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Multiple colleges and universities have historically had connections to YMCA. Springfield College, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was founded in 1885 as an international training school for YMCA Professionals, while one of the two schools that eventually became Concordia University—Sir George Williams College—started from night courses ...
The collection moved to the YMCA Training School (later known as Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, when it was founded in 1890, and then to New York City, when the YMCA built its first headquarters building there in 1908. In 1980, the YMCA moved its headquarters to Chicago and the collection went into storage for several years.
The first YMCA in the United States opened on December 29, 1851, in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1851 by Captain Thomas Valentine Sullivan (1800–59), an American seaman and missionary. He was influenced by the London YMCA and saw the association as an opportunity to provide a "home away from home" for young sailors on shore leave.
YMCA College may refer to a number of colleges and universities founded by or associated with YMCA: Central YMCA College, Chicago, Illinois, 1922–1945; YMCA College of Physical Education, first college for physical education of Asia, was established in 1920 and affiliated to the Tamil Nadu physical education and sports university ...
Southeastern University (Washington, D.C.) (1 C, 1 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Universities and colleges founded by the YMCA" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
YMCA of School for Christian Workers in Springfield (1885–1891) International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (1891–1912) International YMCA College (1912–1954) Motto: Spirit, Mind, Body: Type: Private university: Established: 1885; 139 years ago ()
Central YMCA College, a college operated by YMCA in Chicago, Illinois, United States; International YMCA College was the name of Springfield College in Massachusetts from 1912 to 1954. YMCA of Hong Kong Christian College; YMCA University of Science and Technology, a state university located in Faridabad, in the state of Haryana, India
George Williams College was a campus of Aurora University located on Geneva Lake in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States. The campus was previously part of an independent college that was first based in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, and later in Downers Grove, Illinois. Aurora University closed the campus in December 2023. [1]