Andrew Jackson University (AJU) is a private, accredited distance learning school in Birmingham, Alabama. It moved all courses online in early 2006. AJU offers associate's, bachelor’s and master’s degrees as well as certificates of proficiency. The school emphasizes practical and immediately applicable knowledge. The typical AJU student is a working adult. Distance Learning is learning carried out apart from the usual classroom setting; in an asynchronous setting. ... Nickname: The Magic City, Pittsburgh of the South, BHam, The Ham Location in Jefferson County in the state of Alabama Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Jefferson, Shelby - Mayor Bernard Kincaid (D) Area - City 151. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area Ranked 30th - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²) - Width 190 miles (306 km) - Length 330 miles (531 km) - % water 3. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study. ...
Accreditation and Institutional Recognition
Andrew Jackson University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) DETC.org and is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as an accredited institution. The University is an institutional member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) chea.org, the American Council on Education (ACE) acenet.org, the Council for Adult & Experiential Learning (CAEL) cael.org, and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers (AACRAO) aacrao.org.
Andrew Jackson University is listed on the recognized universities in the [IAU Database] in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO, http://www.unesco.org). The database includes information available on the higher education systems of some 180 countries and territories worldwide.
Schools and Colleges
Brian Tracy College of Business and Entrepreneurship (http://btc.aju.edu): the college founded by author and famous trainer Brian Tracy.
AndrewJackson (March 15, 1767– June 8, 1845) was the seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), first governor of Florida (1821), general of the Battle of New Orleans (1815), a co-founder of the Democratic Party, and the eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy.
Jackson was born in a backwoods settlement to Presbyterian Scots-Irish immigrants in Lancaster County, South Carolina, on March 15, 1767.
Jackson was a lean figure standing at 6 feet, 1 inch (1.85 m) tall, and weighing between 130 and 140 pounds (64 kg) on average.