Herzing大学 had its beginning in 1965 when it started as a computer training institute in Milwaukee, 威斯康辛州. In 1970, the name was changed to Herzing Institute 和 the organization began to grow through the acquisition of other schools. These included the 威斯康辛州 School of Electronics in 麦迪逊, 威斯康辛州, which has a history dating back to 1948. 晚些时候, the Milwaukee location was closed in favor of the 麦迪逊 location but the system headquarters has remained in Milwaukee. The name of the school was changed to Herzing College in 1996, 和 since then the institution has grown to include campuses in eight states plus an online division, which is located with the system headquarters. The addition of graduate programs in 2009 led to the school's current name, Herzing大学.