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Yankton College was a private liberal arts college in Yankton, South Dakota, United States, affiliated with the Congregational Christian Churches (later the United Church of Christ). Yankton College produced nine Rhodes Scholars, more than any other South Dakota higher education institution.
2023-24 YANKTON COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES.
Yankton College was a liberal arts college devoted to preparing men and women for the responsibilities and opportunities which challenged civilization. Its academic program offered students a foundation in the major cultural subjects as well as training for professional careers.
Yankton College, founded in 1881, is the oldest college in Dakota Territory, predating the formation of the state. Founded by Joseph Ward, who also served as its first president, Yankton College was a realization of his dream to form a Christian institution of higher learning in Dakota Territory.
Yankton College, Yankton, South Dakota. 682 likes · 8 talking about this · 11 were here. This is the official Facebook presence of the Yankton College nonprofit organization, Yankton, SD.
Jul 12, 2019 · Yankton College no longer exists. But it’s not fully dead either. By Alia Wong. One of the buildings on Yankton's former campus ( Courtesy of Yankton College) July 12, 2019. As Yankton...
Yankton College is on a long path to preserving its 103-year-old collection of artifacts and historical documents. The Yankton College Board of Trustees has shown its support for the College preservation by forming a Legacy Committee designed to plan for the future of Yankton College, which includes preservation and storage of College artifacts ...
Through the years since Yankton College was founded by Dr. Joseph and Sarah Wood Ward – students and graduates have raised up to praise our alma mater. Every year we have underscored our belief and certainty that Yankton College is – and was – NOT just another school.
Yankton College has a commitment to connecting its alumni, even though the campus doors closed in 1984. Sanctioned all-class reunions are held in Yankton, South Dakota every two years and during the other years, regional reunions are held in areas with the highest density of YC residents.
Jul 12, 2018 · Yankton College is pleased to announce the induction to two alums into the Humanities Hall of Honor during a luncheon that will be held Saturday, July 21.
