Heritage University

This article is about the Yakama school. For the unaccredited California institution, see American Heritage University of Southern California.

Heritage University

Type	Private 4-year
Established	1907
President	Dr. John Bassett
Academic staff	190
Undergraduates	862
Postgraduates	476
Location	Toppenish , Washington , USA
Campus	Rural: 23 acres
Website	www.heritage.edu

Heritage University (formerly named Holy Names College and Fort Wright College) is a higher education institution located in Toppenish, Washington, on the Yakama Indian Reservation. It offers associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees in a number of academic disciplines, including:

• English
• business administration
• mathematics
• computer science
• chemistry
• biology
• social work
• education

History

Founded in 1907 by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary as Holy Names College in Spokane, Washington, the institution subsequently changed its name to Fort Wright College. In 1982, Fort Wright College moved its administration to Toppenish and was renamed Heritage College, which operated there and in Omak, while maintaining the Spokane campus. Five years later, the Spokane campus was closed.

A fire which started on July 8, 2012 destroyed the university's oldest building, Petrie Hall.

Cooperative agreements

Heritage University offers upper-division classes at three Washington community college campuses to allow students to work toward a four-year degree from Heritage. This cooperative program began in 1993 to allow holders of associate degrees from Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake to apply their credits toward a Heritage bachelor's degree. Similar cooperative arrangements were established with Columbia Basin Community College in Pasco and Highline Community College in Seattle in 2003 and 2006, respectively.

References

http://www.americanradioworks.org/segments/heritage-university/

External links

• Official website