National College of Business & Technology
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National College of Business and Technology is a private, for-profit career college operating in the southeastern and east-central United States. It is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.
In 2006, National enrolled about 7,000 students at 20 campuses in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and Indiana. The various campuses award credentials ranging from vocational certificates to the Master of Business Administration degree. Subjects taught include accounting, medical transcription, coding and assisting, pharmacy, paralegal, various computer disciplines, hospitality and tourism, broadcasting technology, and emergency medicine technology.
The institution began in 1886 in Roanoke, Virginia, where the home campus remains today. It was originally known as National Business College, and later absorbed two Kentucky career colleges, Kentucky College of Business and Fugazzi College. NCBT's latest campus, in Memphis, Tennessee opened in 2006. During that year it was also recognized by the Better Business Bureau as a finalist for the Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics.
The majority of National students receive some form of student assistance, usually in the form of federal student loans, although some scholarship and grant monies are also awarded. Particular stress is placed on preparing students to effectively enter the workplace, and most faculty are practicing professionals in their fields. Working adults wishing to further their education are also accommodated with evening and weekend class schedules.
In mid-2006, the institution announced that it will begin a transition to the shorter name of simply National College.
