Livingstone College
Livingstone College Seal
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Former names
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Zion Wesley Institute |
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| Motto | A Call To Commitment. Taking Livingstone College to the next level |
| Type | Private, HBCU |
| Established | 1879 |
| Affiliation | African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church |
| President | Dr. Jimmy Jenkins, Sr. |
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Academic staff
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80 |
| Students | 1,200 |
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Salisbury, North Carolina, United States |
| Campus | Small town 272 acres (1.10 km2) |
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Columbia blue and Black |
| Athletics | NCAA Division II |
| Sports | basketball bowling cross-country football softball volleyball tennis track and field |
| Nickname | Blue Bears |
| Affiliations | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Website | www |
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Livingstone College Historic District
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Livingstone College, September 2012
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| Location | W. Monroe St., Salisbury, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35°40′14″N 80°28′59″W / 35.67056°N 80.48306°WCoordinates: 35°40′14″N 80°28′59″W / 35.67056°N 80.48306°W |
| Area | 23 acres (9.3 ha) |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architectural style | Victorian Eclectic |
| NRHP Reference # | 82003509 |
| Added to NRHP | May 27, 1982 |
Livingstone College is a private, historically black, four-year college in Salisbury, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Livingstone College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Social Work degrees.
Livingstone College along with Hood Theological Seminary began as Zion Wesley Institute in Concord, North Carolina in 1879. After fundraising by Dr. Joseph C. Price and Bishop J. W. Hood, the school was closed in Concord and re-opened in 1882 a few miles north in Salisbury.
Zion Wesley Institute was originally founded by the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church. The institute changed its name to Livingstone College in 1887 to honor African missionary David Livingstone. That same year, the school granted its first degree. The first group of students to graduate included eight men and two women, the first black women to earn bachelor's degrees in North Carolina.
Originally beginning with 40 acres on a Salisbury farm called Delta Grove, Livingstone College now consists of 272 acres.
The Livingstone College Historic District is a national historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The district encompasses 16 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 1 contributing object on the Livingstone College campus and adjacent residential sections in Salisbury. Notable buildings include the Price house (1884), Harris house (1889), Aggrey house (1912), Ballard Hall (1887), Dodge Hall (1886), Carnegie Library (1908), Goler Hall (1917), Hood Building (1910), and Price Memorial Building (1930-1943).
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