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Keiser University-Latin American Campus

Coordinates: 11°54′25″N 86°12′17″W / 11.90700°N 86.20470°W / 11.90700; -86.20470
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Keiser University-Latin American Campus
Keiser University Latin American Campus, located in San Marcos, Nicaragua
Former names
  • University of Mobile-Latin American Campus (1993-2000)
  • Ave Maria College of the Americas (2000-2007)
  • Ave Maria University-Latin American Campus (2007-2013)
  • Keiser University-Latin American Campus (2013)
MottoIntegritas, Veritas, Sapientia[1]
Motto in English
Purity, Truth, Wisdom
TypePrivate[2]
Established1993
ChancellorDr. Arthur Keiser
PresidentMathew Anderson
DeanDouglas Arroliga
Location
San Marcos
,
Nicaragua
Websitekeiseruniversity.edu.ni

Keiser University - Latin American Campus (KU) is a branch campus of Keiser University in Florida, United States.[3] It is located in the small town of San Marcos, Carazo, Nicaragua.

History

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The school uses the campus formerly belonging to La Antigua Escuela Normal de Señoritas de San Marcos.[4] From its founding in 1993, this school operated under the name University of Mobile, Latin American Campus in San Marcos and was operated by the University of Mobile. Ave Maria College acquired the school from the University of Mobile on July 1, 2000. The school was then called Ave Maria College of the Americas until it became the branch campus for Ave Maria University in 2007.[5] The Latin American Campus was acquired by the Keiser University on July 1, 2013.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "INTEGRITAS VERITAS SAPIENTIA®. 2011. Keiser University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL , USA". 2010. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  2. ^ Field, Kelly (January 13, 2011). "Keiser U. Goes Nonprofit". Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  3. ^ Universities accredited by the CNU
  4. ^ "Keiser University: Our campus". Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  5. ^ "Keiser University: A brief history". Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  6. ^ The Nicaragua Dispatch: Nicaragua's Ave Maria becomes Keiser University
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11°54′25″N 86°12′17″W / 11.90700°N 86.20470°W / 11.90700; -86.20470