Brown College

:This article is about the technical college in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. For the residential college in Rice University, see Brown College (Rice University). For the undergraduate program within the Ivy League university in Providence, Rhode Island, see Brown University.

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Technical college - Mendota Heights, Minnesota - Residential college - Rice University - Brown College (Rice University) - Ivy League - Providence, Rhode Island - Brown University

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Brown College is a technical college in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, part of the Twin Cities region. The college was founded in 1946 by Richard and Helen Brown. They started the broadcasting school as the American Institute of the Air in Minneapolis. In 1954 it became known as Brown Institute when courses in a variety of other fields including electronics and computers were added. The two founders retired in 1978, and the school changed its name in 2001.

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Technical college - Mendota Heights, Minnesota - Twin Cities - 1946 - Richard - Helen Brown - Broadcasting - Minneapolis - 1954 - Electronics - Computer - 1978 - 2001

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Many regionally well-known television and radio personalities began their careers after studying and practicing at Brown. Former U.S. Representative and Senator Rod Grams from Minnesota attended the institute for a time in the late 1960s and United States Senator from Nebraska Chuck Hagel graduated in 1966. Other notable individuals include Jerry Dahlberg, Don Dresser, Roy Finden, Harley Flathers, Ned Goodwin, Cliff Mitchell, Jim Rohn, Tim Russell, Ray Szmanda, and Howard Viken.

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Television - Radio - U.S. Representative - Senator - Rod Grams - 1960s - Nebraska - Chuck Hagel - 1966 - Jerry Dahlberg - Don Dresser - Roy Finden - Harley Flathers - Ned Goodwin - Cliff Mitchell - Jim Rohn - Tim Russell - Ray Szmanda - Howard Viken

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Richard and Helen Brown were inducted into the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting's Hall of Fame in 2004.

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Pavek Museum of Broadcasting - 2004

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Brown College is a subsidiary of Career Education Corporation.

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Subsidiary - Career Education Corporation

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