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Harrison College Closes

Harrison College abruptly closed final week.  Harrison was headquartered inwards Indianapolis as well as offered programs through 10 sites inwards Indiana: Anderson, Columbus, Elkhart, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis (3), Lafayette, as well as Terre Haute.  Two additional sites inwards Morrisville, NC as well as Grove City, OH volition likewise close.

The history of Harrison College is traced to Marion, IN as well as Marion Business College that began functioning inwards the 1890s.  Marion Business College served every bit the initial establishment inwards 1902 for what afterwards became known every bit Indiana Business College.  Logansport Business College was purchased as well as Kokomo Business College was begun inwards 1902. IBC grew inwards the early on 20th century to include other schools that operated nether their respective names or collectively every bit IBC: Municie Business College, Anderson Business College, Columbus Business College, Richmond Business College, Lafayette Business College, Crawfordsville Business College, Washington Business College, Newcastle Business College, Vincennes Business College, as well as Central Business College inwards Indianapolis. The name changed to Harrison College inwards 2009.

WSYX-TV inwards Columbus, OH reported, "Students outraged Harrison College closing without warning," as well as WISH-TV of Indianapolis posted, "Harrison College to unopen after 116 years."

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 dissever tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, as well as i for mergers as well as acquisitions.  Each tab includes basic information for the institutions, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, as well as the IPEDS unitid.

Bowling Dark-Green Solid Position Down Academy As Well As Mercy College Of Ohio Commit To Partnership

Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Ed reported this morning time inward "BGSU, Mercy Health denote partnership to grow wellness assist education."  There is besides an statement on the Mercy College website, "Mercy Health together with Bowling Green State Sign Letter of Intent."
Mercy College of Ohio is inward the midst of a centennial for its founding equally schoolhouse of nursing inward 1918 past times the Sisters of Mercy. Mercy College of Ohio was incorporated inward 1992.

BGSU was founded inward 1910 equally Bowling Green State Normal College. The name changed to Bowling Green State College inward 1929 together with therefore to Bowling Green State University inward 1935.

 If you lot are interested inward recent trends for closures, mergers,and acquisitions access College Closures since 2009 in the index at the correct of any  page.  There are split upward tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, together with i 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.

Historical Sketch Of Lima (Oh) Trouble Organisation College

Mariane Dow has an interesting ship service on Lima Business College every mo business office of her Collecting Lima, Virtual Museum on the Ms. Dow Antiques blog.  The ship service includes a publish of images as well as a link to a college viewbook.  Dow likewise provides a historical sketch from the founding inwards 1890 yesteryear George Farnham to the early on 1920's.  


University Of Akron Considers Changes...Including A Possible Get Upward Change

A alter inward refer is 1 of several possibilities nether consideration at the University of Akron. The reporter, Karen Farkus inward an article for the Northeast Ohio Media Group on the Cleveland.com website, delves into the development of the establishment from it's founding inward 1870 every bit Buchtel College. For a time, it was a municipal academy before becoming role of the nation system.  An before post service on the links to the early history together with the transition to teach a municipal university. 

Farcus likewise includes links to other articles from U.S. News together with the New York Times exploring refer changes together with notes that changing names or merging tin move really emotional decisions. She comments that at that topographic point are those who even then believe it was a error later on near 5 decades get got passed to utilisation Case Western Reserve from the wedlock of Case Institute of Technology together with Western Reserve University.

Richmond College (Oh), 1843-1903

The Richmond Community Historical Society inward Ohio highlights the history of Richmond College.  The establishment was founded equally Richmond Classical Institute inward 1843 in addition to became Richmond College inward 1847.  The spider web page includes quite a few details in addition to a position out of images, including an 1882 paper amongst faculty names in addition to a 1890 catalogue.

Historical Sketches Of Ohio Higher Teaching Institutions

The Internet Archive offers Historical Sketches of the Higher Education Institutions in addition to every bit good of Benevolent in addition to Reformatory Institutions of the State of Ohio inward .pdf in addition to other formats.  The mass was published inward 1876 for the state's centennial.

Higher teaching institutions included inward the mass include: Antioch College, Baldwin University, Cleveland Academy, Cleveland Female Seminary, Clermont Academy, Cincinnati Wesleyan College, Dennison University, Grand River Institute, Heidelberg College, Hillsboro Female College, Hiram College, Kenyon College, Lake Erie Female Seminary, Marietta College, Mt. Union College, North-western Ohio Normal School, Ohio Agricultural in addition to Mechanical College, Oberlin College, Ohio Central Normal School, Ohio University, Ohio Wesleyan Female College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Otterbein University, Steubenville Female Seminary, St. Xavier College, Twinsburgh Institute, Western Reserve College, Wittenberg College, Wilberforce University, Van Sickle's Business College.

Historical Sketches Of Ohio Higher Teaching Institutions

The Internet Archive offers Historical Sketches of the Higher Education Institutions in addition to every bit good of Benevolent in addition to Reformatory Institutions of the State of Ohio inward .pdf in addition to other formats.  The mass was published inward 1876 for the state's centennial.

Higher teaching institutions included inward the mass include: Antioch College, Baldwin University, Cleveland Academy, Cleveland Female Seminary, Clermont Academy, Cincinnati Wesleyan College, Dennison University, Grand River Institute, Heidelberg College, Hillsboro Female College, Hiram College, Kenyon College, Lake Erie Female Seminary, Marietta College, Mt. Union College, North-western Ohio Normal School, Ohio Agricultural in addition to Mechanical College, Oberlin College, Ohio Central Normal School, Ohio University, Ohio Wesleyan Female College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Otterbein University, Steubenville Female Seminary, St. Xavier College, Twinsburgh Institute, Western Reserve College, Wittenberg College, Wilberforce University, Van Sickle's Business College.
Ohio Colleges That Accept Closed, Merged, Or Changed Names

Ohio Colleges That Accept Closed, Merged, Or Changed Names

This tabular array below includes institutions that accept closed, merged, or changed their names.  If you lot banking concern complaint a quest for changing or updating information, delight notify ray01brown@gmail.com or operate out a comment below.

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

There is a College History Garden Facebook grouping or you lot tin stance and follow multiple boards on Pinterest or at that topographic point is a board specifically devoted to Ohio colleges.

Thanks for your involvement in addition to suggestions!

Calvin College Inwards Cleveland, Oh

The advertising inwards a higher house for Calvin College inwards Cleveland, OH tin hold out establish inwards the American College in addition to Private School Directory, 1890.  The establishment was affiliated amongst the Reformed Church inwards the U.S. of A. of America in addition to operated from 1863 until 1899.  Initially the linguistic communication of teaching was German.  Robert P. Swierenga offers a historical sketch on his spider web site that showtime appeared inwards the Association for Advancement of Dutch American Studies Newsletter ii (Spring 2002). 



Wilberforce Academy (Oh)

Charlie Tyson authored a postal service for Inside Higher ED on June 30, 2014 providing context for the problems confronting Wilberforce University.

Wilberforce Academy (Oh)

Charlie Tyson authored a postal service for Inside Higher ED on June 30, 2014 providing context for the problems confronting Wilberforce University.

Wilberforce Academy (Oh) Receives Abide By From Hlc


Arundi Venkayya reported June 25, 2014 on the WHIO spider web site that Wilberforce University received a "Show-Cause" guild from the Higher Learning Commission this week.



An before article yesteryear Afi-odelia E. Scruggs on the Eye on Ohio spider web site provides a detailed description of problems Wilberforce faced this yesteryear fall.

Wilberforce Academy (Oh) Receives Abide By From Hlc


Arundi Venkayya reported June 25, 2014 on the WHIO spider web site that Wilberforce University received a "Show-Cause" guild from the Higher Learning Commission this week.



An before article yesteryear Afi-odelia E. Scruggs on the Eye on Ohio spider web site provides a detailed description of problems Wilberforce faced this yesteryear fall.

College Of Mountain St. Joseph (Oh)

Andy Brownfield reports on Oct 9, 2013 for the Cincinnati Business Inquirer that the College of Mount St. Joseph volition larn Mount St. Joseph University on July 1, 2014.

Chancellor Academy (Oh)


Karen Farkas of The Plain Dealer reported July 8, 2013 that Chancellor University announced it is closed. The establishment was originally founded inwards 1848 every bit Folsom's Business College.  Farkas notes that it evolved over fourth dimension through several mergers to become Dyke College inwards 1958 and moved to a edifice on East Sixth Street inwards Cleveland, OH.  There was unopen to other deed in 1985 to a place on Prospect Avenue. The Prospect Avenue edifice was renovated as well as suburban campuses were opened.  The refer was changed to David N. Myers University inwards the summertime of 2001 as well as afterward closed inwards Dec 2007 due to fiscal problems.  Michael Clifford bought Myers out of bankruptcy for $5.25 1 yard m inwards the summertime of 2008 as well as worked alongside others to transform the schoolhouse into Chancellor University, a for-profit establishment focusing on courses offered online.

College History On Pinterest

I've been exploring role of Pinterest as a agency to organize together with part images of institutions that convey closed.  Tools available through Pinterest arrive slow to pivot images constitute inward searches together with shorten the fourth dimension needed when I desire to provide to an picture or page.  As an example, one board is devoted to advertising where I pivot images of things similar post cards, paper ads, together with fifty-fifty a matchbook embrace or roadside sign that institutions used inward their marketing campaigns.


A publish of higher teaching institutions together with their libraries or archives are too exploring role of Pinterest to expand awareness of their resources. This volition hold upwards the get-go of several posts highlighting Pinterest boards containing images for those interested inward history of colleges...watch for few to a greater extent than posts inward the nigh future...or, explore Pinterest yourself together with post a comment below amongst the names of other boards focusing on history of colleges together with universities. 

Bluffton University (OH) Archives together with Special Collections offers 13 boards amongst 126 pins that stand upwards apart from approximately of the other boards amongst their focus on trade similar beanies, pennants together with thimbles.


Mount Holyoke College (MA) Archives together with Special Collections belike has the approximately extensive presence on Pinterest amongst to a greater extent than than 1,400 images pinned on 46 boards documenting the institution's history.




Changing Course: Reinventing Colleges, Avoiding Closure

There is a sure ebb together with current inwards the issue of articles calling for pregnant changes or highlighting the fiscal stress of pocket-size colleges or universities.  We for certain seem to hold upward inwards i of those periods where a novel article or spider web log posting seems to surface every few days.  In a recent example, Nathan Harder writing for the The American Interest predicts, "In 50 years, if non much sooner, one-half of the some 4,500 colleges together with universities at i time operating inwards the USA volition bring ceased to exist."

 I found Changing Course: Reinventing Colleges, Avoiding Closure to offering a timely together with interesting pick of instance studies together with essays edited past times Alice W. Brown together with Sandra L. Ballard.  Intended equally a wake-up call, readers tin for certain create goodness from the experiences of the diverse authors involved amongst institutions that either unopen or close closed.

The majority was published inwards 2011 equally purpose of the Jossey-Bass New Directions for Higher Education series.  Chapters include:
  1. Case Study of a College that Closed: Saint Mary's College, Alice W. Brown
  2. Bradford College: Requiem for a College, Arthur Levine
  3. A College that Reinvented Itself: The Wilson College Story, Mary-Linda Merriam Armacost
  4. Case Study of Reinvention: College of Charleston, Alice W. Brown
  5. Reinventing Black Colleges inwards Postethnic America: The Case of Knoxville College, Barbara R. Hatton
  6. Antioch College: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Celebrated History together with an Uncertain Future, Elizabeth R. Hayford
  7. Advice to Presidents of Struggling Colleges, Michael J. Puglisi

Mystery Solved...Hamer Tech??

I received an electronic mail research the other twenty-four hr menses quest if I knew anything virtually Hamer College.  The private saw an erstwhile flame inwards an antique shop covered amongst colorful pennants...including 1 for Hamer.


I've learned a twosome of things over the yesteryear decade of trying to come upward up amongst a relatively comprehensive listing of colleges...#1...just when y'all mean value y'all constitute them all, to a greater extent than or less other 1 appears....and, #2...Google search is amazing!

Thanks to the Google News, I constitute a column yesteryear Denver Howard inwards the Jan 22, 1999 effect of The Bryan Times amongst the explanation.


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