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
Alma White College	Zarephath	New Jersey	1917	1978			http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Alphonsus College	Woodcliff Lake	New Jersey		1974	Sisters of Saint John the Baptist		http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10 http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Archangel College	Englewood Cliffs	New Jersey					http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Bayonne Junior College	Bayonne	New Jersey		1951			http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Bergen Junior College	Teaneck	New Jersey	1933	1954		predecessor to Teaneck Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University	http://www.teaneck.org/virtualvillage/Postcards/schools/schools.htm http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Bordentown Female College	Bordentown	New Jersey	1851	1893			www.co.burlingtonnj.us/historic/bordentowncity.htm www.newadvent.org/
Burlington College	Burlington	New Jersey	1846	1881	Episcopal	located adjacent to and affiliated with St. Mary's Hall for Girls	www.burlco.lib.nj.us/county/history/prophet.html Hunt and Carper, eds.  Religious Higher Education in the United States.  1996.
College of South Jersey	Camden	New Jersey	1927	1950		The roots of Rutgers University's Camden Campus date to 1926, when Collingswood businessman and mayor Arthur E. Armitage, Sr., and a group of interested citizens established the South Jersey Law School. The following year, the College of South Jersey, a two-year institution, was founded. These two units became a part of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, in 1950.	http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm http://camden-www.rutgers.edu/Camden/Arts_Sciences/introcas.html
College of the Sacred Heart	Vineland	New Jersey	1884	b1899			http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Dana College	Newark	New Jersey	1930			became part of Rutgers when University of Newark was merged in 1946	http://www.newark.rutgers.edu/occ/facts/history.php
Don Bosco College	Newton	New Jersey	1928	1990			http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Englewood Cliffs College		New Jersey		1974	Sisters of Saint Joseph of Newark	founded for the education of Sisters, probably never enrolled lay students	http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Essex Junior College	Newark	New Jersey		1937			http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Evelyn College for Young Women	Princeton	New Jersey	1887	1897			mondrian.princeton.edu/CampusWWW/Companion/evelyn-college.html
Georgian Court College	Lakewood	New Jersey	1924		Sisters of Mercy	The Sisters purchased the palatial winter estate of George Jay Gould and relocated Mount Saint Mary College; the new property featured stunning architecture in the British Georgian style; the Goulds sold the estate with the stipulation that it retain the name; name change to Georgian Court University after 2004	www.georgian.edu
Glassboro State College	Glassboro	New Jersey	1923			founded as New Jersey State Normal School at Glassboro; name change to New Jersey State Teachers College at Glassboro; to Glassboro State College in 1958; to Rowan College of New Jersey in 1992; to Rowan University in 1997	http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Hudson College	Jersey City	New Jersey	1932	1942
Immaculate Conception Junior College	Lodi	New Jersey	1923		Felician Sisters	founded as Immaculate Conception Normal School; name changed to Immaculate Conception Junior College in 1942; in 1967 name changed to Felician College	http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Collges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978. Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Jersey City Junior College	Jersey City	New Jersey		1959		students transferred to Jersey City State College, now New Jersey City University	http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Jersey City State Teachers College	Jersey City	New Jersey	1927		state supported	founded as New Jersey Normal School of Jersey City; name change to Jersey City State Teachers College in 1935; to Jersey City State College in 1958; to New Jersey City University in 1998	Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
John Marshall College	Jersey City	New Jersey		1950			http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
King's College	Belmar	New Jersey	1938	1941		moved to Wilmington, Delaware	www.infoage.org/kings.htm
Luther College of Bible and Liberal Arts	Teaneck	New Jersey	1967	1978		now operates as Lutheran Bible Ministries, Inc.	http://www.bibleministries.org/history.html http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Marianite Junior College		New Jersey			Sisters Marianites of the Holy Cross	founded for the education of Sisters, probably never enrolled lay students	Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Maryknoll Junior College	Lakewood	New Jersey		1954			http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Mount Saint Mary College	North Plainfield	New Jersey	1905		Sisters of Mercy	became Georgian Court College with move to Lakewood in 1924	http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Collges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Newark College of Engineering	Newark	New Jersey	1881			founded as Newark Technical School, became Newark College of Engineering in 1929 and New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1974	Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Newark State College	Newark	New Jersey	1855		state supported	founded as Newark Normal School; name changed to New Jersey State Normal School at Newark in 1913; to Newark State Teachers College in 1935; to Newark State College in 1958; change of location to Union, NJ in 1958; name change to Kean College of New Jersey in 1974 and to Kean University in 1997	http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Northeastern Bible College	Essex Falls	New Jersey	1950	1990
Our Lady Help of Christians College		New Jersey			Salesian Sisters of Saint John Bosco	founded for the education of Sisters, probably never enrolled lay students	Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Our Lady of Princeton		New Jersey				founded for the education of Sisters, probably never enrolled lay students	Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Panzer College of Physical Education and Hygiene	East Orange	New Jersey		1958		merged with Monclair State University	www.montclair.edu/welcome/campustour/pz.html www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Passaic Trade Union College		New Jersey					http://djvued.libs.uga.edu/text/co22txt.txt
Patterson State College	Wayne	New Jersey				now William Paterson University of New Jersey	http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Saint Benedict's College	Newark	New Jersey			Roman Catholic		www.newadvent.org/cathen/10790a.htm
Saint Gabriel's College		New Jersey		1968			http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Saint Joseph's College		New Jersey		1970			http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Salesian College		New Jersey		1973	Salesian Sisters of Saint John Bosco		http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Shelton College	Cape May	New Jersey	1907	1971		acquired by evangelist Carl McIntire in early 1960s; NJ Board of Higher Education withdrew accreditation in 1969; may've also operated in Cape Canaveral, FL until financial problems led to closure	http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Tombrock College	Paterson	New Jersey	1956	1974	Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception		http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Trenton Business College	Trenton	New Jersey	1865			the name Captial City Business College was sometimes used; in 1897 name changed to Rider Business College; acquired Stewart Business College in 1901; became Rider College in 1921	www.rider.edu/grid/riderinfo/history.htm Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Trenton Junior College	Trenton	New Jersey		1967		merged with Mercer County Community College	http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Trenton State College	Ewing	New Jersey	1855			founded as New Jersey State Normal School; name change to New Jersey State Normal School at Trenton in 1908; to New Jersey State Teachers Colege & State Normal School in 1929; to New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton in 1937; to Trenton State College in 1958; to The College of New Jersey in 1996	http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
University of Newark	Newark	New Jersey		1947		merged with Rutgers	http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Upsala College	East Orange	New Jersey	1893	1995	Lutheran Church in America	classes initially held in Brooklyn in Swedish; in 1898 moved to site in Kenilworth, NJ; in 1923 classes were held at new site in East Orange	www.upsala.org
Villa Walsh Junior College	Morristown	New Jersey		1971	Pontifical Institute of the Religious Teachers, Filippini	founded for the education of Sisters in the Diocese of Trenton. By 1927, Villa Victoria was granted its own Normal School Charter, staffed by the Religious Teachers Filippini and supervised personally by the Commissioner of Education in the State of New Jersey, Charles H. Elliot. Transferred to Villa Walsh, the Normal School became Villa Walsh Junior College in 1948. Its name was officially changed to Walsh College in 1970, when young women, who were not members of the Religious Teachers Filippini, were admitted to the college.	http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Westminster Choir College	Princeton	New Jersey	1926	1992		founded as Dayton Westminister Choir School, Ohio; moved to Ithaca, NY and was affiliated with Ithaca College in 1929; moved to Princeton, NJ in 1932; merged with Rider College	www.rider.edu www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
last update:	8/27/2008