United States. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The university was founded in 1924 as High Point College (HPC) by the Methodist Protestant Church and the City of High Point, succeeding the Yadkin College, another college sponsored by the Methodist Protestant Church between 1856 to 1895. High Point College was renamed High Point University in 1991.
== History ==
=== Yakdin College ===
In the mid-19th century, the Methodist Protestant Church, which is now part of the United Methodist Church, became active in educational pursuits in North Carolina, and at the 1852 state annual convention in Fayetteville, Yadkin College was founded in northern Davidson County. Following the Civil War, the Yadkin College fell into financial difficulty, and had by the 1890s become a preparatory high school. Yadkin College would be officially named the predecessor of High Point University during its 100th anniversary in 2024.
=== Early years ===
In 1921, after some years of consideration, the statewide governing …
