| College
Name |
City |
State |
Start Date |
End Date |
Affiliation |
Other Information |
Source |
| Alma
White College |
Zarephath |
New Jersey |
1917 |
1978 |
|
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm |
| Alphonsus
College |
Woodcliff Lake |
New Jersey |
|
1974 |
Sisters of Saint John the Baptist |
|
http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Schier and Russett. Catholic Women's Colleges in America. 2002. |
| Archangel
College |
Englewood Cliffs |
New Jersey |
|
|
http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10 |
| Bayonne
Junior College |
Bayonne |
New Jersey |
|
1951 |
|
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm |
| Bergen
Junior College |
Teaneck |
New Jersey |
1933 |
1954 |
|
predecessor to Teaneck Campus of
Fairleigh Dickinson University |
http://www.teaneck.org/virtualvillage/Postcards/schools/schools.htm
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm |
| Bordentown
Female College |
Bordentown |
New Jersey |
1851 |
1893 |
|
www.co.burlingtonnj.us/historic/bordentowncity.htm
www.newadvent.org/ |
| Burlington
College |
Burlington |
New Jersey |
1846 |
1881 |
Episcopal |
located adjacent to and
affiliated with St. Mary's Hall for Girls |
www.burlco.lib.nj.us/county/history/prophet.html
Hunt and Carper, eds. Religious Higher Education in the United States. 1996. |
| College
of South Jersey |
Camden |
New Jersey |
1927 |
1950 |
|
The roots of Rutgers
University's Camden Campus date to 1926, when Collingswood businessman and
mayor Arthur E. Armitage, Sr., and a group of interested citizens established
the South Jersey Law School. The following year, the College of South Jersey,
a two-year institution, was founded. These two units became a part of
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, in 1950. |
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
http://camden-www.rutgers.edu/Camden/Arts_Sciences/introcas.html |
| College
of the Sacred Heart |
Vineland |
New Jersey |
1884 |
b1899 |
|
http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10 |
| Dana
College |
Newark |
New Jersey |
1930 |
|
|
became part of Rutgers when
University of Newark was merged in 1946 |
http://www.newark.rutgers.edu/occ/facts/history.php |
| Don
Bosco College |
Newton |
New Jersey |
1928 |
1990 |
|
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm |
| Englewood
Cliffs College |
|
New Jersey |
|
1974 |
Sisters of Saint Joseph of Newark |
founded for the education of
Sisters, probably never enrolled lay students |
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Schier and Russett. Catholic Women's Colleges in America. 2002. |
| Essex
Junior College |
Newark |
New Jersey |
|
1937 |
|
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm |
| Evelyn
College for Young Women |
Princeton |
New Jersey |
1887 |
1897 |
|
mondrian.princeton.edu/CampusWWW/Companion/evelyn-college.html |
| Georgian
Court College |
Lakewood |
New Jersey |
1924 |
|
Sisters of Mercy |
The Sisters purchased the
palatial winter estate of George Jay Gould and relocated Mount Saint Mary
College; the new property featured stunning architecture in the British
Georgian style; the Goulds sold the estate with the stipulation that it
retain the name; name change to Georgian Court University after 2004 |
www.georgian.edu |
| Glassboro
State College |
Glassboro |
New Jersey |
1923 |
|
|
founded as New Jersey State
Normal School at Glassboro; name change to New Jersey State Teachers College
at Glassboro; to Glassboro State College in 1958; to Rowan College of New
Jersey in 1992; to Rowan University in 1997 |
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Brenner, Morgan G. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003. |
| Hudson
College |
Jersey City |
New Jersey |
1932 |
1942 |
|
| Immaculate
Conception Junior College |
Lodi |
New Jersey |
1923 |
|
Felician Sisters |
founded as Immaculate Conception
Normal School; name changed to Immaculate Conception Junior College in 1942;
in 1967 name changed to Felician College |
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Schier and Russett. Catholic Women's Colleges in America. 2002
Songe, Alice H. American Universities and Collges: A Dictionary of Name
Changes.
1978.
Brenner, Morgan G. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003. |
| Jersey
City Junior College |
Jersey City |
New Jersey |
|
1959 |
|
students transferred to Jersey
City State College, now New Jersey City University |
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Brenner, Morgan G. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003. |
| Jersey
City State Teachers College |
Jersey City |
New Jersey |
1927 |
|
state supported |
founded as New Jersey Normal
School of Jersey City; name change to Jersey City State Teachers College in
1935; to Jersey City State College in 1958; to New Jersey City University in
1998 |
Brenner, Morgan G. The Encyclopedia of
College & University Name Histories. 2003. |
| John
Marshall College |
Jersey City |
New Jersey |
|
1950 |
|
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm |
| King's
College |
Belmar |
New Jersey |
1938 |
1941 |
|
moved to Wilmington, Delaware |
www.infoage.org/kings.htm |
| Luther
College of Bible and Liberal Arts |
Teaneck |
New Jersey |
1967 |
1978 |
|
now operates as Lutheran Bible
Ministries, Inc. |
http://www.bibleministries.org/history.html
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm |
| Marianite
Junior College |
|
New Jersey |
|
Sisters Marianites of the Holy
Cross |
founded for the education of
Sisters, probably never enrolled lay students |
Schier and Russett. Catholic Women's
Colleges in America. 2002. |
| Maryknoll
Junior College |
Lakewood |
New Jersey |
|
1954 |
|
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm |
| Mount
Saint Mary College |
North Plainfield |
New Jersey |
1905 |
|
Sisters of Mercy |
became Georgian Court College
with move to Lakewood in 1924 |
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Schier and Russett. Catholic Women's
Colleges in America. 2002
Songe, Alice H. American
Universities and Collges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978. |
| Newark
College of Engineering |
Newark |
New Jersey |
1881 |
|
|
founded as Newark Technical
School, became Newark College of Engineering in 1929 and New Jersey Institute
of Technology in 1974 |
Songe, Alice H. American Universities
and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978. |
| Newark
State College |
Newark |
New Jersey |
1855 |
|
state supported |
founded as Newark Normal School;
name changed to New Jersey State Normal School at Newark in 1913; to Newark
State Teachers College in 1935; to Newark State College in 1958; change of
location to Union, NJ in 1958; name change to Kean College of New Jersey in
1974 and to Kean University in 1997 |
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Brenner, Morgan G. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003. |
| Northeastern
Bible College |
Essex Falls |
New Jersey |
1950 |
1990 |
|
| Our Lady
Help of Christians College |
|
New Jersey |
|
Salesian Sisters of Saint John
Bosco |
founded for the education of
Sisters, probably never enrolled lay students |
Schier and Russett. Catholic Women's
Colleges in America. 2002. |
| Our Lady
of Princeton |
|
New Jersey |
|
|
founded for the education of
Sisters, probably never enrolled lay students |
Schier and Russett. Catholic Women's
Colleges in America. 2002. |
| Panzer
College of Physical Education and Hygiene |
East Orange |
New Jersey |
|
1958 |
|
merged with Monclair State
University |
www.montclair.edu/welcome/campustour/pz.html
www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm |
| Passaic
Trade Union College |
|
New Jersey |
|
|
http://djvued.libs.uga.edu/text/co22txt.txt |
| Patterson
State College |
Wayne |
New Jersey |
|
|
now William Paterson University
of New Jersey |
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm |
| Queen's
College |
New Brunswick |
New Jersey |
1766 |
|
|
name change to Rutgers College
in 1825; to Rutgers University in 1925; to Rutgers, The State University of
New Jersey in 1945 |
Brenner, Morgan G. The Encyclopedia of College &
University Name Histories. 2003. |
| Saint
Benedict's College |
Newark |
New Jersey |
|
Roman Catholic |
|
www.newadvent.org/cathen/10790a.htm |
| Saint
Gabriel's College |
|
New Jersey |
|
1968 |
|
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm |
| Saint
Joseph's College |
|
New Jersey |
|
1970 |
|
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm |
| Salesian
College |
|
New Jersey |
|
1973 |
Salesian Sisters of Saint John
Bosco |
|
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Schier and Russett. Catholic Women's Colleges in America. 2002. |
| Shelton
College |
Cape May |
New Jersey |
1907 |
1971 |
|
acquired by evangelist Carl
McIntire in early 1960s; NJ Board of Higher Education withdrew accreditation
in 1969; may've also operated in Cape Canaveral, FL until financial problems
led to closure |
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm |
| Tombrock
College |
Paterson |
New Jersey |
1956 |
1974 |
Missionary Sisters of the
Immaculate Conception |
|
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Schier and Russett. Catholic Women's Colleges in America. 2002. |
| Trenton
Business College |
Trenton |
New Jersey |
1865 |
|
|
the name Captial City Business
College was sometimes used; in 1897 name changed to Rider Business College;
acquired Stewart Business College in 1901; became Rider College in 1921 |
www.rider.edu/grid/riderinfo/history.htm
Brenner, Morgan G. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003. |
| Trenton
Junior College |
Trenton |
New Jersey |
|
1967 |
|
merged with Mercer County
Community College |
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm |
| Trenton
State College |
Ewing |
New Jersey |
1855 |
|
|
founded as New Jersey State
Normal School; name change to New Jersey State Normal School at Trenton in
1908; to New Jersey State Teachers Colege & State Normal School in 1929;
to New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton in 1937; to Trenton State College
in 1958; to The College of New Jersey in 1996 |
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Brenner, Morgan G. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003. |
| University
of Newark |
Newark |
New Jersey |
|
1947 |
|
merged with Rutgers |
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Brenner, Morgan G. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003. |
| Upsala
College |
East Orange |
New Jersey |
1893 |
1995 |
Lutheran Church
in America |
classes initially held in
Brooklyn in Swedish; in 1898 moved to site in Kenilworth, NJ; in 1923 classes
were held at new site in East Orange |
www.upsala.org |
| Villa
Walsh Junior College |
Morristown |
New Jersey |
|
1971 |
Pontifical Institute of the
Religious Teachers, Filippini |
founded for the education of
Sisters in the Diocese of Trenton. By 1927, Villa Victoria was granted its
own Normal School Charter, staffed by the Religious Teachers Filippini and
supervised personally by the Commissioner of Education in the State of New Jersey,
Charles H. Elliot. Transferred to Villa Walsh, the Normal School became Villa
Walsh Junior College in 1948. Its name was officially changed to Walsh
College in 1970, when young women, who were not members of the Religious
Teachers Filippini, were admitted to the college. |
http://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Schier and Russett. Catholic Women's Colleges in America. 2002. |
| Westminster
Choir College |
Princeton |
New Jersey |
1926 |
1992 |
|
founded as Dayton Westminister
Choir School, Ohio; moved to Ithaca, NY and was affiliated with Ithaca
College in 1929; moved to Princeton, NJ in 1932; merged with Rider College |
www.rider.edu
www.state.nj.us/highereducation/closedschools.htm
Songe, Alice H. American
Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978. |
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