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Established in 1888, Midstate College is
a private,
for profit college located at 411 W. Northmoor Rd.,
Peoria, Illinois. The College relocated its facility
from the downtown Peoria location to the Northmoor
location in October of 1997. The Arline H.
Bunch Business Center was opened January 14,
2002. The site offers our students several amenities
including free parking and full handicap accessibility.
The origin of Midstate College dates back to 1857 when a commercial
school was started in Peoria, and in 1865 a similar school
opened. In 1868, the schools in Peoria were combined and in
1888 were purchased by G.W. Brown and named Brown’s
Business College of Commerce.
Mr. Brown continued ownership and operation until 1913.
At that time he owned 21 institutions in Illinois and one
in St. Louis. The Peoria school was sold to a Mr. Reed who
continued operation until 1960 when it was purchased by A.R.
Beard, Don Beard, and Arline H. Bunch. The name was then changed
to Midstate College of Commerce.
In 1965, the stock was purchased by the Bunch family, and in 1970 the name
was changed to Midstate College.
Today’s Midstate College is a greatly expanded
version of its 1888 predecessor. A variety of curricula,
accreditations, and other improvements
have been developed to better meet the needs of
the community. The combination of these events
has resulted in Midstate College becoming a fouryear
college serving students from Central Illinois
and other parts of the country. As of the November
term 1999, Midstate College was approved to
offer the Bachelor of Business Administration
Degree. January 2002, the Arline H. Bunch Business
Center was opened, and the Business Administration
Department was moved into the new
building. The Bachelor of Science in Accounting
and the Bachelor of Science in Management Information
Systems were added to the curriculum
in August of 2003 and the Bachelor of Science in
Realtime Reporting and the Bachelor of Science
in Health Services Management were added in
August of 2005.
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Founded
in 1888