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Cleveland College

Cleveland College was founded in 1925 by Western Reserve University and Case School of Applied Science to provide education for adult learners. The College provided both degree and non-degree programs in credit and non-credit classes. As stated in an early catalog, "Education has, in truth, become a lifelong process. The individual or the community that fails to recognize this fact will not only lose much of the richness, beauty, and joy of life, but will also fall hopelessly behind in the economic struggle."
Baker Memorial Building main entrance, 1942
Cover of a Cleveland College brochure featuring the slogan "Make Cleveland Your Classroom!," 1950s
Cleveland College students in class, ca. 1941
Part of a "record breaking" crowd registering for classes, ca. 1937
Skyline was the Cleveland College literary magazine, November 1928
Baker Memorial Building entrance at night, when many students would have attended classes, December 1950
Cleveland College laboratory, 1942
Mock marriage skit, symbolizing the "wedding" of Cleveland College and the WRU main campus, 1953
Cleveland College Registrar's Office and staff, 1950s
Parade outside of the Baker Building in Public Square, 1936
View out the front doors of the Baker Memorial Building and onto Public Square, 1950
Cleveland College brochure, 1938

School Facts

Year
Enrollment
Tuition
1926
2058
$10 per credit
1953
5466
$20 per credit