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The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa is the largest university in the state with 38,100 enrolled for fall 2019. [1] Jefferson State Community College in Birmingham, Alabama is the largest two-year college, with an enrollment of just over 8,000.
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Texas governor from 1887 to 1891, was a graduate of Florence Wesleyan University, now the University of North Alabama. LaGrange graduate Richard H. Rivers , after becoming president of the college, led most of the students and all but one faculty member from the mountain in late 1854 to relocate to Florence.
Bank Independent Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium complex by the University of North Alabama that is being constructed in Florence, Alabama to replace Braly Stadium and Mike D. Lane Field for athletic events by the 2026–2027 academic year. [3]
Heritage Christian University is a private bible college in Florence, Alabama. It is affiliated with the Churches of Christ . The university is governed by a board of directors, all of whom must be active members of the Churches of Christ.
The Gothic Revival structure was designed to serve LaGrange College when this Methodist institution relocated from Franklin to Lauderdale county and subsequently was renamed and rechartered as Florence Wesleyan University. [2] In 1856, the year the structure was completed, a President's Report showed an enrollment of 180 students.
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Confederate States Army general and Texas governor, 1887–1891, was a graduate of Florence Wesleyan University, now the University of North Alabama LaGrange graduate R.H. Rivers , after becoming president of the college, led most of the students and all but one faculty member from the mountain in late 1854 to relocate ...
Rogers Hall, also known as Courtview, is a three-story antebellum house at 500 Court Street in Florence, Alabama.It was built by enslaved people from 1854 to 1855. [2] It is one of the oldest historic landmarks on the University of North Alabama campus and one of the university's most distinctive structures. [3]
Florence is located along the Tennessee River and is home to the University of North Alabama, the oldest public college in the state. Florence is located about 70 miles west of Huntsville, Alabama , via US-72 , and about 115 miles northwest of Birmingham, Alabama .