North American University


North American University is a private university in Stafford, Texas. NAU offers bachelor's and master's degree programs in Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Computer Science, and Education. In the fall of 2013, the university changed its name from North American College to its current name.

History

NAU is an institution of higher education founded as Texas Gulf Institute in April 2007. The institute offered certificate programs for the first two years of its inception. Upon approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to offer bachelor's degree programs in July 2010, the school applied to change its name to North American College.
During the 2010-11 academic year the college moved into its new administrative and educational building located at 3203 N. Sam Houston Pkwy West in Houston, Texas. In 2017, physician Serif Ali Tekalan was appointed the third president of the university, succeeding Recayi "Reg" Pecen, an engineer, who had been appointed in 2012.
In May 2013, the college had its first commencement. The class of 2013 included twelve students; nine graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration and three with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies in education.
In the fall of 2013, NAC changed to its name to North American University. There are more than 800 students in its ESL, bachelor's degree and master's degree programs. Students come from over 33 U.S. states and over 54 countries.

Academics

NAU offers three bachelor's degree programs: Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, Computer Science, Criminal Justice and Business Administration. Bachelor's degree programs are organized under a different administrative department. NAU also offers five master's degree programs: M.Ed. in educational leadership, M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, M.Ed. in School Counseling, MBA and a M.S. in Computer Science.

Accreditation

North American University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges, recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The ACCSC website is located at www.accsc.org.
NAU is also approved by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to award bachelor's and master's degrees.
The Gulf Language School is accredited by The Commission on English Language Program Accreditation for the period December 2018 through December 2028.
North American University also has articulation agreements with Houston Community College and Texas Southern University, both colleges located in Houston, Texas.

Rankings

NAU was ranked as one of the top 10 best schools for coding in the United States by HackerRank.

Student services

University dorms, which are located on the main campus, provide housing and meal services for its residential university students. In addition, there is an academic resource center supported by Student Success. In 2015, NAU added Career and Alumni Services to its student service list and now offers career counseling.