This file includes institutions that have closed, merged, or changed their names.  If you note a need for changing or updating information, please notify ray.brown@westminster-mo.edu. 

An index with links to separate pages for other states and countries is available at http://www2.westminster-mo.edu/wc_users/homepages/staff/brownr/ClosedCollegeIndex.htm.  There is also a blog at http://collegehistorygarden.blogspot.com/ with links to other resources.  Thanks for your interest!
College Name City State Start Date End Date Affiliation Other Information Source
Arizona Bible College Phoenix Arizona 1971 1998
Arizona Bible College
   of Biola College		 Phoenix Arizona 1971 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Arizona International College Tuscon Arizona 1996 2001 state supported experimental liberal arts college of the University of Arizona The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 2, 2001
Del Rey College Phoenix Arizona 1973 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Ganado College Ganado Arizona 1986
Gila College Thatcher Arizona 1924 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints several name changes…Gila Normal College, Gila Junior College, and Gila College; became public institution in 1932 with county funding; joined state system as Eastern Arizona Junior College in 1962 www.eac.cc.az.us/research/factbook/History&Profile/History.htm
Scott, Thomas Alexander. Eastern Arizona College: A Comprehensive History of the Early Years.  Ed.D. dissertation. 1985.
Navajo Community College Tsaile Arizona 1968 Navajo Nation
now Diné College; was the first college established by Native Americans for Native Americans; first baccaleaureate degrees awarded in 1998
https://www.dinecollege.edu/ics/History_of_DC.jnz
Tempe State Teachers College Tempe Arizona 1885 state supported founded as Arizona Territorial Normal School at Tempe; name changed to Arizona Normal School in 1896, to Normal School of Arizona in 1899, to Tempe State Teachers College in 1925, to Arizona State Teachers College in 1928, to Arizona State College at Tempe in 1945, and to Arizona State University in 1958 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
last update: 7/30/2008