Madison Business College

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Madison Business College was the name of a business college in Madison, Wisconsin, founded in 1858.

History[]

The college was also known as Northwestern Business College and School of Shorthand,[1] Capital City Commercial College, Madison College, Madison Junior College, and Madison Junior Business College; it closed on September 22, 1998.[2][3]

Steiger's Educational Directory for 1878 classified it as, "Institute of Penmanship and Telegraph; Classical, Scientific and Musical Academy".[4] In the mid-1880s, it issued at least two copies of a magazine named The School Visitor.[5]

Notable alumni[]

Notable alumni include:

References[]

  1. ^ Madison, Wisconsin, city directory 1900-1. Containing a complete business, street and general directory, (in the latter, wives' names appear in same line with husbands') Angell's patent numerical directory, and city, county, state and federal officers, churches, schools, secret and benevolent societies, and public buildings; and a directory of the faculty, societies and students of the University of Wisconsin Angell and Hastreiter, 1900-1901; p. 277
  2. ^ https://dsps.wi.gov/Documents/EAClosedSchoolsList.pdf LISTING OF CLOSED WISCONSIN POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS Wisconsin Educational Aids Board
  3. ^ https://www.lostcolleges.com/madison-business-college
  4. ^ Steiger, Ernst. Steiger's Educational Directory for 1878 New York: E. Steiger, 1878; p. 85]
  5. ^ "Editorial" Vol. 14, No. X (October 1884); p. 447
  6. ^ Associated Press. "Nobel Peace Prize winner studied at Madison Business College" Wisconsin State Journal October 8, 2011

Coordinates: 42°59′43″N 89°31′04″W / 42.99528°N 89.51778°W / 42.99528; -89.51778


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