Durham College (also known as Durham Business College and previously as McCauley Business School [1] and Durham Business School [2] ) was a junior college in Durham, North Carolina. It was opened 1947 and closed in 1980. [1] [3]
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The school was founded by Dr. Lucinda McCauley Harris as "McCauley Business School" in 1946 for the purpose of training negros for business careers. [1] In 1966, Durham College attempted to get accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Business Schools. [7] In 1970, the college was licensed by the North Carolina Board of Education. [1] In 1971, the name was changed to Durham College and the school was accredited for Business by the Association of Independent Colleges and Schools. [1] In 1972, the institution was accredited by the Southern Association as a candidate for regional accreditation and in 1973 it was re-licensed by the North Carolina Board of Education to award the degree Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in all of its two-year programs. [1] Also in 1973, Durham College received a $143,000 grant for a comprehensive development program for the College from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, under Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965. [3] On December 6, 1977, Muhammad Ali spoke at the opening of the new athletic facility that was named after him (Muhammad Ali Health and Physical Education Building). [8] [9] [10]
In June 1978, the planning committee of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors voted to deny the school a license, however a restraining order was gotten to allow the school to continue doing business and granting degrees. [11] Durham College had its accreditation revoked in August 1979. [12] Classes were suspended in the Fall of 1979, but a funding drive in early 1980 attempted to raise $100,000 to reopen the campus. [13] In March 1980, foreclosure was threatened on the two dormitories on campus. [14] In October 1980, the Board of Trustees authorized the North Carolina Department of Archives to take custody of student records. [15]