WEBER COLLEGE - OGDEN, UTAH 19 History Weber College was founded as an academy in 1889. On January 7, 1889, Weber College was founded by a corporation, the Church Association of Weber Stake. It was then known as Weber Stake Academy. In January, 1916, the Latter-day Saint Church Board of Education established a Normal School by adding two years of college work to the four-year high school curriculum of the academy. By this action the school acquired junior college status. College instruction was begun in September, 1916, but the name of the institution was not changed to Weber Normal College until the year 1918. Weber College was organized as a junior college in 1922-1923. With the opening of the school year, 1922-1923, Weber College was organized with two distinct departments: the senior high school, consisting of the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth years; and the college, consisting of two additional years. At this time the Commissioner of Education of the Latter-Day Saint Church announced a new policy of the Church School System. It was decided that as soon as possible the church schools should confine their efforts to college work. In conformity with this policy the high school department of Weber College was discontinued in May, 1923. Weber College was transferred to the State of Utah in 1933. In 1933, the Utah State Legislature passed House Bill Number 120, which was an amendment of House Bill Number 101, as passed by the Utah State Legislature of 1931. To effect the provisions of this statute, on July 1, 1933, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints transferred by gift to the State of Utah the Weber College, buildings, grounds, and equipment. From this date, Weber College has been known as a state supported junior college under the direction of the Utah State Board of Education. Accreditation Weber College was accredited as a junior college in 1932. In the year 1932, Weber College was accredited by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools. It was made a member of the American Association of Junior Colleges, and was fully recognized by the higher institutions of the state. In the year 1939, Weber College became a member of the American Council on Education.