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Currently or Previously Affiliated Institutions - 05/23/2013

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Name State Status
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AIB College of BusinessIAAccredited
Allen College* IAAccredited
*Name change: Allen College of Nursing to Allen College (9/3/97)
Ashford University* IAAccredited (On Notice)
*Name change: Mount St. Clare College to The Franciscan University (12/5/02) to The Franciscan University of the Prairies (9/23/04). Purchased by Ashford University in March 2005.
Briar Cliff University* IAAccredited
*Name change: Briar Cliff College to Briar Cliff University (6/1/01)
Buena Vista University* IAAccredited
*Name change: Buena Vista College to Buena Vista University (5/12/95)
Central CollegeIAAccredited
Clarke University* IAAccredited
*Name change: Mount St. Joseph College to Clarke College (1928) to Clarke University (8/1/10)
Coe CollegeIAAccredited
Cornell CollegeIAAccredited
Decorah College for Women**IAMerged
**Prior to 1936 an affiliate of Luther College; merged with Luther College in 1936
Des Moines Area Community College* IAAccredited
*Name change: Formerly known as Area IX Community Junior College
Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center* IAAccredited
*Name change: University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences to Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center (9/18/99)
Divine Word CollegeIAAccredited
Dordt CollegeIAAccredited
Drake UniversityIAAccredited
Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictIAAccredited
Eastern Iowa Community College District--Clinton Community College**IAMerged
**AS OF 1983, INCLUDED IN THE ACCREDITATION OF EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Eastern Iowa Community College District--Muscatine Community College* **IAMerged
*Name change: Muscatine Junior College to Muscatine Community College
**AS OF 1983, INCLUDED IN THE ACCREDITATION OF EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Eastern Iowa Community College District--Scott Community College**IAMerged
**AS OF 1983, INCLUDED IN THE ACCREDITATION OF EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT. (PALMER JUNIOR COLLEGE, LISTED AS CANDIDATE 1975-79, MERGED WITH SCOTT CC IN 1979)
Emmaus Bible CollegeIAAccredited
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryIAAccredited
Graceland University* IAAccredited
*Name change: Graceland College to Graceland University (6/1/2000)
Grand View University* IAAccredited
*Name change: Grand View College to Grand View University (10/10/08)
Grinnell CollegeIAAccredited
Hamilton College* **IAMerged
*Name change: Hamilton Business College to Hamilton College (9/1/95)
**Hamilton College merged with Kaplan University effective 10/30/07.
Hawkeye Community College* IAAccredited
*Name change: Hawkeye Institute of Technology to Hawkeye Community College (7/1/93)
Indian Hills Community CollegeIAAccredited
Iowa Central Community College* IAAccredited
*Name change: Previously known as Fort Dodge Community College and Area V Community College-Fort Dodge Campus
Iowa Lakes Community CollegeIAAccredited
Iowa State University* IAAccredited
*Name change: Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts to Iowa State University of Science and Technology (1959)
Iowa Valley Community College DistrictIAAccredited
Iowa Valley Community College District—Ellsworth Community College**IAMerged
**As of 1996, included in the accreditation of Iowa Valley Community College Disrict. Formerly Area Six Community College District-Ellsworth Community College
Iowa Valley Community College District—Marshalltown Community College**IAMerged
**As of 1996, included in the accreditation of Iowa Valley Community College Disrict
Iowa Wesleyan CollegeIAAccredited
Iowa Western Community CollegeIAAccredited
Kaplan University* IAAccredited
*Name change: American Institute of Commerce to Quest College (4/17/00) to Kaplan College (11/9/00) to Kaplan University (9/1/04)
Kirkwood Community College* IAAccredited
*Name change: Area Ten Community College to Kirkwood Community College (1969)
Loras College* IAAccredited
*Name change: Dubuque College to Columbia College (1920) to Loras College (1939)
Luther CollegeIAAccredited
Maharishi University of Management* IAAccredited
*Name change: Maharishi International University to Maharishi University of Management (7/27/95)
Marycrest International University* **IAInactive
*Name change: FORMERLY St. Ambrose College Women's Division; separated in 1954. NAME CHANGE: Marycrest College to Teikyo Marycrest University (3/18/91) to Marycrest International University (4/26/96)
**Institution closed on June 30, 2002. Student transcripts housed at University of Iowa, Office of Registrar, Iowa City, IA. Credential files for Education students housed at St. Ambrose University, Career Resource Center, Davenport, IA. All other student records and other official University records housed at Teikyo Loretto Heights University, 3001 D. Federal Blvd., Denver CO 80236.
Mercy College of Health SciencesIAAccredited
Midwestern College**IAInactive
**Institution closed in 1970. Student records are at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Morningside CollegeIAAccredited
Mount Mercy University* IAAccredited
*Name change: Mount Mercy Junior College and Academy to Mount Mercy College to Mount Mercy University (8/23/10)
North Iowa Area Community College* IAAccredited
*Name change: Accreditation transferred from Mason City Junior College to North Iowa Area Community College (1968)
Northeast Iowa Community College* IAAccredited
*Name change: Northeast Iowa Area One Vocational-Technical School to Northeast Iowa Technical Institute (1979) to Northeast Iowa Community College (11/14/89)
Northwest Iowa Community College* IAAccredited
*Name change: Northwest Iowa Technical College to Northwest Iowa Community College (7/1/93)
Northwestern CollegeIAAccredited
Ottumwa Heights College* **IAMerged
*Name change: St. Joseph Junior College to Ottumwa Heights College (1930)
**College closed in 1980. Student records are at the University of Iowa.
Palmer College of ChiropracticIAAccredited
Palmer Junior College**IAMerged
**IN 1979 MERGED WITH EASTERN IOWA CC DISTRICT--SCOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Parsons College**IAInactive
**College closed in 1973. Student records at the University of Iowa.
Simpson CollegeIAAccredited
Sioux Empire College**IAInactive
**College withdrew from candidacy 6/17/85. Student records are at the University of Iowa.
Southeastern Community CollegeIAAccredited
Southwestern Community CollegeIAAccredited
Spencer College* **IAInactive
*Name change: Spencer School of Business to Spencer College (7/1/93).
**College withrew from candidacy on 7/19/95. Student records are at University of Iowa.
St. Ambrose University* IAAccredited
*Name change: St. Ambrose College to St. Ambrose University (4/27/87)
St. Luke's College* IAAccredited
*Name change: St. Luke's College of Nursing and Health Sciences to St. Luke's College (7/1/01)
University of DubuqueIAAccredited
University of Dubuque Theological Seminary**IAMerged
**As of 1990 included in the accreditation of the University of Dubuque.
University of IowaIAAccredited
University of Northern Iowa* IAAccredited
*Name change: Iowa State Teachers College to State College of Iowa (1961) to University of Northern Iowa (1967)
Upper Iowa UniversityIAAccredited
Vennard College**IAInactive
**The College withdrew from Candidacy on April 4, 2008 and closed on December 15, 2008.
Waldorf CollegeIAAccredited
Wartburg CollegeIAAccredited
Wartburg Theological SeminaryIAAccredited
Western Iowa Tech Community College* IAAccredited
*Name change: Western Iowa Technical Community College to Western Iowa Tech Community College (1989)
Westmar University* **IAInactive
*Name change: Westmar College to Teikyo Westmar University (1990) to Westmar University (5/30/95)
**Institution closed on December 31, 1997. To enable students to complete a degree from Westmar University through transfer credit, the accredited status is continued until August 31, 1998. (Student records deposited at University of Iowa, Office of Registrar.)
William Penn University* IAAccredited
*Name change: William Penn College to William Penn University (1/21/2000)