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College
Name
City
State
Start Date
End Date
Affiliation
Other Information
Source
Albion
Commercial College
Albion
Michigan
1861
1868
founded by Ira Mayhew who served
two terms as state Superintendent of Public Instruction & later principal
of Albion Seminary, later Albion College; the separate commercial college
suffered a fire in 1868; moved to Detroit in 1869; sold and became Spencerian
Business College
outgrowth of classes started at
Battle Creek Sanitarium in 1878; AMMC was chartered in Illinois in 1895 and
students received their education in both Battle Creek and in Chicago; merged
with Illinois State University
http://www.llu.edu/info/legacy/index.html
Ave
Maria College
Ypsilanti
Michigan
2006
Catholic
founded by Thomas S. Monaghan
who later turned his attention to founding Ave Maria University in Naples,
Florida
in 1901 the institution was
moved to Berrien Springs and given the name Emmanuel Missionary College; in
1960 the college, a seminary, and a School of Graduate Studies were united
under the name of Andrews University
www.andrews.edu/HR/hborganization.html;
www.michmarkers.com/Pages/S0250.htm
Hunt and Carper, eds.Religious Higher Education in the United States.1996.
founded as Novitiate Normal
School in 1886; merged with a college for lay women founded in 1922,
initially known as Sacred Heart College and later as Marywood College; moved
to dwontown Grand Rapids, became first Catholic college to introduce
coeducation and changed name to Catholic Junior College in 1931; later became
four year institution and adopted name of Aquinas College after 1941
http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Schier and Russett.Catholic Women's Colleges in America.
2002.
Songe, Alice H. American Universities and
Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.1978.
www.aquinas.edu
De Lima
Junior College
Oxford
Michigan
1958
1971
Dominican Sisters
Schier and Russett.Catholic Women's
Colleges in America.2002.
Dearborn
Junior College
Dearborn
Michigan
formerly Fordson Junior College;
name changed to Dearborn Junior College in 1946 and to Henry Ford Community
College in 1952
founded as Detroit Bible
Institute; moved to Farmington Hills in 1976; name changed to Detroit Bible
College in 1960 and then to William Tyndale College in 1981
became Colleges of the City of
Detroit in 1933 with merger of Detroit Teachers College and College of the
City of Detroit; Wayne University in 1934; and Wayne State University in 1956
Songe, Alice H.American Universities
and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.1978.
Brenner, Morgan G.The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.2003.
founded as Baptist Bible
Institute; name changed to Grand Rapids Baptist Theological Seminary &
Bible Institute in 1948; to Grand Rapids Baptist Bible College & Seminary
in 1963; to Grand Rapids Baptist College & Seminary in 1972; merged with
Grand Rapids School of the Bible & Music that had closed in 1993; name
changed to Cornerstone College & Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary in 1994;
name changed to Cornerstone University in 1999
Brenner, Morgan G.The Encyclopedia of
College & University Name Histories.2003.
Grand
Rapids Medical College
Grand Rapids
Michigan
http://www.crl.edu/collcat/collcatG.htm
Grand
Traverse College
Benzonia
Michigan
1863
1891
Congregational
founded as part of Benzonia
colony, an "educational Christian colony"; coeducational
constructed initially as a World
Conference Center by Moral Re-Armament in the 1950's.MRA later relocated to Switzerland and
deeded the property to Mackinac College in 1966.Sold to Rex Humbard in 1970.Sold again in 1977 and now operated as the
Mackinac Hotel.
Songe, Alice H.American Universities
and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.1978.
Ringenberg, William C.The Christian College: A History of Protestant Higher
Education in America. 1984.
www.mackinacfilms.com/mra.html
merged with University of
Detroit in 1990 to form University of Detroit Mercy
www.udmercy.edu
Schier and Russett.Catholic Women's Colleges in America.2002.
Michigan
Central College
Spring Arbor
Michigan
1844
1853
Freewill Baptist
first college in Michigan to
grant degrees to women; moved to Hillsdale in 1853; chartered by state
legislatures as Hillsdale College in 1855.
http://www.michmarkers.com/Pages/S0230.htm
Songe, Alice H.American
Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.1978.
Michigan
College of Mines
Houghton
Michigan
1885
state supported
founded as Michigan Mining
School; name change to Michigan College of Mines in 1897, to Michigan College
of Mining & Technology in 1927, and to Michigan Technological University
in 1964
Brenner, Morgan G.The Encyclopedia of
College & University Name Histories.2003.
Michigan
College of Mining & Technology, Sault Saint Marie Branch
Sault Saint Marie
Michigan
1946
state supported
name change to Lake Superior
College in 1970 and to Lake Superior University in 1987
Brenner, Morgan G.The Encyclopedia of
College & University Name Histories.2003.
Michigan
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Pontiac
Michigan
1964
University affiliation and name
changed to Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1970
with move to East Lansing
founded as Michigan State Normal
School; name changed to Michigan State Normal College in 1899; to Eastern
Michigan College in 1956 and to Eastern Michigan University in 1959
Brenner, Morgan G.The Encyclopedia of
College & University Name Histories.2003.
Michigan
Union College
Leoni
Michigan
1859
Wesleyan Methodist
initially a theological
institute; strongly anti-slavery; moved to Adrian as Adrian College in 1859
founded by Woodbridge N. Ferris
as Ferris Business College; acquired by Robert Jewell who later also
purchased Baker Business University in 1965; is now known as Baker
College-Muskegon
Schier and Russett.Catholic Women's
Colleges in America.2002.
North
Central Christian College
Rochester Hills
Michigan
1959
name change to Michigan
Christian Junior College in 1961; to Michigan Christian College in 1978; to
Rochester College in 1997
Brenner, Morgan G.The Encyclopedia of
College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Northern
State Teachers College
Marquette
Michigan
1899
state supported
name change to Northern Michigan
College of Education in 1942; to Northern Michigan College in 1955; to
Northern Michigan University in 1963
Brenner, Morgan G.The Encyclopedia of
College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Owasso
College
Owasso
Michigan
1909
name changed to John Wesley
College in 1972
Songe, Alice H.American Universities
and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.1978.
Port
Huron Junior College
Port Huron
Michigan
1923
A state law was changed lowering
the minimum population required for a community to start a junior
college.The college opened in an
annex to the high school.In 1967, the
college separated from the school district and became St. Clair County
Community College.
Hunt and Carper, eds.Religious Higher
Education in the United States. 1996.
Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
Saint
Mary's College
Monroe
Michigan
1905
Sisters, Servants of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary
founded as Saint Mary Academy in
1845; name change to Saint Mary College in 1905 and is considered as year of
establishment; later, Marygrove College after move to Detroit in 1927
Schier and Russett.Catholic Women's
Colleges in America.2002.
Songe, Alice H.American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name
Changes. 1978.
Saint
Philip's College
Detroit
Michigan
Shaw
College at Detroit
Detroit
Michigan
1936
1983
Goodlow, Kirk.Perceptions of
Faculty, Administration, Students, and Alumni Regarding the Closure of a
Liberal Arts College: A Case Study of Shaw College at Detroit.Ph.D. dissertation.
1996.
Spencerian
Business College
Detroit
Michigan
1883
1885
owned by P.R.Spencer for two
years, acquired by Goldsmith Business University and the two schools merged
in 1887 to form Detroit Business University
established as Spring Arbor
Seminary in 1835; became Wesleyan Seminary in 1839; added Albion Female
Collegiate Institute in 1850; changed name to Albion College in 1861
Songe, Alice H.American Universities
and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.1978.
William
Tyndale College
Farmington Hills
Michigan
1945
2004
founded as Detroit Bible
Institute; moved to Farmington Hills in 1976; name changed to Detroit Bible
College in 1960 and then to William Tyndale College in 1981; formed
partnership in 2003 with Regent University, VA; closure announced for
December 2004
"Tyndale College Faces
Possible Closure," in Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/2/03
"Pat Robertson's Regent U. Saves William Tyndale College From
Closure," in Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/30/03
"William Tyndale College closing Dec. 31st," Associated Press, 11/22/04.
