Oakland College (Mississippi)

For other places with the same name, see Oakland College (disambiguation).
Oakland College
Main façade of Belles Lettres, 1972
TypePrivate college
Active1830 (1830)–1871 (1871)
FounderJeremiah Chamberlain
Religious affiliation
Presbyterian
Location
Near Rodney
,
Mississippi

31°52′33.5″N 91°08′24.1″W / 31.875972°N 91.140028°W / 31.875972; -91.140028
CampusRural town, 250 acres (0.39 sq mi; 101.17 ha)

Oakland College was a private college near Rodney, Mississippi. Founded by Jeremiah Chamberlain in 1830, the school was affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. It closed during Reconstruction, and some of its former campus is now part of the Alcorn State University Historic District.