Cyprus College is a for-profit college in Nicosia, Cyprus. The College has an enrollment of 3,500. Cyprus College is the oldest University College in Cyprus, founded in 1961. It is one of the biggest University Colleges in Cyprus with state of the art computing, library and athletic facilities. The accreditation of the Cyprus College degrees, high caliber faculty and recognition by European and American Universities concluded that Cyprus College is the college with the highest standard of education in Cyprus. Cyprus College was founded in 1961 by Ioannis Gregoriou. His purpose was to provide a well-rounded education of high caliber where students would acquire the necessary academic and practical knowledge in the field of Business Administration. Furthermore, due to the increased needs of students and the needs of the Cyprus Economy, more programs have been added in the last few years. In 1984 the Computer Science School was created to address the emerging needs of the information technology field. In 1987 a Graduate program (the Master of Business Administration degree) and the Office Administration program were introduced. In 1989 the Travel and Tourism program was developed.