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Colleges in Illinois that have closed, merged, or changed their names

College Name City State Start Date End Date Affiliation Other Information Source
Abingdon College Abingdon Illinois 1855 1885 Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Cummins gives 1853 as date of founding; established by Patrick H. Murphy and John C. Reynolds, graduates of Bethany College (VA); enrolled 1,087 students in first six years; discord surrounding president J. W. Butler, led to merger and movement of records to Eureka College http://abingdonhistory.home.att.net/Content/Framesethome.htm
Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
Abingdon College Normal Abingdon Illinois

property of former Abingdon College purchased by a Prof. Summers who operated an institution for a couple of years http://abingdonhistory.home.att.net/Content/Framesethome.htm
Advocate Kutsch College of Nursing Chicago Illinois
2002
STUDENT RECORDS are located at: Advocate Masonic Medical Center, 836 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago IL 60657 http://www.ncahlc.org
Almira College Greenville Illinois 1855
Baptist property purchased by Free Methodists in 1892 to be used when starting Greenville College http://208.197.163.184/E_Books/FreeMeth/hfmc/Vol_2/2hfmc_19.htm
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
American College of Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery Chicago Illinois 1900 1913
Name changed to Littlejohn College and Hospital, January 1909 http://history.aoa-net.org/Education/collegehist.htm
American College of Physical Education Chicago Illinois

affiliated with DePaul University in 1946 http://www.lib.depaul.edu/speccoll/chrono3.htm
http://www.crl.edu/collcat/collcatA.htm
American Medical Missionary College Chicago Illinois 1895

outgrowth of classes started at Battle Creek Sanitarium in 1878; AMMC was chartered in Illinois in 1895 and students received their education in both Battle Creek and in Chicago; merged with Illinois State University http://www.llu.edu/info/legacy/index.html
Ansgar College Galesburg Illinois 1879

a predecesor to North Park University http://campus.northpark.edu/esl/curric.html
Aquinas Institute of Theology River Forest Illinois
1972

Assisi College Joliet Illinois 1925
Sisters of Saint Francis of Mary Immaculate name changed to College of St. Francis in 1930, now University of St. Francis Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America. 2002.
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Augustana College & Seminary Chicago Illinois 1860
Lutheran moved to Paxton, IL in 1863; name changed to Augustana Seminary and Marshall Academy in 1869 after move to Marshall, WI and to Beloit,IA in 1881, then operated in several South Dakota towns after 1884 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Austin College Effingham Illinois 1891 1905
successor to Effingham Collegiate Institute and Conservatory of Music; campus was on four acres of land bounded now by Crawford Avenue, Park Street, Lawrence Avenue and Banker Street; by 1903 approx. 3,000 students had attended and the institution granted 150 bachelors' degrees; in June 1903 building and grounds were sold to the Christian Churches of Illinois and continued operation for two years; W.L. Bissell then purchased the college and it became part of the Illinois College of Photography that operated until 1931; fire destroyed the building in 1937 www.bbonline.com/il/garnethall/
Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
www.effingham.com/kperkins/austin_college.htm
Barat College Lake Forest Illinois 1858 2005 Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus founded in Chicago as Sacred Heart Academy; relocated to Lake Forest in 1904 and served as foundation for Barat College that opened in 1918; merged with DePaul University in 2001; decision by DePaul's trustees to close the isnstitution June 2005 March 23, 2001 and February 12, 2004 Chronicle of Higher Education;
Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
www.woodlands.lfc.edu
Bedford Male and Female College Bedford Illinois 1869
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
Bennett Medical School Chicago Illinois

affiliated with Loyola University http://www.meddean.luc.edu/prospective/history.htm
Berean College Jacksonville Illinois 1854 1861 Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) organized by Jonathan Atkinson; a theological controversy involving President Walter Scott Russell led to closure Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
Bloomington Female College Bloomington Illinois

www.geocities.com/possumlover3/GENEALOGY/THAYER/ILLINOIS/ill_misc_vitals.html
Broadview College and Theological Seminary La Grange Illinois
1934
merged with Emmanuel Missionary College, Berrien Springs, Michigan http://www.crl.edu/collcat/collcatB.htm
Brown's Business College Centralia, Peoria, and other cities Illinois

chain that evolved from Jacksonville (IL) Business College and grew to include twenty-two institutions http://www.crl.edu/collcat/collcatB.htm
http://www.prairiebuilding.com/history.htm
Carbondale College Carbondale Illinois 1859 1860 Presbyterian classes held in rooms above a store; after a few terms the school ceased to function http://www.iltrails.org/jackson/c13.htm
Catherine College Chicago Illinois


Central Illinois Female College Abingdon Illinois
Methodist see entry for Hedding College http://www.crl.edu/collcat/collcatH.htm
Central YMCA College Chicago Illinois
1945
split let to founding of Roosevelt University www.ymca.net/about/cont/history.htm
Central YMCA Community College Chicago Illinois 1960 1983

Chaddock College Quincy Illinois 1853 1900 Methodist Episcopal founded as German & English College; name changed to Chaddock College to honor the benefactor Charles Chaddock of Astoria, IL; on September 12, 1900 the name was changed to Chaddock Boys School; it served as an orphanage for periods of time and also served many girls; in the early 1920's became a military school; the military curriculum was eventually phased out; photos from the mid-1950's show children in military uniforms; in 1960 the focus officially changed to become a home for dependent neglected boys; in 1982 the program was updated to include residential treatment for girls and it became Chaddock, officially dropping "boys school" from the name www.chaddock.org/about/heritage.html
Chicago Christian College Chicago Illinois 1931 1937
www.calvin.edu/125th/dutch/schedule.htm
Chicago College of Jewish Studies Chicago Illinois 1925
Jewish renamed Spertus College of Judaica in 1970 and Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies in 1993; evolved to become Jewish Studies departments at a number of Chicago institutions 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.
Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery Chicago Illinois
1918
purchased by Loyola University in 1918 http://www.meddean.luc.edu/prospective/history.htm
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Chicago Correspondence Bible College Chicago Illinois 1904

Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
Chicago Female College Chicago Illinois 1875

founded by Gilbert Thayer at Morgan Park; Thayer served as president for fifteen years; absorbed into University of Chicago preparatory department http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10;
www.geocities.com/possumlover3/GENEALOGY/THAYER/ILLINOIS/ill_misc_vitals.html
Chicago Homeopathic Medical College Chicago Illinois 1876 1905
http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
www.wholehealthnow.com/homeopathy_pro/homeopathy_1875_1899.html
Chicago Kindergarten College Chicago Illinois 1891

founded as Miss Harrison's Training School in 1886; renamed Chicago Kindergarten Training School in 1889 and Kindergarten College in 1891; later National Kindergarten College and after several more name changes now operates at National-Louis University http://nlu.nl.edu/nlu_nce/ncate/ncate_standards/Introduction/
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Chicago Medical College Chicago Illinois
1870
later became Northwestern University Medical School http://www.meddean.luc.edu/prospective/history.htm
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
College of Microscopy Wesmont Illinois 1958

founded by McCrone Group; name change to Hooke College of Applied Science after July 1, 2010 http://www.hookecollege.com/
Chicago Musical College Chicago Illinois 1867

founded as Chicago Academy of Music; name changed to CMC in 1872; merged with Roosevelt University School of Music in 1954, operating as Chicago College of Performing Arts since 1997 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Chicago Normal College Chicago Illinois 1867

founded as Cook County Normal School; later named Chicago Normal School in 1896, Chicago Normal College in 1913, Chicago Teacher's College in 1938 and then, Illinois Teachers College in 1965; now Chicago State University after 1971 www.petersons.com/blackcolleges/profiles/Chicago_State.html
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Chicago Physico-Medical College Chicago Illinois

http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Chicago Teachers College Chicago Illinois 1869

established as Cook County Normal School, became Chicago Normal School in 1896, Chicago Teachers College in 1910, Chicago Normal College in 1913, Chicago Teachers College in 1938, Illinois Teachers College Chicago-South in 1965, Chicago State College in 1967 and Chicago State University in 1971 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Chicago Teachers College, North Side Chicago Illinois 1949
state supported name change to Illinois Teachers College: Chicago North in 1965; to Northeastern Illinois State College in 1967; to Northeastern Illinois University in 1971 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Chicago Technical College Chicago Illinois 1904 1977

College of Physicians and Surgeons Chicago Illinois

later University of Illinois Medical School http://www.meddean.luc.edu/prospective/history.htm
College of Saint Thomas Aquinas River Forest Illinois 1939
Dominican Fathers of the Province of Saint Albert the Great separated from School of Philosophy and moved to Dubuque, IA in 1951; became The Dominican College of Saint Rose of Lima in 1950; reorganized as Aquinas Institute of Philosophy and Theology in 1961; renamed Aquinas Institute of Theology in 1970 with merger of branches Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Crane Junior College Chicago Illinois 1911 1933 public reopened in 1934 as Herzl Junior College, later part of City Colleges of Chicago www.ccc.edu/aboutccc/history.shtml
Creal Springs College Creal Springs Illinois 1884 1916
associated with Baptists after 1894 http://1th6.k12.il.us/schools/creal/seminary.htm
De Lourdes College Des Plaines Illinois 1951 1987 Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Decatur College Decatur Illinois 1902

www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/schools/Evans.htm
Divine Word Seminary Techny Illinois
1972

Dixon College Dixon Illinois 1881 1855
http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
www.leecountyhistory.com/articles/940120.htm
Dunham Medical College Chicago Illinois 1895 1902
http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
www.wholehealthnow.com/homeopathy_pro/homeopathy_1875_1899.html
http://www.homeoint.org/history/king/3-03.htm
Elgin Business College Elgin Illinois 1893 1905 proprietary opened by Walter H. Callow and merged with Ellis Business College in 1905 www.elginhistory.com/dgb/ch12.htm
Ellis Business College Elgin Illinois 1900 1968 proprietary opened on Douglas Avenue, later relocated in the Town Block and in 1915 occupied part of a building at the corner of Spring and Division; the founder Frank Ellis sold out in 1919; in 1925 Ellis absorbed Metropolitan Business College www.elginhistory.com/dgb/ch12.htm
Elgin Watchmakers College Elgin Illinois 1920 1960
established by Elgin National Watch Company www.elginhistory.com/dgb/ch12.htm
Emerson Junior College Chicago Illinois

http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Evanston College for Ladies Evanston Illinois

founded as Northwestern Female College; merged with Northwestern Univ in 1873 http://www.northwestern.edu/about/history/vision.html
Ewing College Ewing Illinois 1867
Baptist
Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
Felician College Chicago Illinois 1926
Sisters of Saint Felix later, Montay College Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Franklin Medical College St. Charles Illinois 1842 1849
founded by George W. Richard; possibly the first medical school in Illinois http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/history/franklin.htm
General Medical College Chicago Illinois

http://www.crl.edu/collcat/collcatG.htm
George Williams College Chicago / Downer's Grove Illinois 1884

successor to YMCA Training School, becoming YMCA College in 1913 and George Williams College in 1892; later in 1992  became part of Aurora University in Aurora, IL www.ymca.net/about/cont/history.htm
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
German & English College Quincy Illinois 1854 1864 German Methodist Episcopal Church English portion of the college ceased operation in 1863; summer 1864 it was decided to establish new institution and site in Warrenton, Missouri was selected & became Central Wesleyan College http://library.truman.edu/manuscripts/cwc_contents.htm
Graduate Teachers College of Winnetka Winnetka Illinois

http://www.crl.edu/collcat/collcatG.htm
Greer College Hoopeston Illinois

after closure became a high school and is currently John Greer Grade School http://www.crl.edu/collcat/collcatG.htm
Harvey Medical College Chicago Illinois

http://www.crl.edu/collcat/collcatH.htm
Hedding College Abingdon Illinois 1857 1926 Methodist chartered as Hedding Seminary and Central Illinois Female College using facilities of former Abingdon College; after 1875 known as Hedding College; in 1930 records transferred to Illinois Wesleyan University http://abingdonhistory.home.att.net/Content/Framesethome.htm
Hering Medical College Chicago Illinois 1892 1915
www.wholehealthnow.com/homeopathy_pro/homeopathy_1875_1899.html
Hillsboro College Carthage Illinois 1847 1852 Lutheran founded as The Literary and Technological Institute of the Lutheran Church of the Far West; moved to Springfield, IL and assumed name of Illinois State University; considered a predecessor to Carthage College www.carthage.edu/about/history.html
Solberg.  Lutheran Higher Education in North America.  1985.
Illinois Agricultural College Irvington Illinois 1866

in 1887 title to college and land was transferred to the state; property was sold with proceeds given to Southern Illinois Normal University and Irvington College.  Hudelson Baptist Orphanage later occupied the campus. www.historyillinois.org/frames/markers/149.htm
Illinois College of Law Chicago Illinois 1897
proprietary founded by Howard N. Ogden; affiliated with Jefferson Park College in 1908; added JD degree in 1909; added separate evening program as the Illinois Law School; negotiated merger with DePaul University in 1912 and DePaul gained complete ownership upon Ogden's death in 1915 Goodchild, Lester F.  The College of Law's First Thirty Years.  DePaul University Magazine (Summer 1987): 14-30.
Illinois College of Photography Effingham Illinois 1905 1931
purchased campus of Austin College www.bbonline.com/il/garnethall/
Illinois Female College Jacksonville Illinois 1847

founded as Illinois Conference Female College; name shortened to Illinois Female College in 1863; changed to Illinois Woman's College in 1899 and to MacMurray College for Women in 1930; in 1955 trustees established MacMurray College for Men www.mac.edu/campus/timeline
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Illinois Holiness University Olivet Illinois 1908
Church of the Nazarene later renamed Olivet College in 1923 and in 1986 to Olivet Nazarene University http://www.nazarene.org/ansr/articles/ingersol_98.html
http://education.olivet.edu/undergraduate/mission_/history.htm
Hunt and Carper, eds.  Religious Higher Education in the United States.  1996.
Illinois Industrial University Urbana Illinois 1867
state supported name changed to University of Illinois in 1885 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Illinois Soldiers' College Fulton Illinois 1861

Col. D. S. Covert opened initial military academy and conducted it for five years; in 1866 the Illinois Soldiers' College was organized to enable disabled soldiers of Illinois regiments to continue their education. Col. Leander H. Potter was president, and remained in charge until 1873; the name was changed to Northern Illinois College; Rev. W. D. F. Lummis was
president until 1875, followed by J. W. Hubbard, Allen A. Griffith (until in 1879); then, A. M. Hansen;
Illinois State Normal College Normal Illinois 1857
state supported now Illinois State University www.ilstu.edu
Illinois State University Springfield Illinois 1852 1869 Lutheran successor to Hillsboro College; predecessor to Carthage College that opened in 1870 in Carthage, IL; Carthage College continued to operate in Illinois until 1962 when it moved to Kenosha, WI; John Hay, Lincoln's private secretary, biographer and later U.S. ambassador to England and Secreatary of State, was an alum of ISU www.carthage.edu/about/history.html
Solberg.  Lutheran Higher Education in North America.  1985.
Immaculata College Bartlett Illinois 1955 1969
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Immaculate Conception College Oconomowoc Illinois
Sisters of Saint Francis of the Immaculate Conception founded for education of Sisters, probably never admitted lay students www.redemptorists-denver.org/archives/transcripts.html
Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Jaeger College
Illinois
Benedictine Sisters of the Sacred Heart founded for education of Sisters, probably never admitted lay students Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Jenner Medical College Chicago Illinois 1892

http://www.ourfamilyties.net/History/Jenner.htm
Jubilee College Brimfield Illinois 1839 1862 Episcopal building and grounds are now operated as a state park http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/parks/jubilee.htm
Hunt and Carper, eds.  Religious Higher Education in the United States.  1996.
La Salle-Peru-Oglesby Junior College La Salle Illinois 1924


Lane Junior College Chicago Illinois

http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Le Clerc College Belleville Illinois
1949 Sisters of Notre Dame
http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America. 2002.
Lewis College Romeoville Illinois 1932
Catholic founded under direction of Chicago Archdiocese as Holy Name Technical School; in 1934, incorporated as Lewis Holy Name Technical School; in 1935, became Lewis Holy Name School of Aeronautics; by 1949, women were admitted and high school classes were discontinued; renamed Lewis College of Science and Technology; granted first baccalaureate degrees in 1952; Brothers of Christian Schools assumed leadership of the institution in 1960; name change to Lewis College in 1962; though unsuccessful, the name of Lewis-St. Francis of Illinois was used during the 1970-71 academic year and reflected a conversation at the time about a possible merger; name changed to Lewis University in 1973 http://www.lewisu.edu/welcome/lewis.htm
Lincoln Christian College Lincoln Illinois 1944
independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ founded as Lincoln Bible Institute; renamed Lincoln Christian College in 1967; name change to Lincoln Christian College and Seminary in 1984; name change to Lincoln Christian University on Sept. 1, 2009 www.lincolnchristian.edu
Lincoln Open University Lombard Illinois
1975
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Lind University Chicago Illinois 1857

name change to Lake Forest University in 1865, then Lake Forest College after 1965 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Lombard College Galesburg Illinois 1851 1930
originally Illinois Liberal Institute; a Universalist Divinity School opened in 1881 in Chicago; the divinity school merged with Meadville Theological School to form Meadville Lombard after the undergraduate college closed during the Great Depression; sold to Knox College www.thezephyr.com/backtrack/lombard.htm
www.meadville.edu/history.html
Mallinckrodt College Wilmette Illinois 1825
Sisters of Christian Charity purchased by Loyola University in 1999 www.luc.edu/orgs/phoenix/sept26mall.htm
Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Maria Junior College Chicago Illinois
Sisters of Saint Casimir founded for education of Sisters, probably never admitted lay students; successor of Saint Casimir Junior College Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Marian Hills College Hinsdale Illinois 1926 1931 Marian Fathers
www.lituanus.org/1992_3/92_3_01.htm
Marshall College Henry Illinois 1855
Episcopal Burke lists as Episcopalian, though may've been "Methodist Episcopal" Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
Maryknoll College Glen Ellyn Illinois 1949 1971
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Mayfair College Chicago Illinois 1961 1976 public successor to Amundsen High School evening college; predecesor to Harry S. Truman College http://www.trumancollege.cc/visitors/history.php
Mayo College of Commerce Chicago Illinois

http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
McDonough College Macomb Illinois 1830's 1840's
Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
McKendree College Lebanon Illinois 1828
Methodist founded as Lebanon Seminary; name changed to McKendree College in 1830 and to McKendree University in 2007 http://www.mckendree.edu/
Mendota College Mendota Illinois 1857
Lutheran operated by Norther Illinois Synod, originally a women's seminary, coeducational by 1860 Solberg.  Lutheran Higher Education in North America.  1985.
Mendota College Mendota Illinois 1893
Advent Christian Church name changed in 1911, now Aurora University www.aurora.edu/prospective/history.html
Mennonite College of Nursing Bloomington Illinois 1919
founded as Mennonite Hospital School of Nursing; Mennonite College of Nursing after 1982; merged with Illinois State University in 1999, retaining name http://www.mcn.ilstu.edu/about/index.shtml
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Methodist Medical Center of Illinois School of Nursing Peoria Illinois 1900
in fall 2002 became Methodist Medical Center of Illinois College of Nursing and changed from a diploma-granting school of nursing to a baccalaureate degree-granting institution http://www.mmci.org/education.asp
Metropolitan Community College East St. Louis Illinois 1969 1998
initially State Community College; operated as Metropolitan Community College from 1996-1998; re-opened as East St Louis Community College Center in 1999 with the same buildings and address, but with much renovation. Currently hosting classes from the following colleges: Southwestern Illinois College, Kaskaskia College, Shawnee Community College; oversight by Southern Illinois Collegiate Common Market and the Illinois Community College Board. http://www.eslccc.com/
Midwest College of Engineering Wheaton Illinois 1967

founded by Dr. Alva C. Todd; in 1986 merged with Illinois Institute of Technology, which led to IIT's west-suburban Rice Campus that opened in 1991. http://www.rice.iit.edu/mce.html
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Montay College Chicago Illinois 1926 1995 Sisters of Saint Felix previously Felician College Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Monticello College Godfrey Illinois 1838 1971
campus acquired by Lewis & Clark Community College http://www.lc.cc.il.us/virtual_campus.nsf/dd5cab6801f1723585256474005327c8/65dfed593ad136018625676e0057e519?OpenDocument
Mount Morris College Mount Morris Illinois 1884 1932 Church of the Brethren Rock River Seminary, the first institution of higher education in northern Illinois was established by the Methodist Church in 1839.  It closed in 1879 due to financial difficulty.  The Church of the Brethren then purchased the campus and opened Mount Morris Seminary and Collegiate Institute.  In 1884 name changed to Mount Morris College.  Merged with Manchester College. www.historyillinois.org/frames/markers/231.htm
Hunt and Carper, eds.  Religious Higher Education in the United States.  1996.
Mundelein College Chicago Illinois
1991 Sisters of Charity, BVM now operating as unit of Loyola University of Chicago since 1991 Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
National Kindergarten College Chicago Illinois

see entry for Chicago Kindergarten College http://nlu.nl.edu/nlu_nce/ncate/ncate_standards/Introduction/
North Campus of Chicago Teachers College Chicago Illinois 1957
state supported became Illinois Teachers College Chicago-North in 1965, Northeastern Illinois State College in 1967,a nd Northeastern Illinois University in 1971 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Northern Illinois College of Ophthalmology and Optometry Chicago Illinois 1872

became Northern Illinois College of Optometry in 1926, after merger with Needles Institute of Optometry; adopted name of Illinois College of Optometry after 1955 merger with Chicago College of Optometry Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Northern Illinois University Fulton Illinois 1861

see entry for Illinois Soldiers College Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
Northwestern Female College Evanston Illinois

later Evanston College for Ladies; merged with Northwestern Univ in 1873 http://www.northwestern.edu/about/history/vision.html
Olivet College Olivet Illinois
Church of the Nazarene now Olivet Nazarene University after fire in 1939, the institution relocated to a property formerly owned by Viator College; for a time the property in Olivet was operated as a seminary and retreat center by the La Salette Fathers; an academy known as St. Joseph's (begun in 1974 north of Detroit, MI) moved to Olivet in September 2005 and operates as Notre Dame de La Salette Boys Academy www.olivet.edu/about/history/history.html
Hunt and Carper, eds.  Religious Higher Education in the United States.  1996
http://lasaletteboysacademy.org/
Oregon Bible College Oregon Illinois 1939 1991 Church of God originated from Bible Training School operated by National Bible Institution from 1923 to 1932; relocated to Morrow, Georgia in 1991 as Atlanta Bible College www.abc-coggc.org/ABC/history.htm
Parks Air College Cahokia Illinois 1927 1998
during WW II era, Parks and its subsidiaries were responjsible for training one out of every ten U.S. Army Air Corps pilots plus thousands of aircraft mechanics; college given to St. Louis University in 1946 as Parks College of Aeronautical Technology 1998 Data Book on Illinois Higher Education
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
www.slu.edu/sluhistory/scene15.html
Pastor's College Champaign Illinois 1908

Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
Patriots National University Chicago Illinois

http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
People's Junior College Chicago Illinois 1932

opened by Jewish People's Institute during Great Depression with faculty who had been laid off from Crane Junior College www.huc.edu/aja/seman.htm
www.siop.org/Presidents/Stagner.htm
Pestalozzi Froebel Teachers College Chicago Illinois 1896 1971
merged with Columbia College of Chicago in 1928, merger dissolved in 1944 Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Plainfield College Plainfield Illinois 1861 1869
name change to North-Western College in 1864; moved to Naperville in 1870 and renamed North Central College after 1926 http://www.plainfield-il.org/history_of_plainfield.htm
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Pleasantview Lutheran College Ottawa Illinois 1896 1935 Lutheran the facility operated as Pleasant View Luther Retirement Home since 1937 http://www.stolaf.edu/library/archives/
Prairie College Galesburg Illinois 1836

name changed to Knox Manual Labor College in 1837 and to Knox College in 1857 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Presbyterian College of Christian Education Chicago Illinois
Presbyterian merged with McCormick Theological Seminary http://www.crl.edu/collcat/collcatP.htm
Quincy College of Medicine Quincy Illinois

http://www.collphyphil.org/FIND_AID/hist/histlmh1.htm
Reliance Medical College Chicago Illinois

evening medical school; later incorporated into Loyola University http://www.meddean.luc.edu/prospective/history.htm
Rock River University Dixon Illinois 1875 1880
building used in 1881 when Northern Illinois Normal School and Dixon Business College started classes www.leecountyhistory.com/articles/940120.htm
Rosary College River Forest Illinois 1922
Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa founded as St. Clara's College in Wisconsin; name changed to Dominican University in 1997 http://domcentral.org/dlc/opus/usstory.htm
http://www.dom.edu/about/about.html
Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Ruskin College Glen Ellyn Illinois 1904 1906
Ruskin College, a liberal arts and industrial school, was established in 1899 in Trenton, Missouri. When it outgrew its facilities, it moved in 1904 to Glen Ellyn, Illinois, but burned down in 1906. It was re-established in Ruskin, Florida in 1910 and lasted until 1919, when it burned down. www.geocities.com/yosemite/rapids/8428/hikeplans/ruskin/planruskin.html
Sacred Heart College for Teachers
Illinois
Dominican Sisters founded for education of Sisters, probably never admitted lay students Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Saint Bede College La Salle Illinois 1890 1967

Saint Casimir Junior College
Illinois
Sisters of Saint Casimir predecessor of Maria Junior College; founded for education of Sisters, never admitted lay students Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Saint Cyril College Chicago Illinois 1902

http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Saint Dominic College Saint Charles Illinois 1963 1970 Dominican Sisters of Adrian
Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Saint Dominic College Saint Charles Illinois
1970
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Saint Francis Solano College Quincy Illinois 1860
Franciscans later became Quincy College in 1917 and Qunicy University in 1993 www.thefriars.org/history.html
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Saint Ignatius College Chicago Illinois 1870
Society of Jesus became Loyola University in 1909 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Saint Joseph College Teutopolis Illinois 1860 1978 Franciscans moved in 1927 to Westmont, IL www.thefriars.org/history.html
Saint Joseph College of Nursing
Illinois
1998
listed as merged with University of St. Francis 1998 Data Book on Illinois Higher Education
Saint Procopous College Lisle Illinois 1887
Benedictine Fathers Illinois Benedictine College in 1971 and now Benedictine University Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Saint Stanislaus College Chicago Illinois

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?cdn:1:./temp/~ammem_9xaK::
Saint Teresa College Decatur Illinois 1929

www.archives.nd.edu/findaids/ead/xml/ins.xml
Saint Viator College Bourbonnais Illinois
Catholic campus acquired by Olivet Nazarene College in 1939 following a fire Hunt and Carper, eds.  Religious Higher Education in the United States.  1996.
Saint Vincent's College Chicago Illinois 1898
Catholic name changed to DePaul University in 1907 Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Sangamon State University Springfield Illinois 1969
state supported joined with University of Illinois in July 1995 to become University of Illinois-Springfield www.uis.edu
Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine Chicago Illinois 1912 2002
will become professional school of Finch University of Health Sciences Chronicle of Higher Education, 9/14/01
Shurtleff College Alton Illinois 1827 1960 Baptist evolved from Rock Spring Academy Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
Southern Illinois Christian College Alma Illinois 1896

Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
Southern Illinois College Carbondale Illinois 1866 1869 Churches of Christ property sold to city of Carbondale and served as foundation for Southern Illinois Normal University www.ag.uiuc.edu/~mcmillan/Restlit/States/Illinois/collsout.htm
www.iltrails.org/jackson/c13.htm
Cummins, D. Duane.  The Disciples Colleges: A History.  1987.
Southern Illinois College Enfield Illinois 1880 late 1890's Cumberland Presbyterian Alma mater of United States senators William E. Borah, Idaho and Wesley L. Jones, Washington. This educational institution was chartered in 1873. From the 1890's until 1935 it was a public school. It was purchased for use as a community center by the Kiwanis Club and Enfield Citizens in 1967. www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/schools/Evans.htm;
www.prairienet.org/ishs/markers/285.htm
http://scribers.midwest.net/cbconly/enf2.htm
Sparks College Shelbyville Illinois 1908


listed on Closed College Consortium web site; however, Sparks maintains a web site at www.sparks.org
Summers College of Commerce East St. Louis Illinois



Tolentine College Olympia Fields Illinois
1973
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Union College Virginia Illinois

http://www.cumberland.org/HFCPC/schools/Illinois.htm
University of Saint Mary's of the Lake Mundelein Illinois 1846
Sisters of Mercy
Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
www.newadvent.org/cathen/03653a.htm
University of the City of Navoo Navoo Illinois 1841 1846 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Hunt and Carper, eds.  Religious Higher Education in the United States. 1996.
Western Normal College Bushnell Illinois


http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Westfield College Westfield Illinois 1861 1914 United Brethren in Christ founded as a seminary in 1861 and incorporated as a college in 1865; coeducational from the beginning; peak enrollment in 1909 was 160; college building destroyed by fire in 1917 www.gcah.org/ead/gcah1454.htm
www.historyillinois.org/frames/markers/347.htm
Williams & Vashti Aledo Illinois
1917

Winston Churchill College Pontiac Illinois
1971
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Woodrow Wilson Junior College Chicago Illinois 1935
public began at 6800 South Stewart Street as one of threep colleges in the Junior College System of the City of Chicago operated by the Chicago Board of Education; on July 1, 1966, the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508, County of Cook and State of Illinois, became operative under the 1966 Illinois Public Community College Act transferring control from the Chicago Board of Education to the Illinois State System of Community College Districts;  now part of the City Colleges of Chicago system; in July 1969, the name to Kennedy-King College in honor of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr.; Dawson Technical Institute and Washburne Culinary Arts Program have become units of institution; moved to new campus at 63rd & Halstad in summer 2007 http://kennedyking.ccc.edu/about_history.asp
Woman's Medical College of Chicago Chicago Illinois

later the Woman's Medical School of Northwestern University
Y.M.C.A. College Chicago Illinois

http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10




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