verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message daymar college type for profit educational institution established 1963 location owensboro kentucky u.s. website www.daymarcollege.edu daymar college is a for profit college based in owensboro kentucky united states . founded in 1963 and operated as owensboro business college until 2001 daymar college offers more than 35 career tracks in 22 different academic programs . daymar college is a senior college accredited by the nationally recognized accrediting council for independent colleges and schools acics to award certificates diplomas associate degrees and bachelor s degrees . daymar college is title iv eligible under the higher education act . contents 1 history 2 tennessee history 3 mission and purpose 4 campuses 5 curriculum 6 programs 7 notable alumni 8 corporate affiliation 9 legal trouble 10 references 11 external links history edit daymar college opened its doors as owensboro business college in 1963 with a focus on general business studies . in 2001 owensboro junior college of business changed its name to daymar college . the name change accompanied the opening of additional locations outside of owensboro . the louisville campus was then opened to students in october 2001 . in 1970 daymar college obtained national accreditation from the accrediting commission of the association of independent colleges and schools and is supported by accreditations from the state level . in june 1999 daymar college outgrew its old building and moved into a free standing one story structure built for the growth of daymar college students . located on 6.4 acres 26 000 m2 of land in the heritage park development of owensboro kentucky the facility comprises 17 000 square feet 1 600 m2 of space . by 2000 daymar college was chosen as a microsoft authorized academic training program aatp member and became a prometric testing center and a microsoft office specialist test site . tennessee history edit originally called draughons practical business college changing its name in 2010 to daymar institute and finally to daymar college in 2015 was founded in 1879 by professor john f. draughon of adams tennessee . the first permanent school was established in nashville tennessee around the beginning of the 1900s . the school prospered and by the time of draughon s death in 1921 it was a chain of business colleges stretching across the south and western parts of the united states . in 1954 daymar college had earned accreditation by the accrediting commission for business schools . starting in 1978 daymar college was an accredited junior college of business . after more than 100 years in business daymar college built a new facility on plus park boulevard in 1980 . during the summer of 1987 daymar college expanded with a branch campus in clarksville tennessee . daymar college expanded to a second branch campus during the summer of 2003 in murfreesboro tennessee . mission and purpose edit we change lives one person at a time daymar college s vision is to provide a warm friendly nurturing atmosphere where students can learn the skills required to obtain the careers they need to have the lives they want . through its purpose daymar college strives to accomplish the following goals to provide education and training to students on a group and individualized basis helping students realize their full potential in specialized business knowledge and skills . to help students reach a level of social maturity that will be respected in the community as well as in the business world . to help graduates in securing meaningful and satisfying entry level employment through career and job placement assistance services . campuses edit the primary campus of daymar college is located in owensboro kentucky . in 2001 daymar opened a branch campus in louisville kentucky and in 2008 an online campus was created for distance learners . today daymar college maintains campuses in kentucky ohio and tennessee kentucky campuses daymar college bellevue 119 fairfield avenue bellevue ky 41073 daymar college bowling green 2421 fitzgerald industrial drive bowling green ky 42101 daymar college clinton 1171 hwy . 51 south clinton ky 42031 daymar college madisonville 1105 national mine dr. madisonville ky 42431 daymar college louisville 4112 fern valley road louisville ky 40219 daymar college owensboro 3361 buckland square owensboro ky 42301 daymar college paducah 509 s. 30th street paducah ky 42001 daymar college russellville 160 shelton lane russellville ky 42276 daymar college scottsville 1138 old gallatin road scottsville ky 42164 ohio campuses daymar college chillicothe 1410 industrial drive chillicothe oh 45601 daymar college jackson 980 east main street jackson oh 45640 daymar college lancaster 1579 victor road lancaster oh 43130 daymar college new boston 3879 rhodes avenue new boston oh 45662 tennessee campuses daymar college clarksville 1860 wilma rudolph blvd. clarksville tn 37040 daymar college murfreesboro 415 golden bear court murfreesboro tn 37128 daymar college nashville 560 royal parkway nashville tn 37214 curriculum edit daymar college offers both one and two year programs as well as bachelor s degree programs programs edit accounting billing and coding specialist bookkeeping business administration business management cardiographic technology criminal justice dental assisting electronic engineering technology graphic design health information technology health insurance specialist human resource management medical assisting administrative track medical assisting clinical track medical massage therapy network support administration nursing paralegal studies personal fitness training pharmacy technology physical therapist assistant website design bachelor of science in business administration bachelor of science in business management bachelor of science in criminal justice administration bachelor of science in health care administration notable alumni edit virginia johnson first woman to seek the office of governor of arkansas gary painter sheriff of midland county texas since 1985 corporate affiliation edit daymar college campuses are overseen by their corporate parent entity daymar colleges group . daymar colleges group is a private for profit company owned by brothers mark and damien gabis . legal trouble edit in 2011 kentucky attorney general jack conway filed suit in daviess county against the owners and operators of daymar college charging that the college violated kentucky s consumer protection act . 1 currently the case is ongoing and has been remanded to the daviess circuit court . 2 references edit attorney general conway files suit against daymar college . kentucky.gov . 2011 07 27 . retrieved 2011 08 22 . commonwealth of kentucky v. daymar learning inc et al . justia.com . 2012 03 22 . retrieved 2013 03 05 . external links edit daymar college home page v t e owensboro kentucky subject areas culture demographics education geography government history media people transportation top subjects ben hawes golf course and park brescia university daymar college international bar b q festival international bluegrass music museum kentucky wesleyan college owensboro medical health system hospital owensboro public schools owensboro sportscenter western kentucky botanical garden prominent suburbs calhoun hawesville island lewisport livermore sacramento whitesville coordinates 37 44 15.58 n 87 8 36.35 w 37.7376611 n 87.1434306 w 37.7376611 ; 87.1434306 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title daymar college & oldid 736902203 categories 1963 establishments in kentuckybuildings and structures in owensboro kentuckyeducation in daviess county kentuckyeducation in mccracken county kentuckyeducation in campbell county kentuckyeducation in warren county kentuckyeducation 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