Jones College is a private college in Jacksonville, Florida. Founded in 1918, the college is non-profit and has an undergraduate body of roughly 350 students. It offers courses in business, education, management, medical assistant training, computer science, and general studies. The school is not regionally accredited. It was nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS).
On December 12, 2016, John King Jr., the United States Secretary of Education, finalized the process of revoking the U.S. Department of Education's recognition of ACICS as an accreditor. Subsequently, Jones College announced it would not seek accreditation from another agency but will close on December 31, 2017. Its last class will be held in mid-August 2017.
Campuses
The college's main campus is located in the Arlington neighborhood of Jacksonville at the foot of the Mathews Bridge. The school also offers distance learning. It has a student to faculty ratio of 12:1 in on-campus classrooms
History
Jones College, originally Jones Business College, held its first classes in a private home. It later became the first business college to have a student dormitory.
The school had national accreditation from the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). It was certified to operate in Florida by the Commission for Independent Education (CIE) and approved by CIE to grant degrees at both the associate's level the bachelor's level of academic study. By the end of its operation, Jones College offered degrees in business, information technology, and the medical, legal and education fields.
In announcing its closing, Jones College said its students would transfer to Keiser University to complete their coursework.
Radio
A notable feature of the school was Jones College Radio, a non-commercial broadcast from the campus on station WKTZ-FM (90.9Â MHz), 24 hours a day. The programming content was easy listening, branded as "Beautiful Music". The station began as an AM station in 1964, then switched to FM in 1973. The station is played in many businesses and professional offices on the First Coast instead of commercial muzak and can be accessed via the station's Internet website. The station was recently sold and the beautiful music format was replaced with Christian radio. However, the beautiful music is still available on the internet.
Jones College Radio is available on the internet at: http://jcr.jones.edu/
References
External links
- Official site
