Henry Cogswell College
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Henry Cogswell College was an institution of higher learning located in Kirkland
and Everett
, Washington between 1979 and 2006. The college offered bachelor's
and master's degrees
in business
administration|leadership, computer science
, digital arts, electrical engineering
, mechanical engineering
, mechanical engineering technology
, and professional management. It was named after temperance movement
crusader Henry D. Cogswell
.
Henry Cogswell College was founded in 1979 in Kirkland, Washington
as Cogswell College North (at the time, an affiliate of Cogswell College
in Sunnyvale, California
), largely to provide engineering education to local Boeing
employees. The school moved to Everett
near one of Boeing's largest plants in 1996. Then for a short time after the move, some classes were also held at a Boeing facility in south Puget Sound
(about 30 miles from Everett) to accommodate currently-enrolled students living in that area. Limited classes continued to be offered at the Boeing facility even after the main campus moved to Everett. The institution closed in August, 2006 due to "financial crisis."
Cogswell also provided distance learning for both bachelor and master's degrees in business; a program primarily tailored to deployed military personnel and to military personnel and veterans living outside the region. As a a self-proclaimed "veteran friendly institution", it served many active military personnel, military civilian employees and military family members from nearby military installations and surrounding communities attending classes.
The partnership with Boeing also included many National Guard members and reservists, former and retired military personnel employed by Boeing who attended Cogswell courses that could accommodate the work schedules of full-time Boeing employees who were seeking educational advancement.
Kirkland, Washington
Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is a suburb of Seattle on the Eastside . The population was 48,787 at the 2010 census makes it the 9th largest city in King County and the 20th largest city in the state...
and Everett
Everett, Washington
Everett is the county seat of and the largest city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. Named for Everett Colby, son of founder Charles L. Colby, it lies north of Seattle. The city had a total population of 103,019 at the 2010 census, making it the 6th largest in the state and...
, Washington between 1979 and 2006. The college offered bachelor's
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
and master's degrees
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
administration|leadership, computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
, digital arts, electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
, mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
, mechanical engineering technology
Mechanical engineering technology
Mechanical engineering technology is the application of physical principles and current technological developments to the creation of useful machinery and operation design. Technologies such as solid models may be used as the basis for finite element analysis and / or computational fluid dynamics ...
, and professional management. It was named after temperance movement
Temperance movement
A temperance movement is a social movement urging reduced use of alcoholic beverages. Temperance movements may criticize excessive alcohol use, promote complete abstinence , or pressure the government to enact anti-alcohol legislation or complete prohibition of alcohol.-Temperance movement by...
crusader Henry D. Cogswell
Henry D. Cogswell
Dr. Henry Daniel Cogswell was a dentist and a crusader in the temperance movement. He and his wife Caroline also founded Cogswell College in San Francisco, California. Another campus in Everett, Washington was later dedicated in his honor.-Life:Born in Tolland, Connecticut, as a youth, he worked...
.
Henry Cogswell College was founded in 1979 in Kirkland, Washington
Kirkland, Washington
Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is a suburb of Seattle on the Eastside . The population was 48,787 at the 2010 census makes it the 9th largest city in King County and the 20th largest city in the state...
as Cogswell College North (at the time, an affiliate of Cogswell College
Cogswell College
Cogswell Polytechnical College is a private college located in Sunnyvale, California. It holds accreditation through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges...
in Sunnyvale, California
Sunnyvale, California
Sunnyvale is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley located in the San Francisco Bay Area...
), largely to provide engineering education to local Boeing
Boeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
employees. The school moved to Everett
Everett
- Places :* Everett, Washington, the county seat and largest city in Washington state's Snohomish County*Naval Station Everett* Everett, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts north of Boston* Everett, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County, Pennsylvania...
near one of Boeing's largest plants in 1996. Then for a short time after the move, some classes were also held at a Boeing facility in south Puget Sound
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean — Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and...
(about 30 miles from Everett) to accommodate currently-enrolled students living in that area. Limited classes continued to be offered at the Boeing facility even after the main campus moved to Everett. The institution closed in August, 2006 due to "financial crisis."
Cogswell also provided distance learning for both bachelor and master's degrees in business; a program primarily tailored to deployed military personnel and to military personnel and veterans living outside the region. As a a self-proclaimed "veteran friendly institution", it served many active military personnel, military civilian employees and military family members from nearby military installations and surrounding communities attending classes.
The partnership with Boeing also included many National Guard members and reservists, former and retired military personnel employed by Boeing who attended Cogswell courses that could accommodate the work schedules of full-time Boeing employees who were seeking educational advancement.