Yankton College


Yankton College is a defunct private liberal arts college in Yankton, South Dakota, United States, affiliated with the Congregational Christian Churches.

History

Founded in 1881, it was the first institution of higher learning in the Dakota Territory. The man primarily responsible for the college's establishment was Joseph Ward, a local pastor and educator who is one of the two South Dakotans represented in the National Statuary Hall.
Yankton College produced nine Rhodes Scholars, more than any other South Dakota higher education institution.
Yankton College closed in December 1984, and its campus became the site of Federal Prison Camp, Yankton, which opened four years later.

Campus

The campus was declared the Yankton College Historic District in 1982 due to the presence of a group of buildings designed by architect George Grant Elmslie. Between 1927 and 1932, Elmslie designed seven structures for the college, of which several were built:
The college's athletic teams were known as the Greyhounds. The football stadium is now used as the home field for the Yankton High School Bucks and Mount Marty University Lancers football teams.

Notable alumni