Providence College Celebrates Centennial

Meaghan Dodson, co-editor for The Cowl, student newspaper at Providence College reports on an updated history of the college that will be published to coincide with the institution's centennial in 2017.

The college also has an extensive set of web pages devoted to the institution's centennial.  You can find a history of the college, Providence College: From the Beginning, written by Dr. Donna T. McCaffrey.  McCaffrey's history was published in 1992.

The centennial pages also include a wonderful film, The Promise of Providence, co-produced by Mike Leonard and Mary Kay Wall.  Leonard is a Providence alum and served over 30 years as a correspondent for the NBC Today Show.

Rhode Island Colleges that have Closed, Merged, or Changed Names

This table below includes institutions that have closed, merged, or changed their names.  If you note a need for changing or updating information, please notify ray01brown@gmail.com or leave a comment below.

An index with links to separate pages for other states and countries is available.

There is a College History Garden Facebook group or you can view and follow multiple College History Garden boards on Pinterest or there is a board specifically devoted to Rhode Island colleges.

Thanks for your interest and suggestions!

Mater Ecclesiae College Closing

Melanie Thibeault of The Valley Breeze authored an article indicating that Mater Ecclesiae College will be closing at the end of the academic year.  Mater Ecclesiae was affiliated with the Legion of Christ and was founded in Wakefield, RI in 1991.  The institution moved to Greenville, RI in 1998.  The Providence Journal published an article on the likelihood of closure last month.

Mater Ecclesiae College in RI Closing

The Providence Journal published an article on October 9, 2014 indicating that Mater Ecclesiae College in Greenville, Rhode Island will be closing.

Scholfield's Commercial College (RI)

Scholfield's Commercial College was founded in Providence, RI in 1846.  The Providence Public Library posted an image.

The Harvard University Library Open Collections Program offers digital versions of  four catalogues: 3rd edition 1863, 5th edition 1864, 7th edition 1866, and the 9th edition from 1867.

Gibbs Colleges and Schools

See Peter Schworm's article, "Gibbs to Close its Boston Campus," from the February 19, 2008 issue of the Boston Globe.