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==History Pfeiffer University is a private university located in Misenheimer, North Carolina. Pfeiffer is affiliated with the Methodist Church. It was established in 1885 by a woman named Emily Pruden. The school was first began its operation on the edge of Hudson, North Carolina and was called Oberlin School, and was later endowed by Mrs. Mary P. Mitchell and was named in her honor as the Mitchell School. A fire destroyed the original school in 1907, and it was then moved to Lenoir, North Carolina. The new location proved to be inadequate and was relocated in 1910, to Misenheimer, North Carolina. The Mitchell School began awarding high school diplomas in 1913, and began offering junior college classes in 1928. In 1934, the Pfeiffer family of New York City, New York, gave several generous financial gifts to the school. The school changed its name to Pfeiffer Junior College, after it was accredited the same year. In the 1950s, the school began offering senior level college courses, and was then accredited as a four-year college in 1960. In 1996, the college received university status, as Pfeiffer University==.
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