College of the City of Detroit

college, Detroit, Michigan, United States

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The College of the City of Detroit was a public institution of higher learning in Detroit, Michigan. It was founded in 1917 and was an important predecessor to Wayne State University. In 1933, the College of the City of Detroit merged with other Detroit colleges, including the Detroit Medical College (founded 1868) and Detroit Teachers College (founded 1881), to form Wayne University. This institution was later renamed Wayne State University in 1956. Wayne State University is a comprehensive research university offering a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees.1

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…College (founded 1881) and the College of the City of Detroit (founded 1917) were also important antecedents of Wayne State. After the merger, the university was known as Wayne University, for Wayne county, which had been named for American Revolutionary War Gen. Anthony Wayne. It became Wayne State University in…
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…College (founded 1881) and the College of the City of Detroit (founded 1917) were also important antecedents of Wayne State. After the merger, the university was known as Wayne University, for Wayne county, which had been named for American Revolutionary War Gen. Anthony Wayne. It became Wayne State University in…
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