Universities and colleges in Kentucky

Asbury Theological Seminary was founded in Wilmore, Kentucky in 1923 by its first president, Henry Clay Morrison. Shortly thereafter, the school broke away from Asbury College and became a separate institution. Because of the close proximity of the two schools (across the street), similar name, and common theological heritage, many people confuse the relationship between the College and the Seminary. Today, there is no connection between the two schools. Succeeding Morrison as president was J.C. McPheeters, who was succeeded by Frank ...

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Bellarmine University is a Roman Catholic liberal arts university located in Louisville, Kentucky. It opened as Bellarmine College on October 31, 1950, sponsored by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville, and named after the Catholic Saint Robert Bellarmine. The school was one of the first in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to be open to all races and was the first integrated college in the s ...

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Berea College provides all students with full tuition scholarships, and many receive support for room and board as well. Historically, the cost of admission to Berea College has varied from "a desire to learn" to "the price of one head of livestock." Admission to the College is granted only to students who need financial assistance; in general, applications are not accepted from those whose family income does not fall within the bottom 40% of US households. By policy, at least 80% of the College's incoming class is drawn from the Appalachian ...

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When Transylvania University was founded in 1780 it became the 16th college in the U.S. and the first west of the Allegheny Mountains. The school is named Transylvania (Latin for "across the woods") after the heavily forested region of western Virginia that became Kentucky in 1792. It opened at Danville, Kentucky in 1785, and did not move to Lexington until 1789. In dire financial straits because of the American Civil War, Transylvania University merged with Kentucky University (a Christian Church school) located in Harrodsburg ...

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The school is located on a 199-acre farm in the heart of Kentucky Bluegrass region. The campus overlooks Midway, Kentucky, a small town in Central Kentucky. The National Parks Service placed Pinkerton Hall, the oldest building on campus, on the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1974. Midway College - Academic buildings. Equine Education Center houses a 105 foot x 235 foot indoor riding arena, eight stalls, laboratory, classroom, a large tack room, audio-vis ...

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Commonly referred to as "Transy," the school is located on a 35 acre (142,000 m²) campus about 4 blocks north of the downtown Lexington Transylvania University - Academic buildings. Haupt Humanities - The most used classroom building, it houses the various humanities programs. Cowgill Center - Finished in 1999, houses the Business, Economics & Education programs. L.A. Brown Science Center - Natural Sciences building. Includes largest classroom on campu ...

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Originally called Kentucky Female Orphan School, with the school motto Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself, Midway College educated girls orphaned by epidemics and the harsh existence of early Kentuckians. Founded in 1847, Midway has served, at various times, as an elementary and high school, a junior college, and since 1989, a fully accredited baccalaureate-granting institution. Dr. Lewis Letig Pinkerton, a physician and minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), spearheaded the effort to start the first school in th ...

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The College began first in 1855 as a one room schoolhouse, that also served as a church on Sundays. While the school's first articles of incorporation were adopted in 1859, founder John Gregg Fee and the teachers were driven from the area by pro-slavery supporters in that same year. Fee spent the Civil War years raising funds for the school, and returned afterward to continue his work. In 1869, the first college students were admitted, and the ...

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Midway College - Ring Shield. Lamp: truth and knowledge Date: 1847 Key: knowledge Oak Leaf: strength Star: merit, guidance, heavenly wisdom Scales: justice Wings: protection, chivalry Trumpet vine: Kentucky Shield: faith, protection School Colors: blue, gold and white School Motto: Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself See also:

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