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Illinois College is a private, liberal arts college, affiliated with the United Church of Christ and the Presbyterian Church (USA), and located in Jacksonville, Illinois. It is the oldest college in Illinois, founded in 1829 by one of the famous Yale Bands — students from Yale University that traveled westward to found new colleges. It was also the first college in Illinois to grant a degree, in 1835. It briefly served as the state's first medical school from 1843–1848, and became co-educational in 1903.
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