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 | name           = Midway College School of Pharmacy
 | parent         = Midway College
 | established    = 2011 (proposed)
 | type           = Private 
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 | head           = Dr. Sarah Laws<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.midway.edu/pharmacy/administrative-units/office-dean |title= Pre-Professional Programs &#124; Midway University|website=www.midway.edu |access-date=2011-11-09}}{{SemiBareRefNeedsTitle|date=May 2022}}</ref>
 | city           = Paintsville 
 | state          = Kentucky 
 | country        = {{wipe|United States}}
 | students       = 80 planned at opening
 | faculty        = 100+ (estimated)
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 | annual tuition = $31,000 (estimated)
 | homepage       = [http://www.midway.edu/pharmacy midway.edu/pharmacy]
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'''Midway College School of Pharmacy''' was a proposed private pharmacy school planned to open in Paintsville, Kentucky, {{wipe|United States}}. Announced to the public on January 11, 2010, the school planned to open on Big Sandy Community and Technical College's Mayo Campus in the fall of 2011.<ref name="open">{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9531710|title=Midway College to Open Pharmacy School in Ky.|last=Schreiner|first=Bruce|date=January 11, 2010|work=ABC News|access-date=2010-02-07}}</ref> The college was to be housed on the Big Sandy campus until the permanent campus was complete.<ref name="open"/> A self-contained campus, consisting of two {{convert|60000|ft2|m2|abbr=on}},  buildings were completed.<ref name="ashland">{{cite news|url=http://dailyindependent.com/local/x1703934563/Big-donation-goes-to-Midway-College|title=Big donation goes to Midway College|date=June 22, 2010|work=The Independent|access-date=2022-08-11}}</ref> Dr. William B. Drake Jr., former president of Midway College, was expecting an enrollment of 320 when fully operational.<ref name="midway_com">[http://www.midway.edu/pharmacy/quick-facts Quick Facts] Retrieved on 2010-2-7</ref> It would have been the third pharmacy school in Kentucky (the other two being University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy and [[Organization:Sullivan University|Sullivan University College of Pharmacy]]).<ref name="midway_com"/> The school was part of Midway College, a private liberal arts college located in Midway, Kentucky.

The school has been accredited by the [[Organization:Southern Association of Colleges and Schools|Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] (SACS) and was awaiting accreditation from the [[Organization:Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education|Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education]] (ACPE) until the college withdrew their application for unknown reasons. If Midway College School of Pharmacy receives accreditation from ACPE, it will be a fully accredited college of pharmacy and will be able to offer the [[Social:Doctor of Pharmacy#North America#United States|Doctor of Pharmacy]] degree.<ref>[http://www.midway.edu/pharmacy/news-events/gains-approval-to-offer-doctoral-degrees Midway College Gains Approval to Offer Doctoral Degrees] Midway College. Retrieved on 2010-12-26</ref>

It was projected that the school would generate more than $30 million in economic activity annually in Paintsville and Johnson County.<ref name="open"/>

After failing the second site visit for accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), rather than attempting to address issues noted by the ACPE and seeking a third (and final) site visit, the Board of Directors at Midway College terminated all faculty and staff and attempted to transfer the property to the [[Organization:University of Charleston|University of Charleston]], which already operated an accredited pharmacy school. The school in Paintsville would have operated as a branch location of the school of pharmacy based in Charleston, West Virginia had the transfer occurred.<ref>[http://www.ucwv.edu/news/UC_Decides_Against_Paintsville_Pharmacy_Branch.aspx University of Charleston Decides Against Paintsville Pharmacy School] University of Charleston. Retrieved on 2012-11-05</ref> The transfer did not occur because during due diligence, they found that the projected number of students was not realistic.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/06/05/midway-colleges-attempt-creating-pharmacy-school-shows-dangers-assumed-quick-fix|title=A Tough Pill to Swallow: Midway College's aborted effort to construct a pharmacy school shows that an assumed quick fix to finance problems might not be as easy as it seems|date=2012-06-05|work=Inside Higher Ed|access-date=2022-11-08}}</ref>

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==External links==
*[http://www.midway.edu/ Midway College]


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