Jones College
Jones College was founded in 1918 by Annie Harper Jones in Jacksonville, Florida, to train people in business specialization. It has grown from a business school into a full four-year liberal arts school, with two campuses: one main campus and another in the Arlington area of Jacksonville. It currently enrolls around 550 students, most of them part-time, and employs around ninety-nine faculty members.
Academic programs at Jones College are based entirely at the undergraduate level. There are four associate’s degrees, six bachelor’s degrees and one diploma that can be obtained from the institution, though both are provided in the areas of business administration, computer information systems and legal assistant. An additional associate’s degree is offered to medical assistant students, while bachelor’s degrees can also be obtained in interdisciplinary studies, allied health management and elementary education. A single diploma is offered for medical insurance coding specialists. Four different degree programs are available to online-only students: business administration, computer information systems, interdisciplinary studies and legal assistant.
Jones College is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, an accrediting agency for private institutions that was founded in 1912. ACICS is recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). It is responsible for the accreditation of more than 680 schools and over 650,000 students across the United States and abroad. (ACICS, 750 First Street NE, Suite 980 | Washington, DC 20002-4241 | 202.336.6780| fax 202.842.25).
