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
Arlington Hall Junior College Arlington Virginia 1927 1942 became headquarters of the Army Signal Corps intelligence branch durign WWII; currently Foreign Service Institute and the National Foreign Affairs Training Center http://www.crl.edu/collcat/collcatA.htm
Bishop Payne Divinity School Petersburg Virginia 1878 1949 Episcopal established to prepare black men for ministry; merged with Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Alexandria http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Blackstone College Blackstone Virginia 1950 closed for a five year period during WW II; closed again in 1950 http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Chesapeake College Great Bridge Virginia 1966 1972 founded as private coeducational junior college; later a part of Virginia Community College System, now part of Tidewater Community College http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
http://www.tcc.edu/welcome/about/tcchist/index.htm
Clinch Valley College Wise Virginia 1954 state supported initially a two-year institution; first B.A. granted in 1970; name changed to The University of Virginia's College at Wise in 1999 http://www.wise.virginia.edu/academics/catalog.html
College of Physicians of the Valley of Virginia Winchester Virginia 1826 Boscawen and Stewart streets http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/Millennium%20Edition/Millennium%20Legacy/driving_WMC.asp
College of the Potomac Arlington Virginia 1968 1971 see also entry for College of the Potomac in Washington, D.C.; in 1972 moved to Washington, D.C. where it had offered classes for several years.  Described as "…a four-year, co-educational liberal arts college…" http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Daleville College Daleville Virginia 1923 consolidated with Bridgewater College www.bridgewater.edu/catalog/Catalog2000/bchistory.html
Danville Female College Danville Virginia from 1864-1917 known as Roanoke College or Roanoke Institute; name changed in April 1917 to Danville Female College, then one month later to Averett College http://www.union.edu/N/DS/s.php?s=1534
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Dominion College Roanoke, Harrisonburg, Staunton Virginia 2002 institution voluntarily closed; Staunton in 1987, Harrisonburg in 2000, and the Roanoke site in 2002 http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Eastern College Manassas Virginia 1917? 1924? http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp;
http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Eclectic Medical Institute Petersburg Virginia 1847 1851 Haller, John. Kindly Medicine: Physio-Medicalism in America 1836-1911.  1997
Elizabeth College Salem Virginia 1896 1922 Lutheran founded in Charlotte, NC and later moved to VA; college for women; destroyed by fire in 1921; Roanoke College acquired student records and hosted alumni reunions through 1990 http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Solberg.  Lutheran Higher Education in North America.  1985.
Farmville Female College Farmville Virginia 1839 name change to State Female Normal School in 1884; to State Normal School for Women in 1914; to State Teachers College at Farmville in 1924; to Longwood College in 1949 http://www.union.edu/N/DS/s.php?s=1534
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges:  A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Father Judge Mission Seminary Monroe Virginia 1924?
1932		 1970 Catholic two year men's college founded in 1932 at Holy Trinity, Alabama; functioned as the lower division of a four-year liberal arts institution whose upper division is located at Silver Springs, Maryland.  As a seminary of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity, it moved to Monroe, Virginia in 1960.  It was approved to offer Associate of Arts degrees in 1967.  It closed in 1970. http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Frederick College Portsmouth Virginia 1958 1968 closed and donated to Virginia Community College System; now part of Tidewater Community College http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
http://www.frederickmilitaryacademy.org/fma_history.html
http://www.tcc.edu/welcome/about/tcchist/index.htm
Fredericksburg College Fredericksburg Virginia 1893 1934 Presbyterian name changed from Collegiate Institute, February 14, 1896 http://56.1911encyclopedia.org/V/VI/VIRGINIA.htm
http://departments.umw.edu/hipr/www/Fredericksburg/shibley.htm
Gordonville Female College Gordonville Virginia 1883 Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
Hartshorn Memorial College Richmond Virginia 1883 Baptist founded for education of African-American women; merged with Virginia Union University in 1932 www.vuu.edu/aboutvuu/history.htm
Hunt and Carper, eds.  Religious Higher Education in the United States.  1996.
Hopewell University Hopewell Virginia 1959 1964 http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Katharine Gibbs School McLean Virginia 1985 1988 two year proprietary institution; Kathryn Gibbs School still operating in Manhatten, NYC; www.gibbsny.com http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Life Bible College East Christianburg Virginia 1988 2004 LIFE Bible College East began in 1923 with the founding of the first LIFE Bible College in Los Angeles. In 1988 the college moved to Christiansburg, Virginia; the name was changed to LIFE Bible College East. On April 30, 2004, LIFE Bible College East relocated to a larger campus in San Dimas, California. http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Luther Rice College Alexandria Virginia 1966 1977 two year coeducational liberal arts http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Lynchburg Baptist College Lynchburg Virginia 1971 name changed to Liberty Baptist College in 1975 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Marion College Marion Virginia 1873 1967 Lutheran two year coeducational junior college; successor to female seminary that operated 1859-1870; Solberg gives starting date of 1871 for Marion College http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Solberg.  Lutheran Higher Education in North America.  1985.
Martha Washington College Abingdon Virginia 1860 1931 Methodist administration merged with Emory & Henry in 1918; http://ehcweb.ehc.edu/faculty/sewillia/catalog/hist-col.htm
Blandin.  History of Higher Education of Women in the South. 1909.
Medical College of Virginia Richmond Virginia 1839 merged with Richmond Professional Institute to form Virginia Commonwealth University Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978.
Monroe College Middletown Virginia 1972 before moving to Middletown, was located in Winchester, Virginia http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
New Sullens College Bristol Virginia http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Norfolk Polytechnic College Norfolk Virginia 1935 founded as Virginia Union University: Norfolk Unit; name change to Norfolk Polytechnic College in 1942; to Virginia State College: Norfolk Division in 1944; to Norfolk State College in 1969; to Norfolk State University in 1979 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Old Point Comfort College Fort Monroe Virginia 1898 1923 Xaverian Brothers In 1923-1924 Old Point Comfort College, a grammar, business, and preparatory school and college for young men age 12 and above, became Sacred Heart Novitiate, which educated only prospective Xaverian brothers. By 1959, the property was transferred to the Redemptorist Fathers of Virginia, a non-teaching Catholic order. Much of the property was sold, but the Redemptorists operate the Holy Family Retreat House, 1414 N. Mallory, Hampton, VA, a retreat and meditation center for Catholics over age 16, on part of the property. www.archives.nd.edu/findaids/ead/index/CFX001.htm
Potomac Community College Paris Virginia 1971 1974 successor to the College of the Potomac http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Rawlings Institute Charlottesville Virginia 1857 Baptist operated collegiate department and offered degrees Blandin.  The History of Higher Education of Women in the South.  1909.
Roanoke Female College Danville Virginia see entry for Union Female College Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Shenandoah Bible College Roanoke Virginia 1979 name changed to Colonial Baptist Bible College in 1979; moved to Chesapeake, Virginia in 1981. http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Smithdeal-Massey Business College Richmond Virginia 1982 http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Smithsonia-Fredericksburg College Fredericksburg Virginia http://departments.umw.edu/hipr/www/Fredericksburg/shibley.htm
Southern Female College Petersburg Virginia 1863 http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/VAGuide/petersburg.html
Southern Seminary and Junior College Buena Vista Virginia 1867 founded as Bowling Green Female Seminary, changed name to Southern Seminary in 1920; new ownership in 1996 and was known as Southern Virginia College before becoming Southern Virginia University after 2000 http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
http://www.southernvirginia.edu/
State Teachers College, Fredericksburg Fredericksburg Virginia 1908 founded as State Normal & Industrial School for Women, changed name to State Normal School for Women in 1914, to State Teachers College, Fredericksburg in 1924, to Mary Washington College in 1938, to Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia in 1944; became coed in 1970 and was independent after 1972 as Mary Washington College; now, the University of Mary Washington
Staunton Female Seminary Virginia Lutheran offered one or two years of collegiate work Solberg.  Lutheran Higher Education in North America.  1985.
Steed Business College Martinsville Virginia 195? 1965? formerly the Perry Business College; closed following fire http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Stonewall Jackson College Abingdon Virginia b1917 1931 Presbyterian http://www.crl.edu/collcat/collcatS.htm
Stratford College Danville Virginia 1852 1974 founded as private women's two-year college; 4-year college in 1969 http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Sullins College Bristol Virginia 1870 1976 private coeducational two-year college http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Union College Virginia www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/mcdonold/42-49.htm
Union Female College Danville Virginia 1854 Baptist successor to Danville Female Institute, name changed to Baptist Female Seminary and then to Union Female College, also in 1859; to Roanoke Female College in 1893 (Brenner gives 1864 as date); and in 1917 to Averett College  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.
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
University College of Medicine Richmond Virginia 1893 1913 merges with Medical College of Virginia www.library.vcu.edu/tml/speccoll/mcvarch.html
Woodruff, Bryon Lee.  The University College of Medicine
in Richmond, Virginia, 1893-1913: A Study of Institutional
Decline.  Ed.D. dissertation, 1986.
Virginia Agricultural & Mechanical College Blacksburg Virginia 1872 name change in 1970 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Virginia Christian College Lynchburg Virginia 1903 Christian Church, Disciples of Christ later became Lynchburg College in 1919 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
Virginia College Lynchburg Virginia 1980 sometimes part of Virginia Seminary and College; closed by Federal postal authorities in 1981; the seminary portion of institution continued to operate; another institution of the same name began in Roanoke in 1983 http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Virginia College for Girls and Young Women Roanoke Virginia http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Virginia Computer College Reston Virginia 1968 1981 private business school; began operations in Winchester, later moved to Falls Church, operating in Reston when it closed http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Virginia Normal College Bridgewater Virginia 1880 founded as Spring Creek Normal & Collegiate Institute; name changed to Virginia Normal College in 1882 and to Bridgewater College in 1889 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Virginia Southern College Roanoke Virginia 1969 private business college; purchased in 1969 by National Business College; another institution used the same name in 1983 before changing to Virginia College http://www.schev.edu/AdminFaculty/ClosedInstitutions.asp
Winchester Medical College Winchester Virginia 1847 1862 burned during Civil War http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/Millennium%20Edition/Millennium%20Legacy/driving_WMC.asp
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