This file includes institutions that have closed, merged, or
changed their names.If you note a
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available at
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College
Name
City
State
Start Date
End Date
Affiliation
Other Information
Source
American
Socialist College
Wichita
Kansas
1903
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Arkansas
City Junior College
Arkansas City
Kansas
1922
now Cowley College
http://www.cowley.cc.ks.us/
Arkansas
Valley Business College
Hutchinson
Kansas
name changed to Western Business
College and Normal School in 1886; this may've resulted from merger with
Hutchinson Normal College
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Arkansas
Valley Collegiate Institute
Kansas
1874
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Atchison
Institute
Atchison
Kansas
1870
1884
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Baptist
College
Pratt
Kansas
1891
1893
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Bethel
College
Topeka
Kansas
1900
1901
Pentecostal
founded by Charles Parham and
considered by some as one of the early events in the birth of Pentecostalism
Hunt and Carper, eds.Religious Higher
Education in the United States. 1996.
Bluemont
Central College
Manhattan
Kansas
1858
1863
Methodist Episcopal
campus offered to the state and
accepted in 1863 as basis for Kansas State University
Margaret Whittemore.Historic Kansas.1954.
Don W. Holter.Fire on the Prairie:Methodism in the History of Kansas.1969.
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Bresee
College
Hutchinson
Kansas
1905
1940
started as Kansas Holiness Bible
College; merged with Bethany-Peniel College; archives maintained with Church
of the Nazarene Archives in Kansas City, MO
opened after Campbell University
merged with Kansas City University; after two years was offered to City of
Holton where it became Kansas' first junior college; after closing in 1919,
no further attempts were made to start a college in Holton
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Campbell
Normal University
Holton
Kansas
1882
1903
citizens approached A.C.
Campbell, a wealthy Utah mine owner and former Jackson County resident, was
approached for money to start a college.Campbell offered to match up to $20,000 and $10,000 was raised
locally.Eleven acres of land was
purchased and a stone building was erected in 1880.
John S. Cornett.Fifty Years of Kansas
Wesleyan University.
www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/kgq/1933/33_3_kspress.htm
www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/books/cutler/jackson/jackson-co-p4.html
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/c/campbell_college.html
Campbell
University
Holton
Kansas
1902
1913
United Brethren
the United Brethren purchased
Campbell University and moved Lane University to Holton, and operating the
school under the name of Campbell College; with merger talks between the
United Brethren and Methodist Protestants, trustees of Campbell agreed to merge
with Kansas City University in Kansas City, KS; 1882 given as date in John
Cornett.Fifty
Years of Kansas Wesleyan University 1886-1936.
Margaret Whittemore.Historic Kansas. 1954.
Don W. Holter.Fire on the Prairie:Methodism in the History of Kansas.1969.
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Capital
City Commercial College
Topeka
Kansas
Central
College
Enterprise
Kansas
1891
1896
United Brethren
opened as Harrison Normal
College.Property transferred in 1891
and name changed to Central College; offered to West German Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in 1896, merged with Lane University;property was
then operated as Enterprise Normal Academy at least until 1918
Don W. Holter.Fire on the
Prairie:Methodism in the History of
Kansas.1969.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archisves/1918ks/v2/1062.html
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/c/central_college.html
Central
Commercial College
Winfield
Kansas
1918
name changed to Winfield Scott
College
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Central
Normal College
Great Bend
Kansas
1887
1902
Congregational
building purchased by Dominican
Sisters in 1902 becoming St. Mary Convent and Academy; names of known
students of Central Normal published in 2/9/33 Hoisington Dispatch; history
of the college published in Great Bend Tribune 6/10/33
John S. Cornett.Fifty Years of Kansas
Wesleyan University.
www.ksdom.org/history
www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/kgq/1933/33_3_kspress.htm
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/c/central_normal_college.html
Christian
Workers University
Manhattan
Kansas
1927
in 1930 become Manhattan Bible
College
http://www.mccks.edu/aboutmcc/history.html
Coffeyville
Business College
Coffeyville
Kansas
1907
Oliver Morton Williams and R. F.
Riley bought the college with Riley serving as president and Williams as
manager.The college was located at
711 1/2 Walnut Street.Besides the
principals, two assistant teacheers were employed with accommodations for
approx. 100 students.G.G. Henderson
was president for a while.
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
College
of Physicians and Surgeons of North Topeka
Topeka
Kansas
1872
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
College
of the Sisters of Bethany
Topeka
Kansas
1861
1928
Protestant Episcopal
organized under a charter
granted by the territorial legislature as "The Episcopal Seminary of
Topeka" to offer education for women; named changed to College of the
Sisters of Bethany in 1872; name referred to the Biblical sisters, Mary and
Martha; reorganized in 1870; first bachelor's degrees awarded in 1897; in
1924 name change to Vail College; most buildings were razed to provide a site
for Topeka High School
Sachs & Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture,
1996;
www.livgenmi.com/1886Kansaseyes~bethanycollege.htm
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/c/college_of_sisters_bethany.html
Hunt and Carper, eds.Religious Higher Education in the United States.1996.
College
of the Sisters of Charity
Topeka
Kansas
1875
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Colvin
Chiropractic College
Wichita
Kansas
1914
initially located in Brosius
Building at Douglas and Lawrence; then moved to 609 N. Lawrence; then
occupied in 1924 the top two floors of building at northwest corner of Main
and English
Wichita Eagle, August 28,
1921
Wichita Eagle, Jully 11, 1924
Concordia
Normal School
Concordia
Kansas
1874
1876
state supported
www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/books/cutler/eraop/era-of-peace-pl.html
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Conway
Normal College
Conway Springs
Kansas
1890
1894
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Cooper
College
Sterling
Kansas
1887
United Presbyterian
name changed to Sterling College
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/v2/1044.html#105304
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of
Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Eclectic
Medical College
Kansas City
Kansas
1896
1905
probably also known as Kansas
Medical College that was absorbed by University of Kansas
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Enoch
Marvin College
Oskaloosa
Kansas
1878
1880
Methodist Episcopal Church South
the school structure was torn
down around 1904 and a high school building was erected on the site
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/e/enoch_marvin_college.html
Don W. Holter.Fire on the Prairie:Methodism in the History of Kansas.1969.
Entre
Nous College
McCracken
Kansas
1906
1912
founded by Howard Robert
Barnard, nephew of Henry Barnard, first U.S. Commissioner of Education, and
of Frederick Barnard, founder of Barnard College (now part of Columbia
University)
Conard, Erik Paul. A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Fairmount
College
Wichita
Kansas
1895
1926
Congregational Church
planned as Wichita Ladies
College; renamed Fairmount College after 1887; in 1926 became Wichita
University, later Wichita State University
www.twsu.edu/library/specialcollections/87-38-a.html;
John Rydjord.A
History of Fairmount College.1977.
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/f/fairmount_college.html
Freedman's
University
Quindaro
Kansas
1867
1881
Presbyterian
in 1872, the KS legislature
established the Colored Normal School as part of Freeman's University; later
acquired by African Methodist Episcopal Church and renamed Western
University; 1857 given as first date in Zornow's, Kansas.Zornow also gives 1877
as date for transfer to A.M.E. Church
started as Haviland Academy in
1892, became Kansas Central Bible Training School in 1917, Friends Bible
College and now operates as Barclay College
http://www.barclaycollege.edu/
Garfield
Normal College & Business Institute
Enterprise
Kansas
1888
Cummins, D. Duane.The Disciples
Colleges: A History.1987.
Garfield
University
Wichita
Kansas
1887
1893
initially affiliated with the
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
closed in 1890 and reopened two
years later.In 1898 taken over by
Friends Church
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/v2/1054.html
Conard, Erik Paul. A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation,
1970.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/g/garfield_university.html
Cummins, D. Duane.The Disciples Colleges: A History.1987.
Garnett
College
Garnett
Kansas
1874
United Presbyterian
classes were first held in the
U.P. church and later on the second floor of a building at Fourth and Oak;
started with two teachers and thirty students; $25,000 was pledged by the
Synod for support in 1872, but there is no record of action
Buchanan, Tom and
Christine.Sterling
College: Co-worker with God. 1987.
Gould
College
Harlan
Kansas
1881
1888
United Brethren
named for Jay Gould, who owned
part of the Union Pacific;
assets purchased by Arkansas
Christian College, predecessor to Harding College (Searcy, AR)
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Hunt and Carper, eds.Religious Higher Education in the United States.1996.
Songe, Alice H.American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name
Changes. 1978.
Cummins, D. Duane.The Disciples Colleges: A History.1987.
Harper
Normal College
Harper
Kansas
1886
1896
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Hartford
College
Hartford
Kansas
Highland
University
Highland
Kansas
1857
Presbyterian
chartered as university February
1858; first chartered college in KS; name later changed to Highland College;
awarded bachelors degrees until 1920 when it became a two year institution;
later became known as Highland Community College; Irvin Hall built in 1858 is
still standing
Sachs & Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture,
1996.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/h/highland_university.html
http://www.highlandcc.edu/Academics/catalog.htm
Hobson
Normal Institute
Parsons
Kansas
1882
1895
Friends Yearly Meeting of Iowa
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Immaculate
Conception College
Kansas
Sisters of Saint Dominic
founded for education of
Sisters, probably never admitted lay students
Schier and Russett.Catholic Women's
Colleges in America.2002.
Kansas
Bible College
Harper
Kansas
1899
Cummins, D. Duane.The Disciples
Colleges: A History.1987.
Kansas
Bible College
Lawrence
Kansas
1901
Cummins, D. Duane.The Disciples
Colleges: A History.1987.
Kansas
Bible College
Manhattan
Kansas
1927
opened in cooperation with
International Bible Mission and Eugene Buble University under the title
"Christian Workers University"; in 1928 adopted name of Kansas
Bible College which was often confused with similarly titled Bible
Chair/college in Lawrence; in 1929, unified with Missouri Christian College
and Colorado Bible College under International Bible Mission and incorporated
as Midwest region of Christian Workers University; in 1930 the property in
Manhatten was transferred from CWU and chartered as Manhattan Bible College;
name changed to Manhattan Christian College in 1969
Conard, Erik Paul. A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Kansas
Christian College
Lincoln
Kansas
1885
1912
Christian Church
merged with Palmer College, a
Christian institution located in Albany, MO
Charles M. Correll.A Century of
Congregationalism in Kansas:1854-1954.
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/k/kansas_christian_college.html
founded by D. Samuel Fielding
Mather, a descendant of Cotton Mather; comprised of Mather College, College
of Theology, College of Music, Kansas City Academy, School of Oratory and
Elocution, College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the College of Homeopathic
Medicine and Surgery.The Colleges of
Music and Oratory were located in Kansas City, MO; in 1913 merged with
Campbell College moved from Holton, KS; one-half of KCU trustees were then
drawn from Church of the United Brethren in Christ; failed due to financial
difficulties; St. Augustine Hall purchased by Recollect Augustinian Fathers
in 1935 who preserved as Monastery of St. Augustine; complex was purchased by
Seventh Day Adventists in 1987 for use as administrative offices and a
conference center
Sachs & Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas Architecture,
1996.
Don W. Holter.Fire on the Prairie:Methodism in the History of Kansas.1969.
http://www.kckplanning.org/MATHERHALL.htm
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/v2/1062.html#107002
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/k/kansas_city_university.html
Conard, ed. Encyclopedia of the History of
Missouri, vol. III. 1901. pp. 506-07
Kansas
College of Technology
Salina
Kansas
1991
merged with Kansas State
University
Brenner, Morgan G.The Encyclopedia of
College & University Name Histories.2003.
Kansas
Medical College
Topeka
Kansas
1890
1902
became a department of Washburn
University; several unsuccessful initiatives to found institutions using the
name of KMC are noted by Conard
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Kansas
Normal College
Fort Scott
Kansas
1878
1899
http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/books/cutler/bourbon/bourbon-co-p6.html
http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/eraop/era-of-peace-p23.html
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
founded as Kansas State Normal
School; name change to Kansas State Teachers College in 1923; to Emporia
Kansas State College in 1974; and to Emporia State University in 1977
Brenner, Morgan G.The Encyclopedia of
College & University Name Histories.2003.
Lane
University
Lecompton
Kansas
1865
1903
United Brethren
merged with Campbell University
in 1903; building is now a museum; the parents of former president Dwight D.
Eisenhower met at Lane as students;
Margaret Whittemore.Historic Kansas.1954.
Sachs & Ehrlich, Guide to Kansas
Architecture, 1996.
Don W. Holter.Fire on the Prairie:Methodism in the History of Kansas.1969.
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/l/lane_university.html
Lawrence
University
Lawrence
Kansas
1859
1863
initially chartered by
Presbyterians and two years later by Protestant Episcopal Church; predecesor
to University of Kansas; Cummins lists as a Disciples of Christ college
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Cummins, D. Duane.The Disciples Colleges: A History.1987.
Leavenworth
Normal School
Leavenworth
Kansas
1870
1876
state supported
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Lincoln
College
Topeka
Kansas
1865
Congregational Church
later moved to a new site and
renamed Washburn University in 1868
Russell K. Hickman."Lincoln College, Forerunner of
Washburn Municipal UniversityPt. I
and Pt. II" Kansas Historical Quarterly.
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Marymount
College
Salina
Kansas
1922
1989
Sisters of Saint Joseph
granted first degrees in 1926;
became coeducational in 1968; first accredited by NCA in 1932; records moved
to Saint Mary of the Plains and then to Ft. Hays State University
Sister M. Evangeline
Thomas.Footprints
on the Froniter.1948.
Schier and Russett.Catholic Women's Colleges in America.2002.
Midland
College
Atchison
Kansas
1887
1919
General Synod, Evangelical
Lutheran Church
later Midland College, Fremont,
Nebraska (1919-1962)
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/v2/1044.html#105304
Conard, Erik Paul. A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation,
1970.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/m/midland_college.html
Solberg.Lutheran
Higher Education in North America.1985.
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Morrill
Normal College
Morrill
Kansas
1882
1888
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Mount
Carmel College
Scipio
Kansas
1876
1884
Catholic
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Mount
Saint Scholastica College
Atchison
Kansas
1924
1971
Benedictine Sisters
merged with St. Benedict's
College to form Benedictine College
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/v2/1044.html#105304;
Schier and Russett.Catholic Women's Colleges in America.2002.
National
G.A.R. Memorial College
Oberlin
Kansas
1890
1893
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Nickerson
College
Nickerson
Kansas
1903
1918
public
operated from 1903 until after
1918 by Reno County High School as Nickerson College
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Nickerson
Normal College
Nickerson
Kansas
1898
1903
taken over by Reno County High
School
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/history/mp/p128-133.html
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Northeastern
Kansas Normal College
Pardee
Kansas
1877
Atchison County
Cummins, D. Duane.The Disciples
Colleges: A History.1987.
Olathe
Normal University
Olathe
Kansas
1888
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Oswego
College
Oswego
Kansas
1871
1873
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/labette/1901/195-201.shtml
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Oswego
College for Young Ladies
Oswego
Kansas
1886
1910
Presbyterian
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/labette/1901/195-201.shtml
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of
Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/o/oswego_college.html
Ottumwa
College
Ottumwa
Kansas
1862
1873
Christian Church
cornerstone laid by Methodist
Episcopal Church, however a successful revival in the area led many members
to change to the Christian Church and the college was taken over also; closed
after a couple of years, reoranized again in 1872, then closed the following
year after a fire
Don W. Holter.Fire on the
Prairie:Methodism in the History of
Kansas.1969.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/o/ottumwa_college.html
People's
College
Fort Scott
Kansas
1914
Socialist institution;
advertised widely and appears to have been essentially a mail-order
institution
http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of
Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
President's
College School of Law
Wichita
Kansas
1994
2003
some resources acquired by
Friends University
http://www.friends.edu/default2.asp
Roger
Williams University
Atchison
Kansas
1860
chartered in one county, never
opened; sometimes noted as predecessor of Ottawa University
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Brenner, Morgan G.The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.2003.
Sacred
Heart College
Wichita
Kansas
1902
Sisters Adorers of the Most
Precious Blood
started as St. John's Academy, a
school for girls in 1902; later a boy's school was added; became a junior
college in 1923 and a 4-year institution in 1933.Name changed to Sacred Heart College in
1952; renamed Kansas Newman College in 1973 and Newman University in 2000
Schier and Russett.Catholic Women's
Colleges in America.2002.
Saint
Benedict's College
Atchison
Kansas
1858
1971
merged with Mount St.
Scholastica College to form Benedictine College
http://www.benedictine.edu/
Saint
Francis College of Nursing
Topeka
Kansas
affiliated with St. Francis
Hospital
Saint
John's College
Winfield
Kansas
1893
1986
Missouri Synod Lutheran
first accredited by NCA in 1961
http://www.sckans.edu/sjc/home.html
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/s/st_johns_college.html
Solberg.Lutheran
Higher Education in North America. 1985.
Saint
Mary of the Plains College
Dodge City
Kansas
1913
1992
Sisters of Saint Joseph
acquired former Soule College
property; initially operated as an academy; became a college in 1952; first
accredited by NCA in 1963
http://trails.net/smp/
Schier and Russett.Catholic Women's Colleges in America.2002.
Saint
Mary's College
Saint Mary's
Kansas
1848
1931
Society of Jesus
first accredited by NCA in 1922;
property acquired by Society of St. Piux X in 1979; authorized by KS to offer
2-year degrees in 1999; not to be confused with St. Mary College in
Leavenworth, KS
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/v2/1054.html
www.smac.edu/history/history.html
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archive/1912/s/st_marys_college.html
Saint
Mary College
Leavenworth
Kansas
1859
Sisters of Charity
founded as St. Mary's Academy
for women; in 1923 became St. Mary's College, a junior college for women;
became co-ed in 1988; after 2003 became the University of St. Mary
http://www.stmary.edu/
Salina
Normal University
Salina
Kansas
1884
1904
located at the west end of Iron
Avenue; destroyed by fire and was not rebuilt
John S. Cornett. Fifty Years of Kansas
Wesleyan University.
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of
Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Cummins, D. Duane.The Disciples Colleges: A History.1987.
Salt
City Business College
Hutchinson
Kansas
Soule
College
Dodge City
Kansas
1893
1903
Methodist Episcopal Church
founded as Western Kansas
College; money for founding from Asa T. Soule; sold to Methodist church that
operated for a time as Soule College; acquired by Sisters of St. Joseph in
1912
http://trails.net/smp/
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Southwest
Kansas College
Wichita
Kansas
1884
1884
believed to have opened briefly
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Stockton
Normal School
Stockton
Kansas
1887
1901
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Topeka
Business and Normal College
Topeka
Kansas
1884
1890
Normal program may've been
dropped after 1885.Sold and name
changed to Strickler's Topeka Business College
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Topeka
Dental College
Topeka
Kansas
1909
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Ursuline
College
Paola
Kansas
1957
Ursuline Sisters
operated as an academy until
1971; convent continues to operate
Kansas.William Zornow, 1957.
Sachs & Ehrlich.Guide to Kansas
Architecture, 1996.
Utopia
College
Eureka
Kansas
1946
1970
name changed in 1955 to Midwest
Institute of Business Administration; founded by Roger Babson who also
founded Babson College and Webber College
first classes held in McPherson
opera house; Science Hall completed in 1906; buildings sold to Orleans
Seminary to become Central Academy and College
Dwayne A. Smith, ed.Central College:The First 100 Years.
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Western
Business College and Normal School
Hutchinson
Kansas
1885
1889
originally known as Arkansas
Valley Business College and believed to have merged with Hutchinson Normal
College
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Western
Christian University
Ottumwa
Kansas
1862
1874
initially Methodist, after one
year taken over by Christian Convention of Kansas; destroyed by fire in 1874
and did not reopen
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Western
Kansas College
Dodge City
Kansas
1887
1889
Presbyterian
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Western
School of Elocution and Oratory
Wichita
Kansas
1891
1902
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas'
Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
Western
Theological Seminary
Atchison
Kansas
1893
later located in Fremont,
Nebraska (1919-1949)
http://www.mlc.edu/library/?p=archives
Western
University
Quindaro
Kansas
1881
1943
African Methodist Episcopal
successor to Freedman's
University
http://www.kckplanning.org/quindaro.htm;
www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/kscoll/lochist/quindaro/TOUR6.HTM; see also Smith,
Thaddeus T. Western University: A Ghost College in
Kansas.Unpublished Master of Arts thesis, Pittsburg State College. Pittsburg,
KS: 1966.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/v2/1035.html#104001
Conard, Erik Paul.A History of Kansas' Closed Colleges.Ph.D. dissertation, 1970.
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/w/western_university.html
