Hood College

Quick facts Location, Coordinates ... Hood College Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district Alumnae Hall Show map of Maryland Show map of the United States Location 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, Maryland Population 66,382 [ 4 ] Coordinates 39°25′21″N 77°25′7″W [[Geographic coordinate system|Coordinates]]: [https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Hood_College&params=39_25_21_N_77_25_7_W_region:US-MD_type:edu 39°25′21″N 77°25′7″W  /  39.42250°N 77.41861°W  / 39.42250; -77.41861 ] [[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]] "},"html":" Coordinates : 39°25′21″N 77°25′7″W / 39.42250°N 77.41861°W / 39.42250; -77.41861 "}"> Area 50 acres (20 ha) Built 1868 Architect Culler, Lloyd Clayton; et al. Architectural style Colonial Revival, Italianate NRHP reference number "}]]}">No. 02001581 [ 5 ] Added to NRHP December 30, 2002 Close Early history (1893–1944) The college was founded in 1893 as the " Woman's College of Frederick" by the Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church of the United States. Dr. Joseph Henry Apple, an educator from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, only 28 years of age at the time of his appointment, was named the college's first president. [ 6 ] In this first year, eighty-three women enrolled, and were taught by eight faculty members in Winchester Hall, located on East Church Street in Frederick. Classes were offered in the liberal arts and music, as well as secretarial trades. In 1898, the first class graduated, with fourteen women earning Bachelor of Arts degrees. Over the next several years, courses in biology, economics, sociology, political science, and domestic science were added. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In 1897, the college received a 28-acre (110,000 m 2 ) tract of land for its campus from Margaret Scholl Hood. [ 9 ] In 1913, the Trustees of the Woman's College announced that the name of the Woman's College would be changed to "Hood College", in honor of Mrs.

Hood, who gave $25,000 to establish an endowment for the college, and who firmly believed in higher education for women. On January 18, 1913, Margaret Hood's will was filed for probate. In the will, she bequeathed an additional $30,000 to the Woman's College of Frederick provided that the college had changed its name to "Hood College". [ 10 ] Part of this bequest was used to fund the 1914 construction of Alumnae Hall. Today, except for Brodbeck Hall, which was built in the 1860s and stood on the campus at its founding, Alumnae Hall remains the oldest building on the college's campus and serves as the central location for the college's administration, also housing the sociology and social work department. In 1915, the college began its move from its former location in Frederick City to its current campus. [ 7 ] In 1934, Joseph Henry Apple retired as the college's president, having served for 41 years. At his retirement, he was the oldest college president in continuous active service at a single institution in the United States. [ 7 ] The Hood College Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [ 5 ] The campus is within close walking distance of downtown Frederick. In 2010, Forbes named downtown Frederick one of America's best neighborhoods, and in 2013 , Forbes published the results of a Farmers Insurance Group study naming the Bethesda–Gaithersburg–Frederick, Maryland area one of the most secure metro areas in which to live in the United States. [ 11 ] [ 12 ]

In an effort to accommodate student growth and to shift away from students who commute to campus, a new residence hall was finished in 2021 and has 64 units. [ 20 ] This residence hall will house 201 beds and will be home to the honors program. [ 21 ] [ 22 ]

Hood College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education [ 23 ] and the following bodies for specific degrees: Undergraduate business and MBA by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs [ 24 ] Bachelor's degree in computer science by ABET [ 25 ] Counseling programs by Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) [ 26 ] Education programs by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) which merged with another organization to form the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP [ 27 ] ) Nursing programs by The Maryland Nursing Board [ 28 ] and the Maryland Higher Education Commission; [ 29 ] the BSN by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education [ 30 ] Social work program by the Council on Social Work Education [ 31 ]