Southwest University (Louisiana)
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Southwest University (SWU) is a private for-profit university located in Kenner, LA.[1][2] Founded in 1982, the university offered associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and certificate programs.[3]
Academics
Southwest University offered associate degrees in business administration, criminal justice and general studies; bachelor's degrees in business administration, criminal justice, human resource management, international business, leadership and management, management, marketing, organizational management; master's degrees in business administration, criminal justice and organizational management and it is certificate programs.[4][5]
History
Southwest University was founded in 1982 with an emphasis on student centered teaching and learning. The objective was to furnish understudies with the vital instruments to help learning with the adaptability for understudies to accomplish their expert objectives.[6]
On August 29, 2005, the offices of the university were completely crushed by Hurricane Katrina. The university kept on facilitating all understudies from substitute offices, however it was uprooted for over two years while the offices were reconstructed.[7]
Accreditation
Southwest University was first registered with Louisiana Board of Regents in 1983 [8] and was accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation until March 2019.[9] All degrees from Southwest University are recognized by the US Department of Education.[10]
Website
Official website is no longer available since its website is under construction. Graduates and interested parties may contact the university.[11]
References
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- ^ "College Board". College Board.
- ^ "Planning, Research and Performance Committee Meeting Minutes" (PDF). Louisiana Board of Regents.
- ^ "Planning, Research and Performance Committee Meeting Minutes" (PDF). Louisiana Board of Regents.
- ^ title=catalog|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043020/http://www.southwest.edu/SWU%20Catalog.pdf |publisher= Southwest University}}
- ^ title=catalog|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043020/http://www.southwest.edu/SWU%20Catalog.pdf |publisher= Southwest University}}
- ^ title=catalog|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043020/http://www.southwest.edu/SWU%20Catalog.pdf |publisher= Southwest University}}
- ^ "Planning, Research and Performance Committee Meeting Minutes" (PDF). Louisiana Board of Regents.
- ^ "Voluntary Withdrawal From DEAC Accredditation". DEAC.
- ^ "US Department of Education Database of Postsecondary Institutions". US Dept of Ed.
- ^ "Voluntary Withdrawal From DEAC Accredditation".
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