[2] Sessions was originally founded as a start-up company in 1997, where it operated out of New York City before relocating in 2009 to Tempe, Arizona, when it expanded from a certificate-only institution to an accredited, associate degree-granting college.

[4] The college is run by President Gordon Drummond[citation needed] and CEO Doris Granatowski.

Outside of Sessions College, Drummond serves on the board of the Distance Education Accreditation Commission.

Faculty use an asynchronous, project-based learning model to deliver regular, online instruction, critiques, discussions, and weekly assignments.

[6] Sessions College's undergraduate and vocational certificates operate on an open admissions policy; any student with a high school diploma or a GED may enroll.