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Armstrong College (California)

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Armstrong College, originally the California School for Private Secretaries, was a college in Berkeley, California for 70 years. Walter Ratcliff was an architect for its school buildings.[1] The school building at 2210 Harold Way is listed as City of Berkeley Landmark.[2]

The college was founded in 1918 by J. Evan Armstrong of the University of California[3][4] and Armstrong served as the school's president.[2] The name was changed in 1923[2] to Armstrong College.

For about 10 years it served as a training facility for the University of California and was then acquired by the Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center in 2009 and renamed Dharma College.[2]

A plaque commemorates the school's history.[2]

Alumni include Jovy Marcelo and Annie Wu (businesswoman).

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Robert E.; Byron, Janet L. (28 September 2015). Berkeley Walks: Revealing Rambles through America's Most Intriguing City. Roaring Forties Press. ISBN 9781938901515 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Berkeley Historical Plaque Project – Armstrong College". berkeleyplaques.org.
  3. ^ "Graduate Study in Management". Graduate Business Admissions Council. 30 December 1974 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Pettitt, George Albert (30 December 1973). Berkeley: the Town and Gown of it. Howell-North Books. ISBN 9780831071011 – via Google Books.