The Higher Learning Commission accredits institutions in: Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming.

*Name change: Aquinas Institute of Philosophy and Theology (River Forest, IL) and Aquinas Institute of Theology (Dubuque, IA) merged in 1970 to become Aquinas Institute of Theology (Iowa). Name changed to Aquinas Institute & moved to St. Louis MO in 1981; name changed to Aquinas Institute of Theology in 1987.

*Name change: College of Saint Teresa (MO) to Avila College (1963) to Avila University (8/1/02)

**BARNES COLLEGE MERGED INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSSOURI-ST. LOUIS ON AUGUST 15, 1994

**Closed 6/30/87.

*Name change: School of the Ozarks to College of the Ozarks (1990)

*Name change: Immaculate Conception Seminary to Conception Seminary College (1973)

*Name change: Lester L. Cox College of Nursing and Health Sciences to Cox College (9/1/08)

*Name change: East Central Junior College to East Central College (1988)

*Name change: Evangel College to Evangel University (6/8/98)

*Name change: Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health to Barnes-Jewish College of Nursing and Allied Health (1/1/05) to Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College (12/13/07)

**Withdrawal of status 1/1/27

**Closed in 1927

**Closed in 1958.

**Withdrawal of status 1/1/51. Accredited in 1971 as Mineral Area College.

*Name change: University of Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine to Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (7/1/04)

*Name change: Kenrick Seminary to Kenrick-Glennon Seminary (7/1/87)

*Name change: The Lindenwood Colleges to Lindenwood College (1983) to Lindenwood University (8/1/97)

*Name change: Logan College of Chiropractic to Logan University (2/5/2000)

*Name change: Maryville College of the Sacred Heart to Maryville College-St. Louis to Maryville University of St. Louis (6/1/91)

*Name change: NAME CHANGE: Kansas City Polytechnic Institute to Junior College of Kansas City (1921); merged with Lincoln Junior College in 1954); name changed to Metropolitan Junior College-Kansas City (1965) to Metropolitan Junior College District (1969) to Junior College of Metropolitan Kansas City, Missouri (1974) to Metropolitan Community Colleges (1976) to Metropolitan Community College District (1990) to Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City (2006)

**As of 1986 included in the accreditation of Metropolitan Community College District (Formerly Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City, Missouri)

**As of 1986 included in the accreditation of Metropolitan Community College District (Formerly Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City, Missouri)

*Name change: Joplin Junior College to Jasper County Junior College (1964) to Missouri Southern College (1964) to Missouri Southern State College (1974) to Missouri Southern State University-Joplin (8/28/03) to Missouri Southern State University (8/28/05

*Name change: Southwest Missouri State University-West Plains to Missouri State University-West Plains (8/28/05)

*Name change: Accreditation transferred from St. Joseph Junior College to Missouri Western Junior College (1966); name changed to Missouri Western State College (1974) and then to Missouri Western State University (8/28/05)

*Name change: Trenton Junior College to North Central Missouri College (7/11/88)

*Name change: Missouri State Teachers College, Northwest to Northwest Missouri State University (1972)

*Name change: Heart of the Ozarks Community Technical College to Ozarks Technical Community College (10/10/94)

*Name change: Ranken Technical Institute to Ranken Technical College

*Name change: Rockhurst College to Rockhurst University (July 1, 1999)

**The College withdrew from candidacy status effective January 20, 2003.

*Name change: Formerly, Junior College District of St. Louis.

**As of 1988, included in the accreditation of Saint Louis Community College District.

**College closed 6/30/88; accreditation extended to 5/31/89 to enable students to complete associate's degrees through transfer credit. St. Charles County CC is the repository for the academic and financial aid records of St. Mary's College. The repository for the other institutional records of St. Mary's College is: Archives, St. Mary's Institute, 204 North Main Street, O'Fallon, MO 63366.

**College withdrew from candidacy 2/25/97.

*Name change: Missouri State Teachers College, Southeast to Southeast Missouri State University (1972)

**Stowe Teachers College merged with Harris Teachers College to become Harris-Stowe State College (1954)

**Withdrawal of status in 1941

*Name change: Missouri State Teachers College, Northeast to Northeast Missouri State University (1972) to Truman State University (7/1/96)

**In 1970 accredited as University of Missouri- Kansas City.

*Name change: University of Kansas City, first accredited in 1938, became a part of the University of Missouri in 1963 and became known as University of Missouri at Kansas City.