Grantham University's 60-Year Commitment to Serving the Armed Forces
1. Grantham University’s mission is to provide accessible, affordable, professionally
relevant degree programs in a continuously changing global society.
2. Grantham University is proud
of its 60-year history and
continuous commitment of
service to the Armed Forces of
the United States of America…
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4. …to serve those who serve and
those who want to make a
difference…
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5. Grantham University, founded in
1951, is one of the oldest, private,
post-secondary, degree-granting
distance education universities in
the United States…
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6. World War II veteran, Don
Grantham understood how the GI
Bill of Rights and its education
benefits would transform the lives
of returning servicemen…
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7. Grantham founded the Grantham
Radio License School in Los
Angeles, CA. Soon thereafter, the
name was changed to Grantham
School of Electronics (GSE)…
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8. In 1961, GSE became accredited by
the Accrediting Commission of the
predecessor of the Distance
Education and Training Council
(DETC)…
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9. In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina
destroyed all but one building on
the Grantham campus in Slidell,
LA. After Hurricane Katrina…
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10. Grantham relocated from Slidell to
Kansas City, MO. In that same
year, the Missouri Department of
Higher Education (MDHE)
certified Grantham to operate in
the state of Missouri…
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11. Grantham has provided distance
education to the adult learner for
more than 60 years…
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