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
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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
Alderson
Junior College
Alderson
West Virginia
combined with Broaddus College
to become Alderson-Broaddus College; building was occupied by Mt. State
Baptist High School (a private co-ed boarding high school) from the
mid-1950’s until the 1980’s.
members.aol.com/jeff560/wv-hist.html
Barboursville
College
Barboursville
West Virginia
1888
1900
M.E. Church South
founded as Conference School of
M.E. Church South until 1901; predecesor to Morris Harvey College and later
to University of Charleston
name changed to The College of
West Virginia in 1991 when baccalaureate degrees added; name change to
Mountain State University in 2001
www.mountainstate.edu/aboutmsu/history/default.aspx
Brenner, Morgan G.The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.2003.
Broaddus
College
Clarksburg
West Virginia
1876
moved from Winchester, VA; in
1909 moved to Philippi, W. VA.; later comibed with Alderson Junior College in
1932 to become Alderson-Broaddus College
members.aol.com/jeff560/wv-hist.html
Songe, Alice H.American
Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.1978.
Concord
College
Athens
West Virginia
1872
state supported
now Concord University
http://www.concord.edu/
Fairmont
State College
Fairmont
West Virginia
1872
state supported
founded as West Virginia Normal
School at Fairmont; name changed to Fairmont State Teachers College in
1930's, to Fairmont State College in 1943 and to Fairmont State University in
April 2004
http://www.fairmontstate.edu/
Greenbriar
College
Lewisburg
West Virginia
1808
1972
two year women's college; became
co-ed during 1971-72 academic year; burned in June, 1972 and never rebuilt
Songe, Alice H.American Universities
and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.1978.
Greenbriar
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lewisburg
West Virginia
1974
name changed to West Virginia
School of Osteopathic Medicine in 1976
Songe, Alice H. American Universities
and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.1978.
Kanawha
Junior College
Charleston
West Virginia
1935
merged with Morris Harvey
College
http://www.ucwv.edu/eagle/aboutUC/ourhistory.cfm
Brenner, Morgan G.The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.2003.
Morris
Harvey College
Barboursville
West Virginia
1900
1978
M.E. Church South
moved to Charleston, WV during
Great Depression; disaffiliated from denomination in 1942; became University
of Charleston in 1978 after merger with Kanawha Junior College and
affiliation with Mason College of Fine Arts and Music
founded as Montgomery
Preparatory Branch of West Virginia University; became West Virginia Trades
School in 1917; New River State School in 1921; New River State College in
1931; West Virginia Institute of Technology in 1941
Songe, Alice H. American Universities
and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.1978.
Ohio
Valley College
Parkersburg
West Virginia
1960
Churches of Christ
consolidated with Northeastern
Christian Junior College, Villanova, PA in 1993; in 1994 acquired educational
complex from Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeeling-Charleston to become the
main campus; in 2005 changed name to Ohio Valley University
Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations.
1982.
Salem
College
Salem
West Virginia
1888
merged to form Salem-Teikyo
University in 1989; name change to Salem International University in 2000
Brenner, Morgan G.The Encyclopedia of
College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Shepherd
College
Shepherdstown
West Virginia
1871
state supported
name changed to Shepherd
University in April 2004
http://www.shepherd.edu/
Storer
College
Harpers Ferry
West Virginia
1867
1955
Baptist
opened as a normal school; in
1869 the federal government conveyed several buildings from former Camp Hill
to the institution; Frederic Douglass served as a trustee; the Niagara
Movement, a forerunner of the NAACP, held its second conference on the campus
in 1906
www.nps.gov/hafe/storer.htm
www.vuu.edu/aboutvuu/history.htm
Hunt and Carper, eds.Religious Higher Education in the United States.1996.
West
Liberty State at Hancock
Hancock
West Virginia
1972
West
Virginia College
Wierton?
West Virginia
1908
Free-Will Baptist
references to other possible
locations…Hilltop?…Flemington?
