[2] The college was founded in 1918 by J. Evan Armstrong of the University of California[3][4] and he served as the school's president.
The college moved to 1608 Webster St, Oakland CA in the 90's and changed names to become "Armstrong University", granting bachelors and masters degrees in business to mostly international students.
A purchase by a Chinese company, which ended regional academic accreditation, was a precursor to the closing of the institution.
For about 10 years it served as a training facility for the University of California, Berkeley.
It was then acquired in 2009 by the Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center, and renamed Dharma College.