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ALABAMA

Alabama Presbyterian College

Birmingham College

Birmingham Medical College

Daniel Payne College

Huntsville College

Jackson Agricultural College

Seventh District Agricultural School

Southern University

St. Bernard College

The Taylor School

Lost Colleges By State

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MISSISSIPPI

Campbell College

Clarke Memorial College

Jefferson College

Mary Holmes Seminary

Mississippi Industrial College

Okolona Industrial School

Prentiss Normal and Industrial Institute

Saint Stanislaus College

South Mississippi College

Southern Christian Institute

ALASKA

Sheldon Jackson College

ARIZONA

Tucson Indian Training School

ARKANSAS

College of Physicians and Surgeons

Crescent College

Jonesboro College

Little Rock College

Medical Department Arkansas Industrial University

Mountain Home College

Parrish Business College

CALIFORNIA

California Western University

Los Angeles Pacific College

Mare Island Naval Apprentice School

Sacred Heart College

CONNECTICUT

Arnold College of Physical Education

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Business High School

District of Columbia Teachers College

Federal City College

Miner Teachers College

Wilson Teachers College

FLORIDA

Columbia College

East Florida Seminary

Florida Agricultural College

Florida Baptist Seminary

West Florida Seminary

GEORGIA

Americus Institute

Atlanta University

Baptist University of America

Fifth District A&M School

Haines Institute

Lanier University

Locust Grove Institute

Macon State College

Selden Institute

MONTANA

Billings Polytechnic Institute

College of Montana

Intermountain Union College

Montana Wesleyan College

NEBRASKA

Bellevue College

Cotner University

Grand Island Business & Normal College

Grand Island College

Hiram Scott College

Lincoln Medical College

Luther Junior College

Nebraska Central College

Omaha Commercial College

Omaha Medical College

Red Cloud Business College

University of Omaha

NEW JERSEY

Baron de Hirsch Agricultural School

Panzer College of Physical Education

South Jersey Institute

NEW MEXICO

Montezuma College

St. Michael's College

NEW YORK

ACUNY-Champlain

Bellevue Hospital Medical College

Brooklyn City College

Claverack College

College of St. Francis Xavier

De Veaux College

Eastman Business College

Holy Angels' College

Jamaica Training School for Teachers

Long Island College Hospital

New York College of Dentistry

New York College of Pharmacy

Rochester School of Optometry

Starkey Seminary

IDAHO

Albion State Normal College

Gooding College

ILLINOIS

American College of Medicine and Surgery

American College of Physical Education

Armour Institute of Technology

Bennett Medical College

Central YMCA College

Chicago College of Dental Surgery

Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons

Chicago Technical College

Chicago Veterinary College

Hahnemann Medical College

Hedding College

Lewis Institute

Lombard College

Mount Morris College

Northwestern University Dental School

St. Viator College

Shurtleff College

Webster College of Law

William and Vashti College

INDIANA

Borden Institute

Canterbury College

Central Normal College

Concordia College

Fort Wayne Medical College

Indiana Dental College

Marion Normal College

Medical College of Indiana

Union Christian College

University of Indianapolis

Winona College of Agriculture

IOWA

Cedar Valley Seminary

Charles City College

Des Moines University

Elliott’s Business College

Ellsworth College

Gates Waterloo Business College

Highland Park College

Humboldt College

Keokuk Medical College

Leander Clark College

Midwestern College

Memorial University

Parsons College

Sioux City College of Medicine

Trinity College

Western Normal College

Westmar College

KANSAS

Campbell College

College of Emporia

Kansas City University

Kansas Industrial and Educational Institute

Kansas Medical College

Kansas University of Commerce

St. John’s College

St. Joseph's College and Military Academy

St. Mary of the Plains College

St. Mary’s College

State School of Mines and Metallurgy

Western University

KENTUCKY

Central University

Lincoln Institute

Louisville Municipal College

McLean/South Kentucky College

St. Mary’s Seminary and College

Sue Bennett College

West Kentucky Industrial College

LOUISIANA

Coleman College

Jefferson College

New Orleans University

St. Charles College

Straight University

MAINE

East Maine Conference Seminary

Oak Grove Seminary

Ricker Classical Institute

MARYLAND

Atlantic Medical College

Baltimore Medical College

College of Physicians and Surgeons

Blue Ridge College

Maryland Medical College

Mount Saint Joseph's College

Rock Hill College

MASSACHUSETTS

Boston State College

Bryant and Stratton School

Burdett College

Fore River Apprentice School

Hyannis State Teachers College

Massachusetts College of Osteopathy

Massachusetts State College-Devens

MICHIGAN

Battle Creek College

Detroit Bible College

Detroit City College

Detroit College of Medicine

Detroit Institute of Technology

Grand Rapids Veterinary College

Michigan Military Academy

Michigan Tech--Sault Ste. Marie

St. Mary's College

MINNESOTA

Duluth Junior College

Golden Valley Lutheran College

Luther Seminary

Minneapolis College of Physicians & Surgeons

Park Region College

Pillsbury Baptist Bible College

Red Wing Seminary

St. Paul College of Law

West Central School of Agriculture

MISSOURI

Barnes Medical College

Camden Point Military Institute

Carleton College

Central Medical College

Central Wesleyan College

Chillicothe Business College

Christian Brothers College

Columbia Normal Academy

Ensworth Medical College

George R. Smith College

Grand River College

Kansas City College of Pharmacy

Kansas City Dental College

Kansas City Medical College

Kansas City School of Law

Kansas City Veterinary College

Kemper Military Academy

Kidder Institute

Marion Sims-Beaumont Medical College

Marionville College

Missouri Wesleyan College

Monett Junior College

Moothart Business College

Ozark Wesleyan College

St. Joseph Veterinary College

St. Paul’s College

St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons

Scarritt Collegiate Institute

Scarritt-Morrisville College

Springfield Normal College

Stanberry Normal College

University Medical College

Webb City College

Wentworth Military Academy

West Plains College

Western Dental College

Will Mayfield College

NORTH CAROLINA

Bingham Military School

The Bingham School, Mebane

Brevard Institute

Brick Junior College

Immanuel Lutheran College

Kittrell College

North Carolina College

North Carolina Medical College

Rutherford College

NORTH DAKOTA

Bruflat Academy

Red River Valley University

State Normal and Industrial School

OHIO

Alfred Holbrook College

Case Institute of Technology

DeSales College

Franklin College

John Marshall School of Law

Medical College of Ohio

Miami Medical College

Nelson Business College

Oberlin Business College

Ohio College of Dental Surgery

Ohio Medical College

St. Patrick's College/Aquinas College

Western Reserve University

OKLAHOMA

Carver Chiropractic College

Hargrove College

Haskell State School of Agriculture

Indianola College

Kingfisher College

Oklahoma Christian College

Oklahoma Military Academy

Oklahoma Presbyterian College

Oklahoma State Baptist College

Phillips University

St. Gregory's College

OREGON

Columbia College

Medical Department, University of Oregon

Mount Angel College

North Pacific Dental College

Oregon Institute of Technology

Philomath College

Portland University

PENNSYLVANIA

Alliance College

Carlisle Indian School

Central Pennsylvania College

Dickinson School of Law

Easton School of Business

Hahnemann Medical College

Medico-Chirurgical College

Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery

Philadelphia Dental College

Schuylkill Seminary

Western Pennsylvania Medical College

SOUTH CAROLINA

Brainerd Institute

Friendship College

Harbison College

Medical College of South Carolina

SOUTH DAKOTA

Canton Lutheran Normal

Columbus College

Redfield College

Southern State College

Wessington Springs Seminary

Yankton College

TENNESSEE

American Temperance University

Burritt College

Cobb & Nichols School

College of Physicians and Surgeons

George Peabody College for Teachers

Knoxville College

Lambuth College

LeMoyne College

Memphis Hospital Medical College

Mooney School for Boys

Morristown College

Nashville University

Nelson Merry College

Roger Williams University

Walden University

Washington College

TEXAS

Bryan Baptist Academy

Burleson College

University of Dallas

Dallas Medical College

Daniel Baker College

Dixie University

Eastman College and Conservatory

Fort Worth University

Grayson College

Jefferson University

Massey Business College

Midland College

St. Basil's College

Samuel Huston College

Stamford College

Tharp Spring Christian College

Tillotson College

Westminster College

UTAH

All Hallows College

Brigham Young College

VERMONT

Green Mountain College

VIRGINIA

Eastern College

Frederick College

Fredericksburg College

Fredericksburg Normal and Industrial Institute

Medical College of Virginia

Old Point Comfort College

St. Albans School

St. Paul's College

University Medical College

WASHINGTON

Columbia Lutheran College

Spokane College

Spokane University

Washington College

WEST VIRGINIA

Alderson Academy

Allegheny Collegiate Institute

Broaddus College

Shelton College

WISCONSIN

Campion College

Central Wisconsin College

Kenosha College of Commerce

Madison Business College

Milwaukee Medical College

Mount Senario College

Northwestern College

Pio Nono College

Platteville Normal College

Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons

Wisconsin School of Mines

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