Heald is entitled to say that it is 150 years old.
Unfortunately, it was sold to Corinthian Colleges, Inc. in 2010 who for all practical purposes turned it into a diploma mill.
Heald takes almost EVERYBODY and FAILS almost NOBODY.
Heald of 1982 (1982 graduate referenced in the article) is TOTALLY DIFFERENT than the Heald of 2013.
You can look at student reviews on yelp dot com along with faculty and staff reviews on glassdoor dot com.