| College
Name |
City |
State |
Start Date |
End Date |
Affiliation |
Other Information |
Source |
| Barrington
College |
Barrington |
Rhode Island |
1900 |
1985 |
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founded in Spencer, MA in 1900;
moved to Dudley, MA after WW I; relocated to Providence, RI in 1929; renamed
Providence Bible Institute; in 1950 opened Barrington campus, sold Providence
campus in 1960 and changed name to Barrington College; merged with Gordon
College in 1985; Barrington site sold and now operates as Zion Bible
Institute |
www.gordon.edu/about_gordon/
Brenner, Morgon G. The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003. |
| Bryant
College |
Smithfield |
Rhode Island |
1863 |
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founded as Bryant and Stratton
National Business College; in 1916, Harry Loeb Jacobs buys the college and
merges it with the Rhode Island Commercial School, granting bachelor of
commercial science and bachelor of accounting degrees; in 1949, becomes non-profit
institution; in 1971, moves from Providence, RI to Smithfield, RI; in 2004,
name change to Bryant University; |
http://www.bryant.edu/ |
| Mount
Saint Joseph College |
Wakefield |
Rhode Island |
|
1975 |
Sisters of the Holy Cross and
Passion |
founded for the education of
Sisters, probably never enrolled lay students |
Schier and Russett. Catholic Women's
Colleges in America. 2002. |
| Pembroke
College |
Providence |
Rhode Island |
1928 |
1954 |
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Merged with Brown University and
no longer had separate degrees or faculty after 1954. |
Harwarth, Maline, and
DeBra. Women's
Colleges in the United States.
http://www.edu.gov/offices/OERI/PLLI/webreprt.html |
| Rhode
Island College |
Providence |
Rhode Island |
1764 |
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became Brown University in 1804 |
Songe, Alice H. American Universities
and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978. |
| Rhode
Island Junior College |
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opened its doors in temporary
quarters in Providence on September 24, 1964; Knight campus in Warwick opened
September 1972; name change to Community College of Rhode Island in June
1980;
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http://www.ccri.edu/About/History.shtml |
| Seminary
of Our Lady of Providence |
Warwick |
Rhode Island |
1939 |
1975 |
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