Berkeley College


Berkeley College is a private for-profit college with campuses in New York and New Jersey. It was founded in 1931 and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificate programs. Berkeley College is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Academics

Berkeley College offers certificates, associate's, bachelor's, and a graduate degree. It provides academic programs through The Larry L. Luing School of Business, School of Professional Studies, School of Health Studies, and School of Liberal Arts. School Some of the programs offered include criminal justice, fashion, interior design, nursing, accounting, and surgical technologist.

Campuses

The college has two New York locations in Midtown Manhattan and White Plains, and four in New Jersey.
In 2014, the Berkeley College Extension Center at 130 Williams Street New York, NY was closed. Two years later, the college closed the Clifton campus,. In 2018 the Dover campus was closed with the Brooklyn campus closed the following year.

Legal issues

In 2019, Berkeley College was sued by former staffers at the White Plains campus "claiming they faced "a gender-related hostile work environment" and wrongful termination".
In 2018, Berkeley College was named in a lawsuit filed by the New York Department of Consumer Affairs for deceptive and predatory practices. The lawsuit description includes misleading students about financial aid, including federal financial aid; tricking students into taking out loans directly from Berkeley College; deceiving students about institutional grants; deceiving students about transfer credits, majors, and careers; and violating local debt collection laws by concealing its identity from former students when collecting debt, including debt that is not owed.
In 2015, Berkeley College was named in a New York City Consumer Agency investigation concerning student dropout and loan default rates, as well as how the college recruits new students.

Athletics

Berkeley College Knights Athletics includes Basketball, Soccer, Cross Country, and Tennis teams. They compete in the USCAA and the Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.