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Currently or Previously Affiliated Institutions - 05/23/2013

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Name State Status
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Adrian CollegeMIAccredited
Albion CollegeMIAccredited
Alma CollegeMIAccredited
Alpena Community CollegeMIAccredited
Andrews University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Emmanuel Missionary College to Andrews University (1961)
Aquinas College* MIAccredited
*Name change: Catholic Junior College to Aquinas College
Ave Maria College**MIInactive
**Institution was a Candidate from May 29, 2003 through June 30, 2006.
Baker College* MIAccredited
*Name change: Baker Junior College of Business to Baker College (1986) to Jewell College System (1989) to Baker College (1/10/90)
Battle Creek College**MIInactive
**Closed 1/1/39.
Bay City Junior College**MIInactive
**Closed 8/1/61.
Bay de Noc Community CollegeMIAccredited
Bay Mills Community CollegeMIAccredited
Calvin CollegeMIAccredited
Central Michigan University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Central Michigan College of Education to Central Michigan College (1957) to Central Michigan University (1959)
Charles Stewart Mott Community College* MIAccredited
*Name change: Flint Community Junior College to Flint CC (1971); accreditation transferred to Genesee CC (1972); name changed to Charles Stewart Mott CC (1973)
Cleary University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Cleary College to Cleary University (7/1/02)
College for Creative Studies* MIAccredited
*Name change: Art School of the Society of Arts and Crafts to Center for Creative Studies (1977)
Concordia University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Concordia Lutheran Junior College to Concordia College to Concordia University (7/3/01)
Cornerstone University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Grand Rapids Baptist College and Seminary to Cornerstone College and Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary (6/1/94) to Cornerstone University (4/6/99)
Cranbrook Academy of ArtMIAccredited
Davenport University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Davenport College of Business to Davenport University-Western Region (3/1/2000)
Davenport University-Central Region* **MIMerged
*Name change: Great Lakes Junior College to Great Lakes College (4/18/97) to Davenport University-Central Region (3/1/2000)
**Merged into Davenport University (Grand Rapids, MI) effective July 1, 2003
Davenport University-Eastern Region* **MIMerged
*Name change: Detroit College of Business to Davenport University-Eastern Region (3/1/2000)
**Merged into Davenport University (Grand Rapids, MI) effective July 1, 2003
Delta CollegeMIAccredited
Detroit Institute of Technology**MIInactive
**Institution closed in 1982. Transcripts are filed with Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan
Detroit Teachers College**MIMerged
**Taken over by the College of the City of Detroit in 1930; withdrew from affiliation in 1931; merged with College of the City of Detroit as Wayne University in 1934.
Duns Scotus College**MIInactive
**Closed in 1979.
Eastern Michigan University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Michigan State Normal College to Eastern Michigan College (1956) to Eastern Michigan University (1959)
Ferris State University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Ferris Institute to Ferris State College (1964) to Ferris State University (1987)
Finlandia University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Suomi College to Finlandia University (7/1/2000)
Glen Oaks Community CollegeMIAccredited
Gogebic Community CollegeMIAccredited
Grace Bible CollegeMIAccredited
Grand Rapids Community College* MIAccredited
*Name change: Grand Rapids Junior College to Grand Rapids Community College (7/1/91)
Grand Valley State University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Grand Valley State College to Grand Valley State University (12/87)
Great Lakes Christian CollegeMIAccredited
Henry Ford Community College* MIAccredited
*Name change: Dearborn Junior College to Henry Ford Community College (1953)
Highland Park Community College**MIInactive
**Accreditation withdrawn effective 5/31/96; accredited status extended through 12/31/96.
Hillsdale CollegeMIAccredited
Hope CollegeMIAccredited
Jackson Community CollegeMIAccredited
John Wesley College* **MIInactive
*Name change: Owosso College to John Wesley College
**Candidacy withdrawn 4/16/80.
Jordan College**MIInactive
**College closed. Jordan College's candidacy status ceased on June 30, 1995.
Kalamazoo CollegeMIAccredited
Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeMIAccredited
Kellogg Community CollegeMIAccredited
Kendall College of Art and Design* **MIMerged
*Name change: Kendall School of Design to Kendall College of Art and Design (5/1/87)
**Kendall College of Art and Design merged with Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, effective 12/31/00.
Kettering University* MIAccredited
*Name change: General Motors Institute to GMI Engineering and Management Institute (1982) to Kettering University (1/1/98)
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community CollegeMICandidate
Kirtland Community CollegeMIAccredited
Kuyper College* MIAccredited
*Name change: Reformed Bible College to Kuyper College (4/21/06)
Lake Michigan College* MIAccredited
*Name change: Community College and Technical Institute to Lake Michigan College (1964)
Lake Superior State University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Sault Ste. Marie Branch of Michigan Technological University to Lake Superior State College of Michigan Technological University (1966) to Lake Superior State University (1987)
Lansing Community CollegeMIAccredited
Lawrence Technological University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Lawrence Institute of Technology to Lawrence Technological University (11/15/88)
Lewis College of Business** MIInactive
**First accredited in 1978; accreditation withdrawn 8/9/07.
Macomb Community College* MIAccredited
*Name change: Macomb County Community College to Macomb Community College (1981)
Macomb County Community College-Center Campus**MIMerged
**Single accreditation of the South and the Center campuses on April 11, 1978. After 1978, see record for Macomb Community College.
Macomb County Community College-South Campus**MIMerged
**Single accreditation of the South and the Center campuses on April 11, 1978. After 1978, see record for Macomb Community College.
Madonna University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Madonna College to Madonna University (2/11/91)
Marygrove College* MIAccredited
*Name change: Prior to 1927, known as St. Mary's College and located at Monroe, Michigan
Mercy College of Detroit**MIMerged
**Merged with University of Detroit; now University of Detroit Mercy (effective 3/18/91)
Merrill-Palmer Institute**MIInactive
**Closed 8/31/81.
Michigan School of Professional Psychology* MIAccredited
*Name change: Center for Humanistic Studies to Michigan School of Professional Psychology (9/1/06)
Michigan State University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Michigan Agricultural College to Michigan State Agricultural College (1927) to Michigan State College (1950) to Michigan State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences (1955) to Michigan State University (1958)
Michigan Technological University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Michigan College of Mining and Technology to Michigan Technological University (1964)
Michigan Theological Seminary**MIInactive
**The Seminary withdrew from Candidacy 4/11/07.
Mid Michigan Community CollegeMIAccredited
Monroe County Community CollegeMIAccredited
Montcalm Community CollegeMIAccredited
Muskegon Business College**MIMerged
**Absorbed by Baker College (MI) 9/1/86.
Muskegon Community CollegeMIAccredited
Nazareth College**MIInactive
**College closed 8/21/92; accreditation extended until 3/31/93 to permit students to complete their degrees through transfer credit. Records are at the Kalamazoo campus of Davenport College.
North Central Michigan CollegeMIAccredited
Northern Michigan University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Northern Michigan State Teachers College to Northern Michigan College of Education to Northern Michigan College (1957) to Northern Michigan University (1963)
Northwestern Michigan CollegeMIAccredited
Northwood University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Northwood Institute to Northwood University (11/16/92)
Oakland Community CollegeMIAccredited
Oakland UniversityMIAccredited
Olivet CollegeMIAccredited
Robert B. Miller CollegeMIAccredited
Rochester College* MIAccredited
*Name change: Michigan Christian Junior College to Michigan Christian College (1979) to Rochester College (7/12/97)
Sacred Heart Major Seminary* MIAccredited
*Name change: Sacred Heart Seminary to Sacred Heart Major Seminary/College and Theologate (7/1988)
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal CollegeMIAccredited
Saginaw Valley State University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Saginaw Valley College to Saginaw Valley State College to Saginaw Valley State University (1989)
Saint John's Provincial Seminary**MIInactive
**Institution closed 6/30/88; through agreement, Sacred Heart Major Seminary to award the St. John's degrees until 6/30/91.
Saint Mary's College* **MIMerged
*Name change: Saint Mary's College to Saint Mary's College of Ave Maria University (7/1/00) to Saint Mary's College (6/30/03)
**MERGED INTO MADONNA UNIVERSITY (7/1/03)
Schoolcraft CollegeMIAccredited
Shaw College of Detroit**MIInactive
**Closed in 1983.
Siena Heights University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Siena Heights College to Siena Heights University (7/1/98)
Southwestern Michigan CollegeMIAccredited
Spring Arbor University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Spring Arbor College to Spring Arbor University (4/30/01)
St. Clair County Community College* MIAccredited
*Name change: Transfer of Accreditation from Port Huron Junior College to St. Clair County Community College (1969)
Thomas M. Cooley Law SchoolMIAccredited
University of Detroit**MIMerged
**Merged with Mercy College of Detroit; now University of Detroit Mercy as of 3/18/91
University of Detroit MercyMIAccredited
University of MichiganMIAccredited
University of Michigan-DearbornMIAccredited
University of Michigan-FlintMIAccredited
Van Andel Institute Graduate SchoolMICandidate
Walsh CollegeMIAccredited
Washtenaw Community CollegeMIAccredited
Wayne County Community College DistrictMIAccredited
Wayne State University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Detroit Junior College to College of the City of Detroit to Wayne University to Wayne State University (1956)
West Shore Community CollegeMIAccredited
Western Michigan University* MIAccredited
*Name change: Western State Teachers College to Western Michigan College to Western Michigan University (1957)
William Tyndale College**MIInactive
**College closed December 31, 2004. Student records deposited at Rochester College, Rochester Hills, Michigan.