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
Albany Junior College Albany Georgia 1963 1987 renamed Darton College, a two-year unit of University System of Georgia www.usg.edu/inst/
Americus Female College Americus Georgia Blandin.  History of Higher Education of Women in the South. 1909.
Andrew College Cuthbert Georgia 1854 Methodist Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
Armstrong Junior College Savannah Georgia 1935 name changed to Armstrong College in 1940's, to Armstrong State College in 1959, and to Armstrong Atlantic State University in 1996 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Atlanta Baptist College Atlanta Georgia 1897 American Baptist Home Mission Society begun as The Augusta Institute, Augusta, Georgia, ; moved to Atlanta and changed name to Atlanta Baptist Seminary 1879; granted first college degree 1883; changed name to Atlanta Baptist College 1897; changed name to Morehouse College 1913; separated from American Baptist Home Mission Society 1935; Presidents: Joseph T. Robert (1871-1884), David F. Estes (acting 1884-1885), Samuel Graves (1885-1890), George Sale (1890-1906), John Hope ([first African-American president] 1906-1930), Samuel H. Archer (acting 1930-1931; president 1931-1937), Charles D. Hubert (acting 1937-1940), Benjamin E. Mays (1940-1967), Hugh M. Gloster (1967-1987), Leroy Keith, Jr. (1987-1995), Walter Massey (1995-present);  http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Atlanta Baptist College Atlanta Georgia 1968 1972 Baptist merged with Mercer University http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Atlanta Medical College Atlanta Georgia 1854 in 1898 joined with Southern Medical College to form Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons; 15 years later merged with Atlanta School of Medicine under the name of Atlanta Medical College; in 1915 became Emory University School of Medicine http://www.whsc.emory.edu/historical_timeline.cfm
Atlanta School of Medicine Atlanta Georgia 1905 1913 merged with Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons under name of Atlanta Medical College http://www.whsc.emory.edu/historical_timeline.cfm
Atlanta Southern Dental College Atlanta Georgia merged with Emory University in 1944 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Atlanta University Atlanta Georgia 1865 American Missionary Association merged with Clark College in 1988 to form Clark Atlanta University http://www.cau.edu/gen_info/gen_info_his.html
Baptist College Madison Georgia Blandin.  History of Higher Education of Women in the South. 1909.
Baptist University of America Decatur Georgia 1987
Bethel Female College Cuthbert Georgia 1852 1875 Baptist chartered in 1851 as Baptist Female College of Southwestern Georgia; sometimes called Cuthbert Female College; closed 1863-1865, 1868-1871; property turned over to the state, 1880s  www.founders.org/FJ19/article3.html;
http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Birdwood Junior College Thomasville Georgia 1954 Progressive Primitive Baptists became Thomas County Community College 1976, gradually severed ties with Progressive Primitive Baptists, now named Thomas College, a four-year private institution  http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Bowdon College Bowdon Georgia 1933 predecessor to State University of West Georgia www.westga.edu
Brunswick College Brunswick Georgia 1961 public name changed to Coastal Georgia Community College in 1996; transitioned to baccalaureate status and changed name to College of Coastal Georgia in 2008 http://www.ccga.edu/home2.html
Central City College Macon Georgia 1899 Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia Property purchased 1890; changed name to Georgia Baptist College in 1938; Presidents: William E. Holmes (1899-1924), James H. Gadson (1925-1936), H. R. Harris (acting 1936-?), William Henry Harris (elected 1937, never served), Clarence J. Gresham (1940-1946), Frederick D. Graves (1946-1949), Peter Griffin Crawford (1949-1951), Alvin J. Hill (1951-?); Maximum Known Growth: 365 students (1902), 8 faculty members (1941),  http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Cherokee Baptist College Cassville Georgia 1856 1861 Baptist http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Cherokee Baptist Female College Rome Georgia 1873 Baptist renamed Shorter Female College in 1876, name changed to Shorter College in 1923; Shorter University will be the name after June 1, 2008 Hunt and Carper, eds.  Religious Higher Education in the United States. 1996.
http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/ educational_institutions.htm
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Christ College Montpelier Georgia 1840's 1840's Episcopal Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
Clark College Atlanta Georgia 1869 Methodist Episcopal  merged with Atlanta University in 1988 to form Clark Atlanta University http://www.cau.edu/gen_info/gen_info_his.html
Classical Manual Labor College Covington Georgia 1835 Methodist Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
College of American Medicine and Surgery Macon Georgia
College Temple Newnan Georgia 1852 1857 Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
Cox College LaGrange Georgia 1890's 1934 see entry for Southern Female College http://www.hcpna.org/history2.htm
www.trouparchives.org/man/ms002.htm
Crandell College Macon Georgia
Culloden College Culloden Georgia founded by John Darbi, later professor at Auburn College, AL and president of Wesleyan University, KY www.famousamericans.net/johndarbi/
Elizabeth Mather College of Liberal, Fine and Practical Arts Atlanta Georgia http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Emory Junior College Valdosta Georgia 1928 1953 operated by Emory University; facilities became part of Valdosta State University http://emoryhistory.emory.edu/enigmas/valdosta.htm
Floyd Junior College Rome Georgia 1970 state supported opened new campus in Cartersville, GA in 2005 and changed name to Georgia Highlands College www.highlands.edu
Freddie Shipp College Cordele Georgia 1893 1894 http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Georgia Baptist College   Macon Georgia 1956 see entry for Central City College http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Georgia Baptist College of Nursing Atlanta Georgia 1901 2001 Baptist founded as Tabernacle Infirmary and Training School for Christian Nurses; changed name to Georgia Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in 1912; changed name to Georgia Baptist College of Nursing 1988; merged with Mercer University 2001   March 23, 2001 Chronicle of Higher Education
http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Georgia College of Eclectic Medicine and Surgery Atlanta Georgia Haller, John S.  Kindly Medicine: Physio-medicalism in America, 1836-1911, 1997.
Georgia Female College Madison Georgia 1849 1884 Chartered as Madison Collegiate Institute; changed name to Georgia Female College in 1850  http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Georgia Female College Macon Georgia 1836 Methodist became Wesleyan Female College in 1843 and Wesleyan College after 1919 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Georgia Masonic Female College Covington Georgia Blandin.  History of Higher Education of Women in the South. 1909.
Georgia Normal & Agricultural College Albany Georgia 1903 founded as Alabama Bible & Manual Training Institute; name changed to Georgia Normal & Agricultural College in 1917, then to Albany State College in 1943 and to Albany State University in 1966 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Georgia State Industrial College for Colored Youth Savannah Georgia 1890 state supported became Georgia State College in 1931 and Savannah State College in 1950 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Georgia State Agricultural College Madison Georgia http://www.usg.edu/inst/
http://www.usg.edu/pubs/bor70th/BOR70.pdf
Griffin Female College Griffin Georgia 1830 1888 Flint River Baptist Association  started as Griffin Collegiate Seminary http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Hightower College Cumming Georgia 1893 1908 Baptist founded as Hightower College; changed name to Hightower Institute in 1894; sometimes called Hightower Baptist Institute or Hightower Baptist College http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Houston Female College Perry Georgia 1853 1896 Baptist founded as Perry Baptist Female Seminary; changed name to Houston Female College in 1854  http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
J. S. Green College Demerest Georgia 1897 founded as J. and S. Green Collegiate Institute, name changed in 1899 to J.S. Green College; adopted name of Piedmont College in 1903 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Jefferson Business College Georgia www.gnpec.org
Lamar College Clarkson Georgia 1912 Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
Lanier University Atlanta Georgia 1917 1922 founded by Charles Lewis Fowler, president, under self-perpetuating Baptist board of trustees; 176 students (1917-1918); 16 graduates (1918); 35 faculty members 1919; occupied temporary quarters at 615 Peachtree Street in 1917; occupied permanent building at University Drive and Spring Valley Lane in 1919; Ku Klux Klan assumed ownership with William J. Simons, president 1921; fewer than 25 student (1922); 9 faculty members (1922); $53,000 total assets (1922); declared bankruptcy and EX 1922; building now occupied by Congregation Shearith Israel http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
LeVert College Talbotton Georgia 1858 Blandin.  History of Higher Education of Women in the South. 1909.
Macon Technical Institute Macon Georgia 1966 public founded as Macon-Area Vocational Technical School; name changed to Macon Technical Institute in 1987; name changed to Central Georgia Technical College in 2000 http://www.centralgatech.edu/general/history.html
Marist College Atlanta Georgia 1901 1912 Society of Mary continues as a high school today; only conferred one college degree before closing of college department www.archatl.com/
Marshall College Griffin Georgia 1853 1866 http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Massey College Atlanta Georgia 1949 proprietary founded by Harry Edward Porter through a franchise arrangement with Massey Business College of Jacksonville, FL.  In 1964 became Massey Junior College and had a peak enrollment of 1,100 students.  Financial difficulties led to acquisition by Royston Services, Inc. in 1971 (later Education Management Corp.) and name change to the Art Institute of Atlanta in 1975. http://www.artinstitutes.edu/
Meadows College of Business Georgia www.gnpec.org
Methodist College Madison Georgia Blandin.  History of Higher Education of Women in the South. 1909.
Monroe College Forsyth Georgia see entry for Tift 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.
Mount Enon College Mount Enon Georgia 1807 1811 http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
New Ebenezer College Cochran Georgia 1887 1902 http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Norman College Norman Park Georgia 1900 1971 founded as Norman Institute; changed name to Norman Junior College in 1928; changed name to Norman College in 1931 http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
North Georgia Baptist College Morganton Georgia 1900 1925 Baptist changed name to Morganton Institute in 1920 http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Oglethorpe Medical College Savannah Georgia
People's National University Atlanta Georgia http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Phillips College Atlanta Georgia www.ed-oha.org/cases/1991-96-sa.html
Pio Nono College Macon Georgia 1887
Reformed Medical College of Georgia Macon Georgia 1845 1916 see entry for Southern Botanico-Medical College; suspended operations in 1861 and re-opened in 1867; changed name in 1874 to American College of Medicine; merged with Georgia Eclectic College in 1881 until closure in 1916 Haller, John. Kindly Medicine: Physio-Medicalism in America 1836-1911. 1997.
Savannah Medical College Savannah Georgia 1855
Savannah Technical College Savannah Georgia 1929 public founded as the Opportunity School; later, combined with the Harris Area Trade School to become the Savannah Area Vocational-Technical School in 1959; name changed to Savannah Technical Institute in 1990; http://www.savannahtech.edu/cwo/About_STC/History
South Georgia Male and Female College Dawson Georgia http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
South Georgia State Normal College Valdosta Georgia 1906 state supported became Georgia State Womans College in 1922 and Valdosta State College in 1950 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
South Georgia Teachers College Statesboro Georgia 1906 state supported founded as First District Agricultural & Mechanical High School; name changed to Georgia Normal School in 1924; to South Georgia Teachers College in 1929; to Georgia Teachers College in 1939; to Georgia Southern College in 1959; to Georgia Southern University in 1990 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Southeastern Christian College Auburn Georgia 1915 Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
Southeastern Nazarene College Donaldsville Georgia 1912 1918 founded by T.J. Shingler; merged with Trevecca Nazarene College, TN in 1919 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
http://www.trevecca.edu/
Southern Botanico-Medical College Forsyth Georgia 1839 moved to Macon, GA in 1845 where it opened as the Reformed Medical College of Georgia Blackmar, Frank W. "The History of Federal and State Aid to Higher Education in the United States," in Herbert B. Adams, ed.  Contributions to American Educational History. 1890.
Haller, John. Kindly Medicine: Physio-Medicalism in America 1836-1911. 1997.
Southern College of Pharmacy Atlanta Georgia merged with Mercer University in 1959 http://swilley.mercer.edu/SSOPHIST/default.htm
Southern Female College LaGrange Georgia 1842 1934 begun as LaGrange Female Seminary; changed name to LaGrange Collegiate Seminary for Young Ladies 1850; changed name to Southern and Western Female College 1852; changed name to Southern Female College 1854; sometimes called Western Georgia Female College;   informally called Cox College by the 1890s; moved to Manchester, later College Park 1895; sometimes called Cox College and Conservatory by 1913; closed 1923-1933; reopened 1933; part of college moved to East Point, Georgia in 1890's www.trouparchives.org/educatn.html
Blandin.  History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
Southern Masonic College Covington Georgia www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/gahistmarkers/oxfordhistmarker.htm
Southern Medical College Atlanta Georgia 1878 1898 merged with Atlanta Medical College to form Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons http://www.whsc.emory.edu/historical_timeline.cfm
St. Stanislaus College Macon Georgia Jesuit
State Teachers & Agricultural College Forsyth Georgia 1902 The Fort Valley High and Industrial School, chartered in 1895, and the State Teachers and Agricultural College of Forsyth were consolidated in 1939 to form Fort Valley State College. It became Fort Valley State University in June 1996. http://www.fvsu.edu/about/history
Synodical College for Women Griffin Georgia Presbyterian was located on four acres where Taylor Street Middle School stood http://www.presbychurchgriffin.org/History.htm
Third District Agricultural & Mechanical College Americus Georgia 1906 state supported founded as Third District Agricultural & Mechanical School; name changed to Third District Agricultural & Mechanical College in 1926; to Georgia Southwestern College in 1932 and to Georgia Southwestern State University in 1996 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Thornbury College Atlanta Georgia http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Tift College Forsyth Georgia 1847 1986 Georgia Baptist Convention Founded as a private liberal arts institution for women as Forsyth Female Collegiate Institute; changed name to Monroe Female [or Feminine] University in 1857; changed name to Monroe Female College in 1874; changed name to Bessie Tift College 1907; changed name to Tift College 1956; merged with Mercer University in 1986 and campus was closed; used to house some athletes for 1996 Atlanta Olympics; Ebon Academy, 1995-1997; proposal in GA legislature to use for headquarters of GA Department of Corrections beginning in 2009 www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/gahistmarkers/tiftcollegehistmarker.htm
http://tarver.mercer.edu/archives/sc.php/Holdings/educational_institutions.htm
"Perdue has plan for former Tift College campus," Macon, GA Telegraph, January 10, 2006.
Watterson College Atlanta Georgia 1990
Woman's College of Georgia Milledgeville Georgia 1889 chartered as Georgia Normal and Indurstrial College; in 1922 became Georgia State College for Women; change to Woman's College of Georgia in 1961; became co-ed in 1967 and changed name to Georgia College; now Georgia College and State University http://www.gcsu.edu/about/history.html
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Young's College Thomasville Georgia http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
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