Overview: Blue Cliff college campus location originally was in New Orleans and campuses established in Lafayette and Shreveport, Louisiana and, Gulfport, Mississippi. In 2005, another campus was started in Houma, Louisiana, a branch of Blue Cliff College-Metairie. In 2007, Blue Cliff college opened new campus in Alexandria, Louisiana. Now there are campuses on seven locations, six carrying the Blue Cliff college name while the seventh is known as Massage Therapy.....Continuing reading College of Baton Rouge.
Established In: Blue Cliff College was founded in 1987. The goal of the institution was to become one of the most respected and innovative massage therapy training centers in the United States of America.
Established By: The college received its Proprietary School License in 1989. In 2005, Blue Cliff College initiated program diversification, to cover programs like Medical Assisting. In 2007, Cosmetology programs were also started in four of the schools. In 2008, Quad Partners acquired EMI.
Specialty: The vision of Blue Cliff college - Lafayette is "Commitment, Competency, and Career". The college is committed to provide services facilitating personal growth, professional development and a sense of responsibility in the students. Blue Cliff specializes in degrees related to Continuing Education, Cosmetology, Instructor Training, Dental Assisting, Dialysis Technician, Esthetics, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC), Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting, Medical Office Administration.
Study Centre: Equipment at each campus is appropriate for the programs offered and classroom instruction. Depending on the campus and programs offered, equipment includes, but is not limited to, massage tables and chairs, hydro collators, skeletons, charts, massage tools, TV/VCRs, ECG machines, overhead projectors, microscopes, crime-scene equipment.
Hostel: Blue Cliff college offers off- campus boarding facilities and opportunities to attend weekend/ evening course programs. The institute is involved in federal and other assistance programs to provide qualified students with aid from Pell grants, Stafford and other loan programs.
Infrastructure: Blue Cliff college - Lafayette has computer labs, internet access, massage therapy technique labs and a clinical facility for students and the general public. The computers facilitate access to on-line collections of resources. Instructors have access to overhead projectors, LCD projectors and TV/VCR/DVD technology. The numerous clinics help the students serve all the clients’ needs. The two separate entrances of the college are used for Massage Therapy and Cosmetology clinics and one for the general public. The industry standard equipment includes, massage tables and chairs, bolsters, hydrocollaters, hot and cold packs, a towel cabinet, skeletons, functional body models, human body charts, hot stones, paraffin wax, massage tools and white boards.
Faculty: The staff and faculty of Blue Cliff College strive to bring personal knowledge and insight to a student. They also encourage his or her personal development and awareness along with educational excellence. The primary purpose of Blue Cliff is to help students develop a high level of competency. This is accomplished by the pursuit, assimilation, and dissemination of knowledge across the duration of their academic programs.
Accreditation: In 1998, Blue Cliff college received accreditation from the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology, ACCSCT (now known as Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) is a recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education. In 2000, Blue Cliff College - Gulfport also became an ACCSCT-accredited Massage Therapy school in Mississippi. The Massage Therapy College of Baton Rouge is accredited by the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA).
A historically black/ tribal college, Blue Cliff today is a private college that provides degrees, associate degrees and diplomas to undergraduate students from across the country. Private universities are institutions not operated by governments, although they may receive public subsidies. These subsidies may be in the form of tax breaks, public student loans or grants. Private universities are subject to the government regulations of the region they are situated in. Private universities are comparable to public universities and national universities.....Reading in short