Avery College
| Avery College | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Avery and Nash Streets, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Coordinates | 40°27′13″N 79°59′55″W / 40.453664°N 79.998520°W |
| Information | |
| Former name | Allegheny Institute and Mission Church (1849–), Avery College Training School |
| Type | Private African-American |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Methodist, Methodist Protestant, African Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian |
| Established | 1849 |
| Founder | Rev. Charles Avery |
| Closed | 1873 |
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.