Florida Metropolitan University is changing names. With two campuses in Jacksonville, the school claims an active local enrollment of just under 1,000.
FMU (now Everest) is owned by Corinthian Colleges Inc. which seems to be combining all their institutions under the new Everest umbrella.
Their campuses provide students with short-term, career training in a variety of programs. Some offer diplomas and/or degrees in accounting, business administration, criminal justice, dental assisting, legal assistant, massage therapy, medical assisting, medical insurance billing and coding, paralegal, pharmacy technician, practical nursing, surgical technologist, and much more. With a variety of programs available at each campus.
The Jacksonville Business Journal reports on the name change…
Florida Metropolitan University has changed its name to Everest University, effective immediately.
The name change is part of a plan by the school’s parent company, Corinthian Colleges Inc., to bring most of its campuses under one name to increase its recognition.
“Changing from FMU to Everest University will afford our Florida-based students more extensive career opportunities and better ensure their long-term success,” said Jan Schoonmaker, president and chief operating officer of Everest (Florida) University.
The school is the 12th-largest in the Jacksonville area with full-time equivalent enrollment of 963, according to the Business Journal’s Book of Lists.
The rechristened school has Northeast Florida campuses in Jacksonville on Philips Highway and in Orange Park on Wells Road. The campuses are two of 10 in Florida.
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