Avery College

Avery College
Location
Avery and Nash Streets,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°27′13″N 79°59′55″W / 40.453664°N 79.998520°W / 40.453664; -79.998520
Information
Former nameAllegheny Institute and Mission Church (1849–),
Avery College Training School
TypePrivate African-American
Religious affiliation(s)Methodist, Methodist Protestant, African Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian
Established1849
FounderRev. Charles Avery
Closed1873

Avery College was a private school for African-American students from 1849 until 1873 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. It was initially founded as an industrial school and AME church, and later transitioned into a school for classical education, it also contained a lower level used by the Underground Railroad. Avery College was formerly known as the Allegheny Institute and Mission Church, and Avery College Training School.