This file includes institutions that have closed, merged, or
changed their names.If you note a
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An index with links to separate pages for other states and countries is
available at
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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
Castleton
Medical College
Castleton
Vermont
1820
1861
http://www.bsi-vt.com/castleton/chs/med.html
Lewis
College
Northfield
Vermont
1880
1884
Norwich University briefly
changed it's name to Lewis College
www.norwich.edu/about/who/history.html
Brenner, Morgan G.The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Queen
City Business College
Burlington
Vermont
1878
founded as Burlington Collegiate
Institute; name changed to Queen City Business College in 1884; to Burlington
Business College in 1886; to Champlain College of Commerce in 1956
Brenner, Morgan G.The Encyclopedia of
College & University Name Histories.2003.
Ripley
Female College
Poultney
Vermont
1834
founded as Troy Conference
Academy; name changed to Ripley Female College in 1863; to Troy Conference
Academy in 1874; to Green Mountain Junior College by 1937; and then to Green
Mountain College in 1974
Knieriemen, Ruth-Ann Dreyer (K).
1984. Green Mountain College: in loco
parentis, a history of the Troy Conference Academy, Ripley Female
College, Green Mountain Junior College, Green Mountain College.
Poultney, VT: Journal Press, Inc.
Brenner, Morgan G.The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.2003.
Saint
Joseph's College
Old Bennington
Vermont
1926
Sisters of Saint Joseph
established as St Joseph
Business School, became St. Joseph Junior College in 1962, St. Joseph College
in 1973, in 1974 became independent; now Southern Vermont College
www.svc.edu/history/
Schier and Russett.Catholic Women's Colleges in America.2002.
Songe, Alice H.American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name
Changes.1978.
Trinity
College
Burlington
Vermont
1925
2000
Sisters of Mercy
women's college; continuing
education programs started in 1971 and graduate programs in 1991
May 12, 2000, July 12, 2000
Chronicle of Higher Education
www.trinityvt.edu
Vermont
Conference Seminary and Female College
Montpelier
Vermont
1834
Methodist
founded as Newbury Seminary,
became Vermont Conference Seminary and Female College in 1868, Vermont
Methodist Seminary and Female College in 1871, Vermont Methodist Seminary in
1889, Montpelier Seminary in 1895, Vermont Junior College in 1937 when contorl
was assumed by state; became Vermont College in 1958; became a division of
Norwich University in 1972
Songe, Alice H.American Universities
and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.1978.
