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The following is a List of defunct universities and colleges in Illinois. This list includes accredited , degree -granting institutions and bona fide institutions of higher learning that operated before accreditation existed.
Hedding College (1855–1927), in Abingdon, absorbed by Illinois Wesleyan University in 1930; Hillsboro College (1847–1852), in Hillsboro, moved to Springfield in 1852 as Illinois State University (1852–1870), moved to Carthage in 1870 and became Carthage College; Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago (1916–2018, Chicago)
McKendree University (McK), formerly McKendree College, is a private university in Lebanon, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1828 as the "Lebanon Seminary", it is the oldest college or university in Illinois. [3] The school was renamed McKendree University beginning in the 2007–08 academic year.
Illinois Technical College (1950–1992, Chicago) International Academy of Design & Technology – Schaumburg (1977–2015) ITT Technical Institute (1969–2016, Arlington Heights, Oak Brook, Orland Park)
Defunct private universities and colleges in Illinois (54 P) Pages in category "Defunct universities and colleges in Illinois" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
In 1924, the school was renamed Elmhurst College [8] [9] and became a four-year college for men. The college seal was designed in the 1920s by Robert Leonhardt, [10] first registrar of the college, who also served as coach of the football team. Women first enrolled in 1930, and four years later, the college was accredited. [11]
This new institution had two subsidiary units: Lincoln College, the newly renamed, Lincoln-based campus formerly known as Lincoln University, and the Decatur College and Industrial School, a new campus to be established in Decatur. This arrangement leveraged the existing resources of Lincoln University to establish a wholly new college in Decatur.
Niles College was established in Niles, Illinois as a two-year liberal arts program for seminarians. Mundelein Seminary was created on the Saint Mary Campus in Mundelein, Illinois. It provided second and third year college classes in philosophy for seminarians, followed by a four-year theology curriculum.