Frederick College

Not to be confused with Frederick Community College.

Frederick College was a former four-year private co-educational college from 1958 to 1968 in Portsmouth, Virginia.

The college was created in through a grant from the Fred W. Beazley Foundation (now the Beazley Foundation).[1] It originally opened in 1958 as a two-year school[2] on the grounds of a former munitions depot[1] before becoming a four-year school in 1961. The school closed in 1968 and the land was given to the Virginia Community College System to form Tidewater Community College.

  1. ^ a b Gwyn, Christine Taylor (1961-08-04). "New 4-year Frederick College to Open on Sep. 12" (PDF). Ledger-Dispatch and Star. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  2. ^ Goldfarb, Greg (2006-07-18). "Frederick College still draws alumni after 40 years". hamptonroads.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2010-11-15.