Bauder College, located in Atlanta, GA provides quality career education to students who wish to pursue occupations in the fields of design, healthcare, business and information technology. Bauder offers quality programs that integrate general education, professional skills, and career focused education, empowering students to develop and achieve their personal and career potentials. Bauder’s mission is to meet the needs of students by offering a wide variety of career program choices available today for successful careers in the future.

Bauder College was founded in 1964 as a fashion merchandising College. The College was established as a single-purpose, proprietary college for high school graduates seeking career training. The College expanded its program offerings to include interior design in 1972, fashion design in 1975, and business administration with an emphasis in marketing in 1995. In 1999, graphic design was added along with an emphasis in management for the business administration program, and the information technology and criminal justice programs were added in 2002. The Bachelor of Science degree program was added in 2004. In 1992, Bauder College was purchased by Educational Medical, Inc. (EMI), a school company with headquarters in Roswell, Georgia. EMI, the parent company, changed its name to Quest Education Corporation in September of 1998. Quest was purchased in July 2000 by Kaplan, Inc. In December 2002, Quest changed its name to Kaplan Higher Education Corporation. Kaplan is dedicated to continuing the same excellent education for which Bauder College is known.