in 2012; the building was later used as a private school The college was founded in
San Francisco, California, by Edward Payson Heald on August 8, 1863, and known for many years as "Heald's Business College". In 1875, due to demand for training in mining and civil engineering, Heald created "The School of Engineering and Mining" located at 425 McAllister Street. In 1913 the McAllister Street location was purchased by the City of San Francisco to become the new City Hall. At that time Heald moved the school into a new building at Van Ness and Post where it remained until August 1983, when the Engineering College Division was closed, and the Heald Technical Division was relocated to a new facility at Yerba Buena West. In 2001, it changed its name from Heald Colleges to Heald College. In 2007, the then non-profit institution was acquired by a private investor group and turned into a for-profit college. In November 2009,
Corinthian Colleges, Inc. purchased Heald College's parent company for $395 million, simultaneously announcing plans to begin in 2011 offering online-only courses leading to degree programs based entirely on online coursework. However, Corinthian planned to retain the Heald name, as well as its faculty and staff. In 2015, due to findings by the
Department of Education of misrepresented job placement rates in certain programs at Corinthian Colleges, including Heald, after July 2010, the department made students of these programs eligible to have their debts cancelled if they submitted an attestation form. Corinthian was assessed a fine of $30 million, and shut down all its campuses, including Heald, on April 27, 2015. Corinthian had sold some of its campuses. Heald had campuses in Hawaii, Oregon, and ten locations in California: ==Accreditation==