Educational InstitutionsEducational Organization

Birmingham-Southern College

Birmingham–Southern College (BSC) was a private liberal arts college in Birmingham, Alabama. Founded in 1856, the college was affiliated with the United Methodist Church and was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The college's student body was approximately 975 students when it closed at the end of the 2023–24 school year after years of financial trouble.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
1012
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
101200
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
100937
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
100140

Location

Birmingham, AL, 35254

33.513774, -86.850552

Accreditation

NA

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