Wesley College, Delaware

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This article is about Wesley College in Delaware, USA. See Wesley College (disambiguation) for articles on other institutions named "Wesley College".

Wesley College, Delaware is a private, coeducational institution located in Dover, the capital of Delaware State, USA. Founded in 1873 as a preparatory school to provide a value-centered education to students of all races and faith, Wesley College has a covenant relationship with the United Methodist Church and is named for John Wesley, the founder of Methodism.

Originally called Wilmington Conference Academy, it became Wesley Collegiate Institute in 1918 and Wesley College conferred its first four-year degrees in 1978. Graduate programs were added in the 1990s. The institution is Delaware’s oldest private college.

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