Jackson College
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The name Jackson College may refer to:
- Jackson CollegeJackson College (Columbia, Tennessee)Jackson College was a college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, located in Columbia, Tennessee.Jackson College was originally founded as the Manual Labor Academy at Spring Hill, Tennessee in 1830. Its original enrollment was seven students. As part of its curriculum each student was required...
, Columbia, Tennessee (Originally founded as the Manual Labor Academy in Spring Hill, Tennessee, and subsequently closed.) - Jackson College, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Jackson College for Women, now part of Tufts UniversityTufts UniversityTufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
, Massachusetts - Jackson Community CollegeJackson Community CollegeJackson Community College is a community college located in Jackson County, Michigan. Originally established as Jackson Junior College in 1928, Jackson County electors voted to reincorporate the institution as a Community College District under Public Act 188 of 1955 in 1962...
, Michigan - Jackson State College, now Jackson State UniversityJackson State UniversityJackson State University is a historically black university founded in 1877 in Natchez, MS by the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York. The Society moved the school to Jackson in 1882, renaming it Jackson College, and developed its present campus in 1902. It became a state supported...
, Mississippi - Jackson State Community CollegeJackson State Community CollegeJackson State Community College is a publicly-supported community college located in Jackson, Tennessee and operated under the auspices of the Tennessee Board of Regents. The college offers a range of two-year associate degrees in arts, science and applied-science programs...
, Tennessee - Sheldon Jackson CollegeSheldon Jackson CollegeSheldon Jackson College was a small private college located on Baranof Island in Sitka, Alaska, United States. Founded in 1878, it was the oldest institution of higher learning in Alaska and maintained a historic relationship with the Presbyterian Church. The college was named in honor of Rev...
, Alaska