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The following is a '''list of [[college]]s and [[University|universities]]''' in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nebraska]].<ref>[http://www.univsource.com/ne.htm "Colleges, Community Colleges, & Universities in Nebraska"] UnivSource. Retrieved 6/25/08.</ref>
==Public colleges and universities==
There are three regular and two specialized universities in the [[University of Nebraska system]]. The [[Nebraska State College System]] has three member institutions.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ [[Public university|Public colleges and universities]] in Nebraska
|-
! Name
! Founded
! Location
! Enrollment <small>(Fall 2021)</small><ref name="CN">{{cite web |title=College Navigator |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ |website=National Center for Education Statistics |publisher=U.S. Department of Education |access-date=6 December 2022}}</ref>
! System
|-
| [[Chadron State College]]
| 1911
| [[Chadron, Nebraska|Chadron]]
| 2,250
| [[Nebraska State College System|NSCS]]
|-
| [[Peru State College]]
| 1867
| [[Peru, Nebraska|Peru]]
| 2,067
| [[Nebraska State College System|NSCS]]
|-
| [[Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture]]
| 1965
| [[Curtis, Nebraska|Curtis]]
| 292
| [[University of Nebraska system|NU]]
|-
| [[University of Nebraska at Kearney]]
| 1905
| [[Kearney, Nebraska|Kearney]]
| 6,275
| [[University of Nebraska system|NU]]
|-
| [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln]]
| 1869
| Lincoln
| 24,431
| [[University of Nebraska system|NU]]
|-
| [[University of Nebraska Omaha]]
| 1908
| Omaha
| 15,328
| [[University of Nebraska system|NU]]
|-
| [[University of Nebraska Medical Center]]
| 1880
| Omaha
| 3,750
| [[University of Nebraska system|NU]]
|-
| [[Wayne State College]]
| 1910
| [[Wayne, Nebraska|Wayne]]
| 4,580
| [[Nebraska State College System|NSCS]]
|-
|}
==Private liberal arts colleges==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Name
! Founded
! Location
! Religious Affiliation
! Enrollment <small>(Fall 2021)</small><ref name="CN" />
|-
| [[Creighton University]]
| 1878
|
| [[Jesuits|Jesuit]]
| 8,735
|-
| [[Doane University]]
| 1872
|
| [[United Church of Christ|Christian]]
| 2,060
|-
| [[Hastings College]]
| 1882
|
| [[Presbyterian Church (USA)|Presbyterian]]
| 946
|-
| [[Nebraska Wesleyan University]]
| 1887
|
| [[United Methodist Church|Methodist]]
| 1,816
|-
|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Name
! Founded
! Location
! Religious Affiliation
! Enrollment <small>(Fall 2021)</small><ref name="CN" />
|-
| [[Bellevue University]]
| 1966
| [[Bellevue, Nebraska|Bellevue]]
| [[Secularity|Secular]]
| 11,902
|-
| [[Bryan Health#College of Health Sciences|Bryan College of Health Sciences]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bryanhealthcollege.edu/bcohs/about/history/|title = History, Bryan College of Health Sciences}}</ref>
| 1926
| [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]]
| [[Secularity|Secular]]
| 744
|-
| [[Clarkson College]]
| 1888
| [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]
| [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]]
| 1,180
|-
| [[CHI Health]] School of Radiologic Technology
| 2019
| [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]
| [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]
| 19
|-
| [[College of Saint Mary]]
| 1923
| [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]
| [[Sisters of Mercy]]
| 1,011
|-
| [[Concordia University, Seward|Concordia University]]
| 1894
| [[Seward, Nebraska|Seward]]
| [[Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod|Lutheran]]
| 2,989
|-
| [[Midland University]]
| 1883
| [[Fremont, Nebraska|Fremont]]
| [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Evangelical Lutheran]]
| 1,671
|-
| [[Nebraska Methodist College]]
| 1891
| [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]
| [[United Methodist Church|Methodist]]
| 1,229
|-
| [[Summit Christian College]]
| 1951
| [[Gering, Nebraska|Gering]]
| [[Christian churches and churches of Christ|Christian]]
| 26
|-
| [[Union College of Lincoln|Union College]]
| 1891
| [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]]
| [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]]
| 774
|-
| [[York College (Nebraska)|York College]]
| 1890
| [[York, Nebraska|York]]
| [[Churches of Christ]]
| 648
|-
|}
==Community colleges==
The following [[community college]]s are members of the [[Nebraska Community College Association]]. In 1971, the [[Nebraska Legislature]] began development on a plan to merge the vocational-technical schools and junior colleges. In July 1973, the Nebraska Community College system was established with legislation (LB 759) consolidating junior colleges and vocational/technical schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpcc.edu/about-mpcc/general-information/mpcc-history |title=MPCC {{!}} General Information |website=www.mpcc.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402160044/http://www.mpcc.edu/about-mpcc/general-information/mpcc-history |archive-date=2016-04-02}} </ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Name
! Campus Locations
! Enrollment <small>(Fall 2021)</small><ref name="CN" />
! Previous Names
|-
| [[Central Community College (Nebraska)|Central Community College]]
| [[Grand Island, Nebraska|Grand Island]], [[Columbus, Nebraska|Columbus]], [[Hastings, Nebraska|Hastings]]
| 6,309
| Central Nebraska Technical College; Platte Junior College
|-
| [[Little Priest Tribal College]]
| [[Winnebago, Nebraska|Winnebago]]
| 165
|
|-
| [[Metropolitan Community College (Omaha)|Metropolitan Community College]]
| [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]
|
| Metropolitan Technical Community College, "MetroTech"
|-
| [[Mid-Plains Community College]]
| [[McCook, Nebraska|McCook]], [[North Platte, Nebraska|North Platte]]
| 2,101
| McCook Junior College; North Platte Junior College; Mid-Plains Vocational Technical School
<!--| Oldest Community College in Nebraska
|-
| [[Nebraska Indian Community College]]
| [[Macy, Nebraska|Macy]], [[Santee, Nebraska|Santee]], [[South Sioux City, Nebraska|South Sioux City]]
| 409
| American Indian Satellite Community College
|-
| [[Northeast Community College]]
| [[Norfolk, Nebraska|Norfolk]], [[O'Neill, Nebraska|O'Neill]], [[West Point, Nebraska|West Point]], [[South Sioux City, Nebraska|South Sioux City]]
| 5,345
| Norfolk Junior College; Northeast Nebraska Technical College
|-
| [[Southeast Community College]]
| [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]], [[Milford, Nebraska|Milford]], [[Beatrice, Nebraska|Beatrice]]
| 9,416
| Fairbury Junior College
|-
| [[Western Nebraska Community College]]
| [[Scottsbluff, Nebraska|Scottsbluff]], [[Sidney, Nebraska|Sidney]], [[Alliance, Nebraska|Alliance]]
| 1,306
| Scottsbluff Junior College; Alliance School of Practical Nursing; Western Nebr. Vocational Technical School
|-
|}
==Defunct colleges==
{{Main|List of defunct colleges and universities in Nebraska}}
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|+
|-
! Name
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! Closed
! Address
! Other Names and Notes
|-
| Brownville College
| 1858
| 1860
| [[Brownville, Nebraska|Brownville]]
|
|-
| Central Lutheran Theological Seminary
| 1893
| 1967
| [[Fremont, Nebraska|Fremont]]
| Merged with the [[Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago]], Illinois.
|-
| [[Cotner College]]
| 1889
| 1933
| [[Bethany, Nebraska|Bethany Heights (Lincoln)]]
| Nebraska Christian University; Cotner School of Religion
|-
| Custer College
| 1901
| 1916
| [[Broken Bow, Nebraska|Broken Bow]]
| Broken Bow Normal & Business College
|-
| [[Dana College]]
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| 2010
| [[Blair, Nebraska|Blair]]
| Trinity Seminary
|-
| [[Grace University]]
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| 2018
| [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]
| Grace Bible Institute; Grace College of the Bible
|-
| Grand Island Baptist College
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| 1931
| [[Grand Island, Nebraska|Grand Island]]
| Grand Island College and Conservatory of Music. Merged with the [[University of Sioux Falls]].
|-
| Grand Island College
| 1885
| 1999
| [[Grand Island, Nebraska|Grand Island]]
| Grand Island Business and Normal College; Grand Island School of Business; Spencer School of Business.
|-
| [[Hiram Scott College]]
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| 1972
| [[Scottsbluff, Nebraska|Scottsbluff]]
|
|-
| [[John F. Kennedy College]]
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| 1975
| [[Wahoo, Nebraska|Wahoo]]
|
|-
| [[John J. Pershing College]]
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| 1971
| [[Beatrice, Nebraska|Beatrice]]
| Now occupied by the Beatrice campus of [[Southeast Community College]].
|-
| Lincoln Normal University
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|
| [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]]
|
|-
| [[Lincoln Business College|Lincoln School of Commerce]]
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| 1997
| [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]]
| Lincoln Business College. Acquired by [[Quest Education Corporation|Educational Medical, Inc.]], later [[Hamilton College (Iowa)|Hamilton College]], [[Kaplan University]], and finally [[Purdue University Global]].
|-
|[[Nebraska Christian College]]
|1945
|2020
|[[Papillion, Nebraska|Papillion]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omaha.com/news/education/nebraska-christian-college-in-papillion-to-close-amid-catastrophically-low-enrollment/article_68882308-a735-5452-a9d3-c346af29ad20.html|title = Nebraska Christian College in Papillion to close amid 'catastrophically low' enrollment}}</ref>
|-
| Nebraska College and Divinity School
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| 1885
| [[Nebraska City, Nebraska|Nebraska City]]
|
|-
| Nebraska University
| 1855
| 1872
| [[Fontanelle, Nebraska|Fontanelle]]
| Fontanelle University; Reorganized as [[Doane College]] in [[Crete, Nebraska]] in 1872.
|-
| Otoe University
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| 1872
| [[Nebraska City, Nebraska|Nebraska City]]
|In 1872, Otoe University was closed and taken over by Nebraska College and Divinity School.
|-
| [[Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Omaha, Nebraska)|Presbyterian Theological Seminary]]
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| 1943
| [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]]
|
|-
|}
==See also==
* [[List of college athletic programs in Nebraska]]
* [[List of colleges and universities in Omaha, Nebraska]]
* [[Higher education in the United States]]
* [[List of American institutions of higher education]]
* [[List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations]]
* [[List of colleges and universities]]
* [[List of colleges and universities by country]]
==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060812084838/http://www.ccpe.state.ne.us/publicdoc/ccpe/directory.asp Nebraska's Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education - Directory of Postsecondary Institutions in Nebraska]
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Revision as of 06:01, 13 December 2023
The following is a list of colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Nebraska.[1]
Public colleges and universities
There are three regular and two specialized universities in the University of Nebraska system. The Nebraska State College System has three member institutions.
Name | Founded | Location | Enrollment (Fall 2021)[2] | System |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chadron State College | 1911 | Chadron | 2,250 | NSCS |
Peru State College | 1867 | Peru | 2,067 | NSCS |
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture | 1965 | Curtis | 292 | NU |
University of Nebraska at Kearney | 1905 | Kearney | 6,275 | NU |
University of Nebraska–Lincoln | 1869 | Lincoln | 24,431 | NU |
University of Nebraska Omaha | 1908 | Omaha | 15,328 | NU |
University of Nebraska Medical Center | 1880 | Omaha | 3,750 | NU |
Wayne State College | 1910 | Wayne | 4,580 | NSCS |
Private liberal arts colleges
Name | Founded | Location | Religious Affiliation | Enrollment (Fall 2021)[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Creighton University | 1878 | Omaha | Jesuit | 8,735 |
Doane University | 1872 | Crete | Christian | 2,060 |
Hastings College | 1882 | Hastings | Presbyterian | 946 |
Nebraska Wesleyan University | 1887 | Lincoln | Methodist | 1,816 |
Private colleges and universities
Name | Founded | Location | Religious Affiliation | Enrollment (Fall 2021)[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bellevue University | 1966 | Bellevue | Secular | 11,902 |
Bryan College of Health Sciences[3] | 1926 | Lincoln | Secular | 744 |
Clarkson College | 1888 | Omaha | Episcopal | 1,180 |
CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology | 2019 | Omaha | Catholic | 19 |
College of Saint Mary | 1923 | Omaha | Sisters of Mercy | 1,011 |
Concordia University | 1894 | Seward | Lutheran | 2,989 |
Midland University | 1883 | Fremont | Evangelical Lutheran | 1,671 |
Nebraska Methodist College | 1891 | Omaha | Methodist | 1,229 |
Summit Christian College | 1951 | Gering | Christian | 26 |
Union College | 1891 | Lincoln | Seventh-day Adventist | 774 |
York College | 1890 | York | Churches of Christ | 648 |
Community colleges
The following community colleges are members of the Nebraska Community College Association. In 1971, the Nebraska Legislature began development on a plan to merge the vocational-technical schools and junior colleges. In July 1973, the Nebraska Community College system was established with legislation (LB 759) consolidating junior colleges and vocational/technical schools.[4]
Name | Campus Locations | Enrollment (Fall 2021)[2] | Previous Names |
---|---|---|---|
Central Community College | Grand Island, Columbus, Hastings | 6,309 | Central Nebraska Technical College; Platte Junior College |
Little Priest Tribal College | Winnebago | 165 | |
Metropolitan Community College | Omaha | 13,709 | Metropolitan Technical Community College, "MetroTech" |
Mid-Plains Community College | McCook, North Platte | 2,101 | McCook Junior College; North Platte Junior College; Mid-Plains Vocational Technical School |
Nebraska Indian Community College | Macy, Santee, South Sioux City | 409 | American Indian Satellite Community College |
Northeast Community College | Norfolk, O'Neill, West Point, South Sioux City | 5,345 | Norfolk Junior College; Northeast Nebraska Technical College |
Southeast Community College | Lincoln, Milford, Beatrice | 9,416 | Fairbury Junior College |
Western Nebraska Community College | Scottsbluff, Sidney, Alliance | 1,306 | Scottsbluff Junior College; Alliance School of Practical Nursing; Western Nebr. Vocational Technical School |
Defunct colleges
Name | Founded | Closed | Address | Other Names and Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brownville College | 1858 | 1860 | Brownville | |
Central Lutheran Theological Seminary | 1893 | 1967 | Fremont | Merged with the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Illinois. |
Cotner College | 1889 | 1933 | Bethany Heights (Lincoln) | Nebraska Christian University; Cotner School of Religion |
Custer College | 1901 | 1916 | Broken Bow | Broken Bow Normal & Business College |
Dana College | 1884 | 2010 | Blair | Trinity Seminary |
Grace University | 1943 | 2018 | Omaha | Grace Bible Institute; Grace College of the Bible |
Grand Island Baptist College | 1892 | 1931 | Grand Island | Grand Island College and Conservatory of Music. Merged with the University of Sioux Falls. |
Grand Island College | 1885 | 1999 | Grand Island | Grand Island Business and Normal College; Grand Island School of Business; Spencer School of Business. |
Hiram Scott College | 1965 | 1972 | Scottsbluff | Acquired by the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center. |
John F. Kennedy College | 1965 | 1975 | Wahoo | |
John J. Pershing College | 1966 | 1971 | Beatrice | Now occupied by the Beatrice campus of Southeast Community College. |
Lincoln Normal University | 1892 | Lincoln | ||
Lincoln School of Commerce | 1884 | 1997 | Lincoln | Lincoln Business College. Acquired by Educational Medical, Inc., later Hamilton College, Kaplan University, and finally Purdue University Global. |
Nebraska Christian College | 1945 | 2020 | Papillion | [5] |
Nebraska College and Divinity School | 1868 | 1885 | Nebraska City | |
Nebraska University | 1855 | 1872 | Fontanelle | Fontanelle University; Reorganized as Doane College in Crete, Nebraska in 1872. |
Otoe University | 1859 | 1872 | Nebraska City | In 1872, Otoe University was closed and taken over by Nebraska College and Divinity School. |
Presbyterian Theological Seminary | 1891 | 1943 | Omaha |
See also
- List of college athletic programs in Nebraska
- List of colleges and universities in Omaha, Nebraska
- Higher education in the United States
- List of American institutions of higher education
- List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
- List of colleges and universities
- List of colleges and universities by country
References
- ^ "Colleges, Community Colleges, & Universities in Nebraska" UnivSource. Retrieved 6/25/08.
- ^ a b c d "College Navigator". National Center for Education Statistics. U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "History, Bryan College of Health Sciences".
- ^ "MPCC | General Information". www.mpcc.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02.
- ^ "Nebraska Christian College in Papillion to close amid 'catastrophically low' enrollment".