Type | Private |
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Active | 1963–1978 |
President | John S. Fallon (1963–1965) Richard R. Ruopp (1965–1968) Lawrence "Larry" Lemmel (1968–1970) Leon Botstein (1970–1975) Ira Goldenberg (1976–1978) |
Academic staff | 40 (in 1968) |
Address | Franconia College , , , Franconia, NH 03580 |
Campus | Rural |
Franconia College was a small experimental liberal arts college in Franconia, New Hampshire, United States. It opened in 1963 in Dow Academy and the site of the Forest Hills Hotel on Agassiz Road, and closed in 1978, after years of declining enrollment and increasing financial difficulties.
A small, eclectic faculty provided a diverse education. Areas of studies included the fine arts, architecture, performing arts, languages, law, and business.