Annhurst College

Annhurst was a women's college for most of its history, and began accepting male students for full-time studies in the fall of 1972.

The name honored a major French shrine to Saint Ann located in the village of Sainte-Anne-d'Auray in Brittany, the region of France where the Sisters had been founded and first served.

[4] The new name was created as a combination of "Ann" with the Old English suffix "-hurst," referring to the grove-like setting of the campus.

[15][16] In its final years, administrators tried multiple approaches to counter the college's mounting debt, which reached $4 million (USD) by 1980.

[19] In 1977, the college began offering admission to students with learning disabilities who were unable to complete high school.

[22] The Data General Facilities group, led by Roland Quillia, converted the college to a Field Engineering training center.