Brigham Young College was a

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and

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Logan, Utah Logan is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The 2020 census recorded the population was 52,778. Logan is the county seat of Cache County and the principal city of the Logan metropolitan area, which includes Cache County and Franklin ...

. It was founded by

Brigham Young Brigham Young (; June 1, 1801August 29, 1877) was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second President of the Church (LDS Church), president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), from 1847 until his ...

on 6 August 1877, 23 days before his death. He deeded several acres of land to a board of trustees for the development of a college. This was just two years after he founded

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in Provo in 1875, which became

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in 1903.

History

Brigham Young established the college to provide higher education to the youth of

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in northern Utah, southern

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, and western

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. It was intended to operate similarly to

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—the students' work would support the college and their needs—but the plan was never fully worked out. Classes started on 9 September 1878; they met in Lindquist Hall and also for a time in the basement of the Cache Tabernacle. Brigham Young College had nearly 40,000 students in the period of its operation. Initially it was for preparing teachers (1877–1894), then offered college courses and for fifteen years (1894–1909) granted

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s. After 1909, it operated as a high school and

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Closure

In 1926, the Board of Education of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church Educational System decided to discontinue all its schools except for Brigham Young University. Brigham Young College's buildings were sold to the city of Logan and were used by Logan High School. In August 1962 an earthquake occurred nearby; in 1968 the historical buildings were then demolished and replaced with new construction. The original BYC library collection was given to Utah Agricultural College, also in Logan, now

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. The available property was used to replace the junior high school, now Mt. Logan Middle School.

Athletics

The athletic teams of BYC were known as the Crimsons.

Notable graduates

Melvin J. Ballard Melvin Joseph Ballard (February 9, 1873 – July 30, 1939) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). His grandson, M. Russell Ballard, also became an apostle. Birth a ...

* Albert E. Bowen * Hugh B. Brown *

Marriner Stoddard Eccles Marriner Stoddard Eccles (September 9, 1890 – December 18, 1977) was an American economist and banker who served as the 7th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1934 to 1948. After his term as chairman, Eccles continued to serve as a member o ...

* Richard R. Lyman * John A. Widtsoe

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External links

Special Collections
Register of the Brigham Young College Photograph Collection
at the

Special Collections
Lost Colleges
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