Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
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Other form(s) of name
- Jersey City (N.J.). New Jersey State Teachers College
- Jersey City (N.J.). State College
- New Jersey. Jersey City State College
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The founding of the New Jersey State Normal School in Jersey City was based on legislation in and subsequent amendments to the New Jersey Laws of 1903. Chartered in 1927 and formally opened on September 12, 1929, New Jersey State Normal School in Jersey City was the sixth state normal school established in the state. The first state normal school was established in Trenton in 1855, followed by subsequent state normal schools in Montclair, Newark, Glassboro, Paterson, and finally, Jersey City.
The New Jersey State Normal School in Jersey City was renamed and restructured throughout the years:
- New Jersey State Normal School in Jersey City, 1927-1935
- New Jersey State Teachers College at Jersey City in 1935, offering bachelor of science degree in education and the country’s only teacher-training college with a three-year program
- Jersey City State College in 1958, offering a bachelor of arts degree and four-year liberal arts program
- New Jersey City University in 1998, establishing a College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, and College of professional studies
Places
New Jersey--Jersey City
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Functions, occupations and activities
Education
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Internal structures/genealogy
New Jersey State Normal School at Jersey City, 1927-1935
New Jersey State Teachers College, 1935-1958
Jersey City State College, 1958-1998
New Jersey City University, 1998-present