Baltimore International College

Baltimore International College
Type	Private
Active	1972?2011
Students	800
Location	Baltimore , Maryland , U.S. ; 39°17′17″N 76°36′0″W / 39.28806°N 76.60000°W
Campus	2 locations ( Baltimore, Maryland , Virginia, Ireland )
Website	http://www.bic.edu/

The Baltimore International College (BIC) , founded in 1972, was a private , non-profit college located in Baltimore , Maryland. It offered specialized degree programs in Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management . ^[1] The college was taken over by Stratford University in January 2012. Stratford University finally closed operations due to bankruptcy in February 2023.

History [ edit ]

BIC was accredited by the American Culinary Federation . It lost its accreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools on August 31, 2011, due to unaddressed issues from its 2007 review. ^[2] BIC was acquired by Stratford University in January 2012, and the former campuses are now Stratford campuses, a university that finally closed down in 2023.

Campus & facilities [ edit ]

The college's main campus is located in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor . The college owns two full-service hotels downtown Baltimore ?the Mount Vernon Hotel and Hopkins Inn . Further, BIC owns and operates the Bay Atlantic Club, which offers delivery breakfast and lunch, dine-in lunch, and as banquet hall with reservations. ^[3] In addition, the college operates the Park Hotel on its 100-acre (400,000 m ²) Virginia Park satellite campus in Virginia , County Cavan , Ireland . ^[1]

Students [ edit ]

The college offers student housing in Dublin Hall, which is location in the Mount Vernon Hotel. ^[4] Slightly more than half (52 percent) of its 800 or so students are male. ^[1]

References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Baltimore International College: About BIC" . Archived from the original on 2008-08-04 . Retrieved 2008-09-09 .
^ Baltimore Sun: Baltimore International College to lose accreditation in August
^ "Baltimore International College: The Bay Atlantic Club" . Archived from the original on 2008-09-07 . Retrieved 2008-09-11 .
^ "Baltimore International College: Student Housing and Dining" . Archived from the original on 2008-10-25 . Retrieved 2008-09-18 .

External links [ edit ]

[bic.edu-1] "Baltimore International College: About BIC" . Archived from the original on 2008-08-04 . Retrieved 2008-09-09 .

[2] Baltimore Sun: Baltimore International College to lose accreditation in August

[3] "Baltimore International College: The Bay Atlantic Club" . Archived from the original on 2008-09-07 . Retrieved 2008-09-11 .

[4] "Baltimore International College: Student Housing and Dining" . Archived from the original on 2008-10-25 . Retrieved 2008-09-18 .

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