Humphreys College
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1896 |
| President | Robert G. Humphreys, Sr. |
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Academic staff
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100 |
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Administrative staff
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60 |
| Undergraduates | 900 |
| Location |
(main campus) & Modesto, California, California, USA 38°00′41″N 121°19′00″W / 38.01139°N 121.31667°WCoordinates: 38°00′41″N 121°19′00″W / 38.01139°N 121.31667°W |
| Colors | Gold and Purple |
| Website | Official website |
Humphreys College is an independent, non-profit liberal arts college of higher education with set campuses in Modesto and . It has been in continuous service to the central San Joaquin Valley since 1896, giving it the distinction of being the first institution of higher education in the area. It awards certificates, and associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Its Humphreys College Laurence Drivon School of Law awards the juris doctor degree. The College is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges[1], Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities[2] and the law school is accredited by the California State Bar Committee of Bar Examiners.
Although records show the existence of the school in Stockton going as far back as 1875, Humphreys College dates its founding to 1896 when John R. Humphreys, Sr. took over the administration of the Stockton Business College, Normal School, and Telegraphic Institute. When Humphreys died in 1937, his son, John R. Humphreys, Jr. took over the operation of the school.
The name of the school changed several times, at one point known as the "Gas City Business College" before being taken over in 1901 by the "Western School of Commerce" which merged with "Heald's Business College" in 1920 to become the "Stockton College of Commerce"; however, in 1947, the school incorporated as a non-profit institution of higher learning with the state of California, and took the name that it is known by today.
Humphreys' main campus in Stockton, CA is located in the North Stockton neighborhood of Sherwood adjacent to Stockton's Lincoln Center shopping area, moving from a downtown location after construction of the facility completed in 1967. In 1987 a new campus was established in Modesto, CA in conjunction with and on the Modesto Junior College campus, later becoming a separate campus at its current location.
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