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Highland Community College Celebrates 160Th Anniversary

Highland Community College inward Highland, KS is celebrating the 160th anniversary of its founding inward 1858 amongst a charter granted past times the Kansas Territorial Legislature.  Highland Presbyterian Academy founded the previous twelvemonth served equally a foundation for the novel institution.  The university in addition to small-scale community that grew upward some it served equally a mission to Native Americans inward the area. 
  • 1857 - Highland Presbyterian Academy
  • 1858 - Highland University
  • 1910 - Highland College
  • 1921 - Highland Junior College
  • 1929 - Northeast Kansas Junior College
  • 1937 - Highland Public Junior College
  • 1959 - Doniphan County Junior College
  • 1965 - Highland Community Junior College
  • 1980 - Highland Community College 


Wichita Acre Academy As Well As Wichita Expanse Technical College Denote Affiliation

Wichita Area Technical College (WATC) together with Wichita State University announced today that WATC volition affiliate amongst WSU to expire the Witchita State University Campus of Applied Sciences together with Technology.  WATC was founded inward 1965 together with enrolls about 3,500 students.
You tin too read to a greater extent than near the affiliation on the KWCH-12 website, "WATC to expire the 'WSU Campus of Applied Sciences together with Technology."

If y'all are interested inward recent trends for mergers together with affiliations, access College Closures since 2009 in the index at the correct of any  page.  There is a carve upward tab for mergers, affiliations, or acquisitions.  Each tab includes basic information for each institution, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, together with the IPEDS unitid.

Cleveland Chiropractic College Changes Cite To Cleveland University-Kansas City

Dora Grote reported for the Kansas City Business Journal on Oct 13, 2015 that Cleveland Chiropractic College volition modify it's cite to Cleveland University-Kansas City.  The college enrolled 483 students during the end academic twelvemonth together with is accredited past times The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges together with Schools.

Central Chiropractic College was founded inwards 1922 inwards Kansas City, MO.  The cite was changed to Cleveland Chiropractic College inwards 1924 together with the establishment moved to Overland Park, KS inwards 2008.  Ratledge Chiropractic College inwards Los Angeles, CA was acquired inwards 1951 together with the cite was changed to Cleveland Chiropractic College of Los Angeles inwards 1955.  The Los Angeles campus was unopen inwards 2011.

K-State Polytechnic Volition Live On Novel Advert For K-State Salina

Kansas State University volition attempt blessing to change the elevate of KSU Salina to K-State Polytechnic.  The establishment was founded past times Kansas Legislature inwards 1965 every mo Schilling Institute too was located on the old Schilling Air Force Base inwards Salina, KS. The elevate was alter to Kansas Technical Institute inwards 1969. The elevate changed ane time again inwards 1988 to Kansas College of Technology. KCT too then merged amongst Kansas State University inwards 1991 to dice Kansas State University-Salina.

Records Of Kansas Metropolis National Grooming Schoolhouse / National College For Christian Workers

The Saint Paul School of Theology spider web site offers information on holdings of records for a Methodist establishment intended to ameliorate develop women for roles providing pedagogy as well as social services to immigrant as well as other urban residents.  The site includes a helpful bibliography on the deaconess movement as well as a number of photographs.

The establishment was initially founded inwards 1899 inwards Kansas City, KS.  It moved to Kansas City, MO inwards 1904 every bit the Kansas City National Training School for Deaconeses as well as Missionaries.  The elevate was changed to the National Training School for Christian Workers inwards 1933, the National College for Christian Workers inwards 1945, as well as to National College inwards 1958.  The establishment explored a cooperative merger amongst Saint Paul earlier closing inwards 1964.


Kansas Colleges That Convey Closed, Merged, Or Changed Names

Kansas Colleges That Convey Closed, Merged, Or Changed Names

This tabular array below includes institutions that convey closed, merged, or changed their names.  If you lot banking corporation complaint a involve for changing or updating information, delight notify ray01brown@gmail.com or piece of occupation out a comment below.

An index amongst links to assort pages for other states too countries is available.

There is a College History Garden Facebook grouping or you lot tin flame thought and follow multiple boards on Pinterest or at that spot is a board specifically devoted to Kansas colleges.

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Marymount College Of Kansas: A History

Marymount College of Kansas: H5N1 History past times Patricia E. Ackerman is right away available.  I bring been anticipating the majority for to a greater extent than or less fourth dimension in addition to thoroughly enjoyed learning to a greater extent than close the institution. Ackerman uses her perspective every bit an alum of Marymount in addition to a faculty fellow member at Kansas State University to arts and crafts an first-class narrative.  She skillfully places the founding in addition to functioning of the Marymount past times the Sisters of St. Joseph inwards 1922 inside the context of broader trends influencing women's education.  Ackerman's concludes past times reflecting on the closure of Marymount inwards 1989 in addition to the far reaching affect of the determination that all the same lingers today inwards key Kansas.

Kansas Metropolis Academy (Ks)

Kansas City University (KCU) operated inward Kansas City, KS from 1896-1933 as well as was initially associated amongst the Methodist Protestant Church.  The establishment was founded yesteryear D. Samuel Fielding Mather, a descendant of Cotton Mather, as well as included Mather College, College of Theology, College of Music, Kansas City Academy, School of Oratory as well as Elocution, College of Physicians as well as Surgeons, as well as the College of Homeopathic Medicine as well as Surgery.  The Colleges of Music as well as Oratory were located inward Kansas City, MO.  


The establishment merged amongst Campbell College inward 1913 that previously operated inward Holton, KS.  One-half of KCU trustees were as well as then drawn from Church of the United Brethren inward Christ.   KCU failed due to fiscal difficulties.  


St. Augustine Hall was purchased yesteryear the Recollect Augustinian Fathers inward 1935 to serve every 2nd their Monastery of St. Augustine.  The campus was afterward purchased yesteryear Seventh Day Adventists inward 1987 for role every 2nd administrative offices as well as a conference center.  You tin locomote follow the link for a document prepared to back upward the placement of Mather Hall on the National Register of Historic Places.
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