Established 2001 (2001) Campus Online Founded 2001 | Location St. Joseph, Missouri Phone +1 816-279-7000 | |
Former name American College of Technology Founder Dr. Sam Atieh / President Administrative staff Lute Atieh, Chief Operations Officer Address 1018 W St Maartens Dr, St Joseph, MO 64506, USA Similar California InterContinental University, American Sentinel University, Hillyard Technical Center, New England College o, Abraham Lincoln University Profiles | ||
American Business & Technology University is an online-based technical university. Founded in 2001 by Dr. Sam Atieh as the American College of Technology. The school's physical headquarters is at the Wyeth Mansion in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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History
Founded in Missouri in 2001 by Dr. Sam Atieh, who authored two books focusing on online education for adult learners. The school became the American College of Technology in 2001. In 2002, the school became Missouri's first solely online school when it received the Coordinating Board for Higher Education's approval and started to offer degree programs. The College was later approved to accept G.I. Bill funding.
The school purchased the Wyeth Mansion in St. Joseph in December 2013 to house physical classes, replacing the school's previous physical space on North Belt Highway in St. Joseph. At that time, the school had 1,700 students across 30 states and five countries with 50 employees. In February 2014, the American College was approved for university status by the Missouri Department of Higher Education and the Distance Education Accrediting Commission. The school name officially changed to American Business & Technology University in April 2014.
In 2017, the university's Chief Operating Officer Lute Atieh, was appointed by the Missouri Commissioner of Higher Education Zora Mulligan, to the state’s Proprietary School Advisory Committee. The seven-member committee advises the Missouri Department of Higher Education on the administration of the proprietary school certification program and makes recommendations on standards of operation for the private career schools. As of February 2017, the department certifies about 150 proprietary schools in Missouri.
Currently, ABT University offers Certificates and degree programs in Business, IT Technology, Software Engineering, including Master of Business Administration.
Programs
The college originally offered retraining services, but expanded to include technical diplomas and bachelor's degrees in global economy, health information technology, Computer Networking and computer programming. Lectures are streamed and recorded from the university's physical headquarters and delivered through the website with enrollment held eight times in a year. A master's of business administration program was launched in 2013. The school, primarily based online, also has some programs that use hands-on training.