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Barat College

700 E Westleigh Rd, Lake forest, IL 60045-3263 -

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School Notes Overview:

Barat College has been committed to providing an education to diverse groups of under-prepared students as well as to provide practicing educators with a means of studying for graduate level courses from within their workplace. American College of Education plans to continue this mission, focusing on helping students develop the knowledge and skills to become effective educators who will, in turn, add value to the educational system.

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School Overview:

	Barat College
County	Lake County, IL
Title IV Eligible	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges II
Institution Level	4 or more years
Institution Control	Private, non-profit

School Notes:

Barat College began as an academy for young women in Chicago in 1858 and moved to its Lake Forest location in 1904. In 1918, the State of Illinois chartered Barat as a four-year college, and in 1982, Barat became a co-educational institution. To qualify for federal financial programs, governance of the college passed from the Society of the Sacred Heart to an independent Board of Trustees in 1969. In February 2001, because of fiscal concerns, Barat College formed an educational alliance with DePaul University; and while Barat College remained a separate institution, the Barat campus became a campus in the DePaul University system.
In February 2004, DePaul University voted to discontinue operating Barat College and began to accept proposals for the future of the college, culminating in the proposal for a relationship with American College of Education. Through its wholly owned Illinois subsidiary, American College of Education has acquired assets that comprise a substantial portion of the educational business of Barat College, including the library materials and (subject to necessary consents) permits and other authorizations by or of governmental authorities, education agencies, or other third parties.
American College of Education is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.

In the News:

Council to begin tackling future of Barat (Lake Forester)
posted on July 8, 2010 at 09:30:56 am
The first action on what to do with the former Barat College property -- now that the Barat Woods concept has collapsed -- is expected to be taken at the next Lake Forest City Council meeting on July 19.
My school lives on in Round Lake kids (Lake County News-Sun)
posted on May 15, 2010 at 09:01:28 am
Imagine my surprise in discovering that my defunct alma mater is alive and well and working to better the lives of school kids in Round Lake. Barat College in Lake Forest closed in 2005. But the Barat Education Foundation carries on the college's mission to promote social awareness "so as to impel to action."Through its after-school program, Our American Voice, the nonprofit foundation teaches ...
What's next for Barat property? (Lake Forester)
posted on May 13, 2010 at 10:02:17 am
Nearly five years after he first bid on the Barat College campus to create a residential development like no other in Lake Forest, resident and developer Bob Shaw sat and watched as his dream project went on the auction block May 4. Harris Bank was the sole bidder on the former Barat College property in Lake Forest for $12 million at a Lake County Sheriff's foreclosure auction May 4.
Barat property goes for $12M (Lake County News-Sun)
posted on May 7, 2010 at 09:01:54 am
Harris Bank was the sole bidder on the former Barat College property in Lake Forest for $12 million at a foreclosure auction this week.
Barat property goes for $12 million (Lake Forester)
posted on May 5, 2010 at 03:48:23 pm
Harris Bank was the sole bidder on the former Barat College property in Lake Forest for $12 million at a foreclosure auction.