Alpha Beta Kappa

Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society (ΑΒΚ) is an American honor society for students who attend private certificate, vocational, and trade schools. It was established in 1977 and has chartered 500 chapters. It was the first national society for private proprietary and nonprofit postsecondary institutions.

Alpha Beta Kappa
ΑΒΚ
Founded	1977; 48 years ago (1977)
Type	Honor
Affiliation	Independent
Status	Active
Emphasis	Private Certificate, Vocational and Trade Schools
Scope	National
Motto	Faciemus "We shall build"
Slogan	"The Mark of Distinction"
Member badge
Colors	Red and   Blue
Symbol	Star, Laurel wreath
Flower	Red carnation
Chapters	500
Headquarters	31257 Bird Haven Street Ocean View, Delaware 19970 United States
Website	www.abkhs.org

History

Alpha Beta Kappa was established in 1977.Its primary objective is to promote and acknowledge outstanding academic achievement, character, and leadership among students at private certificate vocational and trade schools.^[1] It was the first national socity for private proprietary and nonprofit postsecondary institutions.^[2] It aims to achieve this by establishing chapters within educational institutions that specialize in training men and women in various fields, trades, and occupations crucial to modern society.^[1]

It s national headquarters is located in Ocean View, Delaware.^[3]

Symbols

Alpha Beta Kappa's colors are red and blue. Its symbols are the star and the laurel wreath. Its flower is the red carnation. The society's motto is Faciemus or "We shall build". Its tagline is "The Mark of Distinction".^[4]

The society's key is gold and features a five-point star, laurel branches, the Greek letters ΑΒΚ, and the words "Integrity" and "Excellence".^[5]

Membership

Members must have a 3.85 grade point average and completed 30 credits, and have an attendance record of 98 percent or better.^[2][6]

Chapters

Alpha Beta Kappa has chartered 500 chapters.^[3] Alpha Beta Kappa chapters are located at postsecondary institutes, colleges, schools, and universities, as well as distance learning institutions.^[3] Following is an incomplete list of chapters.^[3] Inactive institutions are in italics.

Chapter	Institution	Location	Status	References
	Alaska Career College	Anchorage, Alaska	Active
	Arizona College of Allied Health	Glendale, Arizona	Active
	Arizona College of Nursing	United States	Active
	Arizona Culinary Institute	Scottsdale, Arizona	Active
Gamma Kappa of Ohio	Athena Career Academy	Toledo, Ohio	Active	[7]
	Aviation Institute of Maintenance	United States	Active
	Beckfield College	Springdale, Ohio	Active
	Bidwell Training Center	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active
	Brookline Colleges	Phoenix, Arizona	Active
	Bryant & Stratton College	United States	Active
	California Aeronautical University	Bakersfield, California	Active
	Carrington College	Western United States	Active
	Chapman School of Seamanship	Stuart, Florida	Active
	CollegeAmerica	Denver, Colorado	Active
	Eastwick College	New Jersey	Active	[8]
	Fayette Institute of Technology	Oak Hill, West Virginia	Active
	Orion Technical College	Davenport, Iowa	Active	[a]
	Hawaii Medical College	Honolulu, Hawaii	Active
	Herzing Universities	Wisconsin	Active
	Hussian School of Art	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
	IBMC College	Fort Collins, Colorado	Active	[9]
	Irvine College of Law	Irvine, California	Inactive	[10][b]
	JNA Institute of Culinary Arts	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
	Johnson & Wales University	Providence, Rhode Island	Active
	Johnson College	Scranton, Pennsylvania	Active	[11]
	LIM College	New York City, New York	Active
	Miller-Motte College	United States (online)	Active
	New Castle School of Trades	New Castle, Pennsylvania and East Liverpool, Ohio	Active
	Nossi College of Art & Design	Nashville, Tennessee	Active
	Ohio Business College	Sheffield Village, Sandusky, and Middletown, Ohio	Active
	Pittsburgh Institutes of Aeronautics	West Mifflin, Pennsylvania	Active
	Prism Career Institute	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Cherry Hill, New Jersey; and Pleasantville, New Jersey	Active
	Purdue University Global	United States (online)	Active
	Remington College	United States (various)	Active
	Saint Paul's School of Nursing	Staten Island, New York and Queens, New York	Active
	SAE Expression College	Emeryville, California	Inactive	[c]
	San Joaquin Valley College	California	Active
	School for Dog Trainers	Harmony, North Carolina	Active	[2]
	Seattle Central College	Seattle, Washington	Active
	Southeastern College	Miami Lakes and West Palm Beach, Florida	Active
	Southwest University of Visual Arts	Tucson, Arizona	Inactive	[d]
	Stautzenberger Colleges	Maumee, and Brecksville, Ohio	Active
	Stevens–Henager College	Ogden, Utah	Inactive	[e]
	Ultimate Medical Academy	Tampa and Clearwater, Florida	Active	[6]
	University of Advancing Technology	Tempe, Arizona	Active
	Universal Technical Institute	United States	Active
	Washington Online Learning Institute	New City, New York	Inactive	[12][f]
	Westcliff University	Irvine, California	Active
	YTI Career Institute	Altoona, Lancaster, and York, Pennsylvania	Active

Notes

1. Chapter formed at Hamilton Technical College, now Orion Technical College.
2. The college closed on July 31, 2024.
3. Chapter was chartered at Ex'pression College for Digital Arts, which later became SAE Expression College. The college closed in 2022.
4. The university closed on November 30, 2020.
5. College closed in August 2021.
6. Institution in closed.