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Belmont University is a private Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee. Descended from Belmont Women's College , founded in 1890 by schoolteachers Ida Hood and Susan Heron, the institution was incorporated in 1951 as Belmont College .
The following graph shows the inflation rates of general costs of living (for urban consumers; the CPI-U), medical costs (medical costs component of the consumer price index (CPI)), and college and tuition and fees for private four-year colleges (from College Board data) from 1978 to 2008. All rates are computed relative to 1978.
The college resides in a 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m 2) facility in the MetroCenter area of north Nashville and offers on-campus housing. It was established in 1885. In 2020, the college merged with Belmont University. Main entrance to Watkins College
In February 2018, it merged with Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee to become the O'More School of Design at Belmont University. [ 1 ] Abbey Leix Mansion, also known as the Winstead House , formerly the administration building for the O'More College of Design.
Belmont University is a Christian university in Nashville, Tennessee. The university was called Belmont College for Young Women from 1890 to 1913; Ward-Belmont College from 1913 to 1951, and Belmont College from 1951 to 1991. Following are some of its notable alumni.
Belmont University announced plans for the College of Law in 2009, with the first class beginning in 2011. [3] Belmont Law was accredited by the American Bar Association in 2013, making it the first new accredited law program in Tennessee in more than 50 years [2] and the first new law school in Middle Tennessee in nearly 100 years. [3]
St. Benedict. Belmont Abbey College was founded in 1876 as St. Mary's College by Benedictine monks from Saint Vincent Archabbey in Pennsylvania. [5] Father Jeremiah O'Connell purchased Caldwell farm and donated the land to the Benedictines, hoping the community would found a Catholic educational institution in the Carolinas. [6]
The Belmont University Tower and Carillon is located approximately 528 ft (161 m) south of the Belmont Mansion on Belmont University's campus in Nashville, Tennessee. Located on the former summer estate of Colonel Joseph and Adelicia Acklen , the tower was constructed circa 1850 to be used as a water tower for the Belmont Mansion and gardens.