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Article - Colleges in Michigan that have closed, merged, or changed their names

aCollege Name    City    State    Start Date    End Date    Affiliation    Other Information    Source
Agricultural College of State of Michigan    East Lansing    Michigan    1855    
    state supported    name change to State Agricultural College in 1861; to Michigan Agricultural College in 1909; to Michigan State College of Agricultural and Applied Science in 1925; to Michigan State University of Agricultural and Applied Science in 1955; to Michigan State University in 1964    Songe, Alice H. American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Albion Commercial College    Albion    Michigan    1861    1868    
    founded by Ira Mayhew who served two terms as state Superintendent of Public Instruction & later principal of Albion Seminary, later Albion College; the separate commercial college suffered a fire in 1868; moved to Detroit in 1869; sold and became Spencerian Business College    http://www.albionmich.com/history/histor_notebook/MM994.shtml
American Medical Missionary College    Battle Creek    Michigan    1895    1910    Seventh-day Adventist    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
Ave Maria College    Ypsilanti    Michigan    
    2006    Catholic    founded by Thomas S. Monaghan who later turned his attention to founding Ave Maria University in Naples, Florida     http://www.macrao.org/Archives/ClosedColleges.asp
http://www.avemaria.edu/aboutus/
Battle Creek College    Battle Creek    Michigan    1874    
    Seventh-day Adventist    in 1901 the institution was moved to Berrien Springs and given the name Emmanuel Missionary College; in 1960 the college, a seminary, and a School of Graduate Studies were united under the name of Andrews University    www.andrews.edu/HR/hborganization.html;
www.michmarkers.com/Pages/S0250.htm
Hunt and Carper, eds.  Religious Higher Education in the United States.  1996.
Bay City Junior College    Bay City    Michigan    1920    
    
    predecessor to Delta College which opened in 1961    www.svsu.edu
Benton Harbor College    Benton Harbor    Michigan    
    
    http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Benzonia College    Benzonia    Michigan    1891    1900    
    outgrowth of Grand Traverse College; continued as an academy until 1918    http://www.michmarkers.com/Pages/S0245.htm
Catholic Junior College    Grand Rapids    Michigan    1886    
    Dominican Sisters    founded as Novitiate Normal School in 1886; merged with a college for lay women founded in 1922, initially known as Sacred Heart College and later as Marywood College; moved to dwontown Grand Rapids, became first Catholic college to introduce coeducation and changed name to Catholic Junior College in 1931; later became four year institution and adopted name of Aquinas College after 1941    http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America. 2002.
Songe, Alice H. American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
www.aquinas.edu
De Lima Junior College    Oxford    Michigan    1958    1971    Dominican Sisters    
    Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Dearborn Junior College    Dearborn    Michigan    
    
    formerly Fordson Junior College; name changed to Dearborn Junior College in 1946 and to Henry Ford Community College in 1952    www.henryford.cc.mi.us
Detroit Bible College    Detroit    Michigan    1945    
    
    founded as Detroit Bible Institute; moved to Farmington Hills in 1976; name changed to Detroit Bible College in 1960 and then to William Tyndale College in 1981    www.williamtyndale.net
Detroit Business Institute    Detroit    Michigan    1887    
    proprietary    founded by merger of Spencerian Business College and Goldsmith Business College; initially known as Detroit Business University and by 1960's was known as Detroit Business Institute; a collegiate institute was founded in Dearborn, MI that became the Detroit College of Business after 1964 and later became part of Davenport University     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Business_Institute
Detroit College of Law    Detroit    Michigan    1891    
    
    The college became affiliated with Michigan State University in 1995; relocated to East Lansing, Michigan in 1997; remains one of only two private law schools to be affiliated with a research university.
In April 2004, the school changed its name to the MSU College of Law    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_State_University_College_of_Law
http://detroit1701.org/Detroit%20College%20of%20Law.html
Detroit College of Medicine    Detroit    Michigan    1868    
    
    became Colleges of the City of Detroit in 1933 with merger of Detroit Teachers College and College of the City of Detroit; Wayne University in 1934; and Wayne State University in 1956    Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Detroit Homeopathic College    Detroit    Michigan    1872    1918    
    www.collphyphil.org/FIND_AID/hist/histlmh1.htm
http://www.wholehealthnow.com/homeopathy_pro/homeopathy_1850_1874.html
Detroit Institute of Technology    Detroit    Michigan    1891    1982    
    
Duns Scotus College    Southfield    Michigan    1930    1979    
    http://www.franciscan-alumni.org/schools/duns.html
Emmanuel Missionary College    Berrien Springs    Michigan    1901    1960    Seventh-day Adventist    successor to Battle Creek College; predecessor to Andrews University    www.andrews.edu/visitors/about_au/history.php3
Hunt and Carper, eds.  Religious Higher Education in the United States.  1996.
Fordson Junior College    Dearborn    Michigan    1938    
    
    name changed to Dearborn Junior College in 1946    www.henryford.cc.mi.us
General Motors Institute    Flint    Michigan    1919    
    
    founded as The School of Automobile Trades; name change in 1923 to Flint Institute of Technology; General Motors assumed financial role in 1926 and name changed to General Motors Institute; independent of GM after 1982 and name change to GMI Engineering & Management Institute; name change to Kettering University in 1988     www.kettering.edu
Goldsmith Business University    Detroit    Michigan    1850    1887    proprietary    merged with Spencerian Business College to form Detroit Business University, later known as Detroit Business Institute    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Business_Institute
Grand Rapids Baptist Bible College & Seminary    Grand Rapids    Michigan    1941    
    Baptist    founded as Baptist Bible Institute; name changed to Grand Rapids Baptist Theological Seminary & Bible Institute in 1948; to Grand Rapids Baptist Bible College & Seminary in 1963; to Grand Rapids Baptist College & Seminary in 1972; merged with Grand Rapids School of the Bible & Music that had closed in 1993; name changed to Cornerstone College & Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary in 1994; name changed to Cornerstone University in 1999    Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Grand Rapids Medical College    Grand Rapids    Michigan    
    
    http://www.crl.edu/collcat/collcatG.htm
Grand Traverse College    Benzonia    Michigan    1863    1891    Congregational    founded as part of Benzonia colony, an "educational Christian colony"; coeducational    http://www.michmarkers.com/Pages/S0245.htm
Highland Park Community College    Highland Park    Michigan    1918    1996    
    
    www.detnews.com/menu/stories/27279.htm
John Wesley College    Owosso    Michigan    1909    1981    
    established as Owosso College    
Jordan College        Flint    Michigan    1967    1995    
    location of Menominee, MI on U of Chicago site    http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Jordan College & Seminary    Cedar Springs    Michigan    
    1996    
    
Jordan College (Tower Center)    Detroit    Michigan    1967    1995    
    
Mackinac College    Mackinac Island    Michigan    1966    1973    
    constructed initially as a World Conference Center by Moral Re-Armament in the 1950's.  MRA later relocated to Switzerland and deeded the property to Mackinac College in 1966.  Sold to Rex Humbard in 1970.  Sold again in 1977 and now operated as the Mackinac Hotel.    Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Ringenberg, William C.  The Christian College: A History of Protestant Higher Education in America. 1984.
www.mackinacfilms.com/mra.html
Maryglade College    Mephis    Michigan    1960    1974    
    
Mayhew Business College    Detroit    Michigan    
    
    http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5&l2=22&l3=39&top=10
Mercy College    Detroit    Michigan    1941    
    Religious Sisters of Mercy    merged with University of Detroit in 1990 to form University of Detroit Mercy    www.udmercy.edu
Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Michigan Central College    Spring Arbor    Michigan    1844    1853    Freewill Baptist    first college in Michigan to grant degrees to women; moved to Hillsdale in 1853; chartered by state legislatures as Hillsdale College in 1855.    http://www.michmarkers.com/Pages/S0230.htm
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Michigan College of Mines    Houghton    Michigan    1885    
    state supported    founded as Michigan Mining School; name change to Michigan College of Mines in 1897, to Michigan College of Mining & Technology in 1927, and to Michigan Technological University in 1964    Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Michigan College of Mining & Technology, Sault Saint Marie Branch    Sault Saint Marie    Michigan    1946    
    state supported    name change to Lake Superior College in 1970 and to Lake Superior University in 1987    Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Michigan College of Osteopathic Medicine    Pontiac    Michigan    1964    
    
    University affiliation and name changed to Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1970 with move to East Lansing    http://history.aoa-net.org/Education/collegehist.htm
Michigan State Normal College    Ypsilanti    Michigan    1849    
    state supported    founded as Michigan State Normal School; name changed to Michigan State Normal College in 1899; to Eastern Michigan College in 1956 and to Eastern Michigan University in 1959    Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories.  2003.
Michigan Union College    Leoni    Michigan    
    1859    Wesleyan Methodist    initially a theological institute; strongly anti-slavery; moved to Adrian as Adrian College in 1859    http://www.michmarkers.com/Pages/S0227.htm
Muskegon College    Muskegon    Michigan    1888    
    
    founded by Woodbridge N. Ferris as Ferris Business College; acquired by Robert Jewell who later also purchased Baker Business University in 1965; is now known as Baker College-Muskegon    www.baker.edu/bakerinfo/history.html
Nazareth College    Kalamazoo    Michigan    1889    1992    Sisters of Saint Joseph    Nazareth Academy opened in 1897; chartered in 1924 as Nazareth College; men admitted after 1971; by mid 1980s, 23 undergraduate and 2 graduate programs were offered; the institution supported off-campus programs at three other locations; after closing, Connors, Dooley and Albers Halls were leased to Kalamazoo County Human Services Department, Borgess Medical Center purchased the athletic center and converted it into Borgess Health and Fitness Center, the administration building and library were razed between 1995-96;    Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazareth_College_(Michigan)
North Central Christian College    Rochester Hills    Michigan    1959    
    
    name change to Michigan Christian Junior College in 1961; to Michigan Christian College in 1978; to Rochester College in 1997    Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Northern State Teachers College    Marquette    Michigan    1899    
    state supported    name change to Northern Michigan College of Education in 1942; to Northern Michigan College in 1955; to Northern Michigan University in 1963    Brenner, Morgan G.  The Encyclopedia of College & University Name Histories. 2003.
Owosso College    Owosso    Michigan    1909    1981    Pilgrim Holiness Church    property operated as sanitarium at turn of the 20th century; sold to Bible Holiness Seminary; in 1949 became Owosso Bible College; initiated a liberal arts curriculum after 1958; bible college discontinued in 1962; merged in 1967 with Eastern Pilgrim College; ties broken with church in 1970; college acquired by Dr. Kenneth Armstrong in 1972 and name changed to John Wesley College; entered bankruptcy before closing in 1981; property later acquired by Baker College of Flint, MI    Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
http://www.shiawasseehistory.com/gute.html
Port Huron Junior College    Port Huron    Michigan    1923    
    
    A state law was changed lowering the minimum population required for a community to start a junior college.  The college opened in an annex to the high school.  In 1967, the college separated from the school district and became St. Clair County Community College.    http://www.michmarkers.com/Pages/L1609.htm
Presentation Junior College      Livonia    Michigan    1937    
    Felician Sisters    now Madonna College after 1947    Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Sacred Heart College    Grand Rapids    Michigan    1886    
    Dominican Sisters    founded as Novitiate Normal School; became Sacred Heart College in 1923, Catholic Junior College in 1931, and Aquinas College in 1940    Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
Saint Joseph's College    Adrian    Michigan    1919    
    Dominican Sisters    renamed Siena Heights College in 1939; became coeducational in 1960's    www.michmarkers.com/Pages/L1697.htm
www.sienahts.edu/quickfac.html
Saint Mark's College    Grand Rapids    Michigan    1850    1851    Episcopal    Burke states charter received in 1839    Hunt and Carper, eds.  Religious Higher Education in the United States. 1996.
Burke, Colin B. American Collegiate Populations. 1982.
Saint Mary's College    Monroe    Michigan    1905    
    Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary    founded as Saint Mary Academy in 1845; name change to Saint Mary College in 1905 and is considered as year of establishment; later, Marygrove College after move to Detroit in 1927    Schier and Russett.  Catholic Women's Colleges in America.  2002.
Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes. 1978.
Saint Philip's College    Detroit    Michigan    
    
Shaw College at Detroit    Detroit    Michigan    1936    1983    
    Goodlow, Kirk.  Perceptions of Faculty, Administration, Students, and Alumni Regarding the Closure of a Liberal Arts College: A Case Study of Shaw College at Detroit.  Ph.D. dissertation. 1996.
Spencerian Business College    Detroit    Michigan    1883    1885    proprietary    successor of Mayhew Business College that operated in Albion, MI beginning in 1860; owned by P.R.Spencer for two years from 1883-85, acquired by Goldsmith Business University and the two schools merged in 1887 to form Detroit Business University    http://www.albionmich.com/history/histor_notebook/MM994.shtml
http://enwikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Business_Institute
Suomi College    Hancock    Michigan    1896    
    Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church    name changed to Finlandia College in 2000    www.michmarkers.com/Pages/S0211.htm
www.wfn.org/2000/08/msg00092.html
Wesleyan Seminary and Female College    Albion    Michigan    1835    
    United Methodist Church    established as Spring Arbor Seminary in 1835; became Wesleyan Seminary in 1839; added Albion Female Collegiate Institute in 1850; changed name to Albion College in 1861    Songe, Alice H.  American Universities and Colleges: A Dictionary of Name Changes.  1978.
William Tyndale College    Farmington Hills    Michigan    1945    2004    
    founded as Detroit Bible Institute; moved to Farmington Hills in 1976; name changed to Detroit Bible College in 1960 and then to William Tyndale College in 1981; formed partnership in 2003 with Regent University, VA; closure announced for December 2004    "Tyndale College Faces Possible Closure," in Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/2/03
"Pat Robertson's Regent U. Saves William Tyndale College From Closure," in Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/30/03
"William Tyndale College closing Dec. 31st," Associated Press, 11/22/04.

    
    
    

    

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