Neumont History
Neumont was founded in 2003 by Graham Doxey, Marlow Einlund, and Scott McKinley to pioneer a more effective way of educating and preparing students for technology-oriented careers. With Graham Doxey as president, Neumont enrolled its first students in January 2004. Accredited by ACICS to offer bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science, Neumont quickly outgrew its original office space and moved to a new campus in South Jordan, Utah. Neumont’s first graduating class exited the institution in 2006 and was well received by tech employers across the nation.
In 2007, Edward H. Levine became Neumont’s second president. In 2010, Neumont stopped offering its master’s degree programs and shifted its focus on refining, improving, and expanding its bachelor’s degree programs. Neumont added an additional bachelor’s degree program in business technology management. Since that time, Neumont has added four additional bachelor’s degree programs, all focused on computer science.
In the summer of 2013, the institution moved from its suburban campus in South Jordan to its current location in Salt Lake City, Utah. Neumont’s campus consists of an 11-story Utah historic building on Main Street in the heart of the downtown area. In July of 2015, Dr. Shaun E. McAlmont was named Neumont’s third president. Later that year, Neumont was acquired by Caltius Equity Partners, a venture capital firm located in California with extensive experience in higher education.
In July of 2017, Neumont officially changed its name from Neumont University to Neumont College of Computer Science. This change reinforced the school’s commitment to the computer science field and its role in providing high intensity, tech-focused instruction to educate the innovators of tomorrow. Later in 2017, Dr. Aaron Reed became the institution’s fourth president. In December 2017, the school changed accreditors from ACICS to ACCSC in an effort to better support its students and its mission.
In 2018, the school refined its focus on the broader development of individuals and the community by adopting the mission of Improving Lives Through Education. In November 2020, to guide the institution in this mission, the College transitioned to a shared governance model by adding an independent Board of Trustees.