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Columbia College. / 38.95762°N 92.32658°W / 38.95762; -92.32658. Columbia College, also known as Columbia College of Missouri, is a private college based in Columbia, Missouri. Founded in 1851 as a nonsectarian college, it has retained a covenant with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since its inception.
Stars. Sporting affiliations. NAIA – American Midwest. Website. www .stephens .edu. Stephens College is a private women's college in Columbia, Missouri, United States. It is the second-oldest women's educational establishment that is still a women's college in the United States. It was founded on August 24, 1833, as the Columbia Female Academy.
Soon other educational institutions were founded in Columbia such as Christian Female College, which later became the current Columbia College. The city benefited from being a stagecoach stop of the Santa Fe and Oregon trails, and later from the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. In 1822 the first hospital was set up by William Jewell. In 1830 the ...
Marion College, one of Missouri's oldest colleges, closed in 1844; St. Louis Christian College (1956–2022) Wentworth Military Academy and College (1880–2017), Lexington; See also. United States portal; List of college athletic programs in Missouri; Higher education in the United States; List of American institutions of higher education
Central Christian College of the Bible. Central Christian College of the Bible is a private Christian college in Moberly, Missouri. Founded in 1957, it is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education and focuses on biblical instruction and practical training for its students. It offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science ...
Luella Henrietta Wilcox was born in Virden, Illinois on June 25, 1865, the sixth of seven children of Julia F. McLynn and Seymour B. Wilcox. Seymour Wilcox was in the grain and hay business and was elected sheriff in 1868. [1] Educated in the public schools, Moss was the first female graduate of Virden High School and the valedictorian of her ...
History Main article: History of Columbia, Missouri An aerial depiction of Columbia's downtown district in 1869. The large building on the right is University of Missouri Academic Hall. Columbia's origins begin with the settlement of American pioneers from Kentucky and Virginia in an early 1800s region known as the Boonslick. Before 1815 settlement in the region was confined to small log forts ...
Thomas M. Allen (October 21, 1797 – October 10, 1871) was a clergyman who played a prominent role in establishing the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Missouri. He was born in Warren County, Virginia (then part of Shenandoah County) in 1797. He studied law at Transylvania University, and married Rebecca Russell in 1819.