Davis College is a private for-profit 2-year school located in Toledo, Ohio, United States. It was formerly known as Davis Business College and Toledo Business College.
History
In 1881, Matthew H. Davis left his chairmanship in the mathematics department and his position as director of the business department at Albert College, Belleville, Ontario, to accept the management of Toledo Business College. The small school of 35 students, which had been established in 1858, rapidly grew to 350 students. During the 23 years Davis directed the school, four other schools were absorbed, and the name was changed to Davis Business College. The curriculum was gradually changed from Latin, German, Greek, calculus, and epistolary writing to banking, mercantile trades, shorthand, and typing.
After Davis' death in 1904, his son, Thurber P. Davis, left the University of Michigan to take over the management of Davis Business College. Under the leadership of the younger Davis, electric typewriters were added. Stenotype and data processing augmented the expanding curriculum.
In 1948, when Thurber became ill, his daughter Ruth L. Davis became the third generation of the Davis family to lead the school.
In 1953, Davis Business College was among the first to be accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Business Schools. In 1964, it met commission requirements for a junior college of business. Office management, payroll accounting, and the Automation Institute were added to meet the growing needs of business and technology.
In 1983, John Lambert became President of Davis College. President Lambert expanded the Davis curriculum to include allied health, aviation, computer, and graphic design programs, which doubled the College's enrollment. In 1986, Davis met the requirements for accreditation by the American Association of Medical Assistants. In 1991, Davis College was granted accreditation by the HIgher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.
In 1993, Diane Brunner became the fifth President of Davis College. At the time of her appointment, she was the youngest female college president in Ohio.
In 2008, the College was honored as one of Ohio's best employers by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Davis College also earned the Better Business Bureau Torch Award for marketplace ethics.
References
External links
- Official website
