{{Short description|American collegiate honor society}} {{Primary sources|date=July 2024}}{{Infobox fraternity | name = Alpha Beta Kappa | letters = {{lang|grc|ΑΒΚ}} | coat of arms = | crest = Alpha_Beta_Kappa_Crest.png | image_size = | alt = | caption = | founded = {{Start date and age|1977}} | birthplace = <!-- use and around the school --> | affiliation = Independent | affiliation2 = | status = Active | type = Honor society | emphasis = Private Certificate, Vocational and Trade Schools | scope = National | mission = | vision = | object = | motto = {{lang|la|Faciemus}}<br />"We shall build" | virtues = | pillars = | slogan = "The Mark of Distinction" | maxim = | tagline = | member badge = File:Abk-key.gif | colors = {{color box|#FF0000}} Red and {{color box|#0018A8}} Blue | symbol = Star, Laurel wreath | flag = <!-- use and around the flag file name. --> | flower = Red carnation | tree = | jewel = | mascot = | publication = | chapters = 500 | colonies = <!-- number of colonies --> | members = | lifetime = | nickname = <!-- or | nicknames = --> | free = | free_label = | address = 31257 Bird Haven Street | city = Ocean View | state = Delaware | ZIP code = 19970 | country = United States | website = {{URL|https://www.abkhs.org/}} }} '''Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society ({{lang|grk|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.
== 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.<ref name="History">{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.abkhs.org/history.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society}}</ref> It was the first national society for private proprietary and nonprofit postsecondary institutions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |title=National Honor Society |url=https://internationaldogtrainerschool.com/national-honor-society/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=School for Dog Trainers |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref name="History" />
It s national headquarters is located in Ocean View, Delaware.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.abkhs.org/aboutus.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society}}</ref>
== 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 {{Lang|la|Faciemus}} or "We shall build". Its tagline is "The Mark of Distinction".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.abkhs.org/index.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society}}</ref>
The society's key is gold and features a five-point star, laurel branches, the Greek letters '''{{lang|grk|ΑΒΚ}}''', and the words "Integrity" and "Excellence".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Join Us |url=https://www.abkhs.org/joinus.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society}}</ref>
== Membership == Members must have a 3.85 grade point average and completed 30 credits, and have an attendance record of 98 percent or better.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=February 1, 2023 |title=Ultimate Medical Academy Highlights 118 Students Becoming ABK Honor Society Members |url=https://www.ultimatemedical.edu/newsroom/ultimate-medical-academy-highlights-118-students-becoming-abk-honor-society-members/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=www.ultimatemedical.edu |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Chapters == Alpha Beta Kappa has chartered 500 chapters.<ref name=":1" /> Alpha Beta Kappa chapters are located at postsecondary institutes, colleges, schools, and universities, as well as distance learning institutions.<ref name=":1" /> Following is an incomplete list of chapters.<ref name=":1" /> Inactive institutions are in ''italics''. {| class="wikitable sortable" !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 |<ref>[https://www.athenacareers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-ABK-10-8-14-PDF1.pdf Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society, Gamma Kappa chapter of Ohio].October 2014.</ref> |- | |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 |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honor Societies {{!}} Eastwick College and the HoHoKus Schools |url=http://mail.eastwick.edu/m.eastwickcollege/Honor_Society.php |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=mail.eastwick.edu}}</ref> |- | |Fayette Institute of Technology |Oak Hill, West Virginia |Active | |- | |Orion Technical College |Davenport, Iowa |Active |{{Efn|Chapter formed at Hamilton Technical College, now Orion Technical College.}} |- | |Hawaii Medical College |Honolulu, Hawaii |Active | |- | |Herzing Universities |Wisconsin |Active | |- | |Hussian School of Art |Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |Active | |- | |IBMC College |Fort Collins, Colorado |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=ABK Honor Society |url=https://ibmc.edu/student-life/student-recognition/abk-honor-society/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=IBMC Career College in Colorado |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | |''Irvine College of Law'' |Irvine, California |Inactive |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Irvine College of Law {{!}} Get A Law Degree in Southern California |url=https://irvine.edu/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Irvine College of Law |language=en}}</ref>{{Efn|The college closed on July 31, 2024.}} |- | |JNA Institute of Culinary Arts |Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |Active | |- | |Johnson & Wales University |Providence, Rhode Island |Active | |- | |Johnson College |Scranton, Pennsylvania |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Student Organizations |url=https://johnson.edu/future-students/campus-life/student-organizations/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Johnson College of Technology |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | |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 |{{Efn|Chapter was chartered at Ex'pression College for Digital Arts, which later became SAE Expression College. The college closed in 2022.}} |- | |San Joaquin Valley College |California |Active | |- | |School for Dog Trainers |Harmony, North Carolina |Active |<ref name=":0" /> |- | |Seattle Central College |Seattle, Washington |Active | |- | |Southeastern College |Miami Lakes and West Palm Beach, Florida |Active | |- | |''Southwest University of Visual Arts'' |Tucson, Arizona |Inactive |{{Efn|The university closed on November 30, 2020.}} |- | |Stautzenberger Colleges |Maumee, and Brecksville, Ohio |Active | |- | |''Stevens–Henager College'' |Ogden, Utah |Inactive |{{Efn|College closed in August 2021.}} |- | |Ultimate Medical Academy |Tampa and Clearwater, Florida |Active |<ref name=":2" /> |- | |University of Advancing Technology |Tempe, Arizona |Active | |- | |Universal Technical Institute |United States |Active | |- | |''Washington Online Learning Institute'' |New City, New York |Inactive |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alpha Beta Kappa National Honor Society Washington Online Learning Institute |url=https://www.washingtontech.edu/alpha-beta-kappa.html |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=www.washingtontech.edu}}</ref>{{Efn|Institution in closed.}} |- | |Westcliff University |Irvine, California |Active | |- | |YTI Career Institute |Altoona, Lancaster, and York, Pennsylvania |Active | |}
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