Central College may refer to:

Sri Lanka

Central College (Sri Lanka) The "Madhya Maha Vidyalaya'(Central College)''" concept (English: Central College) is a type of state school in Sri Lanka. Originally mooted in the 1930s by C.W.W. Kannangara, 54 Central Colleges were founded between 1943 and 1947 as part of his i ...

, also known as Madhya Maha Vidyalaya

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* Achchuveli Central College, in Achchuvel * Akkaraipattu Muslim Central College, a school for Muslim Community *

Ananda Central College Ananda Central College-Elpitiya ( Sinhala: ආනන්ද ම‍‍ධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලය-ඇල්පිටිය), is a co-educational National school in the Elpitiya division, Galle district, Sri Lanka. It provide ...

, Elpitiya *

Anuradhapura Central College Anuradhapura Central College ( si, මධ්‍ය විද්‍යාලය, අනුරාධපුර, ta, மத்திய கல்லூரி, அனுராதபுரம்) is a mixed educational establishment in North Central ...

, in North Central Province * Bandaranayake Central College, Veyangoda *

Bandarawela Central College ''Bandarwela Madya Maha Vidyalaya'' (Bandarawela Central College) is a public school in Uva province, Sri Lanka which was founded in 1942 as a section of Royal College Colombo. A national school, controlled by the central government (as opposed ...

, a public school in Uva province *

Bandarawela Dharmasoka Central College Bandarawela ( Sinhala : බණ්ඩාරවෙල, pronounced ; Tamil: பண்டாரவெல) is the second largest town in the Badulla District which is away from Badulla. Bandarawela is away from Colombo and about away from Kand ...

, a school in Bandarawela, Badulla District *

Chenkalady Central College Chenkalady Central College is a provincial school in Chenkalady, Sri Lanka. See also * List of schools in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka The following is a list of schools in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka The Eastern Province ( ta, கிழக்� ...

, a provincial school in Chenkalady *

D. S. Senanayake Central College D. S. Senanayake Central College ( Sinhala: ඩී.ඇස්. සේනානායක විද්යාලය - මීරිගම) is located in Mirigama. History On 19 February 1951 Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake laid the foundation st ...

, a school in Mirigama, Colombo District *

Galahitiyawa Central College Galahitiyawa Central College (GCC) ( si, ගලහිටියාව මධ්‍ය විද්‍යාලය) is a National school in Ganemulla, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std ...

, a school in Ganemulla, Gampaha District * Godapitiya Central College, a national school located in Matara * Jaffna Central College, a national school in Jaffna * Kadayamottai Muslim Central College, a school in Madurankuli, Puttalam District * Karandeniya Central College, a high school in Galle District of Southern Province * Karawita Central College, in Nivitigala Division, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province *

Kattankudy Central College Kattankudy Central College is situated in the heart of Kattankudy which is located in the costal area of Batticaloa. The school was established on 6 January 1930, by former education minister, CWW Kannangara, who additionally founded two other col ...

, in Ceylon * Kilinochchi Central College, a provincial school in Kilinochchi *

Kinniya Central College Kinniya Central College is a National School in Trincomalee District Trincomalee District ( ta, திருக்கோணமலை மாவட்டம் ''Tirukōṇamalai Māvaṭṭam;'' si, ත්‍රිකුණාමළය දිස ...

, a National School in Trincomalee District * Kularathna Central College, a school in Godakawela, Ratnapura District * Kuliyapitiya Central College, a school in Kuliyapitiya, Kurunegala District

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Madina Central College Madina Central College is a school situated in Kandy District, Kandy district, Madawala, Sri Lanka. It is a mixed school that has about 3,150 students and about 120 teachers. The principal and vice principal are Abdul Raheem and Mr. J.M. Zarook ...

, a school in Madawala, Kandy District *

Mallavi Central College Mallavi Central College is a provincial school in Mallavi, Sri Lanka. See also * List of schools in Northern Province, Sri Lanka The following is a list of schools in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The province is divided into 12 education zone ...

, a provincial school in Mallavi *

Mayurapada Central College The Mayurapada Central College is a college in Dambadeniya electorate of Kurunegala district in north western Province of Sri Lanka.It is a famous school. Mayurapada Central College was started in 1944 as one of the Central Colleges that were crea ...

, Dambadeniya *

Matara Central College Matara Central College is a mixed school in Matara City. It is located in Matara District, southern part of Sri Lanka. History Matara Central College was Established in 1932. It was populated as central college and now it is established as a ...

, one of the mixed schools in Matara City *

Meesalai Veerasingam Central College Meesalai Veerasingam Maha Vidyalayam ( ta, மீசாலை வீரசிங்கம் மகா வித்தியாலயம் ''Mīcālai Vīraciṅkam Makā Vittiyālayam'', also known as Meesalai Veerasingam Central College மீ� ...

, a school in Meesalai, Jaffna District *

Methodist Central College Methodist Central College is a provincial school in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. History Methodist Central College was established in 1814 by Rev. William Ault, one of the Wesleyan Methodist missionaries to Ceylon. The missionaries sailed to Ceylo ...

, Batticaloa * Muslim Central College, Kalutara District *

Nalanda (Boys') Central College ''Aththahi Aththano Natho'' "''One is the master of oneself''" si, තමා හිසට තම අතමය සෙවනැල්ල , established = , founder = Ven. Heenatiyana Dhammaloka , district ...

, a school in Minuwangoda, Gampaha District *

Nalanda (Girls') Central College , also known as Minuwangoda Nalanda Girls School, Nalanda Girls’ College, Minuwangoda or Nalanda College, Minuwangoda) is a girls madhya maha vidyalaya in Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka. See also *Nalanda (Boys') Central College ''Aththahi Aththano ...

, Minuwangoda * Nelliady Central College *

Nugawela Central College Nugawela Central College is a school in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It was built in 1880, becoming its current form on 4 January 1944. It was opened by former prime minister D. S. Senanayake. The school accommodates 13,200 students and provides primary a ...

, a school in Kandy District *

Omanthai Central College Omanthai Central College ( ta, ஓமந்தை மத்திய கல்லூரி ''Ōmantai Mattiya Kallūri'') is a provincial school in Omanthai, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, tran ...

, a provincial school in Omanthai * Palannoruwa Central College, a school in Gonapola, * Palatuwa Gunarathana Central College, in Palatuwa, Matara * Pannawa Muslim Central College, a school in Pannawa, Kurunegala District *

Piliyandala Central College Piliyandala Central College ( si, පිලියන්දල මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලය; ta, பிலியன்தல மத்திய வித்தியாலயம்) is a selective entry mixed-gender sch ...

, in Piliyandala * Pinnawala Central College, in Rambukkana *

Polonnaruwa Royal Central College Royal Central College - Polonnaruwa ( si, රාජකීය මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලයය; also known as Royal College - Polonnaruwa or Polonnaruwa Rajakeeya Madya Maha Vidyalaya) is a national school in Polonnaruwa, ...

Poramadulla Central College Poramadulla Central College ( si, පොරමඩුල්ල මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යලය) is a public national school in Rikillagaskada, Hanguranketha, Sri Lanka. Flanked by the Diyatalawa mount on one side and the Ka ...

, a school in Rikillagaskada, Nuwara Eliya District *

Puthukkudiyiruppu Central College Puthukkudiyiruppu Central College ( ta, புதுக்குடியிருப்பு மத்திய கல்லூரி ''Putukkuṭiyiruppu Mattiya Kallūri'') is a provincial school in Puthukkudiyiruppu, Sri Lanka. History The ...

, in Puthukkudiyiruppu *

Puttalam Hindu Central College {{Infobox school , name = Puttalam Hindu Central College , native_name = புத்தளம் இந்து மத்திய கல்லூரி , latin_name = , logo ...

, a school in Puttalam, Puttalam District *

Rajapaksha Central College Rajapaksa Central College (Sinhala language, Sinhala: රාජපක්ෂ මධ්‍ය විද්‍යාලය), located in the Hambantota district, Southern Province (Sri Lanka), Southern Province of Sri Lanka, began its illustrious journ ...

, Hambantota District *

Shams Central College, Maruthamunai Shams Central College is a public school located in Maruthamunai, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The school provides both primary and secondary education from Grade 6 to Advanced Level, all streams including Arts, Commerce, Bio, Maths and Techni ...

, a school in Maruthamunai, Ampara District * Sivali Central College, a school in Hidellana, Ratnapura District * Telijjawila Central College, in TelijjawilaMatara, Sri Lanka * Thambiluvil Central College in Thambiluvil, Sri Lanka *

Tissa Central College Tissa Central College ( si, තිස්ස මධ්‍ය විද්‍යාලය ''Thissa Madhya Vidyālaya''), located in Kalutara, Sri Lanka, is a national school. It is the first Buddhist English School in the northern part of the town. ...

, a school in Kalutara, Kalutara District *

Velanai Central College Velanai Central College ( ta, வேலணை மத்திய கல்லூரி ''Vēlaṇai Mattiya Kallūri'') is a provincial school in Velanai, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, transl ...

, in Velanai, Sri Lanka * Vipulananda Central College, Karaitivu *

Wattegama Central College Wattegama Central College is public school situated in Wattegama, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit- ...

, in Wattegama, Kandy, Central Province, * Weera Keppetipola Central College, Akuramboda, located in Akuramboda, Matale District * Wellawa Central College, a school in Wellawa, Kurunegala District * Wickramabahu Central College, a school in Gampola, Kandy District *

Wijayaratnam Hindu Central College Wijayaratnam Hindu National College is a government school in Negombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka. The school was found in 1932 by S.K. Wijayaratnam for the Negombo Tamil people. Wijayaratnam Hindu Central College is the only Hindu Tamil school ...

, Negombo

United States

* Central College, the first name for the institution that became the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United S ...

* Central College, a defunct college in Conway, Arkansas; see

Doak S. Campbell Doak Sheridan Campbell (born 1888, died 1973) was from 1941 to 1957 president of Florida State College for Women and its successor coeducational school, Florida State University. He oversaw the creation of this new university."About Florida State U ...

, a president of the college *

Illinois Central College Illinois Central College (ICC) is a public community college with its main campus in East Peoria, Illinois. It is part of the Illinois Community College System and its district, Illinois Community College District 514, is a area covering most of ...

, a community college in Illinois * North Central College, an arts college in Naperville, Illinois *

Olney Central College Olney Central College is a public community college in Olney, Illinois. It confers associate degrees and technical certificates and also offers online bachelor's degrees through its affiliation with Franklin University. Olney Central College is a ...

, a community college in Olney, Illinois *

Central College (Iowa) Central College is a private college located in Pella, Iowa, and affiliated with the Reformed Church in America. The college was founded in 1853 and has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1942. Central has a student body of ...

, a private liberal arts college in Pella, Iowa, affiliated with the Reformed Church in America *

Blue Mont Central College Blue Mont Central College was a private, Methodist institute of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. The college was incorporated in February 1858, and was the forerunner of Kansas State University. After Kansas became ...

, Manhattan, Kansas *

Central Christian College of Kansas Central Christian College of Kansas is a Private college, private Evangelicalism, evangelical Christianity, Christian college in McPherson, Kansas, United States. Central Christian is affiliated with the Free Methodist Church. Athletics The Cen ...

, an evangelical Christian college in McPherson, Kansas * South Central College, a community college in Minnesota * Central Methodist University, Fayette, Missouri (formerly known as Central College) *

Central Female College Central Female College, was a women's college located in Lexington, Missouri. The institution was associated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and operated from 1869 to 1924. Early history The college was initially founded as Marvin ...

, a former women's college in Lexington, Missouri *

East Central College East Central College (ECC) is a Public college, public community college with its main campus in Union, Missouri. It also offers classes in Rolla, Missouri, Rolla and Washington, Missouri, Washington. Approximately 2,100 students are enrolled in ...

, community college in Missouri *

New-York Central College New York Central College, commonly called New York Central College, McGrawville, and simply Central College, was the first college in the United States founded on the principle that all qualified students were welcome. It was thus an abolitionist ...

, former college in McGraw, New York *

Ohio Central College Ohio Central College, initially known as Iberia College, was a college located in Iberia, Ohio (located fifty miles north of Columbus, Ohio) in northwestern Morrow County, Ohio during the second half of the 19th century. Open to both genders and ...

, a former college in Iberia, Ohio * Central College (Texas), a community college part of the Houston Community College System

Other countries

Central College (Glasgow) Central College, formerly Central College of Commerce, was a college situated in the centre of Glasgow. It merged with Glasgow Metropolitan College and Glasgow College of Nautical Studies in 2010 to form City of Glasgow College. The college had li ...

, a former public college in Glasgow, Scotland * Central College of Bangalore, a college of science in Bangalore, India *

Central Colleges of the Philippines The Central Colleges of the Philippines, Inc. ( fil, Sentral Kolehiyo ng Pilipinas) also referred to by its acronym CCP is a private, nonsectarian coeducational higher education institution located in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. CCP ...

, Quezon City, Philippines *

St. John's Central College St. John's Central College (Irish: Lár Choláiste Eoin) is a further education college in Cork City, Ireland. The college is administered by the Cork Education and Training Board. History of St. John's Central College 19th Century The ear ...

, in Cork City, Ireland * Manila Central Colleges, the former name of

Manila Central University The Manila Central University also referred to by its acronym MCU, and formerly named as the ''Escuela de Farmacia del Liceo de Manila'') is a private, non-sectarian, stock basic and higher education institution located on EDSA, Caloocan, Phil ...

, Philippines