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Avila University (AU) is a Church university; strongly affiliated and supported by the Catholic Church. The university is sponsored by the St Joseph Sisters of Carondelet and started off a women’s school. It has undergone tremendous changes including relocations to …
Central Methodist University (CMU), dating back to mid 19th century is a church affiliated university of the United Methodist Church. The four year private university has undergone a long of history of acquiring names, changing ownership and merging with other …
Cox College has its history dating back to 1907 when it operated as Burge Deaconess Training School for nurses. The initial college was then closed in 1945 due to lack of standardized nurse training facilities. However, after the Second World …
St. Alexius Hospital (SAH) is the mother to the Lutheran School of Nursing (LSN). Based in St Louis, Missouri, the hospital was established in 1869 by the Alexian Brothers, a family of prominent healthcare providers from Europe. The hospital dispenses …
Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College (GSN-BJC) has a long history. It is a story of two different hospital-based nursing programs: Jewish Hospital School of Nursing and Barnes Hospital School of Nursing. In 2005, the two programs merged to …
Graceland University (GU), formerly Graceland College is a church university of the Community of Christ Church. The college offered is first college education program at Iowa in 1985, where its main campus still remains to be. Graceland University has since …
Hannibal-LaGrange University (HLGU), formerly known as Hannibal–LaGrange College, is an “unapologetically Christian” University, deeply connected to the Missouri Baptist Convention. As a church university, it gives more emphasis on liberal arts studies in comparison to other universities. The university was …
Lincoln University (LU) is one of the two historically Black Schools in the State of Missouri. This public university dates back to 1866, when it was established to offer teacher training opportunities to African Americans living in Missouri. The university …
Maryville University (MU or MUSL) is a community focused liberal arts university grounded in the Religious of the Sacred Heart. It was established as a women’s academy by French women who had settled in the Southern parts of St. Louis …
In 1915, the Polytechnic destined to become Metropolitan Community College opened its doors. Four years down the line, Kansas City Polytechnic expanded its program and became a two-year junior college. Several mergers happened in 1964 to create what was known …
Founded in 1937, Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) has kept to it mission of giving international education, professional and liberal arts programs and the lifelong learning that comes with delivery of education. From the status of a junior college to …
It was a Normal School during its founding years, preparing teachers for public systems schools. Fourth District Normal School was the name of what was to become Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University). dating back in 1905. As …
Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) is an integral part of Missouri State University-Springfield. They share the same historical timelines and the West plains Residence Centre was established in 1963, as part of the then Southwest Missouri State College (SMSC). The …
Missouri Western State University (MWSU), Commonly known as a Western was established in 1915. During those years, it was known as St. Joseph Junior College, a liberal arts college that taught transfer programs for four-year colleges. In 1969, the junior …
Park University (PU), one of the most renowned private universities in the nation was founded in 1875. It started off as Park College until the year 2000 when it acquired a university status. The University had been earlier affiliated with …
With roots from the German Hospital established in 1905, the Research College of Nursing (RCN) has a rich and deep history. The College survived the eras of the world wars and formed a joint program with Rockhurst College to form …
St. Charles Community College (SCC) celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 2011, marking 25 years of delivering quality higher education to the residents of St. Charles County and beyond. The college was voted to become a community college in 1986, making …
Dating back to 1818, Saint Louis University (SLU) is one of the oldest centers of higher education in US. The college that was to become Saint Louis University; Saint Louis College was established by a Catholic Bishop in those early …
St. Luke’s hospital, the successor of All Saints Hospital is the root of the Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences (SLCHS). Saint Luke’s Hospital started a nursing college that was meant to train nurses under the supervision of the hospital. …
Southeast Hospital College of Nursing & Health Sciences (SEH College of Nursing, or SHCNHS) has had its ups and downs. It started off in 1928 but closed down during the depression period and later re-opened in 1990. Before closing, the …
Southeast Missouri State University (SMSU) was established in 1873 to meet the needs of training school teachers. The university started off as Southeast Missouri Normal School and in 1881, it was renamed Missouri State Normal School-Third District. Enrollment in the …
Southwest Baptist University (SBU) is a Christian university grounded in the Baptist faith. It was founded in 1878, with a large main campus at Lebanon which was later relocated to Bolivar. The university academic programs integrates faith, liberal arts with …
St. Louis Community College’s history can be traced back to 1962, when the Junior College District of St. Louis was established by a legislative vote. Under the Junior College district, Meramec and Florissant Valley Community Colleges were established. In 1975, …
Three Rivers Community College (TRCC) was formed in 1966 after residents of Southeast Missouri counties found it appropriate to have an affordable yet quality center of higher learning. The college started in a humble storefront location before it could afford …
Named after a former president of the nation, Truman State University (TSU) started as an institution of higher learning offering teacher training. It was then known as North Missouri Normal School and was a privately owned college. The schools then …
Established in 1871, University of Central Missouri (UCM) first served the residents of Missouri as a Normal School training teachers for school systems. It was then known as Central Missouri State College with its main campus in Warrensburg. The university …
Founded in 1839, University of Missouri- Columbia (Mizzou, MU) is the flagship campus of other three campuses of the University of Missouri System; Kansas City, Rolla and Saint Louis. It was the first public university west of the Mississippi River …
University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) is a long story of merges, re-organization and expansion. Founded in 1929, then as University of Kansas City, UM-Kansas City has undergone numerous changes especially in its education programs. This is evident to the number …
University of Missouri was founded in 1960 as the youngest of the University of Missouri system. The university is located in Metropolitan St Louis and therefore has a great cultural diversity of city life. The university was established as a …
Founded in 1915, Webster University (WU) was a dream come true for women scholars who would rather not have got a chance to higher education in those early days. The College was formerly known as Loreto College, reflecting the name …
William Jewell College (WJC) is a college named after its founder William Jewell; who had been a Baptist and legislator in Missouri and contributed the very first finances to build the college premises. The college served as a men’s only …
