College History Garden

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg, WV is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1972. The institution w...

Glenville State College in West Virginia announced this week that it will change its name to Glenville State University . On Tuesday, Februa...

West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) is beginning its 50th anniversary celebration. The reporting by the Wetzel Chronicle , ...

Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia is preparing to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding. The institution was fo...

Jeff Jenkins of West Virginia's MetroNews reports that " Wheeling Jesuit changes name to Wheeling University ." Wheeling...

I was looking for information this morning on the history of Concord University in Athens, West Virginia and found the wonderful athens w...

The State Journal  of Clarksburg, West Virginia posted " Honoring history, heritage was reason for university name change ," in...

Jeff Jenkins reported on July 10, 2017 for the Charleston, WV  Metro News Network,  " Email says WV Business College has closed ....

The Denver Post reported today that Colorado Heights University will be closing .  The Denver Business Journal published an article yest...

West Virginia State University is celebrating its 125th anniversary  this year.  The institution was founded in 1891 as West Virginia Colo...

A report on the annual alumni gathering at the site of Storer College in Harpers Ferry, WV was published by The Washington Post on Octob...

The Daily Athenaeum reports that West Virginia University Institute of Technology will be moving by 2017 to the former campus of Mounta...

A History of West Virginia Wesleyan College 1890-1965 is available at the Internet Archive in a variety of formats.  The author is Kenne...

This table below includes institutions that have closed, merged, or changed their names.  If you note a need for changing or updating inform...

The State Journal in West Virginia reported April 20, 2013 that Alderson-Broaddus College will change its name to Alderson-Broaddus Univ...

Greenbrier College for Women, Lewisburg, WVa, was founded as Lewisburg Academy in 1808 by Presbyterians and closed during the Civil War. ...

The Journal , Martinsburg, WV, reports that Mountain State University is suspending enrollment of new students  for fall.  The institutio...

Storer College was founded October 2, 1867 as Storer Normal School and closed in 1955, one year after the landmark school desegregation deci...

An interview with Dr. James Owston from June 9, 2009 is now available on the West Virginia Public Broadcasting website. Dr. Owston conducte...