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Voorhees University (formerly Voorhees College) is a private historically black university in Denmark, South Carolina, United States. It is affiliated with the Episcopal Church and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools .
The Voorhees College Historic District is a historic district encompassing the campus of Voorhees College in Denmark, South Carolina. [2] [3] Thirteen of the nineteen buildings are contributing properties. Voorhees College was started by Elizabeth Evelyn Wright as the Denmark Industrial School, modeled on the Tuskegee Institute, which Wright ...
Denmark contains two colleges: Denmark Technical College and Voorhees University. Since 2022 it is a part of the Bamberg County School District. [14] Prior to 2022, it was in the Bamberg School District Two. [15] The public high school is Denmark-Olar High School.
A third private South Carolina college has registered to sponsor charter schools in the Palmetto State. Voorhees University, a small historically Black college in rural Bamberg County, last month ...
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright (April 3, 1872 – December 14, 1906) was an American humanitarian and educator, founding several schools for black children. She founded Denmark Industrial Institute in Denmark, South Carolina, as a school for African-American youth.
Voorhees University: Denmark: South Carolina: 1897 Private [y] Founded as Denmark Industrial School Yes West Virginia State University: Institute: West Virginia: 1891 Public Founded as West Virginia Colored Institute Yes Wilberforce University: Wilberforce: Ohio: 1856 Private [c] Named for William Wilberforce. Oldest HBCU to retain its original ...
Columbia University, New York City (now a non-sectarian institution) [4] Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (prior to 1907) Shimer College, Chicago (1959 to 1973, now non-sectarian and a program at North Central College) [5] Boise State University, Boise, Idaho (until 1938, now public)
Voorhees College Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. A. Voorhees Tigers (1 C) Pages in category "Voorhees University"