Warren National University
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Former names
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Kennedy-Western University |
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| Type | Private, distance learning, and unaccredited university |
| Active | 1984–2009 |
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Academic staff
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120 |
| Students | 30,000 total from 1984 to 2005 |
| Address | 200 West 17th Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82001-4412, Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| Website | wnuedu.com at Archive.org |
Warren National University, previously known as Kennedy-Western University, was a post-secondary, distance learning, unaccredited private university that offered undergraduate and graduate degrees in the United States from 1984 to 2009. Based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, it was listed and registered with the Wyoming Department of Education. Until December 14, 2007, its administrative offices were located in Agoura Hills, California.
Warren National University was established as Kennedy-Western University in California in 1984. Its founder was Paul Saltman. The name was officially changed to Warren National University on January 1, 2007. According to the institution, the new name was selected in honor of the first governor of Wyoming, Francis E. Warren, and reflects the university's strong ties to the state of Wyoming. The Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning states, "There are some unaccredited, profit-making online universities that have achieved reported economic success. One example is Kennedy-Western University, which has significant history in serving the corporate education markets." The financial success is supported by an article in the Cheyenne Herald that contained the financial statement for what may have been a peak revenue year, 2003, about $25,000,000. The article added, "The $25 million estimate was almost dead-on. As was the estimate of using 50% of the revenue to generate the revenue"
Over the university's history, it had offices in, Hawaii, Idaho, and finally to Wyoming, while keeping headquarters in California until December 2007. As of December 14, 2007, WNU closed its administrative offices in Agoura Hills, California, centralizing its operations in Wyoming.
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