Mills College Grad School
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5000 MacArthur BlvdOakland, CA, 94613, USA
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Mills College is an independent liberal arts women's college founded in 1852 that offers bachelor's degrees to women and graduate degrees and certificates to women and men. Located in Oakland, California, Mills was the first women's college west of the Rockies. The institution was initially founded in 1852 in Benicia as a young ladies' seminary. In 1865, Susan Tolman Mills and her husband Cyrus Mills bought the school, renamed it Mills College, and then moved it to Oakland in 1871. Mills received its charter in 1885 and introduced graduate programs for women and men in 1920. Mills offers more than 40 undergraduate and 23 graduate degrees and certificate programs. Mills College was initially founded as the Young Ladies Seminary at Benicia in 1852. It was under the leadership of Mary Atkins, a graduate of Oberlin College. In 1865, Susan Tolman Mills, a graduate of Mount Holyoke College (then Mount Holyoke Female Seminary), and her husband Cyrus Mills bought the Young Ladies Seminary... more at freebase
| Type | Private not-for-profit |
| Campus Setting | City: Large |
| Highest Degree | Doctor's degree |
| Graduate Degree | Yes |
| Medical Degree | No |