Rector College

Rector College
Former names
Western Virginia Educational Society
TypePrivate university
Active1839–1855
Religious affiliation
Baptist
Academic staff
4 (1839)
Students72 (1839)
110 (1840)
Location, ,
U.S.

39°20′02″N 80°04′36″W / 39.33389°N 80.07667°W / 39.33389; -80.07667
CampusRural

Rector College — or Rector College and Girls’ Seminary — was a pioneering Baptist college in Pruntytown, Taylor County, western (now West) Virginia. It was founded in 1839 and discontinued its operations in 1855.