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
Agricultural College of Colorado Fort Collins Colorado 1870 state supported name changed to Colorado State College of Agriculture & Mechanic Arts in 1935; to Colorado Agricultural & Mechanical College in 1944; to Colorado State University in 1957 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Beth-El College of Nursing Colorado Springs Colorado 1904 merged with University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 1997 http://web.uccs.edu/bethel/
Blair Business College Pueblo Colorado 1918 see entry for Brown's Business College
Brown's Business College Pueblo Colorado 1897 1918 Mr. and Mrs. George Blair purchased Brown's Business College  in 1918 and renamed it Blairīs Business College.  Floyd Doty assumed ownership of the College in 1938.  Mr. and Mrs. Charles Webster purchased Blair Business College in 1960.  In January 1981, Blair Business College changed its name to Blair Junior College.  Renamed Everest College in 2006 and is now owned by Titan Schools, a division of Corinthian Colleges.   www.petersons.com/cci/520.html
College of the Sacred Heart Morrison / Denver Colorado 1884 Jesuit formerly Las Vegas College; moved by Jesuits to Morrison, CO; relocated to Denver in 1887; name changed to Regis College in 1921 www.archden.org/noel/02000.htm
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Colorado College of Osteopathy Denver Colorado 1897 1904 founded under the name of Western Institute of Osteopathy; in 1899 the name was changed to Bolles Institute of Osteopathy; in 1901 it became known as the Colorado College of Osteopathy. Absorbed by the American School of Osteopathy (Kirksville, MO) http://history.aoa-net.org/Education/collegehist.htm
Colorado Springs Bible College Colorado Springs Colorado 1910 1959 Pilgrim Holiness merged with Pilgrim Bible College and Western Pilgrim College to form Central Pilgrim College in Bartlesville, OK www.bwc.edu/info/history.html
Colorado State Teachers College Greeley Colorado 1889 state supported name change to Colorado State College of Education in 1935; to Colorado State College in 1957; to University of Northern Colorado in 1970 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Colorado Women's College Denver Colorado 1909 1982 name changed to Temple Buell College in 1967; name reverted to Colorado Women's College in 1973; merged with University of Denver in 1982 www.penlib.du.edu/
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Denver Baptist Bible College Denver Colorado 1952 1986 merged with Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, IA (see entry for Omaha Baptist Bible College) www.faith.edu
Denver Bible College Denver Colorado 1914 founded as Denver Bible Institute; name changed to Denver Bible College in 1945 and to Rockmont College in 1949 with move to Longmont, CO; moved to Lakewood, CO in 1967; merged with Western Bible College in 1985; name changed to Colorado Christian College in 1985; merged with Colorado Baptist University and name changed to Colorado Christian University in 1989 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Denver College of Medicine Denver Colorado 1882 1902 merged with Gross Medical College and operated as Denver and Gross College of Medicine until 1911 merger with CU School of Medicine http://www.cu.edu/125/light3.html
Denver College of Oratory, Music and Art Denver Colorado http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Denver Homeopathic College Denver Colorado 1895 predecessor of Denver College of Physicians and Surgeons http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
http://www.rootsweb.com/~copionee/bios/strickler_da.htm
Denver Junior College Denver Colorado http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Denver Labor College Denver Colorado 1929 Rev. Charles Webber, dubbed the "Chaplain of Organized Labor," organized the Denver Labor College and served as its president in the 1920s. He later moved to Virginia and became an organizer for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers in 1942. To the consternation of many Methodists in Virginia, Webber became the president of the state CIO in 1946. In 1955 he became the director of the Office of Religious Relations for the new AFL-CIO until his retirement in 1963. Raymond & Charlotte Koch.  Educational Commune: The Story of Commonwealth College.  P. 8.
http://djvued.libs.uga.edu/text/co22txt.txt
Grand Junction State Junior College Grand Junction Colorado 1925 state supported name change to Mesa College in 1937 and to Mesa State College in 1989 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Gross Medical College Denver Colorado 1887 1902 merged with the Denver College of Medicine and operated until 1911 as Denver and Gross College of Medicine; merged with the CU School of Medicine. http://www.crl.edu/collcat/collcatG.htm
http://www.cu.edu/125/light3.html
Loretto Heights College Denver Colorado 1891 1990 Sisters of Loretto founded as Loretto Academy, became Loretto Heights College in 1918; acquired by Japanese investors and reopened as Teikyo Loretto Heights Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges:  A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Rangely College Rangely Colorado 1962 public in 1974 became Colorado Northwestern Community College www.cncc.cc.co.us/welcome/history.htm
Saint John's Missionary College Greeley Colorado 1909 Episcopal http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
http://weldcountypeople.homestead.com/StJohnsCollege.html
Saint Thomas Theological
     Seminary		 Denver Colorado 1906 1995 http://closedcollege.bizland.com
San Isabel Junior College Pueblo Colorado 1933 became Southern Colorado Junior College in 1934, Pueblo Junior College in 1937, Southern Colorado State College in 1963, and the University of Southern Colorado in 1975; now the University of Colorado at Pueblo Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges:  A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Temple Buell College Denver Colorado founded as Colorado Women's College; name changed to Temple Buell College in 1967; reverted to name of Colorado Women's College in 1973; merged with University of Denver in 1982 www.penlib.du.edu/
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Westminster University Denver Colorado 1892 1917 Presbyterian www.archden.org/noel/02000.htm
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