Apollos University

American university

Apollos University

Apollos University

Motto| The Gateway to Your Future
Type| Private for-profit online university
Active| 2004–2024
Accreditation| DEAC
President| Scott Eidson
Provost| Robin Westerik
Location|

Great Falls

Montana

United States

47°30′18″N 111°17′49″W﻿ / ﻿47.504874°N 111.297008°W﻿ / 47.504874; -111.297008
Colors| Red, Blue and Gold
Mascot| Goldy the Bison
Website| apollos.edu

Apollos University was a private for-profit online university headquartered in Great Falls, Montana.[1] It was accredited by the Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC).[2]

## History

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The university was founded in August 2004 as a non-profit university.[3] However, it closed the non-profit corporation and reopened as a for-profit corporation in May, 2005.[4] The new corporation was named Apollos University of California with a "doing business as" name of Apollos University. Formerly headquartered in Huntington Beach, California,[5] Apollos University moved to Great Falls, Montana, on September 30, 2016.[6] and is incorporated and approved as a private institution by the State of Montana.

Apollos University received its approval from the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education (BPPVE)[7] in July 2005 and enrolled its first student in September 2005. The university held its first graduation ceremony in July 2007.[8] Apollos applied for accreditation in 2010 and received accreditation status in January 2012 from Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) which is now known as the Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC).[9] In 2020, DEAC renewed Apollos University's accreditation.[10] In December 2024, the university closed.[11]

Madison Education Group serves as the records retention and administration of academic records for Apollos University Alumni.[12]

## Accreditation

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Apollos University was an approved private institution by the State of Montana[13] and was accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission(DEAC).[14]

## See also

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* List of colleges and universities in Montana

## References

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1. ^ "Apollos University | Council for Higher Education Accreditation". www.chea.org. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
2. ^ The Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)
3. ^ "Business Entity Detail: Apollos University". California Business Search. California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
4. ^ "MBASTUDIES.COM - Apollos University". Archived from the original on 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
5. ^ "Apollos University Redefining Affordable, Attainable, Accessible Education for Students Around the Globe" (press release). SBWire. 2016-09-20.
6. ^ "Institutions Authorized". Montana University System. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
7. ^ "Voluntary Agreement List" (PDF). California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education. p. 6\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-13.
8. ^ "University History". Apollos University. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
9. ^ DEAC: search by institution name.
10. ^ "Directory Of Accredited Institutions". www.deac.org. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
11. ^ Closed Institutions DEAC www.deac.org Retrieved March 9, 2025
12. ^ MEG School of Professional Developmen www.meg-spd.com Retrieved March 16, 2025
13. ^ Montana University System - Institutions Authorized
14. ^ DETC News Spring 2002 Page 5 Retrieved July 25, 2018

## External links

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* Official website

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* ISNI

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