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Ricker College was located in [[Houlton,Maine]],and began as Houlton Academy in 1848, became Ricker Classical Institute in 1887, Ricker Jr. College in 1934, and remained as a four year liberal arts college until 1978. The name Ricker was taken from Dr. Joseph Ricker, who was at the time also the State Secretary of the Maine Baptist Convention.

As with many other small, private colleges in the United States, Ricker College faced financial difficulties in the 1970's and was forced to close it's Houlton campus in May of 1978. Other off campus programs in continuing education remained operational after the main campus closing.