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College Name City State Start Date End Date Affiliation Other Information Source
Alatennga College Bridgeport Alabama 1903 Cummins refers to Ala Tannaya College Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
Alabama A&M College Auburn Alabama 1862 state supported originally Eastern Alabama Male College, A&M until 1899; name changed to Alabama Polytechnic Institute until 1960; now Auburn University; Alabama Methodists deeded EAMC to the state in 1872 http://www.ocm.auburn.edu/toppage/aboutauburn/briefhistory.html
Alabama Baptist Colored University Selma Alabama 1878 Baptist renamed Selma University in 1908 http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Alabama Central Female College Tuscaloosa Alabama 1845 Baptist After the seat of government was moved to Montgomery in 1847, the Tuscaloosa Capitol and its furnishing were deeded to the University of Alabama to be used for educational purposes.  In 1857, the University Board of Trustees leased the building for ninety nine years to the newly formed Baptist-affiliated Alabama Central Female College.  At this time, a large brick four story dormitory was constructed at the west of the building.  On August 22, 1923, the historic building was totally destroyed by fire.  In the 1930's, the site was cleared for use as a park.  Archibald John Battle was president 1860-1862 (he later served as president of Mercer University from 1872-1889).  Joshua Hill Foster was joint principal from 1869-71 and president from 1871-1873 (then became faculty member at University of Alabama until 1892); John F. Lanneau served as president from 1873-79 (later serving as president of Baptist Female College in Lexington, MO and Pierce City College also in MO http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10;
Blandon.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
Clark, James G.  History of William Jewell College. 1893.
Alabama Christian College Montgomery Alabama 1942 founded as Montgomery Bible School, name changed to Alabama Christian College in 1953; in 1985 became Faulkner University; Cummins gives date of founding as 1912 www.faulkner.edu/welcome/history.cfm
Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
Alabama College Montevallo Alabama 1923 state supported started in 1896 as a state supported high school for women; in 1911 name changed to Alabama Girls Technical Institute; accredited in 1925; men admitted in 1956; renamed University of Montevallo in 1969 http://www.cob.montevallo.edu/student/LinkLN/PAGE1.HTM
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Alabama Conference Female College Tuskegee Alabama 1872 1909 Methodist founded as Tuskegee Female College; moved to Montgomery and name changed to Women's College of Alabama; after 1935 known as Huntingdon College www.archives.state.al.us/markers/imontgomery.html
Blandon.  History of Higher Education of Women in the South. 1909.
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Alabama Lutheran Academy & College Selma Alabama 1922 Lutheran name changed to Concordia College in 1980 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Alabama Medical Institute Wetumpka Alabama 1844 1845 Haller, John. Kindly Medicine: Physio-Medicalism in America 1836-1911. 1997.
Alabama Normal College Livingston Alabama 1835 citizens group founded as Livingston Female Academy; became Livingston Collegiate Institute in 1840; Alabama Normal College in 1882; control transferred to state in 1907; became State Teachers College in 1929; Livingston State College in 1957; now University of West Alabama Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges:  A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Alabama Presbyterian College Anniston Alabama Presbyterian George Lang was president 1916-1918 (later faculty member in Dept. of Philosophy at University of Alabama from 1918-1949)
Alabama Synodical College for Women Talladega Alabama 1903 Presbyterian later Presbyterian Collegiate Institute and Isabell College http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Alabama Technical College Alabama 1925 state supported founded as Alabama School of Trades, became Alabama Technical College in 1973, now operates as East Broad Campus of Gadsden State Community College www.gadsdenst.cc.al.us/history.html
Anniston College for Young Women Anniston Alabama Archibald John Battle was president from 1898-1902 (he'd previously been president of Mercer University 1872-1889). http://tarver.mercer.edu/special_collections/MercerPresidents/Battle.htm
Athens Female College Athens Alabama 1822 Methodist founded as Athens Female Academy, became Female Institute of the Tennessee Annual Conference in 1843, Athens Female Institute in 1872, Athens College for Young Women in 1889 and Athens College in 1907; now Athens State College Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges:  A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Auburn Masonic Female College Auburn Alabama 1840's 1850's became property of Masonic Lodge of Auburn in 1852; after a few years Lodge relinquished title back to the city; and though it retained the name of Auburn Female College, was coeducational; used as a hospital during the war and discontinuted operation; reopened as Auburn District School after the War Blandin.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
Austin College Stevenson Alabama named for William and Emma Austin www.rootsweb.com/~iljeffer/draren.htm
Bessemer State Technical College Bessemer Alabama public merged with Wenonah State Technical Institute/Jr College; the institutions became Lawson State Junior College in 1969 and Lawson State College after 1973 www.ls.cc.al.us
Birmingham College Birmingham Alabama 1898 Methodist After the State was divided into two Methodist conferences, the North Alabama Conference, in 1883, joined with the Alabama Conference in the support of Southern University.  At the session of the North Alabama Conference held at Tuscaloosa in November 1896, work was begun toward establishing a college within the bounds of this conference. In the fall of 1897, the foundation for the first building was laid in Birmingham. In April 1898, a president was elected and a faculty was chosen and organized. The Conference then surrendered its interest in Southern University and, in September 1898, the North Alabama Conference College (later named Birmingham College) opened its doors to students.  For twenty years the two colleges were maintained by the Methodists of Alabama. Finally, on May 30, 1918, through their appointed commissioners, the two conferences consolidated these institutions under the name of Birmingham-Southern College www.archives.state.al.us/markers/ijefferson.html
http://www.bsc.edu/about/index.htm
Birmingham Medical College Birmingham Alabama 1858 1915 founded by Josiah C. Nott http://main.uab.edu/uasom/2/show.asp?durki=17278
article in Alabama Journal of Medical Science, 1969 October; 6(4); 447-54
Blue College Mobile Alabama American Missionary Association began operating after Civil War; by 1872 following gift of a Mr. Emerson of Illinois, the name was changed to Emerson Institute; fires in 1878 and 1882 Willis G. Clark.  "History of Education in Alabama", included in Herbert B. Adams, ed. Contributions to American Educational History. 1889.
C.A. Fredd State Technical College Tuscaloosa Alabama 1963 state supported founded as Tuscaloosa State Trade School; in 1974, became Tuscaloosa State Technical College and was authorized to grant the associate degree; in 1976, the college name was changed to C. A. Fredd State Technical College; consolidated with Shelton State Community College in 1994 http://www.sheltonstate.edu/content.aspx?PageID=110
Calhoun College Jacksonville Alabama facilities acquired by Jacksonville State Normal School in 1883 www.jsu.edu/depart/graduate/bulletin/jsuhist.htm
Camden Female College Camden Alabama Willis G. Clark.  "History of Education in Alabama", included in Herbert B. Adams, ed. Contributions to American Educational History. 1889.
Carver State Technical College Alabama 1961 state supported after 1991 became Carver Campus of Bishop State Technical College http://www.bscc.cc.al.us/carvercp.htm
Cullman College Cullman Alabama 1971 merged with Saint Bernard College http://home.hiwaay.net/~shmon/about/shm.html;
Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002
Dadeville Masonic Seminary Dadeville Alabama 1852 Masonic Blandon states, "It had all the powers and privileges of a regular college." Blandin.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
Daniel Payne College Birmingham Alabama 1880 1977 African Methodist Episcopal established as Payne Institute in 1889, Payne University in 1903, Greater Payne University in 1926, Daniel Payne College in 1940 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Douglas MacArthur State Technical College Opp Alabama 1965 public merged with Lurleen B. Wallace Junior College in 2003 to become Lurleen B. Wallace Community College http://www.lbwcc.edu/cms/page.aspx?pageid=168
East Alabama Female College Tuskegee Alabama 1852 1865 Baptist burned and never rebuilt; Archibald John Battle was president 1862-1865 (he later served as President of Mercer University from 1872-1889). Blandin.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
East Alabama Female Institute Talladega Alabama 1849 1854 Masonic property sold to Alabama Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church South that operated school until closure in 1858; later became School for Deaf Blandin.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
East Alabama Male College Auburn Alabama 1857 1872 Methodist deeded to state; became Agricultural & Mechanical College of Alabama; name changed to Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1899 and Auburn University after 1960 www.archives.state.al.us/markers/ilee.html
www.ocm.auburn.edu/toppage/aboutauburn/briefhistory.html
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Eufaula College Eufaula Alabama 1840's Methodist flourished for a few years before merger into Eufaula High School Blandin.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
Florence Wesleyan University Florence Alabama 1855 1862 Methodist property deeded to state and later opened as Florence State Normal School, now University of North Alabama www.archives.state.al.us/markers/ilauderdale.html
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
George C. Wallace State Technical Junior College Alabama 1947 public founded as George C. Wallace State Technical Trade School; name change to George C. Wallace State Vocational Trade School in 1955 and to George C. Wallace State Technical Junior College in 1963; evolved to become Alabama's first comprehensive community college and name changed to George C. Wallace State Community College in 1969; merger with Alabama Aviation and Technical College in 1997 and with Sparks State Technical College in 1999; in 2003, the aviation campus and an aviation center in Mobile merged with Enterprise State Junior College  www.wallace.edu/about_wallace/history.htm
Glenville College Alabama 1852 Blandin.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
Graefenberg Medical Institute  Dadeville Alabama 1851 1861 founded by Dr. Philip M. Shephard; first medical school to open in Alabama; Dr. Shephard died in 1861 and the school closed; the building burned in 1873; approx. 50 students graduated including three sons and a daughter (Louisa Shepard the first woman to graduate from a Southern medical school) of the founder;  http://www.anes.uab.edu/female.htm
Harry M. Ayers State Technical College Alabama 1963 founded as Harry M. Ayers State Trade School, designation changed to technical college in 1973, name changed to Gadsden State Community College, Harry M. Ayers Campus in 2003 after consolidation of the two institutions http://www.gadsdenst.cc.al.us/history.html
Highland Home College Highland Home Alabama 1856 1916 Disciples of Christ organized by Justus M. Barnes as an academy near Strata, Alabama; moved to Highland Home in 1881 Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
Howard College Marion Alabama 1842 Baptist moved to East Lake, now part of Birmingham, in 1887; name then changed to Samford after 1857 www.archives.state.al.us/markers/ijefferson.html
Hunt and Carper, eds.  Religious Higher Education in the United States.  1996.
Huntsville Female College Huntsville Alabama 1853 11 instructors and 140 students in 1878 Directory with George W. Price listed as president;  Price  later served as president of Nashville College for Young Ladies www.contactez.net/gurleyalabama/madisoncountyhistory.html
Steiger's Educational Directory for 1878.
Isbell College Talladega Alabama 1847 Presbyterian previously Talladega Synodical Institute, name changed to Isbell College in 1905 Blandin.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
John M. Patterson State Technical College Montgomery Alabama 1947 public founded as John M. Patterson Technical Institute; name changed to John M. Patterson State Technical College in 1974; merged with Trenholm State Technical College in 2001  http://www.trenholmtech.cc.al.us/
Jones University Tuscaloosa Alabama http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/haley/menu.html
Judson Female Institute Marion Alabama 1839 Alabama Baptist State Convention name changed to Judson College in 1903 http://www.judson.edu/catalog.html
Legrange College Leighton Alabama 1830 1855 Methodist first located at New Tuscaloosa; moved in 1855 and renamed Florence Wesleyan University (see entry above); Robert Paine was the first president of LaGrange College; Edward Wardsworth followed as president in 1947 when Paine was elected Bishop of the Methodist Church South; Wardsworth served five years and was succeeded by J. W. Hardee, then Richard H. Rivers in 1854 (Rivers taught at LaGrange, was elected president of the Female College at Athens, then served as president of Centenary College in Louisiana before returning to LaGrange; Rivers was president when the instituion moved to Florence; after the Civil War Rivers served as president of Logan College in Kentucky www.archives.state.al.us/markers/ilauderdale.html
Burke, Colin B.  American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
Livingston University Livingston Alabama 1840 founded as Livingston Female Academy; now University of West Alabama Blandin.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
Lomax Hannon Normal & Industrial College Greenville Alabama African Methodist Episcopal Zion http://stjamesamez.org/AMEZHist.htm
http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/harris/harris.html
Lurleen B. Wallace Junior College Andalusia Alabama 1969 public became Lurleen B. Wallace Community College after merger with Douglas MacArthur State Technical College in 2003 http://www.lbwcc.edu/cms/page.aspx?pageid=168
Marion Female Seminary Marion Alabama 1835 first of four colleges founded in Marion and one of first colleges for women in the country; the first "Starts and Bars" Confederate flag and the grey Confederate uniform were designed by a teacher, Nicola Marschall, in 1861; from 1916-1970 the building was used as a public school www.archives.state.al.us/markers/iperry.html
Blandon.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
Mars Hill College Florence Alabama 1870 Disciples of Christ Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
Masonic University Selma Alabama 1853 Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
McGehee College Autauga County Alabama 1845 Protestant Methodist founded as Robinson Institute; name changed in 1850 Blandin.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
Mobile Medical College Mobile Alabama 1920 http://main.uab.edu/uasom/2/show.asp?durki=17278
Montezuma University Medical College Bessemer Alabama article in Alabama Journal of Medical Science, 1979 January; 16(1); 67-8
North Alabama Baptist Collegiate Institute and Normal School Danville Alabama 1893
North Alabama Conference College Burmingham Alabama Methodist see entry for Burmingham College; Rev. Anson West was president from June 1903 until his death in August 1906; http://www.bsc.edu/about/index.htm
Oak Bowery Female College Oak Bowery Alabama 1837 Methodist Episcopal Church South founded as Oak Bowery Academy; known as Chambers Collegiate Institute during 1840's; known as Oak Bowery Female College after 1850; continued operating after Civil War; ultimately merged into public school system Blandin.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
Oakwood Junior College Huntsville Alabama 1896 Seventh-day Adventist founded as Oakwood Industrial School; name changed in 1904 to Oakwood Manual Training School; name changed in 1917 to Oakwood Junior College;  name changed in 1943 to Oakwood College and in 2008 to Oakwood University http://www.oakwood.edu/About_Oakwood/default.aspx?id=10
Octavia Walton Le Vert Normal College Dadeville Alabama 1860 1861 founded by Dr. Philip M. Shephard and shared building with Graefenberg Medical Institute and Winston Male College; closed by Civil War and never reopened; building burned in 1873 Blandin.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
http://www.anes.uab.edu/female.htm
Oxford College Oxford Alabama 1867 1900 www.archives.state.al.us/markers/icalhoun.html
Payne University Selma Alabama 1889 African Methodist Episcopal http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/franklin/Manuscripts.html
Sacred Heart College Cullman Alabama http://home.hiwaay.net/~shmon/about/shm.html;
Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002
Saint Bernard College Cullman/Saint Bernard Alabama now a college prep school; see entry for Southern Benedictine College www.stbernardprep.com
Saint Joseph's College for Negro Catechists Montgomery Alabama Catholic www.newadvent.org/cathen/01240a.htm
Southern Benedictine College Cullman Alabama 1893 1979 Benedictine Sisters of Cullman established as Benedictine Society of Alabama, became Saint Bernard College in 1932, merged with Cullman College in 1976 and adopted name of Southern Benedictine College http://home.hiwaay.net/~shmon/about/shm.html
www.stbernardprep.com
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Southern Christian University Montgomery Alabama 1966 Churches of Christ initially part of Montgomery Bible School; became a separate entity as Alabama Christian School of Religion; in 1991 changed name to Southern Christian University and in 2008 name changed again to Amridge University; see also entry for Alabama Christian College www.amridgeuniversity.edu
Southern Junior College of Business Burmingham Alabama
Southern University Greensboro Alabama 1856 Methodist Episcopal consolidated with Birmingham College in 1918 to form Birmingham Southern http://www.bsc.edu/about/index.htm
State Normal School and University for Colored Students and Teachers Montgomery Alabama 1867 state supported founded as Lincoln Normal School in Marion, AL; became Alabama Colored Peoples University in 1887, State Normal School for Colored Students in 1889, State Teachers College in 1929, Alabama State College for Negroes in 1948, Alabama State College in 1954, and Alabama State University in 1969 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges:  A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Synodical Female College Florence Alabama 1854 Presbyterian started in building previously occupied by Florence Female Academy; enrollment declined after Civil War; 7 instructors and 75 students reported in 1878 directory Blandin.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
Steiger's Educational Directory for 1878.
Theodore Alfred Lawson State Junior College Birmingham Alabama 1963 state supported became Lawson State Community College with merger of Wenonah State Technical Institute http://www.ls.cc.al.us/
Tuscaloosa Female College Tuscaloosa Alabama 1860 Methodist Episcopal, South building originally The Athenaeum, a Baptist female school founded in 1835; operated briefly as the Methodist College; http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Blandon.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
Tuskegee Female College Tuskegee Alabama 1854 1872 acquired by Methodist Church and name changed to Alabama Conference Female College www.archives.state.al.us/markers/imontgomery.html
Blandon.  History of Higher Education of Women in the South. 1909.
Union Female College Eufaula Alabama 1854 1905 Odd Fellows, Masons buildings occupied by college associated with Brenau College, Gainsville, GA in 1909 Blandin.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
Walker College Jasper Alabama 1939 BSCC web site states now part of Bevill State Community College; Brenner states merger with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1994 www.bscc.edu
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Wenonah State Technical Junior College Alabama 1949 public founded as Wenonah State Technical Institute; name changed to Wenonah State Technical Junior College in 1966; merged with Bessemer State Technical College; became Theodore Alfred Lawson State Junior College in 1969 and Lawson State College in 1973 www.ls.cc.al.us
Winston Male College Dadeville Alabama associated with Graefenberg Medical Institute and Octavia Walton Lee Vert Normal College for Young Ladies; shared building that burned in 1873 http://www.anes.uab.edu/female.htm
Women's College of Alabama Montgomery Alabama 1909 Methodist name changed to Huntingdon  College in 1935 www.archives.state.al.us/markers/imontgomery.html
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