Central College may refer to:

Sri Lanka

Central College (Sri Lanka) The "Madhya Vidyalaya (Central College)" concept (English language, English: Central College) is a type of state school in Sri Lanka. Originally mooted in the 1930s by C.W.W. Kannangara, 54 Central Colleges were founded between 1943 and 1947 as par ...

, also known as Madhya Maha Vidyalaya

A-K

Jaffna Central College Jaffna Central College ( ''Yāḻppāṇam Mattiya Kallūri'', JCC) is a national school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1816 by British Methodist missionaries, it is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools. History In 1813 the Methodist's British ...

in Jaffna * Kadayamottai Muslim Central College in Madurankuli, Puttalam District * Karandeniya Central College in Galle District of Southern Province * Kattankudy Central College near Batticaloa * Kilinochchi Central College in Kilinochchi * Kinniya Central College in Trincomalee District *

Kuliyapitiya Central College Central College Kuliyapitiya (මධ්‍ය විද්‍යාලයය කුලියාපිටිය ) is a national school for boys and girls in Sri Lanka, in the suburb of Kuliyapitiya. The school was founded in 1947. Early histo ...

in Kuliyapitiya, Kurunegala District * Kirillawala Central College in Eldeniya, Gampaha District

M-Z

Madina Central College Madina National School ( Sinhala: මදීනා ජාතික පාසල ; Tamil: மதீனா தேசிய கல்லூரி ; also referred to as Madawala Madina) is a Mixed Primary and Secondary National School in Madawala, ...

in Madawala, Kandy District * Mallavi Central College in Mallavi * Mayurapada Central College, Dambadeniya * Matara Central College in Matara City * Meesalai Veerasingam Central College in Meesalai, Jaffna District * Methodist Central College, Batticaloa * Muslim Central College, Kalutara District *

Nalanda Boys' Central College Nalanda Boys' Central College – Minuwangoda - Minuwangoda was the fourth central college in Sri Lanka, according to a concept of C. W. W. Kannangara. Nalanda College – Minuwangoda is a government Buddhist school in Sri Lanka, and was fou ...

in Minuwangoda, Gampaha District *

Nalanda Girls' College Nalanda Girls' Central College, Minuwangoda (Nalanda Balika Madhya Maha Vidyalaya) Sinhala: මිනුවන්ගොඩ නාලන්දා බාලිකා මධ්‍ය මහා විද්‍යාලය is a government girls' schoo ...

, Minuwangoda *

Nelliady Central College Nelliady Central College ( ''Nelliyaṭi Mattiya kalloori'', also known as Nelliady Madhya Maha Vidyalayam) is a national school in Nelliady, Sri Lanka. History The school was founded in 1921. It was promoted to Madhya Maha Vidyalayam status i ...

Nugawela Central College Nugawela Central College () is a public, mixed government school located in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. The school was founded on 4 January 1944 as part of the Central Schools initiative introduced by Dr. C. W. W. Kannangara, it serves over 6,50 ...

in Kandy District *

Omanthai Central College Omanthai Central College ( ''Ōmantai Mattiya Kallūri'') is a provincial school in Omanthai, Sri Lanka. See also * List of schools in Northern Province, Sri Lanka The following is a list of schools in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The provinc ...

in Omanthai * Pannawa Muslim Central College in Pannawa, Kurunegala District * Piliyandala Central College in Piliyandala *

Pinnawala Central College Pinnawala Central College (, ) also known as the Pinnawala National School or Pinnawala Central is a public school near Pinnawala in Sri Lanka. The college is located approximately from Rambukkana and approximately from Kegalle. The college ...

in Rambukkana * Polonnaruwa Royal Central College * Poramadulla Central College in Rikillagaskada, Nuwara Eliya District * Puthukkudiyiruppu Central College in Puthukkudiyiruppu *

Puttalam Hindu Central College Puttalam Hindu Central College ( ''Puttaḷam Hindu Maththiya Kalloori'', PHCC) is a national school in Puttalam Puttalam (; ) is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Putt ...

in Puttalam, Puttalam District * Rajapaksha Central College, Hambantota District * Rajasinghe Central College in Ruwanwella, Kegalle District * Sandalanka Central College, Kurunegala District * Shams Central College, Maruthamunai, Ampara District * Sivali Central College in Hidellana, Ratnapura District * Telijjawila Central College in TelijjawilaMatara, Sri Lanka * Thambiluvil Central College in Thambiluvil, Sri Lanka * Tissa Central College in Kalutara, Kalutara District * Velanai Central College in Velanai, Sri Lanka * Vipulananda Central College, Karaitivu * Weera Keppetipola Central College, Akuramboda, Matale District * Wellawa Central College in Wellawa, Kurunegala District * Wickramabahu Central College in Gampola, Kandy District * Wijayaratnam Hindu Central College, Negombo

United States

* Central College, the first name for the institution that became the

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and contains his The Lawn, Academical Village, a World H ...

* Central College, a defunct college in Conway, Arkansas; see Doak S. Campbell, a president of the college * Illinois Central College, a community college in Illinois *

North Central College North Central College is a private college in Naperville, Illinois. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and has 73 undergraduate majors of study, 17 minors, 25 graduate programs, and 4 certificate programs offered by four undergradu ...

, an arts college in Naperville, Illinois * Olney Central College, a community college in Olney, Illinois *

Central College (Iowa) Central College is a private college in Pella, Iowa, United States. Affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, the college was founded in 1853 and has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission or its predecessor since 1942. Centra ...

, a private liberal arts college in Pella, Iowa, affiliated with the Reformed Church in America * Blue Mont Central College, Manhattan, Kansas *

Central Christian College of Kansas Central Christian College of Kansas is a private evangelical Christian college in McPherson, Kansas, United States. Central Christian is affiliated with the Free Methodist Church. Athletics The Central Christian athletic teams are called the T ...

, an evangelical Christian college in McPherson, Kansas * South Central College, a community college in Minnesota *

Central Methodist University Central Methodist University (formerly known as Central Methodist College and also known as Central College or CMU) is a private university in Fayette, Missouri. CMU is accredited to offer master's, bachelors, and associate degrees. The school ...

, Fayette, Missouri (formerly known as Central College) * Central Female College, a former women's college in Lexington, Missouri * East Central College, community college in Missouri * New-York Central College, former college in McGraw, New York * Ohio Central College, a former college in Iberia, Ohio * Central College (Texas), a community college part of the Houston Community College System

Other countries

Central College (Glasgow) Central College, formerly Central College of Commerce, was a college situated in the centre of Glasgow. It merged with Glasgow Metropolitan College and Glasgow College of Nautical Studies in 2010 to form City of Glasgow College. The college had ...

, a former public college in Glasgow, Scotland *

Central College, Bengaluru Central College Bengaluru (1858) is one of the oldest colleges in India. This college was originally affiliated to University of Mysore in Mysore State. Rev. John Garrett was the founder and first principal of the Central High School, which wa ...

, a college of science in Bengaluru, India ** Central College metro station, of the Namma Metro of Bengaluru * Central Colleges of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines * St. John's Central College, in Cork City, Ireland * Manila Central Colleges, the former name of

Manila Central University Manila Central University (MCU), formerly known as the Escuela de Farmacia del Liceo de Manila, is a Private university, private, Nonsectarian, non-sectarian, stock corporation, stock basic and higher Types of educational institutions#Higher Ed ...

, Philippines