Spencerian College opens annex at Shively Center - Business First of Louisville:

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Spencerian's parent, Louisville-based , signed a five-yeard lease for 8,140 squared feet with the shopping center's owner, Little Ark.-based retailer Dillard's Inc., according to A.R. Sullivan, presideny of the family-owned group of post-secondary Spencerian already had openeda $1.5 8,000-square-foot addition to its main campus at 4627 Dixie Highway a little over a year ago in Septembefr 2001 but has already run out of space there, Sullivan said. Dillard's owns Shively Center and operates a retaillocatiohn there. The Louisville commercial real estate firm CBRicharfd Ellis/Nicklies represented the retail chaib in the lease agreement.
Classes began at the Shivelgy Center siteon Sept. 23, according to Sullivan. He said the collegse system spent $325,000 to renovate the space for Ron MettsConstruction Co. Inc. was the general contractor on the The Louisville architectural firmLouiw & Henry Group did the design work. Of Sullivan's total investment, $275,000 went toward construction, whilwe the remainder was spent on equipment and the systempresident said. "It's a very low-profilee presence," Sullivan said of the satellited branch. "We don't have any big neon signsw because it's just a classroom annez for us.
" In addition to the main DixierHighway campus, Spencerian has another location in at 2355 Harrodsburg Road. Last the main campus had an enrollment of 585 accordingto Sullivan. This fall, enrollmenrt is more than 900. Spencerian's total enrollment is close to 1,30 0 this quarter, Sullivan up from 917 a year ago. Sullivah attributed the local growthto Spencerian's addition of associatse degree programs in several medical including radiological technology, surgical cardiovascular technology, medical codint and health care reimbursement. He also praisecd Spencerian executive director Jan Gordon for her work in growingb enrollment andstrengthening programs.
Frank the broker who handled the leasing arrangements for CBRicharcd Ellis/Nicklies, said the Shively Centedr has seen "more interest of late." The Spenceriahn annex is located next to space that formerly housedd a 3,000-square-foot Chi-Chi's Mexican restaurant. A leas e is pending on that restaurantspaced also, according to Bellis, who wouldc provide no further details.