Which college was founded first, Washington University in St. Louis or Berea College?
Berea College Berea College is a liberal arts work college in the city of Berea, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is located in Madison County, approximately 35 miles south of Lexington. Founded in 1855, Berea College is distinctive among post-secondary institutions for providing free education to students and for having been the first college in the Southern United States to be coeducational and racially integrated. Berea College charges no tuition; every admitted student is provided the equivalent of a four-year, full-tuition scholarship (currently worth $97,200; $24,300 per year).
Edna Dean Baker Edna Dean Baker (1883–1956) was an educator, author, and President of the National Kindergarten and Elementary College (later to become National-Louis University) from 1920 to 1949. She was an early advocate for kindergarten style early childhood education in the United States.