The story
Formerly Fleming College, the university was founded in 1969, named after Benjamin Franklin. In 1986 it took residence in its permanent campus on Via Ponte Tresa in Sorengo. In that same year it was accredited as a four-year college by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. In 2013 Franklin received full institutional accreditation from the Swiss University Conference and became Franklin University Switzerland in 2014.
In 2021, the institution has changed status in Switzerland and has been accredited as University Institute with the name of Franklin Switzerland.
From Wikipedia’s article on Franklin Switzerland, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4