The Washington Campus

The Washington Campus

Seal of the Washington Campus Consortium
Type	Public
Established	1978
Students	1000
Location	Washington, D.C.
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue and Gray
Website	www.washcampus.edu

The Washington Campus (TWC) is a university consortium located in Washington, D.C., U.S. The Consortium was founded in 1978 by L. William Seidman, former economic advisor to President Gerald Ford, fourteenth chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and first chairman of the Resolution Trust Corporation.

Approximately one thousand participants take part in programs with The Washington Campus each year. The Campus provides university credit and certificate programs. Programs for academic credit are for Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Executive MBA students, as well as graduate accounting and undergraduate students. Participating students receive academic credit through their member schools. The Campus also provides certificate programs for corporate executives as well as government and embassy officials. Competition for acceptance to the degree program is competitive within consortium member schools with some members allowing fewer than 50% of applicants to participate in the program.

In recent years, the number of international students attending Campus programs has increased, due in part to the growing number of partnerships in Europe and Asia.

The Washington Campus comprises leading graduate business schools:

After serving in the White House as President Gerald R. Ford's Assistant for Economic Affairs from 1974 to 1977,Bill Seidman, along with other notable public policy officials and academic leaders, recognized the need for current and future business leaders to better understand the organization and function of government, as well as the process of policy making, in order to more effectively contribute their experience and expertise to the decision-making process. With the policy challenges confronting government officials, and the potential impact of policy decisions on the U.S. and global business climate and economy, the founders determined that it is critical for corporate leaders to engage in the process, inform the policy debate and understand the potential impact of policy changes on their own business sector.