Edgecliff College was a

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located in

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. It was founded in 1935 and merged with

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, also of Cincinnati, in 1980.

History

The college was founded as Our Lady of Cincinnati College by the

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, a

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. The college was designed to serve as a replacement for the College of Sacred Heart in

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, which had ceased operations. The campus was located on a hill in the Walnut Hills section of the city, which offered students views of northern

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and the

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. Edgecliff received its accreditation from the

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in 1955. A

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, a variety of programs of study were offered, including

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, and

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. In 1969, the name was changed to Edgecliff College. A year later, the first

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students were admitted, making the college fully

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al. In the late 1970s, Edgecliff developed an articulation agreement with the

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, which allowed CCMS students to receive their

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at Edgecliff after receiving their

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and

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from CCMS. By 1979, the CCMS campus had moved onto the Edgecliff campus, though the two colleges continued to operate as separate institutions. Following financial struggles, Edgecliff officially

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with Xavier University on July 1, 1980. The final Edgecliff class graduated in 1984. All student records are now held by Xavier, and services for the more than 3,500 living

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are organized through the university. Xavier's Alumni Hall was renamed Edgecliff Hall in honor of the college.Fortin, p. 358. In 1986, Xavier closed the Edgecliff campus and sold it to a private developer. The developer wanted to build two condominium towers on the cliff overlooking the Ohio River, but ultimately built only the first 23-story tower and gave the rest of the hillside to the Cincinnati Hillside Trust. The

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bought all of the rest of the land and the academic buildings from the developer, renovated the buildings and added an academic building, and moved its College of Applied Science to the location in 1988 from its historic home at the Emery Building (Walnut and Central Parkway). In 1977, several of the buildings were listed on the

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for their architecture, and the Edgecliff House itself was individually granted the same designation in 1980; it has since been demolished.

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External links

Edgecliff Alumni Association

Higher Learning Commission: Edgecliff College

Xavier University
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