Clinton College was a Baptist college in Clinton, Kentucky established in 1873 [1] and opening in 1874, [2] until its closure in 1915. [1] Originally a girls' school called Clinton Female College, it became coeducational in 1876. [1] [2] The campus was eight acres in size. [2] The school's founder was Willis White, [1] [2] a Baptist preacher who had served as the superintendent of schools of Hickman County. [2] The school operated under the auspices of, first, the West Union Baptist Association, [1] [2] and, later, the West Kentucky Baptist Association. [1] Students came "mainly from western Kentucky, northwestern Tennessee, and southeastern Missouri and could receive instruction from "primary to collegiate" levels." [2] After its closure, the campus was used for Clinton High School from 1918 until 1935. [3] In 1949, the campus was used by the West Kentucky Baptist Institution.
Clinton College was a Baptist college in Clinton, Kentucky established in 1873 [1] and opening in 1874, [2] until its closure in 1915. [1] Originally a girls' school called Clinton Female College, it became coeducational in 1876. [1] [2] The campus was eight acres in size. [2] The school's founder was Willis White, [1] [2] a Baptist preacher who had served as the superintendent of schools of Hickman County. [2] The school operated under the auspices of, first, the West Union Baptist Association, [1] [2] and, later, the West Kentucky Baptist Association. [1] Students came "mainly from western Kentucky, northwestern Tennessee, and southeastern Missouri and could receive instruction from "primary to collegiate" levels." [2] After its closure, the campus was used for Clinton High School from 1918 until 1935. [3] In 1949, the campus was used by the West Kentucky Baptist Institution.