Type Private 4-year President Dr. John Bassett Administrative staff 147 Undergraduate tuition and fees 18,521 USD (2015) Total enrollment 1,254 (2010) | Established 1907 Academic staff 190 Undergraduates 862 Phone +1 509-865-8500 Graduation rate 18.7% (2014) | |
Address 3240 Fort Rd, Toppenish, WA 98948, USA Similar Yakima Valley Communi, Northwest University, Columbia Basin College, Big Bend Community College, Saint Martin's University Profiles | ||
Heritage university campus tour video
Heritage University (formerly named Holy Names College and Fort Wright College) is a higher education institution located in Toppenish, Washington, on the Yakama Indian Reservation. It offers associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees in a number of academic disciplines, including:
Contents
- Heritage university campus tour video
- Heritage university 2016 scholarship dinner
- History
- Cooperative agreements
- References
Heritage university 2016 scholarship dinner
History
Founded in 1907 by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary as Holy Names College in Spokane, Washington, the institution subsequently changed its name to Fort Wright College. In 1982, Fort Wright College moved its administration to Toppenish and was renamed Heritage College, which operated there and in Omak, while maintaining the Spokane campus. Five years later, the Spokane campus was closed.
A fire which started on July 8, 2012 destroyed the university's oldest building, Petrie Hall.
Cooperative agreements
Heritage University offers upper-division classes at three Washington community college campuses to allow students to work toward a four-year degree from Heritage. This cooperative program began in 1993 to allow holders of associate degrees from Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake to apply their credits toward a Heritage bachelor's degree. Similar cooperative arrangements were established with Columbia Basin Community College in Pasco and Highline Community College in Seattle in 2003 and 2006, respectively.