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Colleges with geographically confused names
11 out of these 15 US-based Colleges have names that are very confusing, geographically. 4 are pretty straightforward, for an extra challenge. Select the state (or Territory) each College is located in.
Based on https://11points.com/11-colleges-geographically-confused-names/
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Last updated: January 11, 2021
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1. University of Rio Grande
Rio Grande, Ohio, was named as such to commemorate the Mexican-American War.
New Mexico
California
Florida
Texas
Ohio
Pennsylvania
2. California University of Pennsylvania
Simply located in California, Pennsylvania
Ohio
Florida
Texas
California
Pennsylvania
New Mexico
3. Colorado College
Colorado Springs, Colorado. Unconfusing name (1/4).
Kentucky
California
Colorado
Florida
Ohio
Washington
4. Transylvania University
The name stems from the university's founding in the heavily forested region of western Virginia known as the Transylvania Colony, which became most of Kentucky in 1792
Texas
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
5. Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, Kansas. Kansas also has a Manhattan Christian College for additionally confusion.
Kansas
Kentucky
Missouri
California
Pennsylvania
Washington
6. Washington University
Located in St. Louis, Missouri. Technically named fully 'Washington University in St. Louis' to avoid confusion since 1976. My apologies, Board of Trustees.
Kentucky
Missouri
Washington
California
Pennsylvania
Indiana
7. Kentucky State University
Frankfort, Kentucky. Unconfusing name (2/4).
Kentucky
Florida
Washington
Missouri
Indiana
Pennsylvania
8. Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Once again, located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Why, Pennsylvania, why?
Missouri
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Florida
California
Ohio
9. Santa Fe College
Gainesville, Florida. Until 2008 known as 'Santa Fe Community College', but changed to avoid confusion with the identically named college in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Yeah, the 'community' was the problem.
New Mexico
Ohio
Texas
Missouri
California
Florida
10. University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri. Unconfusing name (3/4).
Mississippi
California
Michigan
Puerto Rico
Missouri
New Mexico
11. Oakland University
Oakland County, Michigan. Not from the more famous Oakland in the Bay Area.
California
Puerto Rico
Michigan
New Mexico
Connecticut
Mississippi
12. San Juan College
Farmington, New Mexico. Saint Johns' popularity is broader than the Puerto Rican capital.
Florida
Mississippi
Puerto Rico
California
New Mexico
Connecticut
13. Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi. Unconfusing name (4/4).
Ohio
California
Florida
Texas
Virginia
Mississippi
14. Miami University
Oxford, Ohio. Because it's not confusing enough to say you study at Miami, why not add Oxford to the mix as well?
Connecticut
California
Ohio
Virginia
Florida
New Mexico
15. Virginia College
The for-profit chain was founded in Virginia, but has stopped existing there. Three locations in Alabama, two in Florida, two in Georgia, one in Louisiana and one in Texas. Florida was the only correct answer.
Virginia
Ohio
New Mexico
California
Florida
Connecticut
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