John A. Gupton College
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| Type | Private school of mortuary science |
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| Established | September 25, 1946 |
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Local hospitals |
| Endowment | John A. Gupton Alumni Association |
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States 36°08′47″N 86°48′32″W / 36.14639°N 86.80889°WCoordinates: 36°08′47″N 86°48′32″W / 36.14639°N 86.80889°W |
| Website | guptoncollege |
John A. Gupton College, founded in 1946, is a private professional school of mortuary science located in Nashville, Tennessee. It awards the Associate of Arts degree in Funeral Service. Gupton College is accredited by both the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the American Board of Funeral Service Education.
Most of Gupton's students attend in order to prepare for careers as funeral directors. All students follow the same curriculum.
Gupton is located just west of downtown Nashville, in the same building as the Tennessee Funeral Directors Associational Office.
In March 1946, John A. Gupton Jr. and his wife Bernadean Gupton purchased the former Gov. Hill McAlister Mansion located at 2507 West End Avenue, in Nashville, Tennessee. They founded and opened the John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science on September 25, 1946. John was President and Bernadean was Educational Director.
Renovation of the mansion for the college consisted of: first floor offices and a preparation room; second floor laboratories, a casket display room, library and student lounge; third floor lecture hall, lockers and private living quarters. Dormitories were also available to students.
The first class began on September 27, 1946, with an enrollment of 26 students. The course work was nine months in length with matriculation held in March and September.
In June 1947, the John A. Gupton Alumni Association was founded. The alumni association has established an endowment fund to show support of the college and its future.
In 1952, additions were needed. A large two-story classroom building, Paul L. Williams Hall (in honor of the college's 1st Law instructor), was erected. The new building was 3,700 square feet (340 m2) with the floor plan as follows: the first floor included two offices, storage rooms, utility rooms, lockers, lecture room and preparation rooms; the second floor included a large lecture room and a science laboratory.
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