Hamilton College (Iowa)

Iowa College Acquisition Corporation (dba Hamilton College)
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Website	www.hamiltonia.edu

Hamilton College was the

Hamilton Technical College that was founded by Maryanne Hamilton and operates in Davenport, Iowa

.

Hamilton College was originally established by Ward Hamilton in Mason City, Iowa, in 1900 as a business school. This makes it the oldest continuously operating college in the state of Iowa specializing in business education. In 1980, Hamilton opened a campus in Cedar Rapids. A third campus was established in Des Moines in 1988.

In 1998, Hamilton College was purchased by

Lincoln School of Commerce, also owned by Quest, were renamed Hamilton College-Omaha and Hamilton College-Lincoln respectively. Hamilton College continued to expand, adding campuses in Cedar Falls in 2000 and Council Bluffs

in 2004.

In November 2007, Hamilton College officially changed its name to Kaplan University.

Athletics

Hamilton students occasionally participated in recreational (bar-league) softball and volleyball. At the Lincoln campus, formerly the Lincoln Business College, there was a basketball team named the Hamilton Aliens.

Notable alumni

Louis Boisot, Jr. (1856–1933), lawyer
Leo Elthon (1898–1967), Governor of Iowa 1954–1955

External links

References

^ Iowa Secretary of State Filings ^{[dead link]}

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