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
Brandywine Junior College	Wilmington	Delaware		1976		taken over by Widener University	www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/Archives/arcchron.htm
King's College	King's College	Delaware					http://www.infoage.org/kings.htm
Newark College	Newark	Delaware	1833			established as New London Academy in 1743 by Presbyterian Synod of Philadelphia in New London, PA; moved to Newark, DE in 1765, became Newark Academy in 1769, Newark College in 1833, Delaware College in 1843; transferred to state control in 1843; merged with Women's College of Delaware and became University of Delaware in 1921	http://www.union.edu/N/DS/s.php?s=1534 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Saint Mary's College	Wilmington	Delaware	1830's	1868	Catholic	founded as a preparatory school; received college charter in 1847	Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
State College for Colored Students	Dover	Delaware	1891		state supported	name change to Delaware State College in 1947 and to Delaware State University in 1993	Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges:  A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978. Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Wilmington Commercial College	Wilmington	Delaware	1886			merged with Beacom College in 1951 to become Goldey-Beacom College	http://www.gbc.edu/
last update:	6/29/2007