Massey Business College was a chain of business colleges in the southern United States in the late 19th and 20th century. Richard W. Massey established the first Massey Business College in Birmingham, Alabama in 1887. He served as president of the "Massey System" of colleges for fifty years, and died in Birmingham in 1949. A 1900 school directory lists Massey's located in Houston, Birmingham, Montgomery, and Columbus, Georgia. By 1914, locations had been added in Richmond, Virginia, Louisville, Kentucky, and Jacksonville, Florida. A 1973 school directory also listed locations in Lufkin, Texas and Nacogdoches, Texas. Sometime in the 1960s?, Massey Business College became "Massey Junior College," offering liberal and applied arts courses, located at 56 Marietta Street, N.W., Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia, 30301. QR code for Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs. 1970-Title Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs. 1970- Volume 50066 of OE, Publisher, U.S. Office of Education, Bureau of Higher Education., 1973. Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized, Sep 11, 2006. Then in 1974, at the same address, Massey Junior College - possibly changed names or went out of business? In about 1974/75, The Art Institute of Atlanta formed. Address: 3376 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA, 30326? QR code for Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs. 1970- Title Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs. 1970- Volume 50066 of OE, Publisher, U.S. Office of Education, Bureau of Higher Education., 1973. Original from the University of Michigan, Digitized, Sep 11, 2006.
The Richmond location was opened in 1897. In 1932, it merged with the Smithdeal Business College to form Smithdeal-Massey Business College, which closed in 1982 after its accreditation was withdrawn.
There were 2 Atlanta Locations: The original Atlanta location was opened in 1949 and later became the Art Institute of Atlanta in 1975. A second Atlanta location, at 5299 Roswell Road in Atlanta, became part of the Herzing Institute system of colleges on 12/28/1988 but remained as Massey Business College until 1996 when the name was changed to Herzing College and then Herzing University in 2009. The current location is 50 Hurt Plaza SE, Suite 400, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
