Concordia College Alabama Volition Close

Concordia College Alabama Volition Close

Alabama Black Colleges Lutheran Colleges

The Selma Times-Journal published this calendar week that, "Concordia College Alabama to unopen at the destination of jump semester."  Reporter Blake Deshazo visited with Dr. James Lyons, main transition officeholder together with interim president for the college, who had shared the intelligence alongside faculty, staff, together with students on Wednesday.  Concordia is a historically dark Lutheran College alongside to a greater extent than or less 400 students.

Deshazo of The Times-Journal previously reported the establishment was facing fiscal pressure level on February 6, 2018 that "Concordia College inwards necessitate of investors to stay open."

The establishment was founded every bit Alabama Lutheran Academy & College inwards 1922.  Alabama Luther College graduated its outset course of pedagogy of 4 women inwards 1926, only discontinued the college computer program for a fourth dimension during the Depression together with it was renamed Alabama Lutheran Academy.  College coursework was added dorsum together with the lift changed to Alabama Lutheran Academy together with College.   Then inwards 1981, the lift was changed to Concordia College.

Concordia received accreditation every bit an associate-degree granting establishment yesteryear the Southern Association of Colleges together with Schools (SACS) inwards 1983. In 1994, SACS granted Concordia accreditation every bit a bachelor’s aeroplane granting institution. Concordia continued to grow together with inwards 2010 it acquired the belongings of the United Methodist Children’s Home, expanded the size of the campus from 22 acres to 57, also every bit adding additional housing together with historic buildings.

If you lot are interested inwards recent trends for closures, mergers,and acquisitions access College Closures since 2009 in the index at the correct of any  page.  There are carve upward tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, together with 1 for mergers together with acquisitions.  Each tab includes basic information for the institutions, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, together with the IPEDS unitid.

Augustana College Inward Sioux Falls, Sd Volition Choke Augustana University

Augustana College Inward Sioux Falls, Sd Volition Choke Augustana University

Illinois Lutheran Colleges Name Change South Dakota Wisconsin

Augustana College inwards Sioux Falls, SD announced on August 21, 2015 that it will conk Augustana University on September 1, 2015.  Augustana is affiliated alongside the Evangelical Lutheran Church inwards America [ELCA]. The establishment has a fascinating history that dates from 1835 in addition to the founding of Hillsboro Academy inwards Hillsboro, IL.  

Christy Olsen Field of the Norwegian American Weekly offered a brief historical sketch noting that Augustana College, "...traces its roots to the Hillsboro Academy inwards Hillsboro, Ill. inwards 1835. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Scandinavian Lutheran grouping changed the elevate inwards 1846 to “The Literary in addition to Theological Institute of the Lutheran Church of the Far West.” The schoolhouse after moved to Springfield, Ill., where it became known equally Illinois State University...Due to doctrinal differences, Professor Lars Paul Esbjorn in addition to a grouping of followers moved to Chicago inwards 1860 to flora the Augustana College in addition to Seminary. In the 1860s, the fledgling college was caught upward inwards the westward campaign of pioneers, moving its place to Paxton, Ill. inwards 1863; Marshall, Wis. inwards 1869; Beloit, Iowa inwards 1881; in addition to to Canton, S.D. inwards 1884...Meanwhile, the Lutheran Normal School for educating teachers opened inwards Sioux Falls, S.D., inwards 1889. In 1918, synod officials felt that 2 institutions in addition to so closed together —approximately xx miles— was non cost-effective, in addition to thence merged Augustana College inwards Canton alongside the Lutheran Normal School inwards Sioux Falls nether the elevate Augustana College. After the merger, the schoolhouse site inwards Canton became the Augustana Academy (no affiliation alongside the college), in addition to closed inwards 1971. Augustana College identifies 1860 equally its founding appointment along alongside its sister-school, Augustana College inwards Rock Island, Ill. Those familiar alongside the 2 institutions, oft refer to Augustana, Rock Island equally the Swedish Lutheran schoolhouse piece Augustana inwards Sioux Falls is known equally the Norwegian Lutheran school." 

Five Alberta Institutions Arrive At Academy Status

Five Alberta Institutions Arrive At Academy Status

Canada Catholic Colleges International Lutheran Colleges Name Change Seventh-day Adventist Colleges

Elise Stolte of the Edmonton Journal reports that five Alberta institutions received permission to telephone telephone themselves universities.

Institution	Affiliation	Notes
Ambrose University Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Church of the Nazarene	Founded equally Calgary Bible Institute inwards 1921
Canadian University Lacombe, Alberta, Canada	Seventh Day Adventist	Founded inwards 1907
Concordia University Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod	Founded inwards 1921
Kings University Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Christian	Founded inwards 1979
St. Mary’s University Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Catholic	Founded inwards 1986

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Five Alberta Institutions Arrive At Academy Status

Five Alberta Institutions Arrive At Academy Status

Canada Catholic Colleges International Lutheran Colleges Name Change Seventh-day Adventist Colleges

Elise Stolte of the Edmonton Journal reports that five Alberta institutions received permission to telephone telephone themselves universities.

Institution	Affiliation	Notes
Ambrose University Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Church of the Nazarene	Founded equally Calgary Bible Institute inwards 1921
Canadian University Lacombe, Alberta, Canada	Seventh Day Adventist	Founded inwards 1907
Concordia University Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod	Founded inwards 1921
Kings University Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Christian	Founded inwards 1979
St. Mary’s University Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Catholic	Founded inwards 1986

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Midland Academy Considers Buy Of Dana College Belongings (Ne)

Midland Academy Considers Buy Of Dana College Belongings (Ne)

Lutheran Colleges Nebraska

An Apr 4, 2013 article past times Leslie Reed of the Omaha World Herald indicates that Midland University of Fremont, NE extended an offering to buy the campus of the quondam Dana College inward Blair, NE.

An article past times Brett Ellis inward the Apr 6, 2013 Fremont Tribune also covered the possible purchase.  

There no longer seem to live on plans for a possible reopening of the establishment equally the Renewable Nations Institute cited inward a March 2012 post on this blog.

UPDATE, June 14, 2013

An article inward the Fremont Tribune reports that Midland University announced it volition live on closing on the buy of the quondam Dana College campus July 19, 2013. 

Valparaiso Manly Individual As Well As Woman Individual College (In)

Valparaiso Manly Individual As Well As Woman Individual College (In)

Indiana Lutheran Colleges Methodist Colleges

A Porter County historical images page, business office of the Indiana GenWeb Project, features over 2 dozen historical images of Valparaiso Male in addition to Female College.  The establishment was founded yesteryear the Methodist Church equally the Valparaiso Male in addition to Female College in addition to operated betwixt 1859 to 1871. The college was unopen for or in addition to therefore 2 years, reopening inwards 1873 equally the Northern Indiana Normal School in addition to Business Institute. The get upwards was changed to Valparaiso College inwards 1900 in addition to it was rechartered inwards 1906 equally Valparaiso University.  In 1925, the Lutheran University Association, an independent arrangement promoting higher educational activity purchased the institution.

Marion College (Va)

Marion College (Va)

Lutheran Colleges Virginia

New River Notes offers a brief history of Marion College by Goodridge Wilson, Jr., published past times the Class of 1948 too the Alumnae Association for the Seventy- Fifth anniversary of the founding of the institution.  The college operated from 1873-1967 inwards Marion, VA.

Thomas W.West, the concluding president, likewise authored a history of Marion College that was published inwards 1970 only 3 years afterward the closing of the institution.  West's interesting concern human relationship is detailed too appears to last an honest appraisal of the problems facing a two-year Lutheran establishment inwards a pocket-size community.  The extensive appendices include lists of faculty, trustees, enrollment figures, too directory of onetime students.