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Columbia is a Midwestern college town, home to the University of Missouri, a major research institution also known as MU or Mizzou. In addition to the university and surrounding Downtown Columbia are Stephens College and Columbia College , giving the city its educational focus and nearly 40,000 college students.
Downtown Columbia is an area of approximately one square mile surrounded by the University of Missouri on the south, Stephens College to the east, and Columbia College on the north. The area serves as Columbia's financial and business district and is the topic of a large initiative to draw tourism, which includes plans to capitalize on the area ...
Map of the United States with Missouri highlighted. Missouri is a state located in the Midwestern United States.In Missouri, cities are classified into three types: 3rd Class, 4th Class, and those under constitutional charters.
Columbia College (distinct from today's), later to become the University of Missouri, was founded in 1839. When the state legislature decided to establish a state university, Columbia raised three times as much money as any other competing city and donated the land that is today the Francis Quadrangle.
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It was founded on August 24, 1833, as the Columbia Female Academy. In 1856, David H. Hickman helped secure the college's charter under the name The Columbia Female Baptist Academy . In the late 19th century it was renamed Stephens College after James L. Stephens endowed the college with $20,000.
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Columbia College, also known as Columbia College of Missouri, is a private college based in Columbia, Missouri, United States.Founded in 1851 as a nonsectarian college, it has retained a covenant with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since its inception.