American National University
 American National University campus | |
Other name | ANU, National College |
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Former name | National Business College, National College |
| Type | Private for-profit university |
| Established | 1886 |
| President | Frank Longaker |
| Location | Multiple campuses and distance education , Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky , United States |
| Colors | Purple and gold |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Website | www |
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American National University, formerly National Business College,[1] is a private for-profit university with multiple campuses in the United States, including Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky.[2]
History
National Business College was founded in 1886 as a business school in Roanoke, Virginia. It later expanded to a national business school and developed multiple campuses, rebranding to American National University in 2013.[3] ANU Campus to Offer Degrees in Cybersecurity, Business, and Health Sciences. National Business College of Kentucky merged in 1999 and was later rebranded to America National University of Kentucky in 2013.
Academics
The university offers master's degrees, bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, diploma programs, certificate programs and professional training and certifications.[4]
Campuses
American National University has campuses in Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky.[5]
Accreditation and Memberships
Both institutions of American National University are members of the National Council of State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) and is authorized to deliver distance education to students in other states and territories which participate in NC-SARA. Additionally, both institutions are authorized under federal law to enroll non-immigrant alien students through Students and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) approvals.
ANU of Virginia is institutionally accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC).[6][7]
ANU of Kentucky is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)[8]. Additionally, there are several programmatic accreditation and approvals for the institution. The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education School (ABHES) accredits the medical assisting program of Kentucky.
Fraud allegations
American National University was one of 153 institutions included in a program of student-loan cancellation resulting from alleged fraud. The class-action suit was brought by a group of more than 200,000 student borrowers assisted by the Project on Predatory Student Lending, part of the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School. A settlement was approved in August 2022, stating "substantial misconduct by the listed schools, whether credibly alleged or in some instances proven."[9][10] American National University challenged the settlement. The Supreme Court rejected the challenge in April 2023.[11]
References
- ^ "History & Vision - Evolution 2086". American National University. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ ANU Campus Locations
- ^ Local
- ^ Degrees for a career in Healthcare, Business, or Technology - American National University (ANU)
- ^ ANU Campus Locations
- ^ "Accreditation | American National University". www.an.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-07-14.
- ^ "American National University". Distance Education Accrediting Commission. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ^ "ANU of KY Accreditation". AU of Kentucky. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Government's Consolidated Opposition to Motions to Intervene" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ Turner, Cory; Carrillo, Sequoia; Salhotra, Pooja (2022-08-05). "200k student borrowers are closer to getting their loans erased after judge's ruling". National Public Radio. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
- ^ Hurley, Lawrence (2023-04-13). "Supreme Court allows $6 billion student loan debt settlement". NBC News. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
