College Name City State Start Date End Date Affiliation Other Information Source
Adams State Teachers College of Southern Colorado Alamosa Colorado 1921
state supported founded as State Normal School at Alamosa; name changed to Adams State Normal School in 1923, to Adams State Teachers College of Southern Colorado in 1929, and to Adams State College in 1945 http://www.adams.edu/
Agricultural College of Colorado Fort Collins Colorado 1870
state supported name changed to Colorado State College of Agriculture & Mechanic Arts in 1935; to Colorado Agricultural & Mechanical College in 1944; to Colorado State University in 1957 Brenner, Morgan G. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Beth-El College of Nursing Colorado Springs Colorado 1904
merged with University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 1997 http://web.uccs.edu/bethel/
Blair Business College Pueblo Colorado 1918
see entry for Brown's Business College
Brown's Business College Pueblo Colorado 1897 1918
Mr. and Mrs. George Blair purchased Brown's Business College in 1918 and renamed it Blair´s Business College. Floyd Doty assumed ownership of the College in 1938. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Webster purchased Blair Business College in 1960. In January 1981, Blair Business College changed its name to Blair Junior College. Renamed Everest College in 2006 and is now owned by Titan Schools, a division of Corinthian Colleges. www.petersons.com/cci/520.html
College of the Sacred Heart Morrison / Denver Colorado 1884
Jesuit formerly Las Vegas College; moved by Jesuits to Morrison, CO; relocated to Denver in 1887; name changed to Regis College in 1921 and to Regis University in 1991 www.archden.org/noel/02000.htm
Songe, Alice H. American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978.
Colorado College of Osteopathy Denver Colorado 1897 1904
founded under the name of Western Institute of Osteopathy; in 1899 the name was changed to Bolles Institute of Osteopathy; in 1901 it became known as the Colorado College of Osteopathy. Absorbed by the American School of Osteopathy (Kirksville, MO) http://history.aoa-net.org/Education/collegehist.htm
Colorado Springs Bible College Colorado Springs Colorado 1910 1959 Pilgrim Holiness merged with Pilgrim Bible College and Western Pilgrim College to form Central Pilgrim College in Bartlesville, OK www.bwc.edu/info/history.html
Colorado State Teachers College Greeley Colorado 1889
state supported name change to Colorado State College of Education in 1935; to Colorado State College in 1957; to University of Northern Colorado in 1970 Brenner, Morgan G. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Colorado Technical College Colorado Springs Colorado 1965
for-profit name change to Colorado Technical University in 1995 http://www.coloradotech.edu/about_ctu/history.aspx
Colorado Women's College Denver Colorado 1909 1982
name changed to Temple Buell College in 1967; name reverted to Colorado Women's College in 1973; merged with University of Denver in 1982 www.penlib.du.edu/
Brenner, Morgan G. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Community College of Denver-Auraria Campus Denver Colorado 1967
state supported name change to Denver Auraria Community College in 1984 and to Community College of Denver in 1985 http://www.ncahlc.org/?option=com_directory&Itemid=192
Community College of Denver-North Campus Denver Colorado 1968
state supported moved to Wesminster in 1977; name change to Front Range Community College in 1983 http://www.frontrange.edu/FRCCTemplates/FRCC1.aspx?id=702
Community College of Denver-Red Rocks Lakewood Colorado 1969
state supported name change to Red Rocks Community College in 1983 http://www.rrcc.edu/about/history.html
Denver Baptist Bible College Denver Colorado 1952 1986
merged with Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, IA (see entry for Omaha Baptist Bible College) www.faith.edu
Denver Bible College Denver Colorado 1914
founded as Denver Bible Institute; name changed to Denver Bible College in 1945 and to Rockmont College in 1949 with move to Longmont, CO; moved to Lakewood, CO in 1967; merged with Western Bible College in 1985; name changed to Colorado Christian College in 1985; merged with Colorado Baptist University and name changed to Colorado Christian University in 1989 Brenner, Morgan G. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Denver College of Medicine Denver Colorado 1882 1902
merged with Gross Medical College and operated as Denver and Gross College of Medicine until 1911 merger with CU School of Medicine http://www.cu.edu/125/light3.html
Denver College of Oratory, Music and Art Denver Colorado
http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Denver Homeopathic College Denver Colorado 1895
predecessor of Denver College of Physicians and Surgeons http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
http://www.rootsweb.com/~copionee/bios/strickler_da.htm
Denver Junior College Denver Colorado
http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Denver Labor College Denver Colorado 1929
Rev. Charles Webber, dubbed the "Chaplain of Organized Labor," organized the Denver Labor College and served as its president in the 1920s. He later moved to Virginia and became an organizer for the Amalgamated Clothing Workers in 1942. To the consternation of many Methodists in Virginia, Webber became the president of the state CIO in 1946. In 1955 he became the director of the Office of Religious Relations for the new AFL-CIO until his retirement in 1963. Raymond & Charlotte Koch. Educational Commune: The Story of Commonwealth College. P. 8.
http://djvued.libs.uga.edu/text/co22txt.txt
El Paso Community College Colorado Springs Colorado 1968
state supported name change to Pikes Peak Community College in 1978 http://www.ppcc.edu/about-ppcc/
Fort Lewis A & M College Hesperus Colorado 1911
state supported initially an agricultural high school under the State Board of Agriculture; began offering college classes in 1925 and was designated as a junior college in 1948; moved to Durango in 1956; began offering baccalaureate degrees and name change to Fort Lewis College in 1964 http://www.ncahlc.org/?option=com_directory&Itemid=192
http://www.fortlewis.edu
Grand Junction State Junior College Grand Junction Colorado 1925
state supported name change to Mesa College in 1937 and to Mesa State College in 1989; name change to Colorado Mesa University in 2011 Brenner, Morgan G. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Gross Medical College Denver Colorado 1887 1902
merged with the Denver College of Medicine and operated until 1911 as Denver and Gross College of Medicine; merged with the CU School of Medicine. http://www.crl.edu/collcat/collcatG.htm
http://www.cu.edu/125/light3.html
Loretto Heights College Denver Colorado 1891 1990 Sisters of Loretto founded as Loretto Academy, became Loretto Heights College in 1918; acquired by Japanese investors and reopened as Teikyo Loretto Heights; name change to Colorado Heights University in 2009 Songe, Alice H. American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978.
http://www.chu.edu/
Metropolitan State College of Denver Denver Colorado 1965
public Board initially approved name change to Denver State University in 2011, now postponed until at least 2012 http://www.mscd.edu/
Rangely College Rangely Colorado 1962
public in 1974 became Colorado Northwestern Community College www.cncc.cc.co.us/welcome/history.htm
Saint John's Missionary College Greeley Colorado 1909
Episcopal
http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
http://weldcountypeople.homestead.com/StJohnsCollege.html
Saint Thomas Theological
Seminary Denver Colorado 1906 1995
http://closedcollege.bizland.com
San Isabel Junior College Pueblo Colorado 1933
state supported became Southern Colorado Junior College in 1934, Pueblo Junior College in 1937, Southern Colorado State College in 1963, and the University of Southern Colorado in 1975; Colorado State University - Pueblo after 2003 Songe, Alice H. American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978.
http://www.colostate-pueblo.edu/about/Pages/NameChangeHistory.aspx
Temple Buell College Denver Colorado
founded as Colorado Women's College; name changed to Temple Buell College in 1967; reverted to name of Colorado Women's College in 1973; merged with University of Denver in 1982 www.penlib.du.edu/
Songe, Alice H. American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978.
Westminster University Denver Colorado 1892 1917 Presbyterian
www.archden.org/noel/02000.htm
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