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Stratford University
Stratford University was a for-profit private university based in Virginia. Founded in 1976, Stratford delivered online, classroom, and blended online/classroom programs. It closed at the end of the Fall 2022 semester after losing its accreditation.
Stratford University had two campuses in Virginia (Alexandria and Woodbridge), a campus in Baltimore, Maryland, and a campus in New Delhi, India. The majority of the student body was non-traditional and worked full-time while attending school. Stratford's international student body represented over thirty countries. Approximately 20 percent of the student body was international and 20 percent was military.
The Stratford campus in India was a joint venture with the Modi Group, created to offer residential American degrees in India. The legal name of the Indian joint venture is Modi Stratford Education Management (MSEM), Pvt. Ltd. The Modi Stratford Foundation, a wholly owned non-profit subsidiary of MSEM, delivered the academic programs in India as an overseas campus of Stratford University.
Stratford University signed a letter of intent for an affiliation with Baltimore International College (BIC) on August 12, 2011. The university received approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission and Baltimore officially became an additional location of Stratford University on December 1, 2011.
Stratford University signed a memorandum of understanding with Sojourner-Douglass College (SDC) on April 2, 2015. The memorandum outlined which SDC programs would transition to Stratford after June 30, 2015, the date that SDC would lose its accreditation. This location was renamed the Sojourner-Douglass Center at Stratford University.
Stratford University received the Virginia V3 Perseverando Award for both 2015 and 2016. The awards were presented to Stratford by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe of at the Annual Chamber of Commerce Workforce Conference in Richmond.
In 2016, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker presented Stratford University with the President’s "E" Award for Exports. It is the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports. The 'E' Awards noted Stratford University's dedication to providing quality education to students around the world, particularly its investment in language training programs.
In 2019, Stratford announced that it would be closing three of its campuses in Virginia, including campuses in Newport News and Virginia Beach. Noting Stratford's problems with its accreditor, The Center for Immigration Studies labeled the school as a "marginal university."
Stratford University
Stratford University was a for-profit private university based in Virginia. Founded in 1976, Stratford delivered online, classroom, and blended online/classroom programs. It closed at the end of the Fall 2022 semester after losing its accreditation.
Stratford University had two campuses in Virginia (Alexandria and Woodbridge), a campus in Baltimore, Maryland, and a campus in New Delhi, India. The majority of the student body was non-traditional and worked full-time while attending school. Stratford's international student body represented over thirty countries. Approximately 20 percent of the student body was international and 20 percent was military.
The Stratford campus in India was a joint venture with the Modi Group, created to offer residential American degrees in India. The legal name of the Indian joint venture is Modi Stratford Education Management (MSEM), Pvt. Ltd. The Modi Stratford Foundation, a wholly owned non-profit subsidiary of MSEM, delivered the academic programs in India as an overseas campus of Stratford University.
Stratford University signed a letter of intent for an affiliation with Baltimore International College (BIC) on August 12, 2011. The university received approval from the Maryland Higher Education Commission and Baltimore officially became an additional location of Stratford University on December 1, 2011.
Stratford University signed a memorandum of understanding with Sojourner-Douglass College (SDC) on April 2, 2015. The memorandum outlined which SDC programs would transition to Stratford after June 30, 2015, the date that SDC would lose its accreditation. This location was renamed the Sojourner-Douglass Center at Stratford University.
Stratford University received the Virginia V3 Perseverando Award for both 2015 and 2016. The awards were presented to Stratford by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe of at the Annual Chamber of Commerce Workforce Conference in Richmond.
In 2016, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker presented Stratford University with the President’s "E" Award for Exports. It is the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports. The 'E' Awards noted Stratford University's dedication to providing quality education to students around the world, particularly its investment in language training programs.
In 2019, Stratford announced that it would be closing three of its campuses in Virginia, including campuses in Newport News and Virginia Beach. Noting Stratford's problems with its accreditor, The Center for Immigration Studies labeled the school as a "marginal university."