Franklin University is a private university in downtown Columbus, Ohio, USA. In addition
to the main campus downtown, Franklin offers programs at two suburban campuses
in Dublin, Ohio and Westerville, Ohio, and via their online programs.
The
university was founded in 1902 by the YMCA as the School of Commerce.
Today it offers 18 undergraduate majors and three Graduate Programs, and has
nearly 10,000 students enrolled annually, including over 600 international students
from over 80 different countries. Additionally, more than 230 community
colleges across the U.S. have partnered with Franklin University to offer their
graduates the last two years of their bachelor’s degrees online.
Franklin
was chosen by the U.S. Department of Education as one of the first 15 colleges
to participate in a pilot program allowing unlimited distance education,
and the United States Army chose Franklin University as one of the original 29
institutions it selected to participate in the delivery of online education to
eligible enlisted soldiers via GoArmyEd. |
