerly the National Home Study Council and then as the Distance Education and Training Council, is a non-profit national educational accreditation agency in the United States specializing in t ...

(DEAC) formally the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). The DEAC is recognized by the

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(USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Apollos University is listed on the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and listing of accredited universities in

. Apollos University is also listed on The World Higher Education Database (WHED) and International Association of Universities (IAU) Worldwide Database of

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Institutions, Systems and Credentials.

Academic programs

Apollos University offers the following accredited certificate and degree programs: * Certificate Programs in Various Business Professions, * Associate of Applied Science in Business Administration (AAS), *

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University o ...

in Business Administration (BSBA), *

(BSIT), *

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accoun ...

(MBA), *

Master of Science A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast t ...

in Organizational Management (MSOM), and *

Doctor of Business Administration The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is either a professional doctorate or a research doctorate, depending on the granting university, awarded on the basis of advanced study, examinations, project work, and research in business administrat ...

(DBA),

References

External links

Apollos University official website

Apollos University information technology department
List of colleges and universities in Montana {{Authority control For-profit universities and colleges in the United States 2004 establishments in Montana Distance Education Accreditation Commission