About the Institution
Davenport University debuted in 1866, just 29 short years after the establishment of Michigan as a state, and grew as rapidly as the city it initially called home. Through many evolutions and expansions across the state, what once was a college specializing in subjects like penmanship has become a leading institution of higher education with a unique career focus and drive to continually meet the needs of employers in current and emerging fields. Founded by Conrad G. Swensburg, a Union Army veteran fresh out of the service, the Grand Rapids Business College held its first classes on Jan. 25, 1866. Sixteen students registered for courses in bookkeeping, penmanship, business law and arithmetic -- the standard office skills of the day.

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