List of defunct colleges and universities in Kansas
Defunct colleges and universities in Kansas

List of defunct colleges and universities in Kansas

Section Title: Defunct colleges and universities in Kansas
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College/University	Location	Opened	Closed	Notes

Atchison Business College	Atchison	1885	??	Listing found The school fielded a college football team for at least two years (1892 and 1902).

Bethel Bible College	Topeka	1900	1901	Sometimes called "Parham School of Tongues" - founded by evangelist Charles Fox Parham.

Bissing's Conservatory of Music	Hays Topeka	1901	??	Established by violinist Petrowitsch Bissing, shown operating as of 1918. Began in Hays and relocated later in Topeka.

Blue Mont Central College	Manhattan	1858	1863	Kansas State University named Bluemont Hall to honor the College

Bresee Theological College	Hutchinson	1905	1940	Closed in 1940 to merge with Bethany-Peniel College.

Campbell College	Holton	1880	1913	Merged with Kansas City University which later also closed

Central Normal College	Great Bend	??	??	Independent normal school

College of Emporia	Emporia	1882	1974	Nationally known for its College football team's innovative play and success: see College of Emporia Fighting Presbies football

College of the Sisters of Bethany	Topeka	1861	1928	Chartered before Kansas became a state. Was originally named Episcopal Female Seminary of Topeka but changed name around the time the school re-chartered in 1870.

Concordia Normal School	Concordia	1874	1876	Lost state funding and did not survive. State normal schools were consolidated to what is now Emporia State University

Conway Springs Normal and Business College	Conway Springs	??	??	Listing found

Draughon's Practical Business College	??	??	??	Listing found

Emporia Business College	Emporia	??	??	Listing found

Fort Scott Normal School	Fort Scott	1878	??	Sometimes called Kansas Normal School or Kansas Normal School of Fort Scott One student that studied there was born in 1867.

Garfield University	Wichita	1888	1890	Named for United States President James A. Garfield.

G.A.R. Memorial National College	Oberlin	1891	??	Established by five women of the Women's Relief Corps and endorsed by the Grand Army of the Republic posts of Kansas for the free education of soldiers' and sailors' children.

Great Western Business and Normal College	Concordia	1889	??	Founded by L. H.

Harper Normal and Business College	Harper	??	??	Listed closed as of 1905

Highland University	Highland	1856	??	established for the Sac and Fox Nation under the Presbyterian church Highland Community College claims that its roots date back to this university, and thus claim to be "the first College in Kansas."

Iola Business College	Iola	1899	??	Listing found

Kansas Christian College	Lincoln	1882	1913	Listing found

Kansas City Baptist Theological Seminary	Kansas City	1901	??	Later became a part of Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Kansas City.

Kansas City College of Physicians and Surgeons	Kansas City	??	1905	Merged with what is now the University of Kansas to become KU Med Center

Kansas City University	Kansas City	1896	1933	This school, located in Kansas City, Kansas should not be confused with UMKC, which was also sometimes historically called "Kansas City University" and is located across the state line in Kansas City, Missouri.

Kansas Technical Institute	Salina	1965	1991	Merged with Kansas State University to form Kansas State University – Salina College of Technology and Aviation

Lane University	Lecompton	1865	1902	Merged with Campbell College which later also closed

Lawrence Business College	Lawrence	1869	??	Listing found

Leavenworth Business College	Leavenworth	1887	??	Listing found

Leavenworth Normal School	Leavenworth	1870	1876	Lost state funding and did not survive, state normal schools were consolidated to what is now Emporia State University

Manhattan Business College	Manhattan	1908	1924

Marymount College (Kansas)	Salina	1922	1989	Records sent to St. Mary of the Plains College which also closed (see below)

Midland College	Atchison	1887	1962	In 1919, the College moved to Fremont, Nebraska to the site of the former Fremont Normal School and Business College. In 1962, Midland merged with Luther Junior College founded in Wahoo, Nebraska, in 1883.

Miltonvale Wesleyan College	Miltonvale	1909	1972	Ceased operation in 1972 when the school merged with Bartlesville Wesleyan College—later to become a part of Oklahoma Wesleyan University.

Modern Normal School	Marysville	??	??	Listed in a directory published in 1905

Moline College	Moline	??	??	Listing found

Mount St. Scholastica	Atchison	1923	1971	Merged with St. Benedict's College to form Benedictine College

National Business College	Coffeyville	??	??	Listing found

National Business College	Hiawatha	??	??	Listing found

National Business College	Kansas City	??	??	Listing found

Nemaha Commercial College	Seneca	1900	??	Listing found

Nickerson Normal School	Nickerson	1898	??	Independent normal school

Oswego College for Young Women	Oswego	1883	??	Sometimes referred to as Oswego College or Oswego College for Young Ladies

Ottawa Business College	Ottawa	??	??	Listing found

Ottumwa College	Ottumwa	1864	1872	Organized by the Methodist Episcopal Church, later under control of the Christian Church. Only building burned to the ground on July 24, 1872.

Parsons Business College	Parsons	1892	??	Listing found

Pittsburg Business College	Pittsburg	1894	??	Listing found The school had a football team in 1908, losing one game to local college team Pittsburg State University.

Salina Normal University	Salina	1884	1904	Destroyed by fire in 1904 and was not rebuilt

Salt City Business College	Hutchinson	1897	??	Listing found The school had a football team in 1907 and 1908.

Skelton's School of Telegraphy and Railway Business	Salina	1887	1909	Early adopter of teaching both telegraph and typewriter skills to students. Became a Union Pacific Railroad school in 1909 and turned over to Kansas Wesleyan Business College.

Soule College	Dodge City	1894	??	Advertised board for $2 per week and tuition for $24 per year.

St. Benedict's College	Atchison	1859	1971	Merged with Mount St. Scholastica to form Benedictine College

St. John's College	Winfield	1893	1986	Maintains an active alumni association

St. Mary of the Plains College	Dodge City	1913	1992	Maintains an active alumni association

St. Mary's College	St. Marys	1848	1968	A second College presently exists at the same location also named St. Mary's College"

The Way College of Emporia	Emporia	1975	1989	Same location as College of Emporia. Attempted a legal battle to gain the endowment of the previous college and lost.

Topeka Business College	Topeka	??	??	Listing found

Utopia College	Eureka	1946	1970s	Granted only "certificates"

Western Musical Conservatory	Emporia	1871	??	Listing found

Western Theological Seminary	Atchison	1893	??	Evangelical Lutheran college, listed as operational as of 1902.

Western University	Quindaro	1864	1943	Earliest historically black college or university west of the Mississippi River

Wichita Business College	Wichita	1901	??	Listing found The school had a football team in 1901 and 1902.

Wichita Commercial College	Wichita	1893	??	Listing found

Windsor Commercial College	Fort Scott	1897	??	Listing found

Winfield Business and Academic College	Winfield	1894	??	Listing found

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The earliest to open was St. Mary's College in 1848, while the recent to open was The Way College of Emporia in 1975.

final_sentence: The earliest to open was St. Mary's College in 1848, while the recent to open was The Way College of Emporia in 1975.