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
Nevada Southern University	Las Vegas	Nevada	1951		state supported	founded as Southern Regional Branch of the University of Nevada, became Nevada Southern University in 1965 and the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 1969	Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Nevada State University	Elko	Nevada	1874		state supported	name change to University of Nevada at time of move to Reno in 1887; Blackmar refers to the institutionas University of Nevada at Elko	Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003. 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.
Old College	Reno	Nevada	1980	1988		began with programs in law and humanities; offered to University of Nevada System in 1987	www.nevada.edu/board/minutes/1980/1987/19870417.htm
last update:	7/30/2008