Adrian College
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Adrian College is a private liberal arts college in Adrian, Michigan.
The college offers bachelor's degrees in 40 academic majors and programs.
The 100 acre （0.40 km2） campus contains newly constructed facilities along with historic buildings.
Adrian College is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
The spring 2020-21 enrollment was 1,677 students.
The college has its origin as a theological institute founded by Wesleyan Methodists at Leoni, Michigan, in 1845.
This institution merged with Leoni Seminary, another Methodist school, in 1855 to form Michigan Union College.
In 1859, that institution closed and its assets were transferred to Adrian "through the efforts of the antislavery leader and educator, Rev. Asa Mahan, who was elected first president of the new Adrian College".
The college was chartered by the Michigan Legislature on March 28, 1859.
In the early stages of the Civil War the college volunteered itself as a base for the formation of Michigan regiments for the Union side.
The current Valade Hall building sits on the site of the former base camp for these soldiers.
Herrick Tower The original campus was built in the mid-19th century.
It would be almost a century later that President John Dawson began a major construction phase of the campus, including most of the residence halls, academic buildings, a student union, and the administration building.
More recently, current President Jeff Docking has introduced many plans to revitalize Adrian College and its campus, including the cons...