Jefferson College

Jefferson College is the name of the following institutions of higher learning:

  • Jefferson College (Missouri), a two-year community college in Hillsboro, Missouri
  • Jefferson College (Washington, Mississippi), a former college in Mississippi, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  • Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; now known as Thomas Jefferson University
  • Jefferson College (Pennsylvania), merged with Washington College (Pennsylvania) in 1865 to form Washington & Jefferson College
  • Jefferson College of Health Sciences, Roanoke, Virginia

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