University of Atlanta

Not to be confused with Atlanta University, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta University Center, or Barrington College.
University of Atlanta
TypePrivate, for-profit, distance education university
Active1991–2022
Location
United States

The University of Atlanta was a private, for-profit, distance education university headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It opened in Mobile, Alabama as Barrington University until it received accreditation in 2008.[1] It relocated to Atlanta in 2008 and changed to University of Atlanta and was authorized by the State of Georgia's Nonpublic Post Secondary Education Commission.[2] Until it closed June 30, 2022, the University of Atlanta was accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council.[3]

  1. ^ "The official website of the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) | Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)". www.deac.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  2. ^ "GNPEC » GNPEC School Directory Search". gnpec.org. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  3. ^ "Report from the accrediting Commission" (PDF). Deac.org. Retrieved 2017-07-15.