Carrington College (US)


The establishment was at initially settled in 1967 in Sacramento, California, as the Northwest College of Medical Assistants and Dental Assistants. The school was created to meet the planning needs of the neighboring human organizations bundle.

In 1969, the College was secured and experienced its first name change, to "Western College of Allied Health Careers – A Bryman School." The Education Corporation of America ("Edcoa, Inc.") bought the school in 1983 and transformed its name to Western Career College (WCC). In 1986, WCC opened a second grounds in the Bayfair Center in San Leandro, California. The third grounds opened in 1997 in Pleasant Hill, California.

WCC earned local accreditation by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in June 2001.

In December 2003, U.s. Planning Corporation, a California-based affiliation, expanded Western Career College. The U.s. Planning Corporation additionally grabbed Apollo College, which was made by Margaret M Carlson in 1975 in Phoenix, Arizona to get arranged graduates for reasons for living in skilled callings. The U.s. Planning Corporation was controlled by president and CEO George Montgomery from 2002 to 2011. The school connected in August 2005 by consolidating the operations and endeavors of Silicon Valley College (SVC).

In September 2008, U.s. Heading Corporation changed into a division of Devry Inc. In 2010, Western Career College transformed its name to Carrington College California and Apollo College transformed its name to Carrington College.

President Montgomery surrendered toward the end of 2011 and was succeeded as president of the social event by Robert Paul, Devry University's VP for metro operations. In 2012, under Paul's drive, the establishment's mascots, Blue and Goldie, were developed.In 2014, Paul succeeded David Pauldine as president of Devry University and was succeeded as president of Carrington College Group by Jeff Akens. Starting now, Akens had served as president of Carrington College California from 2007 to 2014 and had been with the foundation since 1993.

In 2014, Carrington College California got regard under the ACCJC/WASC accreditation to add the Carrington College grounds to its available structure, bringing around one solidified foundation called Carrington Co