New Windsor College
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New Windsor College was the name of two colleges located in New Windsor, Maryland
. The first existed from 1843 until 1851. The old location of that college was taken over by Calvert College
.
After Calvert College closed in 1873 a new New Windsor College was formed on the same site by Presbyterian in 1876. The school had its first college graduate in 1881. Through 1894 there were a total of 35 people who received bachelors degrees from the institution. By the 1890s the school consisted of New Windsor College which granted bachelors degrees to men, Windsor Business College, and Windsor Female College, which was a finishing school granting the degree of mistress of polite literature. It was taken over by Blue Ridge College in 1912.
New Windsor, Maryland
New Windsor is a town in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,303 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of Westminster, which is about 6 miles east of New Windsor on Maryland Route 31. It contains many neighborhoods, the most known being the 100-acre Atlee Ridge, or "The...
. The first existed from 1843 until 1851. The old location of that college was taken over by Calvert College
Calvert College
Calvert College was a college in New Windsor, Maryland that existed from 1852 until 1873. It was formed on the former site of New Windsor College. It was operated by Catholics. In 1873 it closed down and its buildings were sold off and used to form another college, also known as New Windsor...
.
After Calvert College closed in 1873 a new New Windsor College was formed on the same site by Presbyterian in 1876. The school had its first college graduate in 1881. Through 1894 there were a total of 35 people who received bachelors degrees from the institution. By the 1890s the school consisted of New Windsor College which granted bachelors degrees to men, Windsor Business College, and Windsor Female College, which was a finishing school granting the degree of mistress of polite literature. It was taken over by Blue Ridge College in 1912.