Brigham Young College

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Brigham Young College
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Active1877 (1877)–1926 (1926)
Founder Brigham Young
Religious affiliation
 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Location
Logan
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Utah
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U.S.

41°43′44″N111°50′24″W / 41.729°N 111.84°W / 41.729; -111.84
Colors    Crimson
Nickname Crimsons
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Location in the United States
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Brigham Young College was a college and high school in Logan, Utah. It was founded by Brigham Young on 6 August 1877, 23 days before his death. He deeded several acres of land to a board of trustees for the development of a college. [1] This was just two years after he founded Brigham Young Academy in Provo in 1875, which became Brigham Young University in 1903.

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History

Brigham Young established the college to provide higher education to the youth of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in northern Utah, southern Idaho, and western Wyoming. It was intended to operate similarly to Oberlin College—the students' work would support the college and their needs—but the plan was never fully worked out. Classes started on 9 September 1878; they met in Lindquist Hall and also for a time in the basement of the Cache Tabernacle.

Brigham Young College had nearly 40,000 students in the period of its operation. Initially it was for preparing teachers (1877–1894), then offered college courses and for fifteen years (1894–1909) granted bachelor's degrees. After 1909, it operated as a high school and junior college.

Closure

In 1926, the Board of Education of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church Educational System decided to discontinue all its schools except for Brigham Young University. Brigham Young College's buildings were sold to the city of Logan and were used by Logan High School. In August 1962 an earthquake occurred nearby; [2] [3] in 1968 the historical buildings were then demolished and replaced with new construction. The original BYC library collection was given to Utah Agricultural College, also in Logan, now Utah State University. The available property was used to replace the junior high school, now Mt. Logan Middle School.

Athletics

The athletic teams of BYC were known as the Crimsons. [4]

Notable graduates

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References

  1. ↑ "Brigham Young College". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). December 23, 1899. p. 16.
  2. ↑ "Sharp quake rocks north Utah". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). August 30, 1962. p. 1A.
  3. ↑ Nielsen, Christian P. (August 31, 1962). "Cache Valley mops up after quake damages". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 1A.
  4. ↑ "Ricks College unable to solve aerial attack uncorked by BYC eleven". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). November 20, 1922. p. 3, section 2.
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