University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
education organization in Saint Augustine, United States
The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (USAHS) is a private for-profit health sciences university headquartered in San Marcos, California, United States. It was founded in 1979 as the Institute of Physical Therapy. It has campuses in San Marcos, California and in St. Augustine, Florida; Miami, Florida; Austin, Texas; and Dallas, Texas. The university is now owned by Perdoceo Education Corporation.
History
The school that ultimately became the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1979 by Stanley V. Paris as the Institute of Physical Therapy. Paris retired from USAHS in 2007.
In 1997, the school officially became "The University of St.
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