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Revision as of 10:02, 20 January 2021
| Type | Business & Secretarial Schools; Technical and Trade Schools |
|---|---|
| Industry | Educational Services |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Predecessor(s) | Bixler's Business College |
| Successor(s) | Yocum's-Bixler Business College; Wooster Business College |
| Headquarters | Wooster, Ohio, United States |
| Number of locations | 143 N Market St, Wooster, Ohio |
| Yocum's Wooster Business College | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1853 |
| Type | Business College |
| President | O. M. Yocum and H. G. Yocum |
| Location | Wooster, Ohio, United States |
In the spring of 1886, Professor Gideon Bixler founded the school that became known as the Wooster Business College. From its inception the school was dedicated to the training of students in basic commercial skills for employment.
The Yocum brothers of Wooster purchased the school in 1901 and located it in the Quinby 1887 building, also known as the former location of the William Annat Company, on the southwest side of the Public Square in Wooster, Ohio. In 1916 the name of the school was officially changed to Yocum's Business College, and course offerings were expanded to include law and advanced accounting. Night classes were first offered during that same year of 1916.
Locations
- 143 N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio 44691
- 157 E. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio 44691
City Directories
Comprehensive History
In the spring of 1886, Professor Gideon Bixler founded the school that became known as the Wooster Business College. From its inception the school was dedicated to the training of students in basic commercial skills for employment.
The Yocum brothers of Wooster purchased the school in 1901 and located it in the Quinby 1887 building, also known as the former location of the William Annat Company, on the southwest side of the Public Square in Wooster, Ohio. In 1916 the name of the school was officially changed to Yocum's Business College, and course offerings were expanded to include law and advanced accounting. Night classes were first offered during that same year of 1916.
In 1925, Ohio M. Yocum built a new facility for the college at 143 N. Market street. The Yocum building later housed Wooster Office Equipment, Inc. until it was destroyed by fire.
During the summer of 1935, the college was bought by C. W. Dunn, who moved it to the north side of Public Square into the Downing Block building. Dunn renamed the school, Wooster Business College. Under his administration the school became a member of The Ohio Business Schools Association.
Charles E. Spitler, president of the college from 1946 to 1976, was the next to purchase the school; he made the Wooster Business College a division of the Ohio Institute of Business. Other divisions then offered courses in drafting and key-punch training. The college was granted the privilege of awarding two-year Associate Degree in Business by the State of Ohio in 1971. The school was incorporated on July 1, 1972.
Because of increasing enrollments, new classrooms and offices were opened in 1975, in the East Ohio Building, one block from Public Square. In 1977 all offices and classrooms remaining in the Downing Block were relocated into the East Ohio Building.
In May of 1986, Business Training Systems, Inc. purchased Wooster Business College and opened a branch on Euclid Ave. in Cleveland, Ohio.[1]
Slogans
Historical documents
- Wooster City and Wayne County Directory, compiled by S. E. Neikirk and P. W. Snyder, September 1904, p. 8. [2]
Timeline
Gallery
1917
"Special Notice: $7.50 Reduction on 3 Month's Tuition at Youcum's Business College Commencing April 2" article, [3].
Business Letterheads
Business Photos
Maps
Sanborn Maps 1892
Sanborn Maps 1905
Sanborn Maps 1911
Sanborn Maps 1923
Newspaper articles
Newspaper full-text articles
Newspaper ads
1917
1919
ad, [6].
Newspaper citations with no attached images
References
- ↑
- July 07, 1986: "W.B.C. Has Been Around For Century", The Daily Record, p..
- ↑ Wooster City and Wayne County Directory, compiled by S. E. Neikirk and P. W. Snyder, September 1904, p. 8.
- ↑ Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-03-22, p. 3
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-10-31, p. 3.
- ↑ Wooster Daily News. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-10-01, p. 6.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-10-31, p. 3.
What Links Here
- Bixlers Business College (← links)
- File:Yocums Business College WR19170322p3.png (← links)
- File:Yocum's Wooster Business College WDN19171001p6.png (← links)
- File:YocumsWoosterBusinessCollege-SanbornMaps1892.PNG (← links)
- Newspaper ad:Page 7 of Rittman Press,published in Rittman, Ohio on Thursday, August 19th, 1926 - February 28 2023 (← links)
- File:Yocum's Wooster Business College Night School WDN19191001pg2.png (← links)
- Newspaper ad:Yocum's Wooster Business College Night School WDN19191001pg2 - February 28 2023 (← links)
- Newspaper ad:Yocums Business College WR19170322p3 - Wooster Daily Republican March 22 1917 (← links)
- Newspaper ad:Yocum's Wooster Business College Night School WDN19191001pg2 - Wooster Daily News October 1 1919 (← links)
- Newspaper ad:Yocum's Wooster Business College WDN19171001p6 - Wooster Daily News October 1 1917 (← links)
- Individuals with Yocum Surname
- Individuals with Bixler Surname
- Individuals with Dunn Surname
- Individuals with Spitler Surname
- Individuals with Neikirk Surname
- Individuals with Snyder Surname
- 143 N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio
- 157 E. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio
- Business & Secretarial Schools
- Business & Secretarial Schools (defunct)
- Business & Secretarial Schools in Wooster, Ohio
- Business & Secretarial Schools in Wooster, Ohio (defunct)
- Businesses established in 1853
- Businesses in Wooster, Ohio
- Businesses in the Educational Services industry
- Defunct businesses in YEAR
- Defunct businesses in Wooster, Ohio
- Defunct businesses in the Educational Services industry
- Historic Downtown Wooster
- Educational Services businesses in Wooster, Ohio
- Educational Services businesses in Wooster, Ohio (defunct)
- Technical and Trade Schools
- Technical and Trade Schools (defunct)
- Technical and Trade Schools in Wooster, Ohio
- Technical and Trade Schools in Wooster, Ohio (defunct)
- Quinby Block
- Yocum's-Bixler Business College
- Yocum's Wooster Business College