As the Providence School in Rhode Island, it was founded in 1911 as an institution for the career education of young women.[1] A few years later, the institution expanded with satellite campuses in Boston, Massachusetts, New York City and Montclair, New Jersey, and was renamed for its founder. It specialized in education in industries such as design, business administration, computer technology, criminal justice, and health care.
The college was nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.[2] The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation as a National Career-Related Accrediting Organization.[3] Recognition by CHEA affirms that the standards and processes of the accrediting organization are consistent with the academic quality, improvement and accountability expectations that CHEA has established, including the eligibility standard that the majority of institutions or programs each accredits are degree-granting.
Crowell Collier and Macmillan acquired Katharine Gibbs School in 1968.[4] In 1989, Macmillan sold the schools to Phillips Colleges. K-III Communications acquired the school from Phillips in 1994.[5] In 1997, The Career Education Corporation (CEC) acquired the Gibbs Group. In 2009, it began shutting down the campuses after a failed effort to sell the Gibbs franchise.
In 1911, Katharine Gibbs and her sister Mary Ryan opened their first secretarial school in Providence, Rhode Island. Initially, the school was not marketed specifically to women, but labor shortages from World War I pushed more women into the work space and, by 1917, the school was advertising “Secretarial Training for Educated Women”.[6] The Gibbs schools promoted a message of female empowerment, while focusing on the type of education that would be most valuable to women at the time. The Gibbs schools promoted the ideas that secretarial training was the path to a career for women. Capitalizing on gender-based restrictions of the time, Gibbs created an educational empire.
To set it apart from other secretarial schools of the era, the Gibbs school was marketed as selecting only women of a high socioeconomic status, making them highly appealing to young women from elite backgrounds.[6] Gibbs distinguished her schools from her competitors, and she did so by offering courses in dressing appropriately, serving tea, and other societal refinements.
With the rise of feminism in the 1960s and 1970s secretarial schools began to fade. The decline of the Gibbs school as an elite option for women was the result of its own gender-based marketing tactics. In 1968, the Gibbs family sold the schools to corporate buyers, who worked to transition the schools' identity.
After being sold it specialized in education in industries such as graphical design, business administration, computer technology, criminal justice, and health care (medical assistants). It was a less-than-two-year college that did not offer tracks or classes in fields such as psychology, mathematics, or other four-year degree classes. None of the credits earned at the school were transferable to a four-year college due to lack of properly vetted teachers and the for-profit nature of the school.[citation needed]
In January 2007, the New York State Education Department reported deficiencies at the Katharine Gibbs New York campus. The problems related to faculty qualifications and remedial course offerings. New enrollment was limited and the Education Department stated it would close the college if improvements were not made.[7]
Closure
In the fall of 2006, the Illinois-based Career Education Corporation announced that the entire Gibbs College division was being put up for sale. Over the next year, no buyer could be found, so on Thursday, February 14, 2008, Career Education Corporation announced that it would convert three of the nine campuses in the Gibbs division (Boston, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Melville, New York) to its Sanford-Brown Collegebrand and "teach out" the remaining schools in the division. Those seven campuses were scheduled to close in December 2009.[8] Students were still being admitted into the Melville, New York, campus which had been reflagged as "SBI Campus, an affiliate of Sanford-Brown".[9] It was announced in 2013 that the Virginia operation was being shut down.[10]
Academic transcript requests are fulfilled through Parchment Exchange. Parchment Exchange manages processing and delivery; Career Education Corporation or the custodial school of records retains the official transcript data. The National Student Clearinghouse is an authorized agent for providing degree and enrollment verification.[11][12][13]
References
^"Katharine Gibbs School Records - Brown University Library". library.brown.edu. from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
^"Gibbs website". from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
^"CHEA National Career-Related Accrediting Organizations". from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
^"PUBLISHER IN BID FOR GIBBS SCHOOL; Crowell Collier in Accord With Secretarial Institution". from the original on 2018-03-25. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
^Jones, Kathryn. "COMPANY NEWS; Katharine Gibbs Schools Are Sold". from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
^ abMullaney, Marie Marmo; Hilbert, Rosemary C. (February 2018). "Educating Women for Self-Reliance and Economic Opportunity: The Strategic Entrepreneurialism of the Katharine Gibbs Schools, 1911–1968". History of Education Quarterly. 58 (1): 65–93. doi:10.1017/heq.2017.49. ISSN 0018-2680. from the original on 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
^"State Finds Serious Problems at Gibbs School in Manhattan, January 31, 2007, New York Times, Karen W. Arenson". from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
^"Gibbs College to close Northeast campuses, The Associated Press, February 15, 2008". from the original on June 25, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2008.
^"SBI Campus-Melville website". from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
^"Webpage on Sanford Brown website; accessed December 1, 2013". from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
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^"Degree and Enrollment Verification". from the original on 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
Further reading
Doherty, Rose A., Katharine Gibbs: Beyond White Gloves, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, May 2014. ISBN978-1495389917
January 01, 2023
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Katharine Gibbs College was a for profit institution of higher learning based in the United States of America founded by Katharine Gibbs As the Providence School in Rhode Island it was founded in 1911 as an institution for the career education of young women 1 A few years later the institution expanded with satellite campuses in Boston Massachusetts New York City and Montclair New Jersey and was renamed for its founder It specialized in education in industries such as design business administration computer technology criminal justice and health care The college was nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools 2 The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation as a National Career Related Accrediting Organization 3 Recognition by CHEA affirms that the standards and processes of the accrediting organization are consistent with the academic quality improvement and accountability expectations that CHEA has established including the eligibility standard that the majority of institutions or programs each accredits are degree granting Crowell Collier and Macmillan acquired Katharine Gibbs School in 1968 4 In 1989 Macmillan sold the schools to Phillips Colleges K III Communications acquired the school from Phillips in 1994 5 In 1997 The Career Education Corporation CEC acquired the Gibbs Group In 2009 it began shutting down the campuses after a failed effort to sell the Gibbs franchise Contents 1 History 2 Former locations 3 Controversy 4 Closure 5 References 6 Further readingHistory EditIn 1911 Katharine Gibbs and her sister Mary Ryan opened their first secretarial school in Providence Rhode Island Initially the school was not marketed specifically to women but labor shortages from World War I pushed more women into the work space and by 1917 the school was advertising Secretarial Training for Educated Women 6 The Gibbs schools promoted a message of female empowerment while focusing on the type of education that would be most valuable to women at the time The Gibbs schools promoted the ideas that secretarial training was the path to a career for women Capitalizing on gender based restrictions of the time Gibbs created an educational empire To set it apart from other secretarial schools of the era the Gibbs school was marketed as selecting only women of a high socioeconomic status making them highly appealing to young women from elite backgrounds 6 Gibbs distinguished her schools from her competitors and she did so by offering courses in dressing appropriately serving tea and other societal refinements With the rise of feminism in the 1960s and 1970s secretarial schools began to fade The decline of the Gibbs school as an elite option for women was the result of its own gender based marketing tactics In 1968 the Gibbs family sold the schools to corporate buyers who worked to transition the schools identity After being sold it specialized in education in industries such as graphical design business administration computer technology criminal justice and health care medical assistants It was a less than two year college that did not offer tracks or classes in fields such as psychology mathematics or other four year degree classes None of the credits earned at the school were transferable to a four year college due to lack of properly vetted teachers and the for profit nature of the school citation needed Former locations EditGibbs College locations Cranston Rhode Island originally located in Providence Rhode Island Tysons Corner Virginia Livingston New Jersey Boston Massachusetts Norwalk Connecticut Katharine Gibbs School locations New York City Norristown Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania Montclair New Jersey Piscataway Township New Jersey Melville New York Chicago IllinoisControversy EditIn January 2007 the New York State Education Department reported deficiencies at the Katharine Gibbs New York campus The problems related to faculty qualifications and remedial course offerings New enrollment was limited and the Education Department stated it would close the college if improvements were not made 7 Closure EditIn the fall of 2006 the Illinois based Career Education Corporation announced that the entire Gibbs College division was being put up for sale Over the next year no buyer could be found so on Thursday February 14 2008 Career Education Corporation announced that it would convert three of the nine campuses in the Gibbs division Boston Massachusetts Virginia and Melville New York to its Sanford Brown College brand and teach out the remaining schools in the division Those seven campuses were scheduled to close in December 2009 8 Students were still being admitted into the Melville New York campus which had been reflagged as SBI Campus an affiliate of Sanford Brown 9 It was announced in 2013 that the Virginia operation was being shut down 10 Academic transcript requests are fulfilled through Parchment Exchange Parchment Exchange manages processing and delivery Career Education Corporation or the custodial school of records retains the official transcript data The National Student Clearinghouse is an authorized agent for providing degree and enrollment verification 11 12 13 References Edit Katharine Gibbs School Records Brown University Library library brown edu Archived from the original on 2020 10 26 Retrieved 2020 05 20 Gibbs website Archived from the original on 2008 11 21 Retrieved 2008 02 19 CHEA National Career Related Accrediting Organizations Archived from the original on 2019 10 31 Retrieved 2019 10 31 PUBLISHER IN BID FOR GIBBS SCHOOL Crowell Collier in Accord With Secretarial Institution Archived from the original on 2018 03 25 Retrieved 2018 03 24 Jones Kathryn COMPANY NEWS Katharine Gibbs Schools Are Sold Archived from the original on 2020 10 23 Retrieved 2018 03 24 a b Mullaney Marie Marmo Hilbert Rosemary C February 2018 Educating Women for Self Reliance and Economic Opportunity The Strategic Entrepreneurialism of the Katharine Gibbs Schools 1911 1968 History of Education Quarterly 58 1 65 93 doi 10 1017 heq 2017 49 ISSN 0018 2680 Archived from the original on 2022 09 11 Retrieved 2020 11 25 State Finds Serious Problems at Gibbs School in Manhattan January 31 2007 New York Times Karen W Arenson Archived from the original on December 20 2013 Retrieved February 21 2017 Gibbs College to close Northeast campuses The Associated Press February 15 2008 Archived from the original on June 25 2008 Retrieved February 19 2008 SBI Campus Melville website Archived from the original on 2013 12 04 Retrieved 2013 12 01 Webpage on Sanford Brown website accessed December 1 2013 Archived from the original on December 3 2013 Retrieved December 1 2013 Gibbs NY Transcript Requests Archived from the original on 2019 10 31 Retrieved 2019 10 31 Parchment Exchange transcript Degree and Enrollment Verification Archived from the original on 2019 10 31 Retrieved 2019 10 31 Further reading EditDoherty Rose A Katharine Gibbs Beyond White Gloves CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform May 2014 ISBN 978 1495389917 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gibbs College amp oldid 1109650307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
