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| Type | Junior college |
|---|---|
| Active | 1854–2012 |
| Affiliation | United Methodist Church |
| President | Vacant |
| Students | 1,000 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Green and White |
| Mascot | Bearcat |
| Website | www.lonmorris.edu |
Lon Morris College (LMC) was a private junior college located in Jacksonville, Texas, United States, and was the only school affiliated with the United Methodist Church that was owned by an individual conference and not the denomination as a whole. Lon Morris was an accredited two-year institute of higher learning, which provided instruction in the arts and sciences with a core curriculum emphasizing liberal arts. While Lon Morris taught as many as 350 students[1] in a semester, enrollment reached more than 1,000, a new record, in the fall of 2009.[2] The school was 30 miles (48 km) south of Tyler.[3] The person who last held the title of college president was Dr. Miles McCall; he resigned effective May 24, 2012.
Lon Morris College filed for bankruptcy on July 2, 2012.[4] The 112-acre campus was auctioned on January 14, 2013, in Dallas, Texas; the primary purchasers were a local school district and an office supply company.[5]
- ^ "Lon Morris College". Texas Mentor (XAP Corp. 1999-2006). Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- ^ Overcrowding the ‘suite’ life at Lon Morris Archived 2013-01-26 at archive.today, Jacksonville Daily Progress, August 26, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ "About Lon Morris College." (Archive) Lon Morris College. Retrieved on May 23, 2012.
- ^ Lon Morris College files for bankruptcy
- ^ Hodges, Sam; Editor, Former Managing; UMR. "Auction completed for Lon Morris College". UMR. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
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