page_title: University of Mount Olive
section_title: Founding
hierarchical_section_title: University of Mount Olive / History / Founding
caption_attribution_description: English: Mount Allen Junior College at Cragmont Assembly, Black Mountain, North Carolina.
context_page_description: The University of Mount Olive is a private university in Mount Olive, North Carolina. Chartered in 1951, the university is sponsored by the Original Free Will Baptist Convention. A member of the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas, its sports teams compete as the Mount Olive Trojans.
context_section_description: From its inception as a junior college, the University of Mount Olive has been sponsored by the Original Free Will Baptist Convention. The institution was chartered in 1951 and opened in 1952 at Cragmont Assembly, the Free Will Baptist summer retreat grounds near Black Mountain, North Carolina, under the direction of the Reverend Lloyd Vernon. The school was originally called Mount Allen Junior College, taking its name from the mountain near Cragmont.
caption: Cragmont Assembly, Black Mountain, North Carolina, location of the college's campus from 1952–53.
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