Clinton College (Kentucky)

Not to be confused with Clinton College (Tennessee).

Clinton College was a Baptist college in Clinton, Kentucky established in 1873^[1] and opening in 1874,^[2] until its closure in 1915.^[1] Originally a girls' school called Clinton Female College, it became coeducational in 1876.^[1][2] The campus covered eight acres.^[2] The school's founder was Willis White,^[1][2] a Baptist preacher who had served as superintendent of schools of Hickman County.^[2] The school operated under the auspices of, first, the West Union Baptist Association,^[1][2] and, later, the West Kentucky Baptist Association.^[1] Students came "mainly from western Kentucky, northwestern Tennessee, and southeastern Missouri and could receive instruction from "primary to collegiate" levels."^[2] After its closure, the campus was used for Clinton High School from 1918 until 1935.^[3] In 1949, the campus was used by the West Kentucky Baptist Institution.

Notable people

• Jean Gurney Fine Spahr (1861–1935), teacher, social reformer

See also

• Marvin College Boys Dormitory and President's House: Also in Clinton, Kentucky
• List of Baptist colleges and universities in the United States
• List of colleges and universities in Kentucky